Mixed 2008 for Irish Aviation Authority, 2009 expected to be worse

2008 was a mixed year for the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), the partly-government owned body which holds responsibility for the air traffic control services in Irish-controlled airspace and safety regulation of Irish civil aviation industry. Traffic performance declined “in all areas” in Dec-08, part of a sharply downward trend in traffic recorded by the Irish Air Navigation Services Provider (ANSP). [840 words]

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This report contains the following subheadings:

• Controllers and radar problems in early 2008
• Steps towards Europe's SES future
• Proposed European Functional Airspace Blocks
• Into 2009: traffic and revenue to continue to fall

This report contains the following charts and tables:

• Irish Aviation Authority overflights: 2007 and 2008
• Irish Aviation Authority HF communications: 2007 and 2008
• Irish Aviation Authority North Atlantic operations: 2007 and 2008
• Irish airport terminal movements: 2008