Brussels (EU) 03/12/2010 - 3B Tips - Transport ministers and high-level military representatives from Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland have signed the treaty between states called FABEC (Functional Airspace Block Europe Central), Brussels December 2, 2010.
The six states have established a functional airspace block common to organize the air traffic management regardless of national boundaries . With this agreement, states put in place a framework for providers of air navigation services to improve their performance in terms of safety, environmental impact, capacity, economic efficiency, shorter routes and efficiency of military missions. FABEC, which will control nearly 55% of all flights in Europe and covers areas of more complex traffic between the busiest airports, is a major step in implementing the Single European Sky (SES) program, whose implementation implementation is up to the European Commission and Member States of the European Union. The ratification of the treaty is expected before end 2012.
As a founding member of Eurocontrol , the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg first State to connect on that agreement, had already anticipated the principles contained in a wider regional level FABEC with the delegation of control of part of its airspace to the flight control area of Brussels and the Air Control Center Maastricht Upper.
FABEC By signing the Treaty, the Contracting States shall take appropriate measures particularly in the areas of airspace, harmonization of rules and procedures, provision of services air navigation, the civil-military cooperation, fees, monitoring, performance and governance. A Council FABEC, composed of civilian and military decision-making authority with clearly defined, will be established. On the basis of its decisions, the Contracting States shall establish rules and procedures necessary national.
This detailed work will continue through the first half of 2011, particularly at the institutional level, the issue of civil-military coordination and definition of functions and services. This process will be accompanied by discussions with social partners. States set themselves the goal of reaching a decision by July 2011.
A cost-benefit analysis réailsée in 2006, had demonstrated a potential benefit (NPV) of 7,000 million euros for users of airspace from 2007 to 2025 - primarily resulting from more efficient air routes and gains in fuel consumption. At the time the Treaty was drafted FABEC, providers of air navigation services commencing their activities to improve performance. Based on a 5-year plan, 26 concrete activities have been launched to create process management and initiate projects to improve the productivity of air navigation services. For example, include the implementation of a network of air routes at night. In one year, 115 new routes were put into service, especially regarding cross-border traffic. Using these routes, airlines can shorten the total distance of flight of 1.5 million kilometers per year. These measures save 4,800 tonnes of kerosene and 16,000 tons of CO2. In addition, several projects have been launched to redesign the airspace for civil use and military border as well as intra-FABEC the interface with the airspace of the United Kingdom.
To better understand the stakes: Report Gilles Savary, released September 24, 2010. Former MEP until 2009, Jean-Louis Borloo, Minister of Transport and Sustainable Development, was appointed in February 2010 Gilles Savary mediator in a conflict of personal DGCA (Directorate General Civil Aviation).
FABEC Download the treaty in German, English, French, néerlendais
section BB according to the statement News of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Sources: FABEC, Site of the National Union of Air Traffic Controllers
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