Passing of the baton: FABEC Presidency passes to Luxembourg, LVNL takes over Chairmanship of FABEC CEO Board

In the annual rotating schemes, two handovers went into effect on 1 January: Following the French tenure, Luxembourg has taken over the FABEC States Presidency. The Chairmanship of the FABEC ANSPs has passed from skeyes to LVNL.

At the state level, the Luxembourg work programme for 2025 foresees the coordination of the implementation of RP4 and to verify, analyse and, if necessary, adapt the representation of FABEC in the framework of SES2+ and the ATM Master Plan frameworks. Strategically, it emphasises the strengthening of the relationship between airspace users and the services provided by the ANSPs, the continuous monitoring of performance at FABEC level and the promotion of coordination between member states, ANSPs and stakeholders.

On the ANSP side, the focus for 2025 is “Facilitating Collaboration to Optimise Performance and Efficiency across FABEC”. Introducing the agenda, Michiel van Dorst (CEO LVNL) outlined the objectives for the year as follows:

“In 2025, we will be driving innovation, operational improvements and fostering stronger collaboration. Greater partnerships between member states and ANSPs, alongside with engaging stakeholders, will be the key enabler for reaching these goals. Last, but certainly not least, the geopolitical situation requires us to strengthen our collaboration with the military airspace users.”

Reflecting on the past year, Johan Decuyper (CEO skeyes) summarised: “2024 was a year of transition. We made the FABEC ANSP organisation fit for its new strategy and ambition, defining new organisational structures, revised guidelines for budgeting and high-level working principles.”

As a result, an in-depth analysis of this reorganisation will take place which, therefore, is the sixth objective of the FABEC focus for this year.