AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERS FORUM – DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT - 18 MARCH 2008

UKFSC CHIEF EXEC SUMMARY

 

·                I represented the UKFSC at the DFT held an ATM Stakeholder’s Forum on 18 March 2008. Click for Agenda and accompanying briefing slides on the individual topics covered.

·                The meeting comprised a series of updates:

 

a.               Single European Sky (SES) update.

·                The Commission has issued a paper on the Implementation of SES and the Way Forward along with the Conclusions of the Commission. Copy of each on the UKFSC Privilege Info page .

 

b.              Changes to UK ANS/Airport Charging and Charging Regulations

 

c.               SESAR

 

d.              SES II and EU Council Conclusions

 

e.               EASA and ATM Safety

·                 CRD] Conclusions:

64. Taking into account the intention expressed by the legislator in recital (2) of the Basic Regulation, the Agency will now develop an opinion proposing that the EASA Basic Regulation be extended to the safety of air traffic management and air navigation services. This will build on the consultation document (NPA 2007-16) and the analysis presented in this Comment Response Document. The opinion will detail the proposed essential requirements as well as the proposed scope and the necessary definitions. It will also describe the system that the Agency considers to be the best to implement such essential requirements, but it will leave to the Commission to draft the related amendments of the Basic Regulation when it has decided the policy it wishes to implement. The opinion will also contain a Regulatory Impact Assessment, further detailing the background of the conclusions made by the Agency. Without prejudice to further comments received, the Agency will proceed by forwarding to the Commission the said opinion as soon as possible in April 2008.

 

·                The CRD of NPA-2007-16 "Extension of the EASA system to the regulation of Air Traffic Management and Air Navigation Services (ATM/ANS)" is now open for consultation on EASA website.

See: http://hub.easa.europa.eu/crt/view-crd/pdf/id_22

To place reactions please login at http://hub.easa.europa.eu/crt/

·                For further information please contact Rulemaking Process Support at RPS@easa.europa.eu

f.                UK/Ireland Functional Airspace Block update.

 

RICH JONES

CHIEF EXEC, UKFSC