EUROPEAN ATC LICENCE
July 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE 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 a system guaranteeing high quality training across the EU, meeting Eurocontrol standards, notably dealing with "the complex and dense European air traffic environment, including linguistic and medical requirements."
THE 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 a system guaranteeing high quality training across the EU, meeting Eurocontrol standards, notably dealing with "the complex and dense European air traffic environment, including linguistic and medical requirements."
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