the Performance Review Body (PRB). The However the Commission believes actual PRB’s draft assessment reports were sent to progress on these FABs' airspace States for comment and fact validation on 15 reorganisations and on the effectiveness of September. their air navigation services has been slow. With the letters of formal notice the Commission National Supervisory Authorities met asks Member States to act in order to optimise subsequently with the PRB and the the implementation of FABs and air navigation Commission in October and the final PRB services. reports were be sent to the Commission on 21 October. The Commission is aiming to have a The UK DfT and the Irish Department for decision on the plans at the Single Sky Transport are in the process of drafting a Committee in November. response to the EU Infraction letter on the FAB. Dynamic Sector Operational FAB Infraction proceedings (DSOT) Phase 1 is complete and arrangements The Commission has formally requested in the Rathlin Sector have reverted back to Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech those of pre-DSOT. A full report on the outcome Republic, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, and lessons learned from Phase 1 will now be Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, completed and circulated in due course. Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Work continues on the FAB Option work for Kingdom, members of six different Functional presentation at the next Level meeting on Airspace Blocks (FABs) to improve their FABs, 28 October. DSOT Phase 2 (Dublin Sector) will a common airspace arranged around traffic commence early in 2015. flows rather than state boundaries. Progress on SES and other activities are All EU Member States should have covered in the published periodically on the implemented their FABs by 4 December 2012 according to Regulation (EC) No 550/2004. CAA website.
the Performance Review Body (PRB). The PRB’s draft assessment reports were sent to States for comment and fact validation on 15 September. National Supervisory Authorities met subsequently with the PRB and the Commission in October and the final PRB reports were be sent to the Commission on 21 October. The Commission is aiming to have a decision on the plans at the Single Sky Committee in November. FAB Infraction proceedings The Commission has formally requested Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom, members of six different Functional Airspace Blocks (FABs) to improve their FABs, a common airspace arranged around traffic flows rather than state boundaries. All EU Member States should have implemented their FABs by 4 December 2012 according to Regulation (EC) No 550/2004. However the Commission believes actual progress on these FABs' airspace reorganisations and on the effectiveness of their air navigation services has been slow. With the letters of formal notice the Commission asks Member States to act in order to optimise the implementation of FABs and air navigation services. The UK DfT and the Irish Department for Transport are in the process of drafting a response to the EU Infraction letter on the FAB. Dynamic Sector Operational (DSOT) Phase 1 is complete and arrangements in the Rathlin Sector have reverted back to those of pre-DSOT. A full report on the outcome and lessons learned from Phase 1 will now be completed and circulated in due course. Work continues on the FAB Option work for presentation at the next Level meeting on 28 October. DSOT Phase 2 (Dublin Sector) will commence early in 2015. Progress on SES and other activities are covered in the published periodically on the CAA website.