Eurocontrol

EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, has 30 Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Founded in 1960 for overseeing air traffic control in the upper airspace of its six founding Member States, EUROCONTROL today has as its most important goal the development of a pan-European air traffic system. Highly-qualified staff, numbering around 2,000 and based in seven European countries, are working on these tasks:

• the implementation of the European Air Traffic Management Programme on behalf of the 38 States belonging to the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC);

• the operation of the Central Flow Management Unit (CFMU) so as to make optimal use of European airspace and to prevent air traffic congestion;

• research and development work aimed at increasing air traffic capacity and enhancing air safety in Europe

• the collection of Route Charges on behalf of Member States and through bilateral agreements with non-Member States

• the provision of Air Traffic Services through the management of regional Air Traffic Control Centres

• the provision of training and the transfer of knowledge in the field of air traffic management.

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