European air traffic controllers lifted their strike notice for next Thursday , the European Commission has agreed to renegotiate with them THE PROJECT liberalization of airspace .
Announced in mid- September by the unions gathered under the umbrella of the ATCEUC , which represents about 14,000 controllers strike notice threatened to create chaos in air traffic of the old continent , leading to the cancellation or disruption of thousands flights , including international flights via European airspace . As in the previous social movement in June, the wrath of air traffic has not changed focuses against the Single Sky project launched by the European Commission, which wants to centralize air traffic control rather than leaving the responsibility to States. A project that could result in the ATCEUC 10,000 job cuts and compromise the safety of the airspace , the objective according to him, " multiply aviation safety in 2019 by dividing costs by two ." But if the strike does not will take place next Thursday , the ATCEUC already warned that the conciliatory tone of the Commission will not, only concrete results will prevent it from filing a new notice.
The Commission's argument in favor of SES is known : the fragmentation of the European air traffic control unnecessarily adds about 42 miles each flight , forcing the aircraft to consume more fuel and produce more greenhouse gases . If we add the generated delays , deficiencies in the air traffic control on the old continent would cost five billion euros per year for airlines - and passengers. The European Commissioner for Transport Siim Kallas recalled these figures last month to transport ministers who demanded a break in June (particularly French and German ) .