BLUE MED definition phase has started and by the end of July all the Working Groups will have their kick off meetings for a total of 9 working areas and 150 project experts - coming from Ministries of Transports and Defences, CAAs and ANSPs of all involved countries - will work closely until August 2011.

BLUE MED Working Groups span 4 principles sectors. Airspace design (complemented by specific task forces for MET and AIS) where agreements will be made on new airspace structures “regarding of existing boundaries”. Additionally enhanced civil military cooperation mechanism and long term FAB development plans (beyond 2020) are benefiting from fast time and real time simulations. The technical and safety working groups will validate and implement technical improvements, assess safety and plan further integration towards a regional SMS. The FAB economic assessment will measure all FAB improvements and will assess the most appropriate charging regime, evaluating all aspects of a single unit rate. Moreover, a deep assessment of FAB environmental impact will be carried out. Additionally, a Legal WG will deal with regulation and with the drafting of a State Agreement for the FAB. Finally, a human resources WG will cover all human resources aspects.

New BLUE MED logo
29/05/2009
At the first Governing Body, held in Malta on the 28th of April, a new BLUE MED logo has been approved unanimously. The new logo is stylised and it had been designed in order to characterise the Mediterranean spirit of the initiative and to be easy to recognise. It will be officially used from the e ... [read more]

BLUE MED enters a new phase, Malta, 28 April 2009
14/05/2009
The Directors General of Civil Aviation of BLUE MED countries met successfully in Malta on the 28th of April 2009 for the first meeting of the Governing Body, which has launched officially the second phase of the project, named “Definition phase”. The Governing Body has elected Mr. Leonidas Leonidou ... [read more]

The first Governing Body of the BLUE MED Programme, Malta 28 April 2009
06/05/2009
The first Governing Body of the BLUE MED Programme will take place in Malta on the 28th of April. In the afternoon of the same day, it will take place also the Project Management Board. These two meetings will ratify the start of the second phase of the project, called “Definition Phase”. Durin ... [read more]

Meeting of the BLUE MED Ministers of Transport , Rome, 4 November 2008
04/11/2008
The Minister of Infrastructures and Transport Sen. Altero Matteoli met today the Ministers of Transport of Cyprus Nicos Nicolaides, of the Kingdom of Jordan Ala’a Batayneh, of Malta Austin Gatt, of Tunisia Abderrahim Zouari, the vice Minister Ernest Noka of Albania and, representing the Egyptian Min ... [read more]