Single Sky Agreement to Facilitate EU Travel Reached

Last week six European countries reached a major agreement for joint management and consolidation of airspace.
Single Sky Agreement to Facilitate EU Travel Reached
AIRSPACE AGREEMENT: (L-R) EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmstrom, EU Commissioner for Transport Siim Kallas, Belgian State Secretary for Transports Etienne Schouppe, and Belgian Minister for Home Affairs Annemie Turtelboom give a joint press conference on Dec. 2 at the end of the Transport Council and the Justice and Home Affairs Council at the EU headquarters in Brussels. Six European countries signed a major deal to jointly manage their airspace in a crucial new step towards creating a single European sky. Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty Images
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AIRSPACE AGREEMENT: (L-R) EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmstrom, EU Commissioner for Transport Siim Kallas, Belgian State Secretary for Transports Etienne Schouppe, and Belgian Minister for Home Affairs Annemie Turtelboom give a joint press conference on Dec. 2 at the end of the Transport Council and the Justice and Home Affairs Council at the EU headquarters in Brussels. Six European countries signed a major deal to jointly manage their airspace in a crucial new step towards creating a single European sky. (Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty Images)
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