ENHANCED CAPACITY
November 1st, 2001
BY JONATHAN THOMSONWITH the daily number of flights across European skies expected to increase from the current average of 25,000 to 50,000 by 2020, the continent's air industry is facing a serious threat of longer delays, higher rates of air accidents and escalating operating costs.Eurocontrol's Performance Enhancement Programme for European air traffic management, (ATM), also known as the European Air Traffic Management Programme, (EATMP), has undertaken a major task in terms of tackling these issues to the satisfaction of national government authorities and ...
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