Eurocontrol Head Calls for Global ATM Performance Targets

Víctor M. Aguado, the director general of Eurocontrol, told an ICAO audience this week that the European air traffic management system has benefited from systematically measuring and reviewing continent-wide performance, and suggested a similar system could be usefully developed on a global level.

In his speech to the Global ICAO Symposium on Air Navigation Performance, Mr. Aguado said that in a European context, performance centers on the concepts of safety, capacity, efficiency and sustainability.  Substantial progress has been made in all these areas, he said.

Mr. Aguado referenced a new Eurocontrol brochure, "European Air Traffic Management: Our Commitment to Performance," which headlights the results that have been achieved there.  He told his audience "the global reach of air transport underlines the need for a globally optimized air navigation system, and to that end, Eurocontrol is looking forward to working with partners around the world to share goals and targets for air traffic management at regional and global level."  03-31-2007.

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