• we work together to keep the skies safe
  • we work together to keep the skies safe
  • we work together to keep the skies safe

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.

Research Workshop

Fragmentation in Air Traffic and its Impact on ATM Performance

FAB Central Europe and FAB Europe Central invite you to attend the research workshop on Fragmentation in Air Traffic Management taking place on 14 - 15 May 2019 in Budapest. The conference is being held in partnership with the FSR Florence School of Regulation and the German Aviation Research Society (GARS).

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Latest Media Releases

  • 21/Mar/2019INTERFAB AT WORLD ATM CONGRESS 2019
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  • 18/Feb/2019New leadership for the FABEC CEO board
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  • 29/Jan/2019New chairman for the FABEC Council
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  • 28/Jan/2019Social Dialogue in FABEC recognised as fruitful
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  • 10/Dec/2018Expanding the use of Free Route Airspace in one of the most complex area of Europe
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  • 03/Oct/2018ATCA awards FABEC for Aviation Traffic Management: FABEC receives award for ground-breaking work
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World ATM Congress Madrid 2019

Highlights at the FABEC OPS Theatre:

  • InterFAB Panel: Fragmentation or Subsidiarity? A question that no-one is asking
  • InterFAB Panel: The capacity crisis - a single sector cause or are we missing other, significant factors?

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Inside ANSPs

  • DFS | 04/Dec/2018The first take-offs and landings controlled from DFS Remote Tower Control Centre
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  • DSNA | 19/Nov/2018A new Control Tower at Strasbourg
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  • skeyes | 07/Nov/2018Belgocontrol ceases to exist
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  • DSNA | 09/Apr/2018Airspace changes and advanced Flexible Use of Airspace in the South-West of France
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  • DFS | 29/Mar/2018DFS Group takes over air traffic control in Edinburgh
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  • DFS | 23/Mar/2018Expert knowledge for drone pilots
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FABEC Training Seminar

ATM Training for the digital generation

We are happy to invite you to the FABEC Training Seminar 2019 focussing on ATM Training for the digital generation. The seminar will take place on 29-30 October 2019 in the DFS Academy in Langen, Germany.

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Upcoming Events

  • 26/Mar/2019SSC
    Brussels
  • 26/Mar/2019FABEC ComCell Meeting
    tbd
  • 28/Mar/2019SCOPS63 & HAG
    Amsterdam
  • 28/Mar/2019FB4C38
    Brussels
  • 03/Apr/2019NMB#24
    ECTL Brussels
  • 03/Apr/2019NSAC 28
    Luxembourg
  • 10/Apr/2019FPC 56
    NL MOT
  • 11/Apr/20192nd Social Dialogue workshop with the NM
    DFS, Langen
  • 24/Apr/2019RNDSG/97
    ECTL Brussels
  • 26/Apr/201927th Joint RNDSG/ASMSG
    ECTL Brussels
  • 07/May/2019ECAC
    DGCA, Paris
  • 08/May/20192nd Social Dialogue workshop: specific SESAR solutions
    tbd
  • 09/May/2019FABEC Joint FUA Task Force 15
    tbd
  • 14/May/2019Academic Workshop on Air Traffic and Fragmentation
    Budapest
  • 15/May/2019NET OPS 24
    Brussels
  • 20/May/2019ANSP Strategic Board
  • 22/May/2019AC 39
    MoT, Brussels
  • 23/May/2019FB4C39
    Brussels
  • 24/May/2019AD HOC FPC
    Brussels
  • 28/May/2019HAC/28
    BEL MoT, Brussels
  • 05/Jun/2019NDOP 23
    ECTL Brussels
  • 06/Jun/2019FPC 57
    Brussels
  • 13/Jun/2019ECTL PC
    tbd
  • 18/Jun/2019FABEC CRM Meeting
    DSNA, Toulouse
  • 19/Jun/2019FABEC ComCell Meeting
    DSNA, Toulouse
  • 25/Jun/2019SCOPS64 & AOG
    Luxembourg
  • 25/Jun/2019FC17 / ANSCB17
    Luxembourg
  • 03/Jul/2019NMB#25
    ECTL Brussels
  • 09/Jul/2019FABEC Joint FUA Task Force 16
    tbd
  • 11/Jul/2019FC17/ANSCB17
    Luxembourg
  • 28/Aug/2019ECAC
    DGCA, Paris
  • 10/Sep/2019Joint FABEC ComCell/CRM workshop
    tbd
  • 16/Sep/2019FPC 58
    Brussels
  • 17/Sep/2019AC40/SC OPS
    DSNA, Marseille
  • 19/Sep/2019FB4C40
    Marseille
  • 24/Sep/2019RNDSG/98
    ECTL Brussels
  • 24/Sep/2019ICAO Assembly #40
    tbd
  • 25/Sep/2019SCOPS65 & AC
    Marseille
  • 26/Sep/201928th Joint RNDSG/ASMSG
    ECTL Brussels
  • 27/Sep/2019ANSP Strategic Board
  • 16/Oct/2019NET OPS 25
    Brussels
  • 29/Oct/2019FABEC Training Seminar
    DFS, Langen
  • 29/Oct/2019HAC/29
    BEL MoT, Brussels
  • 06/Nov/2019NDOP 24
    ECTL Brussels
  • 07/Nov/2019FABEC CRM Meeting
    tbd
  • 07/Nov/2019NSAC 29
    Brussels
  • 13/Nov/2019FB4C41
    GER MOT
  • 14/Nov/2019AC 41
    MoT, Bonn
  • 21/Nov/2019ANSP Strategic Board
  • 25/Nov/2019FPC 59
    Brussels
  • 26/Nov/2019SSC
    Brussels
  • 28/Nov/2019ECTL PC
    tbd
  • 03/Dec/2019ECAC
    DGCA, Paris
  • 04/Dec/2019NMB#26
    ECTL Brussels
  • 04/Dec/2019FABEC ComCell Meeting
    tbd
  • 12/Dec/2019SCOPS66
    Munich
  • 17/Dec/2019ANSCB
  • 17/Dec/2019FC18 / ANSCB18
    Luxembourg
  • 30/Jan/2020SC HRT
    Brussels / @ Eurocontrol

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.

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