EU to overhaul air traffic system after ash chaos - by Slobodan Lekic
The European Union (EU) will this week start overhauling its air traffic control system after the crisis caused by volcanic ash, which turned much of Europe into a no-fly zone for days.
“The worst is over, but a huge amount of work must be done to deal with crisis management,” EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas said.
Germany has invited aviation experts, EU officials and industry representatives to Berlin tomorrow to discuss setting air travel standards, and Spain — which holds the EU’s rotating presidency — said EU transport ministers would meet next Tuesday for talks on a unified European airspace.
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