Seven years after its last initiative in this area, the European Commission presented, on Tuesday 22 September, an “upgrade” of its proposal to reform the Single European Sky. In other words, a revision of the ‘SES2+’ initiative, on which negotiations have been dragging on since 2013 (see EUROPE B11448A17).
The institution’s objectives have broadly remained the same: to establish a safe and, above all, cost-effective air network, while avoiding unnecessary delays and emissions....