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2026

Review of the most penalising Area Control Centers in 2025
12 June 2026 · PRC ACCs

Review of the most penalising Area Control Centers in 2025 Download

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ATM Cost-Effectiveness (ACE) Benchmarking Report (May 2026 Edition)
8 June 2026 · ACE Edition 2026

ATM Cost-Effectiveness (ACE) Benchmarking Report (May 2026 edition) Download

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Performance Review Report (PRR) 2025
30 March 2026 · PRR

Performance Review Report (PRR) 2025 Download Notice The PRC has made every effort to ensure that the information and analysis contained in this document are as accurate and complete as possible.

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PRC Airport Operations Centres (APOC) Factsheets
19 March 2026 · PRC Performance Study

PRC Airport Operations Centres (APOC) Factsheets Download

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PRC Observer #5 – Open Data: The Foundation of Credibility
16 February 2026 · PRC Observer, data, performance, aviation

PRC Observer #5 Open Data: The Foundation of Credibility Download

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2025

PRC Observer #4 – En route Capacity in Europe – how good was your summer?
9 October 2025 · PRC Observer, capacity, performance, aviation

PRC Observer #4 En route Capacity in Europe – how good was your summer?

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ATM Cost-Effectiveness (ACE) Benchmarking Report (May 2025 Edition)
12 June 2025 · ACE Edition 2025

ATM Cost-Effectiveness (ACE) Benchmarking Report (May 2025 edition) Download

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PRC Observer #3 - En route Capacity in Europe – an insufficient level of service
5 June 2025 · PRC Observer, capacity, performance, aviation

PRC Observer #3 En route Capacity in Europe – an insufficient level of service Download

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PRC - PRB Study on the Benefits of Free Route Airspace implementation in Europe
19 May 2025 · Joint report of the Performance Review Body (PRB) and the Performance Review Commission (PRC)

Benefits of Free Route Airspace implementation in Europe Download

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PRC Airport Operations Centres (APOC) Performance Study
4 April 2025 · PRC Performance Study

PRC Airport Operations Centres (APOC) Performance Study Download

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Performance Review Report (PRR) 2024
18 March 2025 · PRR

Performance Review Report (PRR) 2024 Download Notice The PRC has made every effort to ensure that the information and analysis contained in this document are as accurate and complete as possible.

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Leiden University Policy Brief on PRC transformation workshop #3
12 March 2025 · PRC Transformation Support Strategy

To meet the challenges of the future, the successful and targeted deployment of agreed transformation steps is required.

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2024

PRC Observer #2 - European air traffic capacity performance - Summer 2024
11 October 2024 · PRC Observer, capacity, performance, aviation

PRC Observer #2 European air traffic capacity performance - Summer 2024 Download

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Call for candidates for the Performance Review Commission (PRC)
18 September 2024 · PRC News

Call for candidates for the independent Performance Review Commission Learn more Notice The PRC has made every effort to ensure that the information and analysis contained in this document are as …

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PRC Observer #1 - How can we make aviation green?
12 July 2024 · PRC Observer, performance, environment, aviation, emissions

PRC Observer #1 How can we make aviation green? Download

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Performance Review Commission - Who we are and what we do
21 June 2024 · PRC Video, Performance Review Commission

Notice The PRC has made every effort to ensure that the information and analysis contained in this document are as accurate and complete as possible.

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Performance Insight #10 - ATM Cost-Effectiveness - A review of ANSPs regulatory, institutional and corporate arrangements
20 June 2024 · Performance, cost-effectiveness, governance, institutional arrangements

Performance Insight #10 ATM Cost-Effectiveness - A review of ANSPs regulatory, institutional and corporate arrangements Download

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ATM Cost-Effectiveness (ACE) Benchmarking Report (May 2024 Edition)
14 June 2024 · ACE Edition 2023

ATM Cost-Effectiveness (ACE) Benchmarking Report (May 2024 edition) Download

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Performance Insight #9 - Gate-to-gate CO₂ emissions in Europe - a holistic approach
13 June 2024 · Performance, environment, CO2 emissions, flight efficiency

Performance Insight #9 Gate-to-gate CO₂ emissions in Europe - a holistic approach Download

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Performance Review Report (PRR) 2023
10 June 2024 · PRR

Performance Review Report (PRR) 2023 Download Notice The PRC has made every effort to ensure that the information and analysis contained in this document are as accurate and complete as possible.

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Performance Review Report (PRR) 2023 for consultation
18 March 2024 · PRR

Performance Review Report (PRR) 2023 Download Notice The PRC has made every effort to ensure that the information and analysis contained in this document are as accurate and complete as possible.

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Performance Insight #8 - ATM performance benefit pools for improved civil-military cooperation and coordination
15 February 2024 · Performance, Civil military coordination, flight efficiency, capacity

Performance Insight #8 ATM performance benefit pools for improved civil-military cooperation and coordination Download

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The performance of dynamic airspace management
14 February 2024 · Report commissioned by the PRC

The performance of dynamic airspace management (report commissioned by the PRC) Download

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Florence School of Regulation Policy Brief on PRC transformation workshop #2
9 February 2024 · PRC Transformation Support Strategy

To meet the challenges of the future, the successful and targeted deployment of agreed transformation steps is required.

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2023

ATM Cost-Effectiveness (ACE) Benchmarking Report (May 2023 Edition)
15 June 2023 · ACE Edition 2023

ATM Cost-Effectiveness (ACE) Benchmarking Report (May 2023 edition) Download

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Performance Review Report (PRR) 2022
15 June 2023 · PRR

Performance Review Report (PRR) 2022 Download Notice The PRC has made every effort to ensure that the information and analysis contained in this document are as accurate and complete as possible.

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Florence School of Regulation Policy Brief on PRC transformation workshop
16 May 2023 · PRC Transformation Support Strategy

To meet the challenges of the future, the successful and targeted deployment of agreed transformation steps is required.

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Technical Note - PRC trial with ANSPs to improve transparency in ATFCM operations
18 January 2023 · ATFM delay codes, Transparency, Operations, Capacity

For several years, the PRC has highlighted that the existing ATFCM process could be improved to provide greater transparency to stakeholders, in particular in the way in which ATFM delays are …

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Performance Insight #7 - Reorganising ATS with Virtual Centres
17 January 2023 · Performance, Transformation, Operations, Economics

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2022

PRC Transformation Support Strategy
15 December 2022 · Transformation, Operations

Motivation To meet the challenges of the future, the successful and targeted deployment of agreed transformation steps is required.

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Performance Insight #6 - 20 years of performance oriented approach for ATM in Europe – A success story?
1 December 2022 · Performance, Operations, Economics

Performance Insight #6 20 years of performance oriented approach for ATM in Europe – A success story?

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Consultation on new Taxi and ASMA methodology
16 November 2022 · Operations, Airport

Rationale and background The additional taxi-out time and the additional Arrival Sequencing and Metering Area (ASMA) time are used in several performance schemes as proxies for operational …

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Performance Insight #5 - Open performance data - an enabler to future performance enhancements?
14 October 2022 · Data

Performance Insight #5 Open performance data - an enabler to future performance enhancements?

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ATM Cost-Effectiveness (ACE) Benchmarking Report 2020
13 June 2022 · ACE 2020

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Performance Review Report (PRR) 2021
8 June 2022 · PRR

Performance Review Report (PRR) 2021 Download Notice The PRC has made every effort to ensure that the information and analysis contained in this document are as accurate and complete as possible.

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Performance Insight #4 - The impact of COVID-19 on en-route unit rates and charges billed to airspace users
12 May 2022 · Economics

Performance Insight #4 Impact of COVID-19 on en-route unit rates and charges billed to airspace users Download

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2021

Performance Insight #3 - The role of Air Navigation Services (ANS) in a decarbonising world
18 October 2021 · Environment

Sustainability is an important political, economic and societal issue and the entire aviation industry has a responsibility to minimise its impact on the environment and climate change.

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Performance Review Report (PRR) 2020
23 June 2021 · PRR

PRR 2020 - final report The independent Performance Review Commission (PRC) of EUROCONTROL has published its Performance Review Report (PRR) for 2020, considering the impact of the COVID-19 …

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ATM Cost-Effectiveness (ACE) Benchmarking Report 2019
21 June 2021 · ACE 2019

ACE 2019 - final report The EUROCONTROL Performance Review Commission (PRC) has published its nineteenth ATM Cost-Effectiveness (ACE) Benchmarking Report.

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Technical Notes - Vertical flight efficiency
29 April 2021 · Efficiency

News: Technical note on vertical flight efficiency This Technical Note is an update of a Technical Note published in 2008.

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Addressing airport capacity imbalance
25 March 2021 · PRC Webinar

PRR 2020 - final report As travel demand picks up, airport capacity needs to be factored in as part of the post-COVID recovery phase.

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Performance Insight 2 - Preliminary impacts of COVID-19 on the ANS industry
23 March 2021 · Economics

Preliminary impacts of COVID-19 on the ANS industry In its second Performance Insight edition, the independent Performance Review Commission (PRC) has prepared a preliminary analysis looking at …

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PRC News - ANS funding in a post COVID-19 world
19 February 2021 · Economics

PRC News: ANS funding in a post COVID world The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 continues to have a devastating financial impact in Q1 of 2021 on all key actors of the European aviation, in …

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Technical Notes - Composite Risk Index (CRI)
22 January 2021 · Safety

News: Updated CRI methodology now available In 2019, the PRC published its concept of the Composite Risk Index (CRI) as an innovative option to measure the safety performance of the European ATM …

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2020

PRC Position Paper on the future challenges to Safety
18 December 2020 · Safety

PRC Position Paper on the Future Challenges to Safety In early 2020, safety experts were asked for their views on emerging safety challenges from the evolving ATM system.

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Study - Airport Capacity Imbalance
28 October 2020 · Airport capacity

News: [Airport Capacity Imbalance Study][aptcib] This study intends to evaluate the potential capacity and performance imbalance between these operating conditions, through the identification of …

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Performance Insight #1/2020 - Future Challenges to Safety
15 October 2020 · Safety

Welcome to the first edition of the Performance Review Commission (PRC) Performance Insight in which we will inform you about relevant ANS performance related topics!

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PRC workshop - En-route capacity
13 October 2020 · Capacity

Rationale and background The EUROCONTROL Performance Review Commission (PRC) closely monitors the crisis in the industry caused by COVID19 on the Aviation Intelligence Portal and fully understands …

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PRC workshop - Future Challenges to Safety
29 June 2020 · Safety

Rationale and background The primary goal of the ATM system is to control safety risks, although in practice developments are often dominated by changes made to improve capacity, efficiency and cost …

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