Cross-border free route airspace operationshave been introduced in Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Germany, offering thousands of new direct flight routes. This optimizes flight paths, saves fuel, and reduces emissions.
Four years left to implement 8.33 kHz channel spacing:Finland has mandated 8.33 kHz channel spacingin aviation voice radios by December 2027, aligning with EU regulation for improved communication technology.
Growth in Global Aviation Traffic: ICAOforecastsa 4.5% increase in global civil aviation traffic in 2024, highlighting the industry's recovery to pre-pandemic levels and ongoing carbon emission reduction goals.
Greater efficiency in European airspace: aircraft can now fly thousands of additional direct routes in the core area of Europe - Since 30 November 2023, aircraft operators have been enjoying the benefits of H24 cross-border free route airspace operations in the upper airspace of Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Germany. The implementation of cross-border free route airspace by EUROCONTROL’s MUAC and KUAC has unlocked thousands of new route options, irrespective of existing airspace boundaries.
FABEC ASB (#101) meeting 05 December 2023 - The last FABEC ASB (#101) meeting took place on 05 December 2023 at the Belgian Ministry of Transportation with an important agenda to finish off a one-year period of hard work.
ANSL providing support to Gloucestershire Airport - Innovation Lead, Damon Knight is currently working on-site at Gloucestershire Airport, supporting Air Traffic Services, ensuring the smooth delivery of air traffic and maintaining high-quality airport interfaces.
Airports news
Queenstown Airport Master Plan approved by Directors - The plan was approved by the Queenstown Airport board of directors, on the back of endorsement by the shareholders, the Queenstown Lakes District Council and Auckland International Airport Ltd, last month. Consultation on a draft version of the Master Plan began in May and involved an extensive community engagement programme, as well as a series of meetings and workshops with airport stakeholders.
Market news
Airways to deliver TotalControl simulator solution for Croatia Control - Airways International, a global leader in air traffic control simulation has been selected by Croatia Control to deliver a TotalControl tower simulation solution, for use by Croatian air traffic controllers.
CAA to modernise Aeronautical Information Management with Aeropath - The CAA’s contract for Aeronautical Information Services, provided by Aeropath, expires on 30 June 2025. A project is underway to establish a new contract for Aeronautical Information Management and the Director of Civil Aviation has approved a direct-source approach working with Aeropath for the provision of the full services.
ICAO expects global civil aviation traffic to grow at 4.5% in 2024 - The President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, Salvatore Schicchitano, expected that the growth rate of global civil aviation traffic would continue at 4.5 and 5% in 2024 and 2025, respectively.
Raising the Bar for aviation sustainability: development has started for EUROCONTROL’s platform of green services, FlyingGreen - EUROCONTROL has joined forces with 240 representatives from across the aviation sector to set up its flagship project for aviation sustainability: FlyingGreen. FlyingGreen is a strategic priority in EUROCONTROL’s corporate “Raising the Bar” programme, and is designed to support ECAC Member States and operational stakeholders in their decarbonisation efforts and climate change adaptations.
Reports and data
Airservices Australia Releases November Australian Aviation Network Overview - he overall number of flights across the Australian aviation network has reached 98 per cent of pre-pandemic traffic levels. We are seeing an acceleration in international traffic growth ahead of Airservices’ forecast. This marks a shift from the early stages of recovery which was driven by a rebound in domestic air travel.
IATA Expanding Operational Data Analytics Capabilities - IATA announced that insights from enhancing the analytical capabilities of the IATA Global Aviation Data Management (GADM) program are powering informed decisions to improve safety, operational efficiency and sustainability. The new capabilities take advantage of advancements in big data, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
In Seville, the SESAR technology consortium presents solutions to aviation challenges and to promote the Single European Sky - ENAIRE and the University of Seville’s School of Engineering hosted SESAR Innovation Days from 27 to 30 November. This event, promoted every year by SESAR 3 JU, brings together representatives from the aviation industry and university experts who, within the framework of this European Commission programme, discuss the progress and research underway in order to advance towards the Single European Sky through innovation and digitisation.
Mangaluru International Airport Handles Record Passengers in November - This upward trend in passenger movement can also be gauged from the fact that the air traffic movements (ATMs) at the airport in November rose to 1298, also the highest in the current fiscal, as against 1222 ATMs in October 2023. The passenger growth from April to November 2023 has been achieved despite a dip in ATMs vis-à-vis the same period in last FY, where the airport handled 9797 movements as against 9273 ATMs in the corresponding period this year.
Pioneering air traffic control simulations pave the way for eVTOL operations - NATS - A new generation of greener aviation has taken a leap forward following the UK’s first major air traffic control simulations for Advanced Air Mobility, demonstrating how eVTOL – electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft or ‘flying taxis’ – could one day be safely integrated with conventional air traffic.
