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Strike Measures

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Eurocontrol, Europe’s Network Manager said it was at its highest level of operational mobilisation during the recent industrial action in France. It reports that despite … More ››

General Approval

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European efforts to develop remote technology will provide a repeatable and effective basis on which to implement and certify this ground-breaking approach to tower operations. … More ››

Comment: Survive & Prosper

Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, thought all humans had an urge to self-destruct that competed with their instinct to survive and prosper, writes Aimée … More ››

Round The Horn

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US airmen from the 1st Combat Communications Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, have set up the Army Navy/Mobile, Special Type, Navigation Aid, AN/MSN-7, a … More ››

Core Values

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The FAA’s Air Traffic Organization is putting efforts to understand, correct and communicate causes of risk at the heart of its safety strategy With one … More ››

SkyWatch

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In February, a speeding asteroid slammed into Earth’s atmosphere and exploded high over Russia’s Ural region, injuring hundreds and causing millions of euros of damage. … More ››

Outsourcing Angst

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Frank Brenner, formerly of DFS, the German ANSP, quietly lobbied for the role of Director General of Eurocontrol by producing a blueprint for reforming ATM … More ››

Exit Strategy

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Peter Eriksen examines how new technology can be used to increase runway capacity in situations where new infrastructure is difficult to build Many airports are … More ››

Sins of Omission

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In light of the Boeing 787 grounding, are plans to speed the certification of next-generation products and practices flawed? People who make aircraft rarely crow … More ››

Central Concerns

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Air Traffic Management meets Bo Redeborn, Eurocontrol’s principal director of ATM, to quiz him on radical proposals to shake up Europe’s aviation institutions in time … More ››