COMPLEX US-DUTCH ATC COOPERATION DEAL COULD DELIVER REAL SAFETY BENEFITS TO CARIBBEAN AIRSPACE
April 12th, 2014
A NEW agreement between the United States and the Netherlands that came into force in February will facilitate cooperation in civil aviation safety between US- and Dutch-controlled air space in the Caribbean. With this umbrella agreement in place, the USA’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Netherlands aviation authorities, Dutch and American air navigation service providers are now looking at how they can coordinate air traffic controls within American and Dutch jurisdictions. They plan to share expertise and possibly equipment. The US directly controls ...
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