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AMSTERDAM, March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Winners announced at Gala VIP Dinner on First Day of ATC Global 2013 Winners of the ATC Global 2013 Excellence Awards were announced last night, in recognition of exceptional progress in delivering improved air traffic management performance worldwide. The successful finalists were announced at an evening VIP Gala dinner on the first night of ATC Global 2013. Taking place in Amsterdam this week ATC Global 2013 returns...

LONDON, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The 23rd ATC Global Exhibition and Conference is finalising details ahead of it the annual industry gathering that takes place next week at the RAI Amsterdam from 12-14 March 2013. Organisers of the event today announced additional sessions to the already extensive free-to-attend Workshop and Seminar programme that will run across the three days. The Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) and ACARE Workshop, taking place...

LONDON, January 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Annual industry event names finalists in the running to win prestigious award and confirms Yves Rossy (Jetman) as after dinner speaker Organisers of ATC Global 2013 today unveiled the finalists for its inaugural Excellence Awards, held in association with Air Traffic Management magazine. The prestigious award ceremony will take place at the Amsterdam RAI on the evening of Tuesday, 12th March 2013. This will...

By ARI SYRQUIN Last Thursday a hearing on "General and Business Aviation in the European Community" took place in the European Parliament. More than 60 participants representing general- and business-aviation operators and aircraft manufacturers, airports, the European Parliament, the European Commission, EC member states, Eurocontrol, the European Aviation Safety Agency and SESAR Joint Undertaking participated in the event. Until recently, addressing the specificities of general...

By Stephen McGinty ZOOM, the Scottish-owned budget airline, last night faced demands for payment of "millions" of pounds in late bills, causing planes to be grounded and chaos for passengers. Flights from Glasgow to Canada were halted on the instruction of the Civil Aviation Authority concerning the non-payment of charges to the European air traffic control company Eurocontrol and the UK's air traffic controller, Nats. Hundreds of angry passengers were still waiting at Glasgow Airport...