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The consultation concerns terminal navigation services that fall outside the scope of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/317, as fewer than 80,000 instrument flight rules (IFR) flights are operated annually within the respective service area.
The purpose of the consultation is to provide airspace users with an opportunity to review the proposed terminal navigation charges, together with the underlying costs, traffic forecasts and assumptions, and to submit comments, proposals and questions.

Kristo Vrager will join Estonian Air Navigation Services (EANS) as Member of the Management Board and Head of Air Traffic Management, starting April 1. He has extensive international experience and a strong track record in the logistics and transport sector.

Last year brought moderate growth in air traffic in Estonian airspace. In total, 181,522 flights were recorded, representing a 3% increase compared to the previous year. As in earlier years, overflights accounted for the majority— about 75%, or 135,705 flights. The number of overflights increased by 4.4% compared to 2024, indicating a continuing trend that Estonian airspace remains an important corridor in international aviation.

Estonian Air Navigation Services AS (EANS), together with air navigation service providers from the Czech Republic and Finland, has established the international cooperation alliance SkyBridge. Its aim is to harmonise air traffic management systems, strengthen cross-border cooperation, and accelerate the modernisation of air traffic management in Europe.

Estonia is soon stepping into a new era of digitalized aeronautical information, where traditional manually created urgent aviation notices, or NOTAMs, will begin to move in digital form and become machine-readable. The national air navigation service provider, Lennuliiklusteeninduse AS (EANS), is making preparations for this transition, having recently signed a cooperation agreement with the international technology company Frequentis.

The Estonian Air Navigation Services (EANS) is upgrading its air surveillance systems to enhance Estonia's energy security and promote the use of green energy. These upgrades will facilitate the construction of taller offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Riga and on Estonia’s islands in the future.