THE 66-TH MEETING OF THE CANSO CEO COMMITTEE (EC3) WAS HELD

The Director General of BULATSA, Georgi Peev, participated in the 66-th meeting of the European Committee of the CEOs of the Air Traffic Service Providers (ANSPs) members of the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation – CANSO, which was held on 8 February 2019 at the EUROCONTROL Headquarters in Brussels.
The main focus of the discussions was the formation of the strategic vision for CANSO Europe by 2035. ANSPs agreed on key principles supporting the achievement of the set long-term goals, whereby the concrete steps include: protecting the end-user’s interest, optimizing the regulatory framework regarding Airspace Management (ASM), improving the planning of short-term and long-term capacity in the provision of Air Navigation Services (ANS) and enhanced introduction of technological solutions that allow centralized provision of specific ATM services. In addition, specificities were discussed regarding the role of ANSPs in the improvement of the capacity of European airspace, the intensively increasing use of drones for commercial and amateur purposes, the development of U-Space concept, as well as the aspects of cyber security and market services.
In conclusion, ANSPs exchanged up-to-date information on the on-going initiatives of the European Commission.