Europe’s Airlines Gear Up for Summer Air Traffic Control Constraints

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Airlines want progress on long-awaited reforms to Europe’s crowded airspace.

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As Europe’s peak summer season approaches, airlines are bracing for more of the air traffic control delays that have blighted their operations in recent years. In a May 6 update, European air traffic control coordinating body Eurocontrol warned of a “complex and challenging” summer ahead. According...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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