Press Release
RP4 Performance Plan Assessment: A Risk to Future Resilience in European ATM
The Air Traffic Controllers European Unions Coordination (ATCEUC), the European Transport workers’ Federation (ETF), the International Federation of Aeronautcal Informaton Management Association (IFAIMA), the Internatonal Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Associations (IFATCA), the International Federation of Air Traffic Safety Electronics Associations (IFATSEA) and the International Flight Information Service Association (IFISA) wish to express serious concerns regarding the European Commission's ongoing assessment of national performance plans under Reference Period 4 (RP4) of the Single European Sky (SES) framework.
ATCEUC, ETF, IFAIMA, IFATCA, IFATSEA and IFISA have identified a significant and unjustifiable risk: several States may be effectively prevented from increasing capacity at a time when demand is rising sharply, due to an inappropriate application of cost-efficiency targets. This approach threatens to undermine the overall performance, innovation, and resilience of the European Air Traffic Management (ATM) system—precisely when strengthening these elements is most critical.