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Eastern, Central European ANSPs Align for Stronger Voice
Air navigation service providers from 10 European countries signed the Gate One agreement in Sofia, Bulgaria, this month. (Photo: HungaroControl)
Air navigation service providers from 10 European countries signed the Gate One agreement in Sofia, Bulgaria, this month. (Photo: HungaroControl)

Air navigation service providers (ANSPs) from 10 Eastern and Central European countries signed a cooperation agreement earlier this month to create a regional entity with a stronger voice in Europe’s air traffic management decision-making process. The association covers airspace managed by three smaller groupings of adjoining countries known as functional airspace blocks (FABs), in this case the Baltic, Danube and Central Europe FABs.