Skyway is a quarterly publication of the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, EUROCONTROL
Volume 12, Number 50, Winter 2008
Challenges of Growth
Editorial
Focus
2008 Challenges of Growth study
Forecasting the challenges ahead
Environmental performance: a necessity
Mitigating the challenges ahead
What the experts have to say
Stakeholder Forum
Cooperative approach to linking efficiency gains
with the capacity challenge (by ACI EUROPE)
The future of ATM in Europe (by ELFAA)
Interview
Skyway talks to Fran鏾is Quentin, Co-Chairman ACARE
Independent Platform
Long-term solutions to long-term challenges
Review
Albania
Datelines
Aviation & Environment Summit,
17-19 November 2008, Bordeaux, France
Update
Eurocontrol pioneers next-generation of
interoperable Flight Data Processing System
Visits & Agreements
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Articles appearing in this magazine do not necessarily
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Managing Editor: Jean-Jacques Sauvage
Editor: Lucia Pasquini
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Contents
Skyway 50 - Winter 2008 3
Editorial Editorial
Dear readers,
2008 was a particularly hard year
for the air transport industry. Oil prices
were volatile, with prices soaring to $147 per barrel and then
falling again. Several flag carriers were sold or restructured and
a number of low-cost, long-haul carriers stopping flying altogether.
Passenger numbers, cargo volumes and load factors
fell, causing further tremors in the industry. IATA expected the
global airline industry to post losses of US$5.2 billion in 2008,
noting that there seemed to be no limit to the crisis.
But, here at EUROCONTROL, there were also some positive
points.
Spring saw a high note with the acceptance of the SESAR
Master Plan and Work Programme, an event which paved
the way towards the establishment of the SESAR Joint
Undertaking, the launch of which took place at the end of the
year.
EUROCONTROL underwent a process of modernisation
and reform to ensure that it is fit for purpose. Stakeholders
were given a much more active role in the management and
decision-making processes. The Agency itself was restructured,
enabling it to better meet expectations and to prepare
itself for future tasks and functions.
Various partnership projects were carried out: CANSO, IATA
and EUROCONTROL signed a five-point plan to reduce fuel
burn and emissions and ACI Europe and EUROCONTROL
agreed to join forces to combat airport congestion.
We also kept up our efforts to align SESAR with NextGen,
the United States?air traffic management modernisation
programme.
2008 also saw the publication of the 2008 Challenges
of Growth study, the third in the series and based on
EUROCONTROL抯 forecasts.
Skyway readers can find the conclusions and findings of
this study in this edition. On the whole, the forecasters are
optimistic that the air transport industry will emerge from the
troubled financial times that they are going through now and
that the prospects for growth are good ?perhaps even too
good, for there could be as many as 2.3 million unaccommodated
flights by the year 2030.
This is the end of my first year at EUROCONTROL and it
has been a fascinating one. I thank all who helped make it so
productive ?staff and stakeholders alike. I wish every one of
you a productive, creative and positive 2009.
David McMillan,
Director General
Chers lecteurs,
L抋nn閑 2008 aura 閠?particuli鑢ement rude pour l抜ndustrie
du transport a閞ien. Les prix du p閠role ont connu une forte instabilit?
culminant ?147 USD le baril pour retomber ensuite. Plusieurs
compagnies a閞iennes nationales ont 閠?vendues ou restructur閑s,
et un certain nombre de transporteurs long-courriers ?bas co鹴s
ont compl鑤ement cess?leurs activit閟. Le nombre de passagers,
le volume du fret ainsi que le taux de remplissage des a閞onefs ont
　
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