EUROCONTROL: Network Performance Plan 2025 - 2029

 

This document contains the Network Performance Plan (NPP) for Reference Period 4 (RP4) 2025-2029, and has been approved through the Commission Decision (EU) 2025/1780 of 9 September 2025.

The Network Performance Plan (NPP) is, together with the Network Strategy Plan and the Network Operations Plan, a cornerstone instrument under the SES policy to ensure a functional European aviation network.

EASA published new Revision of Easy Access Rules for Continuing Airworthiness

 The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a newRevision of the Easy Access Rules for Continuing Airworthiness (EAR for CAW).

Revision from September 2025 of the EAR for CAW includes Corrigendum II to ED Decision 2023/019/R, as regards the review of Part-66 and the introduction of new training methods and new teaching technologies.

CANSO: Summer 2025 – more traffic, fewer delays

 

Brussels, Belgium, 8 September 2025 – Thanks to the efforts of the European Air Navigation Services Providers (ANSPs) and close coordination with all stakeholders, the European aviation network showed considerable improvement in reducing delays this summer.

Another Europe Travel Nightmare as KLM Strike Causes Widespread Cancellations of 100+ Flights, Affecting Thousands of Travelers from US, France, Denmark, Canada, Greece, UK, Croatia, Italy and Other

 

Another Europe travel nightmare is unfolding as KLM ground staff strike causes widespread cancellations of over 100 flights, severely affecting thousands of travelers across major international routes. The two-hour skip on the job on the 10th of September at Amsterdam Schiphol held during the ongoing talk at the scheduled wage increase and concerning the conditions of work has led to serious disruptions especially to the passengers of United States, France, Denmark, Canada, Greece, United Kingdom, Croatia, and Italy along with many others.

EUROCONTROL and EASA reinforce environmental transparency with AVENIR Working Group Reports handover

 

EUROCONTROL has formally handed over the final reports of the AVENIR (Aviation Environmental Reporting) Working Group to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The handover was carried out by Tânia Cardoso Simões, EUROCONTROL's Director of Aviation Transformation, and received by Maria Nieves Rueda Garcia, EASA’s Director for Safety Management, Sustainability and Global Outreach.

EASA launches new film addressing passengers for an even safer, greener future for air travel

 Today, EASA proudly launches its new corporate film

, putting the spotlight on the people at the heart of European aviation—passengers.

GCAA Launches F.O.C.U.S. A Unified Gateway for All Air Operator

 

The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has officially launched the Flight Operations Centralized Unified System (F.O.C.U.S.), a digital platform designed to simplify and streamline how foreign and national air operators interact with aviation stakeholders across the UAE.

UK Aviation Growth Continues with Record Passenger Numbers

 

At a glance:

• Regulator’s latest aviation trends report shows a thriving aviation sector, growing to match pre-pandemic passenger levels.
• Between April and June 2025, a record 81m passengers passed through UK airports.
• Report also shows strong punctuality performance, with 75% of flights operating on-time, 8 percentage points up on 2024.

TSA launches One Stop Security pilot simplifying U.S. international travel

 

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration announced the implementation of the One Stop Security Congressionally authorized pilot, which will drastically simplify international travel for passengers flying to the United States.

Patents, Propulsion, and the Push Toward Hydrogen-Electric Aviation

 

Patents, Propulsion, and the Push Toward Hydrogen-Electric Aviation

A full throttle summer of innovation at ZeroAvia. This month, we're pulling back the curtain on the critical work underway testing our electric motor technology on our own test rigs, pushing us closer to our goal of certification for our 600kW electric propulsion system (EPS).

ICAO Secretary General builds consensus on safety and innovatio

 

ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar embarked on a series of high-level discussions with government officials and aviation industry stakeholders in a recent mission to Washington, DC.

ICAO regional meeting sees States achieve consensus on key priorities for air transport

 

Aviation leaders from North America, Central America and the Caribbean (NACC) have endorsed ICAO’s comprehensive strategy to triple air travel capacity while eliminating fatalities and accelerating decarbonization.

oneworld Alliance renews PRISM partnership with Sabre

 

SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS – Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, announced the renewal of a long term partnership with oneworld, one of the world’s largest global airline alliances, through PRISM, Sabre’s cloud-based corporate travel data and analytics platform

U.S. Transportation Secretary & Acting NASA Administrator Sean P. Duffy Joins President Trump Executive Order Signing to Boost U.S. Space Competitiveness

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary and Acting NASA Administrator Sean P. Duffy joined President Donald J. Trump at the White House for the historic signing of the Executive Order “Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry.”

EUROCONTROL Flash Briefing: European aviation network in Week 32 (4–10 August 2025)

 

Our latest Week 32 Summer Flash Briefing looks back on a week when new weekend traffic records were set, with very high traffic in Central & South-East Europe, and much improved arrival punctuali-ty: up to 75% (+6.8 percentage points (pp) vs Week 31, and +4.8 pp vs 2024) in a week with no major network weather events.

USDOT Modernizes Aviation Consumer Complaint System

 

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently launched a new, modernized web-based system for submitting and handling air travel service complaints as part of the Aviation Complaint, Enforcement, and Reporting System (ACERS). USDOT previously relied on an outdated consumer complaint application system developed in the 1990s to do this work.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces First New Hampshire School to Join Air Traffic Controller Program

 

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy  announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has signed an agreement with Nashua Community College to become the next school for the Enhanced Air Traffic–Collegiate Training Initiative (E-CTI). This is the 5th new CTI program to be announced this year as part of Secretary Duffy’s mission to recruit the next generation of air traffic controllers. 

Air traffic in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) grew 3.4% in June

 

In June 2025, air traffic in Latin America and the Caribbean reached 38.3 million passengers, marking a 3.4% year-over-year increase, equivalent to 1.3 million additional travelers. This represents an acceleration of 0.8 percentage points compared to the growth recorded in May. The region’s overall performance was largely driven by LAC-based airlines, which, according to IATA’s latest report, posted the highest traffic growth globally in June (+7.9%)[1].

The Avinor Group: Test Arena Operations Kick Off in Norway with First Flight of All-Electric ALIA Aircraft

 

Bristow Norway AS, a subsidiary of Bristow Group Inc., today flew BETA Technologies’ all-electric ALIA CX300 aircraft at Stavanger Airport, marking the first operations of Norway’s Test Arena for Zero & Low Emission Aviation.

Air traffic in the European network in summer 2025

 

With close to 37,000 flights expected on peak days, traffic in Europe is back to pre-pandemic levels. Yet this volume of traffic is being handled through only 80% of the airspace that was available before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Traffic remains very unevenly distributed, with air navigation service providers (ANSPs) in the South-West, South-East and Central Europe facing 30-40% more flights than in 2019.