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The Single European Sky |
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As the European organisation for the safety of air navigation, EUROCONTROL is actively involved in the Single European Sky initiative to provide a uniform and high level of safety over Europe’s skies, while at the same time accommodating growing air traffic demands.
EUROCONTROL contributes to both the regulatory and the technological dimensions of the Single European Sky.
The Single European Sky (SES) is an ambitious initiative, launched by the European Commission in 1999, to reform the architecture of European air traffic management (ATM). It puts forward a legislative approach to meet future capacity and safety needs at a European rather than at local level.
Key objectives of this initiative are:
1. to restructure European airspace as a function of air traffic flows;
2. to create additional capacity; and
3. to increase the overall efficiency of the European air traffic management system.
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SES implementation |
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The European Commission has mandated EUROCONTROL to develop implementing rules for the implementation of the Single European Sky. Each rule is prepared in close consultation with Member States and aviation stakeholders. |
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SES legislative packages |
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In 2004, the SES I package, including four regulations and several implementing rules, was adopted by the European Commission and later approved by the European Council. |
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In June 2008, the SES II package towards more sustainable and better performing aviation was adopted by the European Commission. |
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SES research |
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EUROCONTROL is also at the forefront of research on the future air traffic management system through its work in the Single European Sky ATM Research Programme (SESAR), the technological dimension of the Single European Sky. |
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