European aviation leaders discuss impact of COVID-19, system financing and vision for future European ATM

In a virtual meeting, Europe’s air traffic management (ATM) leaders – the Europe CANSO CEO Committee (EC3) members and the Director General of EUROCONTROL, Eamonn Brennan –jointly assessed options for managing the financial crisis caused by the huge and ongoing decrease in the number of flights. They also discussed how best to support the implementation of the newly published Single European Sky proposal (SES2+) with the aim of ensuring that the European ATM system will be in a position to manage the recovery and future demand while taking into account environmental concerns. Eamonn Brennan said: “COVID-19 has had a dramatic