Press Release: Single European Sky accelerates following announcement of key implementation measures

Key measures to implement the Single European Sky (SES) were announced on 4 March 2011 at a high-level conference in Budapest organised by the Hungarian Presidency and the European Commission.

The SES initiative will increase the capacity of our skies by organising airspace and air navigation at a European rather than local level – cutting costs for passengers and companies while reducing aviation's impact on the environment. It will result in estimated annual savings of 500,000 tons of CO2, 150,000 tons of fuel and €200 million in fuel burn and flight time.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Transport: Single European Sky http://ec.europa.eu/transport/air/single_european_sky/single_european_sky_en.htm

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