A major theme in the podcast, issued in the week that marks the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, is how the European aviation network has had to adjust to military activity and vigilance in Europe that have increased two to threefold, including a significant rise in training and exercises. At the same time, available airspace for European aircraft operators has decreased due to the closure of Ukrainian airspace, with many long-haul commercial flights now forced to reroute along Europe’s increasingly busy southeast corridor.
Talking to Karsten Stoye, Head of EUROCONTROL’s Civil-Military Cooperation Division
Our latest Raising the Aviation Bar podcast episode catches up with Major General Karsten Stoye, Head of EUROCONTROL’s Civil-Military Cooperation Division (CMC), to talk about how EUROCONTROL drives vital civil-military cooperation across the network, supporting the military in delivering effective missions and keeping our skies safe, while balancing civil aviation’s need for safety and predictability.
