New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Lanzarote base commander Colonel Carlos Jimenez Andres, acting as host for EART25, is not that surprised that the exercise returns to its base, as under the NATO Host Nation Support programme his team also supported the EART exercise 2 years before. "This airspace over the Atlantic offers a wide training area and there is much less (civilian) air traffic compared to other parts in Europe". The trainings air space is, with its roughly 200 x 200 nautical miles, cannot be compared to other European areas. Also the stable moderate climate and good weather circumstances are normally ideal to execute the daily operations as planned. European Air Transport Command (EATC) commander, Major-General Frank Mollard, confirmed the op...