ACI Europe urges centralisation, coordination to ease ATC shortfalls

Fixing Europe’s ATC problems will be a test not only of the continent’s technical abilities, but its resolve to combat global warming, according to Europe’s airport trade association. Airports Council International Europe was reacting to the April 15 report by the “wise persons” group on Europe’s ATC shortcomings. The airport group noted that “the report takes stock of the failures of the Single European Sky and of the need for reform, because of the impact of current air traffic management inefficiencies on the traveling public and airspace users. “While ATM inefficiencies also impact airports at various levels, ACI Europe is especially concerned with their impact on the environment and, in particular, climate change. Last year, these inefficiencies led to an additional +5.2% of CO2 emitted by aircraft in Europe,” the group said. <br/>