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Regional Cooperation Activity
JOINT MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE BOARDNicosia
17 Jan 2014
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What is a FAB…
FAB : Functional Airspace Block…
“functional airspace block” means an airspace block based on
operational requirements and established regardless of State
boundaries, where the provision of air navigation services and
related functions are performance-driven and optimised with a
view to introducing, in each functional airspace block, enhanced
cooperation among air navigation service providers or, where
appropriate, an integrated provider…
…from (EC) 1070 / 2009 definitions…
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What is a FAB…
FAB : Functional Airspace Block…
… based on operational requirements… performance driven …
Optimised use of airspace– must lead to an increase in
capacity, reduction of delays and lesser environmental impact…
Cost – must lead to less costs for the service provided – to
the aircraft operators and the travelling public
Safety – must raise the safety levels of the air traffic services provided…
…in line with the
EU Performance
Regulation
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FABs – just drawing lines on a map ?...
Staff training
Military needs
SafetyRoute charges
Coordination procedures, LoA
Surveillance coverage
…MUCH MORE !
What is a FAB…
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Regulations
Financial issues
Technical aspects
Procedures
Human Resource aspects
Environment
FAB –> re-design of the entire Air Traffic Management system
Military needs
What is a FAB…
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What is BLUE MED…
BLUE MED is…
…a regional ATM development project aiming towards the creation of a FAB in the Mediterranean area…
It comprises four EU partner-states: Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Malta…
…neighbouring third countries which are interested in associating with the FAB (Israel, the Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Albania)
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Governing BoardVoting members:
one per member state
Secretariat
CMCCCivil/Military
Co-ordination Committee
NSACNational Supervisory Authorities
Committee
ANSPCAir Navigation Service Providers
Committee
Working Groups
Organisation and Governance…
EC, other FABs, social partners, airspace users
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Phase 3: Implementation (2013+)
Phase 2: Definition (2009 – 2012)
Phase 1: Feasibility Study (2006 – 2008)
BLUE MED timeframes …
Implementation programme: Describes a range of activities which will lead to
operational improvements
Covers the performance areas required by regulation
Synergies are actively pursued
Coordinated with the European Commission
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BLUE MED and the other FABs…
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BLUE MED – Europe and beyond …
Signature ceremony of the MoU between the BLUE MED FAB States and Israel, Tel
Aviv, 12.12.2013
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BLUE MED – political aspects…
Turkey tried to intervene twice in the workings of BLUE MED…(1) …towards EUROCONTROL – October 2008 – disagreement with a progress report on FABs
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BLUE MED – political aspects…
….the Commission Legal Service has stated that nothing shall prevent Cyprus from exercising the rights and obligations attributed to this country under the ICAO legal framework, in particular its right to provide air navigation service provision services in the whole of the Nicosia FIR….
Turkey tried to intervene twice in the workings of BLUE MED…(1) …towards the Eur. Commision – March 2009 – regarding the geographical scope of the FAB
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BLUE MED – future challenges…
Centralised Services
SESAR
Common projects
EU Funding policies
and opportunit
ies
EC regulatio
nsBLUE MED
FAB
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Thank you…
Petros StratisDepartment of Civil Aviation of CyprusBLUE MED FAB Administrative Secretariat (CY)[email protected]