Eurocontrol

By Alan Dron
Eurocontrol predicts the number of flights within its area will increase over 50% by 2050 and achieving net-zero emissions by then will remain “challenging.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
The creation of so-called green flight paths could have a snowball effect on the promotion, appropriation and production of SAF, a research paper suggests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
A new Eurocontrol Think Paper analyzes the feasibility of long-haul flights relying on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and decarbonizing.
Emerging Technologies

By Victoria Moores
Ukraine believes it can and should restart airline operations if airport repair funds can be found; others are skeptical.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
EasyJet wants Eurocontrol to be given a greater mandate in EU airspace modernization, to overcome resistance from individual EU member states.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Testing contrail avoidance; Spectrum for UAS control; Electrifying the King Air; Longer-lived batteries.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airspace and border control reforms are in the spotlight as European airlines seek smooth operations , less impact from labor actions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
European airlines, trade unions and air traffic control bodies fear that shortages of ATC capacity over the continent will continue for the foreseeable future.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Demonstrators built under Clean Sky 2, the project’s predecessor, were exhibited at the annual forum as a source of motivation.
Emerging Technologies

By Alan Dron
With new peaks in European air traffic expected this summer, Eurocontrol has issued the 2024 edition of its guide for keeping flights flowing.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Ten years after MH370 and 15 years from AF447, industry is closing safety gaps spotlighted by those two accidents.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Eurocontrol expects the number of flights in 2024 to reach 98% of pre-pandemic levels, with some months set for the same or higher numbers than 2019.
Airports & Networks

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. military sees orbital transfer vehicles keeping adversaries guessing.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
Under the free route airspace concept, flight crews choose their preferred routes—in terms of distance flown, wind or weather—in a relaxed framework.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
As military needs evolve in airspace use, improved collaboration with civil users and more cross-border cooperation are to be expected.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol and Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe), have jointly released a briefing for airports to get ready for adverse weather.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Encouraged by the results of earlier experiments, Eurocontrol is planning further studies and tests on how to prevent contrail formation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The number of flights in Eurocontrol’s network reached 93% of pre-pandemic levels over summer 2023.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
The organization’s new study offers a detailed comparison between alternative sustainable power configurations for an Airbus A380-like airliner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol has released an analysis of the various possibilities airframers might want to consider when designing a green widebody aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Flights in Europe exceeded 1 million in a month for the first time post-pandemic but extreme weather in the region affected operations.
Airports & Networks

By Thierry Dubois
The concept of operations may pave the way for future higher-airspace operations, above 60,000 ft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois, Christine Boynton
As a warmer climate means more energy in the atmosphere, turbulence can be expected to grow.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol is again warning the aviation industry against the risks climate change is posing to flight operations.
Airlines & Lessors