Il futuro del cielo unico europeo. Verso un accentramento delle competenze sul controllo del traffico aereo nell’Agenzia Europea per la Sicurezza Aerea (EASA) – The Future of the Single European Sky. Towards the Centralisation of Air Traffic Control Competences within the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

The essay focuses on the most relevant amendments under European Commission’s Proposals No. 577 and 579 of 2020 for the development of the Single European Sky (SES). In particular, one of the major amendments consists in the introduction of a new mechanism for the designation of air traffic service providers which will no longer be chosen by Member States at their own discretion but selected by tender. Another novelty is represented by the establishment of a permanent Performance Review Body (PRB) function, to be exercised by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The essay provides a critical analysis of the implications of these amendments with regard to the centralisation of powers within EASA, to the review of air traffic