EUROCONTROL has taken another major step forward in its digital transformation journey with the successful start of operations of the enhanced European Aeronautical Information Services Database (eEAD). eEAD is a state-of-the-art service that gives its users access to the most up-to-date aeronautical information in the world, offering airlines a real-time overview of changes to and in the network, helping them to file accurate flight plans, improve efficiency, and reduce delays.
The European aviation network is a complex structure of routes, sectors and ground infrastructure that changes on a daily basis. More than 60 States provide aeronautical information to eEAD and over 200 data users access the system to consult pre-flight information allowing flight operations personnel to adequately prepare for the flight and to acquire current NOTAM information of operational significance and to submit their flight plans, prior to the start of a flight. The new Digital NOTAM introduces a structured, machine-readable format that transforms how critical aeronautical information updates are managed. (....)