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
18/Feb/2019New leadership for the FABEC CEO board
read more29/Jan/2019New chairman for the FABEC Council
read more28/Jan/2019Social Dialogue in FABEC recognised as fruitful
read more10/Dec/2018Expanding the use of Free Route Airspace in one of the most complex area of Europe
read more03/Oct/2018ATCA awards FABEC for Aviation Traffic Management: FABEC receives award for ground-breaking work
read more25/Sep/20185th InterFAB Coordination Meeting: FABEC participates in InterFAB Coordination Meeting: Regional cooperation demonstrates sustainable benefits
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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
DFS | 04/Dec/2018The first take-offs and landings controlled from DFS Remote Tower Control Centre
read moreDSNA | 19/Nov/2018A new Control Tower at Strasbourg
read moreskeyes | 07/Nov/2018Belgocontrol ceases to exist
read moreDSNA | 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
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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
19/Feb/20193rd RAD workshop
tbd27/Feb/2019NET OPS 23
Brussels07/Mar/2019HAC/27
BEL MoT, Brussels12/Mar/2019FABEC OPS Theatre, World ATM Congress
Madrid19/Mar/2019FABEC Joint FUA Task Force 14
tbd20/Mar/2019NDOP 22
ECTL Brussels26/Mar/2019SSC
Brussels26/Mar/2019FABEC ComCell Meeting
tbd28/Mar/2019SCOPS63 & HAG
Amsterdam28/Mar/2019FB4C38
Brussels03/Apr/2019NMB#24
ECTL Brussels03/Apr/2019NSAC 28
Luxembourg10/Apr/2019FPC 56
NL MOT11/Apr/20192nd Social Dialogue workshop with the NM
DFS, Langen24/Apr/2019RNDSG/97
ECTL Brussels26/Apr/201927th Joint RNDSG/ASMSG
ECTL Brussels07/May/2019ECAC
DGCA, Paris08/May/20192nd Social Dialogue workshop: specific SESAR solutions
tbd09/May/2019FABEC Joint FUA Task Force 15
tbd14/May/2019Academic Workshop on Air Traffic and Fragmentation
Budapest15/May/2019NET OPS 24
Brussels20/May/2019ANSP Strategic Board
22/May/2019AC 39
MoT, Brussels23/May/2019FB4C39
Brussels24/May/2019AD HOC FPC
Brussels28/May/2019HAC/28
BEL MoT, Brussels05/Jun/2019NDOP 23
ECTL Brussels06/Jun/2019FPC 57
Brussels13/Jun/2019ECTL PC
tbd18/Jun/2019FABEC CRM Meeting
DSNA, Toulouse19/Jun/2019FABEC ComCell Meeting
DSNA, Toulouse25/Jun/2019SCOPS64 & AOG
Luxembourg25/Jun/2019FC17 / ANSCB17
Luxembourg03/Jul/2019NMB#25
ECTL Brussels09/Jul/2019FABEC Joint FUA Task Force 16
tbd11/Jul/2019FC17/ANSCB17
Luxembourg28/Aug/2019ECAC
DGCA, Paris05/Sep/2019ANSP Strategic Board
10/Sep/2019Joint FABEC ComCell/CRM workshop
tbd16/Sep/2019FPC 58
Brussels17/Sep/2019AC40/SC OPS
DSNA, Marseille19/Sep/2019FB4C40
Marseille24/Sep/2019RNDSG/98
ECTL Brussels24/Sep/2019ICAO Assembly #40
tbd25/Sep/2019SCOPS65 & AC
Marseille26/Sep/201928th Joint RNDSG/ASMSG
ECTL Brussels16/Oct/2019NET OPS 25
Brussels29/Oct/2019FABEC Training Seminar
DFS, Langen29/Oct/2019HAC/29
BEL MoT, Brussels06/Nov/2019NDOP 24
ECTL Brussels07/Nov/2019FABEC CRM Meeting
tbd07/Nov/2019NSAC 29
Brussels13/Nov/2019FB4C41
GER MOT14/Nov/2019AC 41
MoT, Bonn21/Nov/2019ANSP Strategic Board
25/Nov/2019FPC 59
Brussels26/Nov/2019SSC
Brussels28/Nov/2019ECTL PC
tbd03/Dec/2019ECAC
DGCA, Paris04/Dec/2019NMB#26
ECTL Brussels04/Dec/2019FABEC ComCell Meeting
tbd12/Dec/2019SCOPS66
Munich17/Dec/2019ANSCB
17/Dec/2019FC18 / ANSCB18
Luxembourg30/Jan/2020SC HRT
Brussels / @ Eurocontrol
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.
