Functional airspace block
Functional Airspace Block (FAB) is suppossed to be a piece of airspace characterized by its air traffic functionality without looking at state borders, etc.
In the context of the Single European Sky (SES) Regulations of the European Union and in particular in accordance with Article 8 of the Framework Regulation, the European Commission has issued a mandate to the Eurocontrol Agency for support in the establishment of Functional Airspace Blocks (FABs).
Currently following FABs are underway in Europe:
- NUAC /NEFAB
- UK-Ireland
- FAB Europe Central
- FAB Central Europe
- SEE FABA
- Danube (Bul-Rom)
- Portugal-Spain
- BlueMed