FEBEC: New Single European Sky regulation may need rethink give COVID-19 crisis

Functional Airspace Block Europe Central (FABEC) reported (21-Oct-2020) the recent InterFAB Coordination Platform, held on 16-Oct-2020, raised concerns about whether it is the right moment to "introduce severe structural changes" of the SESAR CP1 and the SES2+ proposal given the current industry climate and the fact these were written before COVID-19. FEB EC said it "seems impossible to set definite objectives and to assess the consequences of a new regulation" and this it would be " timely to use the current crisis to re-think and to first develop a sound and adapted foundation for a better Single European Sky - able to support European citizens, the economy, the airspace users and their passengers." [more - original PR]