What is the external context in which this re-organisation of EUROCONTROL activities is taking place?
1. Sector trends are becoming more ‘market-driven’ The air transport and ATM sectors have evolved from their ‘State-owned’ system to a ‘market-driven’ system, where airports, airlines and service providers are now either corporatised or privatised. Consequently, the roles of the different players are more competitive and have replaced previous public-service objectives. Business efficiency is at the forefront of all the actors now contributing to the aviation sector. At the same time, the European Commission has claimed a clear role in ATM, establishing and promoting a number of ‘market-driven’ initiatives, such as inviting the commercial world into the ATM planning arena, which has given birth to SESAR. 2. Institutional change As a follow-up to the Report of the High Level Group for the Future European Aviation Regulatory Framework and the publication of the SES II package, the EUROCONTROL Agency initiated an internal change process to empower and focus on SES logic: – Improve governa
