EUROCONTROL Data Snapshots
2024
Centre of gravity of European aviation - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #43
Published: 27 March 2024
The 43. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot delves into the shifting of the centre of gravity of European aviation towards south and east.Learn more…
Growth of new generation of narrow bodies - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #42
Published: 08 March 2024
The 42. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot delves into the growth of the new generation of narrow bodies, in particular the A320neo and B737MAX families.Learn more…
2023
Comparing airline flight and seat recovery - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #41
Published: 21 December 2023
The 41. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot shows that the recovery of airline activity from COVID-19 can depend greatly on whether flights or seats are considered, which is linked to fleet evolution.Learn more…
Taxi times at selected European airports - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #40
Published: 10 March 2023
The 40. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot takes a look at the times aircraft spend taxiing at airports.Learn more…
Ransomware groups targeting aviation’s supply chains - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #39
Published: 07 February 2023
The 39. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot looks at ransomware groups targeting aviation’s supply chain.Learn more…
Path to recovery for intra-European and intercontinental flights - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #38
Published: 18 January 2023
The 38. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot looks at the path to recovery for intra-European and intercontinental flights.Learn more…
2022
Aviation connectivity across Europe - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #37
Published: 06 December 2022
The 37. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot takes a look at three European capitals to analyse how aviation connectivity varies across the continent.Learn more…
On the road to recovery from COVID-19 - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #36
Published: 22 November 2022
The 36. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot analyses Europe’s recovery from COVID-19 and looks at what flights are still missing compared to 2019 traffic levels.Learn more…
Moving towards higher levels of transparency for measuring performance with Open Data - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #35
Published: 08 November 2022
The 35. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot analyses the coverage of open air transport data within Europe.Learn more…
The rise of Low Cost Carriers in Europe - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #34
Published: 25 October 2022
The 34. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot highlights the emergence and growth of Low Cost Carriers (LCC) in Europe, which now make up 32.5% of flights in 2022.Learn more…
Comparing On-Time Performance in the United States and Europe - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #33
Published: 10 October 2022
The 33. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot compares On-Time Performance in the United States and Europe.Learn more…
Environmental improvements through continuous descent operations (CDOs) - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #32
Published: 20 September 2022
The 32. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot shows how continuous descent operations (CDOs) can improve vertical flight efficiency, reducing CO2 emissions as well as noise levels near airports.Learn more…
The new regional market segment - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #31
Published: 12 July 2022
The 31. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot focuses on aviation’s regional market segment.
Daily utilisation of aircraft by type - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #30
Published: 17 May 2022
The 30. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot focuses on the daily utilisation of aircraft by type, which is getting back to pre-COVID level.
Changes in distance on flights to Asia following the invasion of Ukraine - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #29
Published: 12 Apr 2022
The 29. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot reports on the changes in flight patterns on long-haul flights to Asia following the invasion of Ukraine.
Re-routings around Ukraine - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #28
Published: 23 Mar 2022
The 28. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot reports on how re-routing around Ukraine is disrupting traffic flows across a wide area.
Europe now has 8 airline groups in the global Top 40 - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #27
Published: 16 Mar 2022
The 27. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot reports on how Europe now has 8 airline groups in the global Top 40.
All cargo flights complementing passenger flights - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #26
Published: 15 Feb 2022
The 26. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot focuses on how all-cargo flights complement passenger flights.
Variation of aviation markets in States - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #25
Published: 01 Feb 2022
The 25. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot focuses on how second-largest airports very rarely exceed 20% share of flights, but provide a window onto a country’s aviation market.
COVID-19’s impact on the passenger fleet - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #24
Published: 18 Jan 2022
The 24. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot focuses on COVID-19’s impact on the reversal of a long-running trend and on the renewal of the passenger fleet.
2021
Flight recovery with fewer choices for passengers in 2021 - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #23
Published: 14 Dec 2021
The 23. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot focuses on flights recovering to 75% of 2019 levels, but for passengers, the choice of flights to their destination remains low.
Lower summer taxi-out times in 2021 - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #22
Published: 30 Nov 2021
The 22. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot focuses on the welcome benefits of lower taxi-out times this summer and the challenge to keep them low.
Aircraft flying higher, more efficiently and sustainably - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #21
Published: 09 Nov 2021
The 21. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot focuses on aircraft flying higher, creating extra airspace capacity and burning less fuel, saving 1 million tonnes of CO2 per year.
Recovering flights and increasing delays in 2021 - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #20
Published: 03 Nov 2021
The 20th EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot focuses on flights recovering this summer, alongside delays.
Europe’s business aviation recovery from COVID-19 - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #19
Published: 19 Oct 2021
The 19. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot focuses on the continued recovery of Europe’s business aviation sector from the COVID-19 pandemic.
56% lower emissions from 53% fewer flights - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #18
Published: 28 Sep 2021
The 18. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot focuses on CO₂ emissions from flights so far in 2021 being 56% lower than in 2019, while flights are down by 53%.
Aircraft weight variations during COVID-19 - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #17
Published: 21 Sep 2021
The 17. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot looks at the fluctuation in flights of heavy aircraft due to COVID-19 and it’s impact on air traffic control (ATC) revenue.
Varying state recovery profiles - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #16
Published: 07 Sep 2021
The 16. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot looks at the recovery profiles in summer 2021.
Delay caused by checking the COVID-19 documentation of passengers - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #15
Published: 31 Aug 2021
The 15. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot looks at the delay caused by checking the COVID-19 documentation of passengers.
Measuring horizontal flight efficiency - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #14
Published: 13 Jul 2021
The 14. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot looks at horizontal en-route flight efficiency - and why the shortest route is not necessarily the most fuel efficient one.
Change in operational fleet mix (01-21 June 2021 vs 01-21 June 2019) - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #13
Published: 29 Jun 2021
The 13. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot looks at how airlines reduced the complexity of their aircraft fleet mix in the last two years and introduced more fuel-efficient aircraft types.
Inactive Aircraft in Europe - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #12
Published: 22 Jun 2021
The 12. EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot looks at the level of inactive aircraft and how, across Europe, aircraft are being woken for the summer..
Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) at European airports? - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #11
Published: 08 Jun 2021
The eleventh EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot tackles the question - Can regulation and focused logistics unlock the availability of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) at European airports?.
Surveillance Radar Overload - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #10
Published: 10 May 2021
The tenth EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot focuses on the overload on the use of Surveillance Radar.
2020 - smaller aircraft, shorter flights and fluctuating weight - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #9
Published: 22 April 2021
The ninth EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot focuses on the fact that the average flight in 2020 was 7.6% shorter than 2019, but the average flight weight fluctuated from month to month quite dramatically compared with the relatively steady levels in 2019.
The costs of air traffic management in Europe - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #8
Published: 23 March 2021
The eighth EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot is dedicated to how costs of air traffic management in Europe became disconnected from traffic around 2008.
COVID-19’s impact on Europe’s long-haul network - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #7
Published: 16 March 2021
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Europe’s high-frequency long-haul network is cut by two-thirds.
How has COVID-19 impacted the network? - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #6
Published: 09 March 2021
Right now, most routes across the Network are lower frequency and mostly domestic – find out where the flows are in the latest Data Snapshot, which compares 02/2021 and pre-pandemic 02/2020. The new Data Snapshot compares the busy short and medium-haul routes right now, with this time last year, pre-COVID.
All-cargo flights market share - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #5
Published: 23 Feb 2021
A growing number of empty passenger aircraft are operating freight-only flights, finds our latest Data Snapshot, which looks at the growth of air cargo during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CO₂ emissions by flight distance - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #4
Published: 16 Feb 2021
The fourth EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot expands on the fact that half of CO₂ emissions come from just 6% of flights: the long-haul ones.
COVID-19 cuts to flights have interrupted Airbus’s growing dominance of flights in Europe - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #3
Published: 09 Feb 2021
The EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot reveals that COVID-19 has massively reduced the number of flights by Airbus aircraft across the network, reversing a decade-long trend.
CO₂ emissions from flights in 2020 - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #2
Published: 26 Jan 2021
CO2 emissions fell by 57% in the EUROCONTROL network area in 2020 – but, as our latest EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot 2020 shows, that breaks down into big variations across States.
Airline schedules during 2020 were a weaker guide to flights than usual - EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot #1
Published: 12 Jan 2021
In normal times the published airline schedules are a pretty good indicator of how many scheduled flights there will be. However, these are not normal times. One stark indicator of the volatility of COVID-related travel restrictions in the last 10 months is the fraction of scheduled flights which were actually operated, even in the week immediately after the schedule was published.
