1. 1 5th Vienna Economic Forum Christoph A. Baubin, CEO Austro Control 11. November 2008

2. 2 Business Environment  Cooperations and alliances between ANSPs will grow  Benchmarking and competition for markets/functions will increase  Non-core functions come under market conditions („unbundling“ of services/managed services/centres of competence etc.)  Social dialogue will become international and more and more important

3. 3 Institutional framework  Separation between service provision and regulatory/supervisory functions become stricter  Safety and economy regulation will be concentrated on EU- level (Commission, EASA etc.)  Environment will become an equal important issue as cost- efficiency and punctuality  Eurocontrol will be reorganized as mandated/supporting/ expert’s organisation for EU Commission and service provider for ANSPs (CFMO, CRCO, EAD)  New airspace structure according to optimized needs of aviation will be established (FABs) – bottom up or top down

4. 4 ACC Fragmentation Europe

5. 5 FABs in Europe FAB CE F CH D BNX NUAC GB/IRL ES/P

6. 6 SESAR  Ambitions targets – capacity x 3 and costs : 2 – require radical innovations  Automatic data link via satellite between cockpit/control centres/services at airports and airlines will establish a tight CDM-network  Function of ATCO (and pilots) will change to system monitoring  Harmonized and integrated systems will be used within and between FABs  Prerequisites to be realised: focussed commitment on stakeholder level (political, administratory management, staff) Selection and training of competent people on basis of successful social dialog Investment in aircraft and on the ground

7. 7 and …. ALL THIS WILL TAKE  Engagement of all stakeholders  lots of money  focussed efforts  and TIME!