ABSTRACT

In 1990 the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) Transport Ministers decided to harmonise and integrate the European air traffic system in order to maintain and enhance safety and efficiency and to increase capacity. Forecasts of traffic increase in Europe indicated that existing procedures and systems could not cope with these demands. EUROCONTROL was asked to manage the project called EATCHIP, the European Air Traffic Control Harmonisation and Integration Programme, a four-phase programme utilising various domains with allocated objectives, specific tasks and individual implementation programmes for States.