The CEOs of European air navigation service partners have met with the new director-general of Eurocontrol.
Raúl Medina became director-general of European ATM organisation Eurocontrol at the beginning of the year, replacing Eamonn Brennan.
Trade association CANSO (Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation) EC3 CEO Committee met for the first time with Medina at the CANSO Europe office in Brussels.
According to CANSO, key issues facing the air traffic management (ATM) were discussed, including the immediate operational pressures created by the war in Ukraine, the transition to green aviation and new technologies.
Michiel van Dorst, Chair of EC3, said, “CANSO Europe’s members are keen to work with Eurocontrol to continue to support the safe, secure, and sustainable recovery of aviation and to provide the services needed by our customers, the airlines. We hope that today’s exchange will lay the basis for a fruitful relationship between CANSO and the new Eurocontrol director-general.”
Eurocontrol director General Raúl Medina said, “Eurocontrol has a firm commitment to working with all our partners to address the very real challenges we face.
“Not only are we trying to recover from the pandemic, but we also we have to face the impacts of the devastating war in Ukraine. And at the same time, we need to make progress in decarbonizing aviation and embracing digitalization. I am convinced that if we are to move to the next level, we will need to work ever more closely with all our stakeholders both on the civil and military sides so that in partnership we can address our common issues.”