Total controlled airspace of the prospective Baltic FAB is 410 126 sq km, incl.:
- Warsaw Flight Information Region (FIR) 334 000 sq km
- Vilnius Flight Information Region (FIR) 76 126 sq km
The main objective of the establishment of FABs in Europe is to achieve the maximum capacity and efficiency of the air traffic management network, shortening of flight routes, which translates directly into achieving the reduction in aviation fuel consumption and the reduction of CO2 emissions while maintaining the high level safety-level, as well as the improvement of cost-efficiency ratio of air navigation services providers.
NEWS
Second meeting of the Strategic Committee of the Baltic Functional Airspace Block (Baltic FAB).
On 8-9 of December 2010, Polish Secretary of State at the Ministry of Infrastructure, head of Polish delegation, Tadeusz Jarmuziewicz attended the second meeting of the Strategic Committee of the Baltic Functional Airspace Block (Baltic FAB) in Vilnius.
In the meeting also participated: Director of Aviation Department in the Ministry of Infrastructure - Krzysztof Kapis, President of the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency – Krzysztof Banaszek, Vice President of Civil Aviation Office (CAO) – Zbigniew Maczka, Director of Aviation Department in CAO - Andrzej Gieroczynski, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.