Alexander Skoniezki is an experienced Air Traffic Controller, senior ATM manager and university lecturer working for more than 40 years in Aviation and Air Traffic Management at DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung, at Eurocontrol and international universities.

The system of Air Traffic Control (ATC) in Europe as an important part of the air transport industry will be presented by Alexander Skoniezki with a detailed explanation of:

• Facts and figures of air traffic in Europe

• The legal and organisational framework of air traffic management

• The objectives of ATC and how air traffic is managed safely

• The airspace structure

• The job of air traffic controllers at different control units

• The operational and technical environment

• Financing of air traffic management

• Outlook – future trends

Photos: Courtesy Alexander Skoniezki