EUROPEAN ATC LICENCE
July 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE CREATION of a European Union (EU) 'Community licence' for air traffic controllers, awarded according to uniform rules and recognised across Europe, has been proposed. The European Commission wants to replace what it calls the "current patchwork of national licensing schemes", with a system guaranteeing high quality training across the EU. These would have to meet standards matching those developed by European air traffic control organisation Eurocontrol. The proposed system would clarify abilities required by controllers, such as dealing with ...
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