What are the objectives of the Single European Sky?
The objectives of the Commission’s proposals on creation of a Single European Sky are: to increase air traffic control capacity, as necessitated by the annual growth rate of around 5% in air traffic; to improve safety. Air traffic control in Europe is amongst the safest in the world, but it is not organised equally rigorously in every member state. In response to traffic growth, a more systematic, more binding approach must be developed; to reduce fragmentation of air traffic control. Today each member state organises air traffic control above its territory. Disparities in the rules and organisational arrangements create inconsistencies which have knock-on effects on traffic flow and regularity; to ensure closer integration of the military sector in organisation of air traffic control and in rule-making; to smooth the way for the introduction of new technologies. Co-operation must be encouraged between air traffic control services, equipment makers, airlines and controllers with a view
