EATC

complexity.To be more precise, the accession
of Spain in numbers meant 25 extra
aircraft and 30 EATC positions filled by
Spain.With the accession of Italy, however,
the number of personnel for Spain went from
30 to 27 in relation to the sharing key.
The Spanish fleet complements the EATC
pool and adds valuable benefit with its small
tactical aircraft (CASA 295) and with the
new A400M and A330 MRTT in the future.
Besides, Spain’s geographical situation and
its regular routes provide interesting synergy
opportunities.
The accession of Italy has similar positive
effects (a larger pool of assets, increase
of interoperability, reduction of budget and
PE). But, especially in a period when tactical
resources are declining, the Italian relatively
new fleet is very valuable for the European
Air Transport Command.
Italy will transfer the operational control
of 37 aircraft to the EATC at the beginning
of 2016.To cope with the additional workload
Italy contributes with 35 military personnel
to be posted to the EATC.
The accession of Spain and Italy is a positive
development for the EATC.The expansion
of activities means a focus, for the
next period, on improvement and synchronisation
of internal and external Air Transport
processes within the 7 nations,to truly
become one EATC organisation to the highest
extent possible.
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