FABEC - we work together to keep the skies safe
Since June 2013, the Functional Airspace Block Europe Central, known as FABEC is officially in operation. It comprises the airspace of the six FABEC States of Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland and is one of the busiest in the world. FABEC handles about six million flights per year - 55% of European air traffic.
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Latest Media Releases
03/Oct/2018ATCA awards FABEC for Aviation Traffic Management: FABEC receives award for ground-breaking work
read more25/Sep/2018FABEC participates in InterFAB Coordination Meeting: Regional cooperation demonstrates sustainable benefits
read more18/Sep/2018FABEC at ATCA Annual: Sharing expertise on air traffic volatility and the impact of climate change on aviation
read more11/Sep/2018Adverse Weather: New procedures help optimise air traffic management over the Alps in adverse weather conditions
read more30/Jul/2018Seasonably air traffic flow management reduces fuel burn and saves CO2 emissions
read more02/Jul/2018New record in safely handled traffic - volatility leads to capacity issues
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Performance
FABEC Performance Report 2017
In 2017, FABEC has delivered a high level of service quality in terms of safety, capacity/punctuality and flight efficiency. This is in a nutshell the message provided by the seven FABEC air navigation service providers ANA (Luxembourg), Belgocontrol (Belgium), DFS (Germany), DSNA (France), LVNL (Netherlands), MUAC (EUROCONTROL), and skyguide (Switzerland) in their annual performance report 2017. The report provides factual and detailed information about performance trends in FABEC air traffic management. It highlights that the growing traffic volatility which leads to unexpected shifts of traffic flows and impacts performance can only be solved by a coordinated effort of the entire aviation value chain.
Download FABEC Performance Report 2017Inside ANSPs
DSNA | 09/Apr/2018Airspace changes and advanced Flexible Use of Airspace in the South-West of France
read moreDFS | 29/Mar/2018DFS Group takes over air traffic control in Edinburgh
read moreDFS | 23/Mar/2018Expert knowledge for drone pilots
read moreDFS | 06/Mar/2018Frequentis and DFS establish a joint venture for the worldwide delivery of turnkey remote tower projects
read moreDSNA | 06/Mar/2018RECAT-EU at Paris-CDG, a first in Europe!
read moreLVNL | 22/Jan/2018LVNL becomes KLM’s latest biofuel partner
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Workshop
Baltic FAB and FABEC organised a research workshop "Volatility in Air Traffic and its impact on ATM performance" taking place on 15-16 May 2018 in Warsaw. The conference has being held in partnership with the German Aviation Research society (G.A.R.S.) and the SGH Warsaw School of Economics.
Upcoming Events
25/Oct/2018Performance Management Group
Langen29/Oct/2018Head of ACC meeting
Munich30/Oct/2018Social Dialogue Airspace Architecture Study
Geneva31/Oct/2018Social Dialogue Safety
Geneva05/Nov/2018FABEC OPS Day
Belgium06/Nov/2018NDOP (Network Directors of Operations Group)
Brussels08/Nov/2018Harmonisation and Advisory Committee
Brussels08/Nov/2018ANSP Strategic Board
Brussels09/Nov/2018Social Dialogue Tripartite
Brussels13/Nov/2018RMG/32
Brussels13/Nov/2018Airspace Committee
The Hague14/Nov/2018FB4C
The Hague15/Nov/2018Finance and Performance Committee
The Hague15/Nov/2018skyguide Business Day
17/Nov/2018DFS VFR Pilot Day
Langen20/Nov/2018CRM meeting
Paris21/Nov/2018LVNL ChiefPilots @LVNL
Amsterdam26/Nov/2018CDM@DSNA
Paris CDG27/Nov/2018Single Sky Committee
Brussels27/Nov/2018Operational working session with OCCs and dispatchers
Paris CDG27/Nov/2018Operational Development Group
Brussels28/Nov/2018SC FIN56
Paris29/Nov/2018Provisional Council
Brussels29/Nov/2018Eurocontrol Provisional Council
03/Dec/2018DFS Customer OPS Forum
Langen04/Dec/2018ECAC Forum
Paris05/Dec/2018DGCA Meeting
Paris05/Dec/2018Network Management Board
Brussels06/Dec/2018ANSP Strategic Board
Paris06/Dec/2018FABEC Council
Paris06/Dec/2018FABEC ANS Consultation Board
Paris07/Dec/2018FABEC Just Culture Workshop
Brussels11/Dec/2018ComCell meeting
Paris12/Dec/2018SC OPS/62
Brussels12/Dec/2018Standing Committee Operations
Brussels12/Dec/2018NSA Committee
Paris13/Dec/2018Performance Management Group
Langen14/Dec/2018Airspace Users Meeting
Paris30/Jan/20193rd InterFAB Performance Workshop
Rome19/Feb/20193rd RAD workshop
tbd12/Mar/2019FABEC OPS Theatre, World ATM Congress
Madrid28/Mar/2019SCOPS63 & HAG
Amsterdam14/May/2019Academic Workshop on Air Traffic and Fragmentation
Budapest25/Jun/2019SCOPS64 & AOG
Luxembourg25/Sep/2019SCOPS65 & AC
Marseille12/Dec/2019SCOPS66
Munich
World ATM Congress
Operations
FABEC Operations Plan
The optimization of safety, capacity and efficiency is at the core of all FABEC activities. This interactive map gives an overview of on-going or planned projects contributing to the FABEC performances targets. It lists local or multilateral projects of the FABEC partners deemed relevant to the FABEC achievement. It is based on the FABEC operations plan which is constantly evolving.
Open interactive mapOperations
Free Route
FABEC ANSPs agreed on one common concept of operations to ensure a harmonised process. First implementations took place in December 2017 in the Maastricht airspace and in March 2018 in the upper airspace controlled by DFS. To ensure smooth implementation airspace users, the Network Manager and dispatch providers are working closely together.
Here you can find more information on the implementation in Maastricht (read more) and in the German airspace (read more). The concept of Free Route Airspace has been illustrated in a brief video you can find here.
