ATC
Controller Strikes Slow Progress of 'Network Manager'
Job actions accounted for 13.6 percent of total en route delays in 2013.
Headquartered in Brussels, Eurocontrol serves as 'network manager' of the European ATC system. (Photo: Eurocontrol)
Headquartered in Brussels, Eurocontrol serves as 'network manager' of the European ATC system. (Photo: Eurocontrol)

In its relatively new role as Europe’s ATC “network manager,” Eurocontrol achieved its time target for en route flight delays in 2013. But more so than in the previous year, air traffic controller job actions prevented better performance, the agency said.