The US/Europe comparison is a long standing cooperation culminating in the joint publications of the Air Traffic Organization System Operations Services of the FAA and EUROCONTROL. The scope addresses regional comparisons with a view to the economic and operational performance of both air navigation systems.
The cooperation started back in 2003. As of 2013, the cooperation is framed by Appendix 2 to Annex 1 of the Memorandum of Cooperation NATI-9406A signed between the United States of America and the European Union on 13 December 2017. The work is coordinated under the umbrella of the MOC by a joint Performance Analysis Review Committee (PARC). The series of reports builds on the body of work developed since 2009 between the FAA and EUROCONTROL.
The overall objective is to make a factual high-level comparison of Air Traffic Management performance between the U.S. and Europe with a view to its economic and operational performance. The work is based on a set of comparable performance indicators, developed jointly and reviewed year after year, creating a sound basis for factual comparisons between countries and world regions. The specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are based on best practices from both the Air Traffic Organization System Operations Services and the Performance Scheme of the Single European Sky initiative and EUROCONTROL’s Performance Review System.
2024
U.S.-Europe comparison of Air Traffic Management related operational and economic performance
Published: 25 January 2024
This report is the eighth in a series of comparisons between the U.S. and Europe.
The report looks at the operational and economic ATM performance in both systems since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020. Where appropriate, it also follows up on longer term trends and differences in ATM performance between the U.S. and Europe, identified in previous reports.
2021
Special report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. and European ANS systems
Published: 08 December 2021
The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 had a devastating impact on the global aviation affecting the entire value chain from aircraft manufacturers to the ANS providers.
This special report is the seventh in a series of joint comparisons between the U.S. and Europe. It aims at understanding the operational and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic unfolding in early 2020 on the ATM systems in the U.S. and in Europe.
U.S./Europe comparison of air navigation services (ANS) cost-efficiency trends between 2006-2016
Published: 08 April 2019
This report is a factual high-level comparison of Air Navigation Services (ANS) provision costs in Europe and the United States of America (US), based on comparable data and a well-established economic performance framework.It is an update of the comparison of ANS cost-efficiency trends published in 2013 and 2016. It focuses on the period from 2006 to 2016.
2019
Comparison of Air Traffic Management related operational performance U.S./Europe: 2017
Published: 08 April 2019
This report is the 6th in a series of joint ATM operational performance comparisons between the U.S.and Europe. It represents the 3rd edition under the Memorandum of Cooperation between the United States and the European Union.Building on established operational Key Performance Indicators, the goal of the joint study conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and EUROCONTROL is to understand differences between the two ATM systems in order to further optimize ATM performance and to identify best practices for the benefit of the overall air transport system.
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U.S./Europe comparison of air navigation services (ANS) cost-efficiency trends between 2006-2016
Published: 08 April 2019
This report is a factual high-level comparison of Air Navigation Services (ANS) provision costs in Europe and the United States of America (US), based on comparable data and a well-established economic performance framework.It is an update of the comparison of ANS cost-efficiency trends published in 2013 and 2016. It focuses on the period from 2006 to 2016.
2016
U.S./Europe comparison of air navigation services (ANS) cost-efficiency trends between 2006-2014
Published: 01 November 2016
This report is a factual high-level comparison of Air Navigation Services (ANS) provision costs in Europe and the United States of America (US), based on comparable data and a well-established economic performance framework.The report is an update of the comparison of ANS cost-efficiency trends published in 2013 and focuses on the period from 2006 to 2014.
U.S./Europe Comparison of ATM-related Operational Performance: 2015
Published: 01 August 2016
This report is the 5th in a series of joint ATM operational performance comparisons between the US and Europe. It represents the 2nd edition under the Memorandum of Cooperation between the United States and the European UnionBuilding on established operational Key Performance Indicators, the goal of the joint study conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and EUROCONTROL is to understand differences between the two ATM systems in order to further optimize ATM performance and to identify best practices for the benefit of the overall air transport system.
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2014
U.S./Europe Comparison of ATM-related Operational Performance: 2013
Published: 30 June 2014
This report is the 4th in a series of joint ATM operational performance comparisons between the US and Europe. It represents the 1st edition under the Memorandum of Cooperation between the United States and the European Union.Building on established operational Key Performance Indicators, the goal of the joint study conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and EUROCONTROL is to understand differences between the two ATM systems in order to further optimize ATM performance and to identify best practices for the benefit of the overall air transport system.
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2013
U.S./Europe comparison of air navigation services (ANS) cost-efficiency trends between 2002-2011
Published: 30 November 2013
This report of the Performance Review Commission compares trends in Air Navigation Services (ANS) provision costs in Europe and the United States of America (US) between 2002 and 2011.The analysis focuses on the costs of air traffic management communications, navigation and surveillance provision and not the revenue or funding of these services.
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U.S./Europe Comparison of ATM-related Operational Performance: 2012
Published: 28 November 2013
This report is the 3rd in a series of joint ATM operational performance comparisons between the US and Europe.Building on established operational Key Performance Indicators, the goal of the joint study conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and EUROCONTROL is to understand differences between the two ATM systems in order to further optimize ATM performance and to identify best practices for the benefit of the overall air transport system.
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2012
U.S./Europe Comparison of ATM-related Operational Performance: 2010
Published: 16 April 2012
This report is the 2nd in a series of joint ATM operational performance comparisons between the US and Europe. The report updates the first report, which was published in 2009, based on year 2008 data.The study makes a factual high-level comparison of operational performance between the US and European air navigation systems. The initial focus was to develop a set of comparable performance measures in order to create a sound basis for the factual high-level comparisons between countries and world regions. The specific key performance indicators (KPIs) are based on best practices from both the Air Traffic Organization System Operations Services and the Performance Review Commission.
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2009
U.S./Europe Comparison of ATM-related Operational Performance: 2008
Published: 19 November 2009
In 2003, the EUROCONTROL Performance Review Commission (PRC) in collaboration with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) carried out a comparison of economic performance (productivity and cost-effectiveness) in selected US and European en-route centres.Building on this previous work, this report, commissioned by the Performance Review Commission examines several key performance indicators derived from comparable operations databases for both EUROCONTROL and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This research effort developed a comparable population of operations data and harmonized assessment techniques for developing reference conditions for assessing performance. In the end, measures that address efficiency, punctuality and predictability are presented that can compare high level performance between the two systems by phase of flight.
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2003
A comparison of performance in selected US and European en-route centres
Published: 01 May 2003
This report, commissioned by the Performance Review Commission provides a comparison of selected US and European en-route centres (2001). It has found that the US centres are significantly more cost-effective. While the results from the different centres (Barcelona, Karlsruhe, London, Maastricht, Reims and Roma in Europe, Albuquerque, Cleveland and Indianapolis in the US) are diverse, the operating costs per flight-hour controlled in the selected European centres were, on average, more than 60% higher than those in the selected US centres.Learn more…