| Author (Person) | Diab, Khaled |
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| Series Title | European Voice |
| Series Details | Vol.8, No.27, 11.7.02, p2 |
| Publication Date | 11/07/2002 |
| Content Type | News |
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Date: 11/07/02 By THE European Parliament's transport committee has backed 'single sky' proposals to create a unified European air-traffic control system, despite protests from unions that the initiative compromises safety for profit. Dutch Liberal MEP Marieke Sanders-Ten Holte, the issue's rapporteur, said yesterday's vote was 'an important step forward'. She added: 'I remain confident that the project will deliver dividends in terms of efficiency, but even more importantly, in terms of safety improvements.' Single sky aims to merge existing national and regional airspace blocks into larger areas supervised by fewer control centres. The Parliament will vote on the Sanders-Ten Holte report at its plenary session in Strasbourg in September. The European Parliament's transport committee has backed 'single sky' proposals to create a unified European air-traffic control system, despite protests from unions that the initiative compromises safety for profit. |
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