environment
Air Transport Trends: the latest bulletin
07 May 2012
The latest bulletin on Europe’s air transport trends is now available.
'Continuous Descent Operation' now used at over 80 airports
02 May 2012
Environmental restrictions are in place at most European airports. A response to environmental challenges is the implementation of the Continuous Descent Operation (CDO) technique.
The ETS Support Facility
15 May 2012
Support to the EU ETS Competent Authorities
In co-ordination with the ETS Competent Authorities of the European Union Member States, EUROCONTROL has developed and established a central ETS Support Facility.
EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS)
15 May 2012
EUROCONTROL has been working closely with the European Commission (EC) and EU States to support the introduction of the aviation element of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.
Operational measures to minimise aviation’s environmental impact
15 May 2012
Making the European air traffic management (ATM) network more efficient is a key goal of EUROCONTROL, in particular through its network management activities. Whenever improvements to airspace or route efficiency are made, this reduces fuel burn per flight and hence the release of emissions, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2).
The Single Sky and the environment
15 May 2012
EUROCONTROL puts its environmental expertise at the service of the European Commission (EC), Member States and the aviation community to help measure, monitor and mitigate the impact aviation is having on the environment.
EUROCONTROL address the ATC Global Conference 2012
10 Feb 2012
At the opening session of the ATC Global Conference, David McMillan, EUROCONTROL’s Director General,
EUROCONTROL's ETS Support Facility is open for business
14 Feb 2012
EUROCONTROL's Emissions Trading Scheme Support Facility is once again open for business.
Europe’s most radical programme is 10 years old
24 Jan 2012
On 24 January 2002 at 01.00 UTC, the Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) programme went live. At one stroke, 6,000 air traffic controllers in 41 states allocated aircraft to six new flight levels. 25% capacity gains were made between 2002 and 2007.
SAAM – System for traffic Assignment and Analysis at a Macroscopic level
SAAM is an integrated system for wide or local design, evaluation, ...