{"id":18079,"date":"2022-09-22T21:41:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T21:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legalblog.ie\/?p=18079"},"modified":"2022-09-24T16:45:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T16:45:47","slug":"aviation-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/aviation-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Traffic [EU]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/aviation-safety\/#Air_traffic_flow_management\" title=\"Air traffic flow management\">Air traffic flow management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/aviation-safety\/#Key_Points\" title=\"Key Points\">Key Points<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/aviation-safety\/#General_obligations_of_air_traffic_services_ATS_units\" title=\"General obligations of air traffic services (ATS) units\">General obligations of air traffic services (ATS) units<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/aviation-safety\/#General_obligations_of_operators\" title=\"General obligations of operators\">General obligations of operators<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/aviation-safety\/#Consistency_between_flight_plans_and_airport_slots\" title=\"Consistency between flight plans and airport slots\">Consistency between flight plans and airport slots<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/aviation-safety\/#Monitoring_of_ATFM_compliance\" title=\"Monitoring of ATFM compliance\">Monitoring of ATFM compliance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/aviation-safety\/#Application_Background\" title=\"Application &amp; Background\">Application &amp; Background<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/aviation-safety\/#MAIN_DOCUMENT\" title=\"MAIN DOCUMENT\">MAIN DOCUMENT<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Air_traffic_flow_management\"><\/span>Air traffic flow management<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Regulation (EU) No 255\/2010 &#8211; common rules on air traffic flow management<\/p>\n<p>It aims to lay down measures regarding air traffic flow management (ATFM) to optimise available capacity in the use of airspace and enhance ATFM processes.<br \/>\nThe uniform application of specific rules and procedures within the airspace of the single European sky is critical to achieve the optimum use of available air traffic control capacity, through the efficient management and operation of the ATFM function.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Points\"><\/span>Key Points<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The regulation applies:<\/p>\n<p>within the airspace of the single European sky as laid out in Regulation (EC) No 551\/2004 on air traffic management and affects<br \/>\nall flights intended to operate or operating as general air traffic and in accordance with the instrument flight rules*<br \/>\nair traffic management;<br \/>\nto the following parties involved in ATFM processes<br \/>\naircraft operators<br \/>\nair traffic service units<br \/>\naeronautical information services<br \/>\nentities involved in airspace management<br \/>\nairport managing bodies<br \/>\ncentral unit for ATFM<br \/>\nlocal ATFM units<br \/>\nslot coordinators of coordinated airports*.<\/p>\n<p>The planning, coordination and execution of the ATFM measures undertaken by the above list of parties must be in accordance with the provisions laid out by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).<\/p>\n<p>EU countries must ensure that:<\/p>\n<p>the ATFM function is constantly available to the above list of parties involved in the ATFM processes;<br \/>\nthe definition and implementation of ATFM measures complies with national security and defence requirements of individual EU countries.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"General_obligations_of_air_traffic_services_ATS_units\"><\/span>General obligations of air traffic services (ATS) units<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>ATS units must coordinate &#8211; through the local ATFM unit &#8211; with the central unit for ATFM when applying an ATFM measure, to ensure that the selected measure will optimise the overall performance of the European Air Traffic Management network (EATMN)*.<br \/>\nATS units must inform the central unit for ATFM of all events that may affect air traffic control capacity or air traffic demand.<\/p>\n<p>ATS units must also provide the central unit for ATFM with various information and subsequent updates, including among other things:<br \/>\navailability of airspace and route structures;<br \/>\nair traffic control sector and airport capacities;<br \/>\nroute availability;<br \/>\ndeviations from flight plans;<br \/>\nairspace availability.<\/p>\n<p>The full list of data must be made available to the above list of parties involved in ATFM processes and provided free of charge to, and by, the central unit for ATFM.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"General_obligations_of_operators\"><\/span>General obligations of operators<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Any relevant ATFM measures and changes to filed flight plans must be included in the planned flight operation and the pilot must be notified. When a flight plan is suspended because the ATFM departure slot cannot be met, the operator concerned must arrange for updating or cancelling the flight plan.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Consistency_between_flight_plans_and_airport_slots\"><\/span>Consistency between flight plans and airport slots<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>EU countries must ensure that, on request by an airport slot coordinator or managing body of a coordinated airport, the central unit for ATFM or the local ATFM unit provides them with the agreed flight plan of a flight operating at that airport, before the flight.<\/p>\n<p>Critical events<\/p>\n<p>EU countries must ensure the creation and publication of ATFM procedures for the management of critical events to minimise disruption to the EATMN.<br \/>\nTo prepare for critical events, ATS units and airport managing bodies will coordinate the contingency procedures with the operators affected by such events.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Monitoring_of_ATFM_compliance\"><\/span>Monitoring of ATFM compliance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>EU countries must ensure that airports adhere to ATFM departure slots. Where the adherence is 80% or less during a year, the ATS units at the airport concerned must detail the actions taken to ensure future adherence.<br \/>\nThe ATS unit at an airport is also responsible for providing the appropriate information on any failure to adhere to flight plan rejections or suspensions at that airport and to detail the actions taken to ensure future compliance.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Application_Background\"><\/span>Application &amp; Background<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It has applied since 26 September 2011.<\/p>\n<p>See also:<\/p>\n<p>Single European Sky (European Commission).<br \/>\nKEY TERMS<\/p>\n<p>Instrument flight rules: rules which allow properly equipped aircraft to be flown under instrument meteorological conditions (detailed in ICAO Annex 2: Rules of the Air, Chapter 5: Instrument Flight Rules).<br \/>\nCoordinated airport: an airport with a high level of congestion where demand exceeds capacity during the relevant period and where, in order to land or take off, it is necessary for an air carrier to have a slot allocated by a coordinator.<br \/>\nEuropean Air Traffic Management network: the collection of systems enabling air navigation services in the EU to be provided, including the interfaces at the EU&#8217;s external boundaries.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MAIN_DOCUMENT\"><\/span>MAIN DOCUMENT<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Commission Regulation (EU) No 255\/2010 of 25 March 2010 laying down common rules on air traffic flow management (OJ L 80, 26.3.2010, pp. 10-16)<\/p>\n<p>Successive amendments to Regulation (EU) No 255\/2010 have been incorporated into the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED DOCUMENTS<\/p>\n<p>Regulation (EC) No 551\/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the organisation and use of the airspace in the single European sky (the airspace Regulation) (OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, pp. 20-25)<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-18079\" data-postid=\"18079\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-18079 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air traffic flow management Regulation (EU) No 255\/2010 &#8211; common rules on air traffic flow management It aims to lay down measures regarding air traffic flow management (ATFM) to optimise available capacity in the use of airspace and enhance ATFM processes. 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