The Network Manager, a new key role for European aviation
In this dossier
Mr Jacques Dopagne, Director Network Management
Jacques Dopagne is Director Network Management since January 2011.
Mr Joe Sultana, Chief Operating Officer, Directorate Network Management
Joe Sultana is Chief Operating Officer of the Network Management Directorate.
The ATM Network Strategic Plan
Part of the Network Manager tasks is to “develop, maintain and implement a Network Strategy Plan”. The Network Strategy Plan is a new tool for managing ...
The Network Manager main tasks
The Network Manager's overall objective is to improve network operations and to contribute to the EU-wide performance targets.
Performance targets
The Single European Sky Performance Scheme for period 2012-2014 (RP1)In July 2010, the European Commission adopted
Corporate governance
EUROCONTROL is an international organisation with 39 Member States. The European Community became a member in 2002. Member States include all the EU ...
The ATM Network Manager is a new function which has been created by the European Commission to optimise the performance of the aviation network in Europe.
The Network Manager brings together the different aviation and air traffic management actors involved in the design, planning and management the European ATM network.
In practice, the Network Manager is involved in every technical and operational domain that is required in air traffic management, i.e.:
- airspace design,
- air traffic flow and airspace management,
- capacity planning both for airspace and airports,
- managing scarce resources,
- introducing new technologies and procedures.
The Network Manager also provides daily support to the air traffic operations across the ‘network’, which covers the 39 Member States of the EUROCONTROL organisation.
The Network Manager Fact Sheet
ATM Directors on the Network Manager nomination
 | "The Commission strongly welcomes EUROCONTROL as Network Manager , and we want to work in real partnership.It is a remarkable joint effort between two very different institutions, and we will not overlook the pan-European aspect that EUROCONTROL brings to this arrangement." Matthew Baldwin, Director of Air Transport at the European Commission |
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David McMillan, EUROCONTROL Director General |
Related links
- Summer Performance 2011
- Air Traffic Bulletin June-August 2011
- Network Manager nomination
- The European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell (EACCC)
- Single European Sky - special dossier
Related articles
- Skyway article: Mr Jacques Dopagne on the strategy and vision for a single european sky
- Skyway article: Brian Flynn EUROCONTROL Head of Operations on the tactical handling of the European airspace network
- EUROCONTROL Newsletter: Network Manager November 2011
