EANPG The Vital Statistics First met: 14-21 November 1972 Number - - PDF document

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Phil Roberts

Chairman EANPG

EANPG Chairman Presentation

Paris / 7 July 2016

EANPG – The Vital Statistics

• First met: 14-21 November 1972
• Number of meetings of the Plenary: 57
• Number of States in EUR Region: 55
• Number of meetings of COG: 65
• Number of Decisions and Conclusions: ≈ 2000
• Number of Chairmen:6

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Changing Political Backdrop

• Post- World

War II era

• New political

groupings

• Conflicts &

terrorism

• Followed by

Cold War

• New aviation

structures

• Balkan

instability

Socio‐Economic Backdrop

• Economic &

trade groupings

• Changing business models
• Financial

instability

• Increases in demand &

delay

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Technological Change

• Long range

turbo-prop to jet

• Supersonic

to Space Planes

• Morse code to

CPDLC

• Primary radar to ADS-B
• ADF to Performance Based

Navigation

Achievements

• Civil / military co-
• peration
• Volcanic Ash

planning & detection

• Focus on

Performance

• World Radio

Conference preparation

• Reduced vertical

separation minima

• Regional Planning

& Co-ordination

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Summary

• Long established and mature arrangements.
• Significant achievements during its life.
• Excellent co-operation and co-ordination – in particular with NAT SPG.
• Describe EANPG as the 4 Es:

– Enduring – Effective – Efficient – Evolving

• I am very proud to be the Chairman of the EANPG Family during the 70th

Anniversary Year of the Regional Office!