It is nearly two decades ago that the idea of Free Flight first surfaced in discussions about the future of air traffic management. To put it simply, free flight means an environment in which air traffic control transfers responsibility for separation to the pilots. It may sound outlandish but simulation after simulation has shown that… Continue reading Airbus to trial automated airborne separation. Free Flight… not such a crazy idea after all?
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Short news from SESAR, both official and unofficial
With SESAR, green flights become a reality
Surfing on the success of two previous waves of demonstrations under the AIRE initiative, Single European Sky ATM Research Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) is co-financing a third series of pre-operational demonstration projects to accelerate adoption of environmentally friendly Air Traffic Management (ATM) operations. After more than 10.000 green commercial flights, this new AIRE wave raises… Continue reading With SESAR, green flights become a reality
A Pragmatic Approach to modernising Europe’s Air Traffic Management Systems – SJU Press Release
Just a few days after the rather damning speeach of the European Commission’s Transport Commissioner, blasting Europe for 10 years of essential inaction on the Single European Sky (SES), the SESAR Joint Undertaking published the press release you can find below. The SJU strikes a rather more optimistic tone although the dissonance between these two… Continue reading A Pragmatic Approach to modernising Europe’s Air Traffic Management Systems – SJU Press Release
Déjà Vu
EUROCONTROL will forgive me for quoting here from the latest issue of Skyway magazine, which focuses on airspace users. Here is what they have to say in the introduction: With the onset of the Single European Sky performance scheme, collaborative decision making, the business and mission trajectories as defined by the SESAR program and a… Continue reading Déjà Vu
European Air Traffic Management – A historic clash of concept and politics
Although you would never know it from reading the rather upbeat communications from the Functional Airspace Block (FAB) and SESAR folks, ATM in Europe is heading towards some major turbulence. That the EC’s Single Sky Committee very nearly managed to kick the deadline of meeting the Single Sky (SES) high-level goals a further 13 years… Continue reading European Air Traffic Management – A historic clash of concept and politics
An Air Traffic Management Master Plan with Question Marks
If you follow European air traffic management developments, you will have noticed in the news that the ATM Master Plan is undergoing a significant update and the SESAR ATM Master Plan portal promises to have new information on this by mid-2012. About now that is… There was less discussion about interesting events surrounding the Master… Continue reading An Air Traffic Management Master Plan with Question Marks
Boeing joins SESAR as an Associate Partner to SELEX
Boeing and SELEX Sistemi Integrati, S.p.A – a Finmeccanica company- have entered into a collaboration agreement in support of the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) program’s development phase Boeing will cooperate with SELEX Sistemi Integrati with research in flight data modeling and data link communications for all phases of flight, and system-wide information management (SWIM).… Continue reading Boeing joins SESAR as an Associate Partner to SELEX
Is SESAR Doomed to Fail?
As some of us will remember, SESAR is not the first attempt to remedy the sad state of air traffic management in Europe. Think EATCHIP and ATM2000+… This latter was especially significant, since the ministers of transport of all ECAC States had signed off on it, promising to implement what was required to make the… Continue reading Is SESAR Doomed to Fail?
Consultation on the Updated European ATM Master Plan Launched
The SESAR JU has handed over the final draft of the European ATM Master Plan Update to the members of its Administrative Board on 10 May 2012. This very important revision is the result of an intensive six months update campaign involving about 30 representatives from all air transport sectors gathered in the Master Planning… Continue reading Consultation on the Updated European ATM Master Plan Launched
SESAR project awards announced at ATC Global 2012
The SESAR Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) announced today the winners of the 2012 SESAR Project Awards. The awards recognise projects that delivered exemplary performance in the categories ‘Best in Class’ and ‘Outstanding Project Award’: the Navigation Infrastructure Rationalisation project, led by Chama Ben Khelifa (Thales) won the award in the first category. Two projects were chosen for… Continue reading SESAR project awards announced at ATC Global 2012