Dec. 7 – The 38th meeting of the Provisional Council of Eurocontrol concluded today in Brussels. ENAC’s Director General, Alessio Quaranta, participated in it and was, among other things, re-elected as vice president. The Council is the body responsible for the implementation of Eurocontrol’s general policy and deals with the supervision and implementation of its acts. The ENAC delegation also saw the participation of: the Deputy Director General, Benedict Marasà; the main director of the Airspace department, Antonio Pilotto; general Giacomo De Ponti from the Italian Air Force; and a representative from Enav. Several issues related to civil aviation and aviary plans were discussed during the meeting, including the contribution made by Eurocontrol to the SESAR’s (Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research) development. SESAR is a project aimed at building a further integrated “Single European Sky” and it utilizes modern technological infrastructure for the development of a new air traffic management system that exceeds the current national level fragmentation. Also discussed were: issues of research and development for aviation beyond 2016; a Memorandum of Cooperation with EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency), the European Agency that works to promote the highest levels of safety and environmental protection in civil aviation; and the support and implementation program, “Single Sky.”
