Editing Single European Sky (section)

=== SES-II (2009–2012) ===
[[File:Functional airspace block.svg|thumb|Map of [[functional airspace block]]s in the Single European Sky
{{legend|#ffff00ff|NEFAB}}
{{legend|#00ff00ff|FAB DK-SE}}
{{legend|#ff1b17ff|FAB UK-IRL}}
{{legend|#8800aaff|Baltic FAB}}
{{legend|#173fffff|FABEC}}
{{legend|#ff17ceff|FAB CE}}
{{legend|#ff6600ff|SW FAB}}
{{legend|#00d44bff|Danube FAB}}
{{legend|#43f3ffff|Blue Med}}]]
On 21 October 2009, a revision of the SES regulations called SES-II was adopted, which entered into force on 4 December 2009.<ref name="SES-II">{{Cite web |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2004/550/2009-12-04 |title=(Revised) Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the provision of air navigation services in the single European sky (the service provision Regulation) |work=Official Journal of the European Union |publisher=Eur-Lex |date=21 October 2009 |access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref>
Focus is here on four areas:{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
#The existing Single Sky legislation is sharpened to deal with performance and environmental challenges.
#The [[Single European Sky ATM Research]] (SESAR) programme is to provide the future technology.
#The competence of the [[European Aviation Safety Agency]] (EASA) is to be extended to [[aerodrome]]s, air traffic management and air navigation services.
#The 'action plan for airport capacity, efficiency and safety' is to be implemented thus providing ground capacity.

The SES-II aimed to merge 36 national airspaces into 9 [[Functional Airspace Block]] (FABs) in order to provide better performance,<ref name="KanterClark"/> ultimately 3 years later on 4 December 2012.<ref name="CAPA 2012"/>

The [[air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption]] caused an acceleration to merge member states' air traffic control systems into the Single European Sky, and the immediate creation of a crisis co-ordination group to handle future transport disruptions.<ref name="KanterClark">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/world/europe/05ash.html |title=European Union Agrees to Accelerate Joint Control of Skies |author=James Kanter & Nicola Clark |work=The New York Times |date=4 May 2010 |access-date=17 October 2020}}</ref> On 2 December 2010, France, Germany, Switzerland and the Benelux countries agreed to form the FABEC (Functional Airspace Block Europe Central), the third FAB to be created after the Dano-Swedish and Anglo-Irish block. The FABs were supposed to enter into effect by 2012, but delays were expected due to protests from ATC labour unions.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://flightlevel.be/4353/zes-landen-tekenen-verdrag-ter-oprichting-fabec/ |title=Zes landen tekenen verdrag ter oprichting FABEC |author=Yannick De Bel |work=Flightlevel.be |date=2 December 2010 |access-date=17 October 2020 |language=nl}}</ref> The FAB CE, consisting of Austria, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, was formed in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20101119_OTS0262/bures-trifft-slowenischen-verkehrsminister-patrick-vlacic-enge-zusammenarbeit-bei-umweltfreundlichen-verkehr-und-single-european-sky |title=Bures trifft slowenischen Verkehrsminister Patrick Vlacic - Enge Zusammenarbeit bei umweltfreundlichen Verkehr und Single European Sky |work=Originaltext-Service |publisher=Austrian government |date=19 November 2010 |access-date=17 October 2020 |language=de}}</ref> By 26 October 2012, only the Anglo-Irish and Dano-Swedish FABs had been fully implemented, while the other 7 FABs were still in various stages of development; the deadline for the full realisation of the Single European Sky on 4 December 2012 was missed.<ref name="CAPA 2012">{{Cite news |url=https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/europe-to-take-a-third-attempt-at-sorting-out-the-single-european-sky-86383 |title=Europe to take a third attempt at sorting out the Single European Sky |work=Centre for Aviation |publisher=CAPA |date=26 October 2012 |access-date=18 October 2020}}</ref>