SESAME

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The Single European SkyATM Research (SESAR)
initiative to achieve increased ATM System
performance Timothy Fenoulhet Head of
Office European Commission, Montreal
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Air transport is an important elementof European
growth

• 220 billion to European GDP (2)-Employs over
  3 million people-70 new airlines since creation
  of the Single Market

Developing air transport capacity
andinfrastructure is essential to European
economyThe european skies are becoming larger
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Europe facingdevelopment challenges

• Air Traffic in Europe will more than double
  within the next 20 years

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Over 17 million flights per year
2020
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2010
12.5 million
2006
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2005
10.5 million
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Europe facingdevelopment challenges
Air Traffic Control is operated like 20 years
ago
Basic technologies are
obsolete European airspace cannot
be further divided
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Traffic growth in Europe cannot be
sustained without a substantial technological leap
Technology is not the only challenge decision
making is also a key issue

• An ATM reform is needed !

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Single European Sky
? ATM Institutional reform

• The Single Sky Legislation reforms the
  organisation of air navigation service provision

• Separation of regulatory activities from service
  provision
• (National Supervisory Authorities, Air
  navigation service providers)
• Organisation of cross-border functional airspace
  blocks
• Common standards for service provision
  (certification, Charging schemes)
• Interoperability
• Establishes bodies which manage implementation
  (SSC, ICB), involving all stakeholders (staff,
  military,)
• Implementing powers to the Commission

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SES
AR
? ATM Technological reform

• Technological industrial complement
• to the Single Sky Legislation

Technological advances developed by SESAR will be
implemented through EU law
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One programme for Europe
shared by all the players in the air transport
sector Combines resources and efforts avoiding
fragmentation Addresses environmental issues
One vision to be shared with the world
a solution to European issues with a global
perspective Open to international partnership
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Objectives

• A consistent, focussed and user-driven project.
• Ambitious but realistic objectives for the
  European ATM infrastructure
• Triple capacity
• Reduce by 50 ATM costs
• Increase safety by a factor of 10
• 10 reduction of environmental impact per flight
• A European programme with worldwide reach

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Develop and implement the best performing
technologies and operations that will sustain
European air transport growth
Rationalise efforts into a consistent and
ambitious Continental work programme
Provide consistency between RD and
implementation, through EU Legislation.
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3 phases
2008
2013-16
2004
2020 gt
Deployment
Development
Definition
Define the different technological steps,
programme priorities and operational
implementation plans.
Develop new equipments, systems or standards,
through defined and coherent RD activities
Deploy the new system through a large scale
production and implementation of the new ATM
infrastructure.
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Full interoperability capability
Single European Sky
EASA ATM extension
EASA airport extension
FAB assessment
SES Review
EASA crew/operat extension
NSAs
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2009 2010 2011
2013 2016
2020 gt
Definition
Development

Deployment Early deployment
SJU setup
SJU Close down
ATM Master plan
Mid term review
End development
SESAR
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SESAR is currently in the
Definition phase
Work is performed by a consortium of over 30
companies and Eurocontrol

• Consortium is led by Aircraft Operators
• Project directorate headed by Airbus
• Assembles wide stakeholders expertise
• With international participation

An effort of 200 persons full-time for 2 years
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Definition phase
Total cost 60 million co-funded by EC and
Eurocontrol
The definition phase will produce the European
ATM Master plan
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The definition phase will produce the European
ATM Master plan
The ATM Master Plan will provide the schedule and
work programme for the development
implementation of new technologies, functions or
organisations needed in all regions of Europe.
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European ATM Master plan
It is defined by the principle players of the air
transport sector It shall be endorsed by the
Council and Parliament of the EU It applies and
is consistent with ICAO guidelines, in particular
the Global ATM Operational Concept Global
Performance Manual It will be an input into
evolutions of the Global Air Navigation Plan
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Development phase
This phase will develop and validate equipments,
systems standards, which will ensure a
convergence towards a fully interoperable ATM
system
This phase will be managed by the SESAR Joint
Undertaking
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SESAR Joint Undertaking

• An initiative of the European Commission

• Established by a EU Council Regulation adopted on
  27.02.2007

• Allows to combine public and private resources
• Full involvement of stakeholders
• Single management of RD
• Coherence of the project
• Political control by Community

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SESAR Joint Undertaking
Single management entity

• Consistency
• and cost effectiveness
• Performance-oriented
• management

No ATM RD will be funded outside of SESAR
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International cooperation

• JU Membership is open to public private
  entities from Non EU Countries which have
  concluded at least one agreement with the
  European Community in the field of air transport
• EC and FAA signed a Memorandum of Understanding
  organising coordination of SESAR and NEXTGEN
• Standardisation through ad hoc bodies
  (CEN/CENELEC/ETSI, EUROCAE, )
• EASA will become increasingly involved
• Coordination at ICAO level

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Conclusions

• SESAR is an ambitious project for developing the
  new European ATM system

Capacity x 3 Reduce by 50 ATM costsIncrease
safety x10 Reduce environmental impact per
flight by 10

• The SESAR Joint Undertaking will manage the
  development phase

• SESAR is conceived as an open programme

Public-private partnership International
participation

• SESAR will be coordinated at an international
  level

International members International
agreements ICAO