SESAR deployment ongoing journey

First flight supported by pre-flight 4D-trajectory data exchange performed by Lufthansa in the European Network Today the first flight ever supported by pre-flight 4D-trajectory data exchange took place in Europe flying from Munich to Hamburg. The EUROCONTROL Network Manager (NM), Lufthansa Airline and Lufthansa Systems closely cooperated on this important milestone towards the implementation of FF-ICE (Flight and Flow Information for a Collaborative Environment) - a modern concept facilitating collaborative decision making through information sharing and 4-dimensional trajectory negotiation pre-flight. “Aviation is transitioning to modern, digitalised air traffic management systems that will increase resilience and operational performance and minimise the environmental impact of air traffic. FF-ICE is an important example of this, and close cooperation between the EUROCONTROL Network Manager, Lufthansa , Lufthansa Systems and the SESAR Deployment Manager has enabled us to kick-start the flight planning transformation for European ATM and the transition to digitalisation of flight information.” Iacopo Prissinotti, EUROCONTROL Director Network Management “Lufthansa is very happy to be the first airline using Lido Flight 4D for eFPL filing. We see this as a great start in getting everyone onboard for further improvements in the ATM world. If the EUROCONTROL Network Manager and all Air Traffic Control units have a higher degree of transparency of the planned flight trajectory, we expect major benefits in airspace usage and flight efficiency.” Marcus Schnabel, Senior Vice President Flight-/Ground Operation & Security Lufthansa Group. “This is an important milestone for SESAR deployment and the European regulation to modernize and digitalize Air Traffic Management – the CP1. Congratulations to our member Lufthansa and to all stakeholders involved in this major achievement, reached by working as one team and delivering tangible operational benefits.” Mariagrazia La Piscopia, Executive Director SESAR Deployment Manager. When flying in European airspace, airspace users must submit a flight plan to the EUROCONTROL Network Manager's operations centre. For this unique flight, Lufthansa submitted the flight plan to the EUROCONTROL Network Manager’s operational system sharing for the first time such an optimised set of data allowing operational stakeholders to see in advance a very precise trajectory. This is a steppingstone for the European ATM transformation towards Trajectory Based Operations and Aircraft Operators flight optimisation through improved collaborative flight planning. In the future, flights supported by pre-flight 4D-trajectory data exchange will make air traffic predictions more accurate and pave the way to more efficient, sustainable operations within the European Network benefitting all aviation partners. Lufthansa Systems has been developing this new functionality for Lido Flight 4D IFS for quite some time, as part of a SESAR Deployment Manager initiative. This has transpired in close collaboration with Air Navigation Service Providers like DFS Aviation Services, the EUROCONTROL Network Manager, Air France and Lufthansa. FF-ICE – which is a global ATM concept developed at ICAO level - will have global applicability and will support members of the international ATM community to achieve significant performance benefits. FF-ICE defines information requirements for flight planning, flow management and trajectory management and aims to be a cornerstone of the performance-based air navigation system. Flight information and associated trajectories are principal mechanisms by which ATM service delivery will meet operational requirements.

The first operational implementation of 4-FLIGHT, the En-Route management system at the East Area Control Centre (ACC), was inaugurated in Reims on December 8, 2022. 4-FLIGHT is a new-generation air-traffic control system designed to ensure a smoother flow of flights, while being more environmentally friendly. It is the result of the close collaboration between the French Air Navigation Service Provider (DSNA) and Thales, the world leader provider in air traffic management Marseille ACC has just implemented 4-FLIGHT on 6 December 2022. The next key steps are the extension to the other three En-Route centres by 2025. As part of the modernization of France's air-traffic management system (ATM), Thales and the Direction des Services de la Navigation Aérienne (DSNA) inaugurated, in the presence of Clément BEAUNE, the French Minister of Transport, the first operational commissioning of the 4-FLIGHT system at the Reims ACC, the first deployment site for the program. This system, which takes into account the most recent regulatory requirements in terms of cybersecurity and safety, is one of the most advanced stripless Air Traffic Control systems in Europe. 4-FLIGHT comes equipped with an intuitive Human-Machine Interface (HMI), the latest generation of equipment, as well as innovative and sophisticated tools to support flight management and safety, making it one of the most advanced stripless Air Traffic Control systems in Europe for high-density airspace. The advanced Flight Data Processing system, Coflight, at the heart of 4-FLIGHT, provides air traffic controllers with more accurate forecasts of 4D flight trajectories, enabling them to better optimize air routes and contribute to sustainable aviation. With Coflight, the controller has a better-planned and optimised aircraft trajectory, resulting in shorter flight times and lower fuel consumption and emissions. With 4-FLIGHT, air traffic controllers can focus on their essential tasks, thus improving flight safety and efficiency. 4-FLIGHT, registered as a SESAR(1) Solution, is interoperable with other European air navigation systems and strengthens the coordination between civil and military controllers for flight safety. At short term, the operational performance of this new ATM system would be of immediate benefit not only to France and the FABEC(2) airspace but also to the entire European network. Indeed, 4-FLIGHT is connected to ten Air Navigation Service Providers neighbouring France: ENAIRE (ESP), DGAC Algeria, ENAV (IT), Skyguide (CH), DFS (DE), the Maastricht UAC (EUROCONTROL), Skeyes (BE), ANA (LUX), NATS (UK), IAA (IRL) and the Network Manager (EUROCONTROL). 4-FLIGHT, which is co-funded by the European Union within the Single European Sky technical modernisation programme, meets innovative European concepts such as the Free Route and new environmental efficiency requirements. Marseille ACC, the other pilot-centre, has just implemented 4-FLIGHT on 6 December 2022. DSNA has scheduled to extend the use of 4-FLIGHT to the three other ACCs in France by 2025. Air traffic controllers will then be able to operate with a single system over the entire French upper airspace, covering one million km². Florian GUILLERMET, DSNA CEO, said: “This success is a source of pride for DSNA staff who have been very involved in this complex ATM project. The implementation in 2022 of 4-FLIGHT at Reims UAC, then at Marseille ACC proves the commitment of DSNA to pursue its technological modernization to deliver the challenges of the Digital European Sky, and high-quality and more competitive service. This represents a major European air navigation milestone for the sustainable recovery of air transport!” Christian RIVIERRE, Vice President of Airspace Mobility Solutions Business Line, Thales said: “We are very proud at Thales to have contributed to the deployment of 4-FLIGHT in Reims. This is the result of a strong mobilization and collaboration between all the DSNA and Thales teams. Together, we have been able to transform our way of working, becoming much more agile, to deliver even more quality and operational value. We still have other important milestones in the coming months, and I am confident that we will deliver them successfully by maintaining this spirit of trust and transparency between our two organizations.” Mariagrazia La Piscopia, Executive Director, SESAR Deployment Manager said: “I am happy to witness today the successful implementation of 4-FLIGHT, a perfect example of how SESAR Air Traffic Management modernization projects are deployed into concrete operational benefits by stakeholders truly thinking and acting as one team. Congratulations to DSNA and Thales for their ongoing efforts to modernize and digitalize Air Traffic Management in France. This SESAR Deployment Manager coordinated project will now be able to deliver concrete benefits to pilots, air traffic controllers and passengers in Europe.”

A delegation of European Commission & CINEA visited Lufthansa Group. They witnessed the SESAR deployment projects for optimized flightpath planning & air traffic control. These projects reduce workload for pilots, dispatchers and ATM & help reduce CO2.

To mark the 1st anniversary of the Aeroporti di Roma APOC, the Airport Operations Center, ADR had to honour to welcome a delegation of CINEA and the European Commission with EC DG Move joining remotely, who witnessed the implementation of ATM modernisation & digitalisation projects in daily operations.

This week, the Director General of BULATSA Mr. Georgi Peev welcomed our Executive Director Mariagrazia La Piscopia to exchange on SESAR deployment & how to improve modernizing EU ATM AsOne team. This visit is part of our outreach tour, aiming at listening to local needs, sharing insights & strengthening cooperation. "It was a very good initiative which allowed us to discuss ATM modernization and digitalization through SESAR deployment using also EU funds and how BULATSA can further contribute in making the European skies more sustainable", stated Mr. Peev. Thank you for the exchange and we look forward to continuing the successful cooperation! It was a great pleasure to see on site that BULATSA is compliant with Common Project One (CP1) and to witness many other ATM modernization projects in place contributing to sustainability making SES an operational reality. The visit to the Operations room made clear that thanks to SESAR deployment, Bulgaria has dynamic air traffic management in place also supported by tCAT (assessing traffic complexities and the best sector configurations in Sofia ACC based on traffic prediction from various sources). This is even more valuable when dealing with the volatility of traffic due to closures of big portions of airspace This and many more ATM modernization and digitalization projects implemented by BULATSA bring real benefits to ATM in EU improving service quality, business resilience and safety. SESAR deployment is happening and delivering results & benefits contributing to the success of the SES Thank you, Director General Georgi Peev for the fruitful visit!

HungaroControl - Hungarian Air Navigation Services CEO Laszlo Toth welcomed our Executive Director Mariagrazia La Piscopia to exchange on SESAR deployment & how to improve modernizing #EU #ATM #AsOne team. This visit is the first in a row of our #outreach tour, aiming at listening to local needs, sharing insights & strengthening cooperation. "It was a well-appreciated initiative and successful meeting and we had good discussions on how to bring ATM modernization and digitalization through SESAR deployment even forward", stated Mr Toth. Thank you for the exchange and we look forward to continue the successful cooperation! A lot has been done in HungaroControl - Hungarian Air Navigation Services on SESAR innovation! Digitalization and fully integrated ATM systems are now allowing to go beyond fragmentation and move towards delegation of airspace and/or traffic control (Kosovo transit flights), whilst targeted tools are supporting a more efficient airspace utilization and expansion of Free Route cross-border (5 States involved) with a big impact on sustainability. And let’s not forget the Remote Tower in Budapest soon becoming an operational reality improving service quality, business resilience and safety. SESAR deployment is happening and delivering results & benefits contributing to the success of the Single European Sky. Thank you CEO Laszlo Toth for the fruitful exchange!

The European Commission & CINEA visited several SESAR deployment projects presented by EUROCONTROL as project lead. Great opportunity to see deployment in operations & explained by ATM experts of the Network Manager. Thanks to all below partners involved in these projects.

Congrats to ENAIRE for enhancing the data exchange and interoperability capabilities of their Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) databases and systems by implementing AIXM5.1 compliant with #SWIM data model. It enables ENAIRE to enhance its AIP data exchange within its internal systems and with EUROCONTROL EAD, improving its processes as EAD Data Provider and Data User, including the connection to the Network Manager web services to retrieve airspace activations.

Congrats to EUROCONTROL and the 30 project members (ANSPs, airports, airlines, militaries) for developing a common framework to prepare the deployment of a solution for both providing interoperable digital certificates to the users of SWIM as well as integrating local Public Key Infrastructure deployments in an interoperable manner. This implementation project is framed in the #SESAR Deployment Programme Family 5.1.1 - Common SWIM PKI and cyber security #ATM #SESARdelivers. The Project is contained in a thread, coordinated by the SESAR Deployment Manager, which is improving the security of the exchange of information, facilitating and accelerating the provision and use of SWIM Services and the use of certificates to secure the exchange of information other than SWIM Services.

Congrats to ENAV for deploying and integrating a new AeroEAD interface component using AIXM5.1, in order to successfully exchange aeronautical data between ENAV systems and Eurocontrol systems. This implementation project is framed in the #SESAR Deployment Programme Family 5.3.1 - Aeronautical Information Exchange #ATM #SESARdelivers The Project is contained in a thread, coordinated by the SESAR Deployment Manager. This IP will not generate operational savings, but is an important enabler and a basis for future projects and improvements. The integrity of data is a fundamental cornerstone to establish the SWIM system. Beside this, it provides performance benefits in the Safety and Security areas, through common data set specification of aeronautical data for publication in AIP.

Today, the European Commission has launched the 2022 CEF 2 Transport Call for Proposals with a total budget of 5 billion euro to support modernization in European transport and open to all modes, including aviation. There is a great opportunity for SESAR Deployment ATM Modernisation projects to be submitted since the Call objectives include supporting timely and synchronized implementation of Common Project One (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/116 of 1/02/2021) in accordance with the deployment approach defined in the approved SESAR Deployment Programme. SESAR Deployment Manager, as official coordinator, is ready to support its Implementing Partners to respond to this call #AsOne and accelerate European ATM modernization and digitalization. In the next few days, SESAR Deployment Manager will analyse the Call text, investigate the best way forward to submit Air Traffic Management modernization projects through SESAR Deployment Manager and share guidance with all SESAR Deployment Implementing Partners. Please consult this link for more detailed information on the Call. Furthermore, anyone interested in applying to this Call is welcomed to the dedicated 2022 CEF 2 Transport Call Launch Event we are organizing on 28/09/2022. The event will launch the SDM 2022 CEF2 Transport Call for Proposals responses preparation phase and it will provide detailed information on the process, timeline and all mandatory documentations to be submitted, as well as on how SESAR Deployment Manager can and will support you during the elaboration and timely submission of your implementation project(s) for the 2022 CEF2 Transport Call.

The SESAR Deployment Programme (SDP) 2022 was approved by the European Commission on 12th August 2022. European Commission Decision C(2022)5748/12.8.2022 approving the SESAR Deployment Programme 2022. Modernisation and digitalisation of European Air Traffic Management (ATM) through SESAR implementation is driven by the SESAR Deployment Programme (SDP) under the coordination of the SESAR Deployment Manager. The first edition of the SDP was delivered in 2015 with yearly updates and was based on the European Pilot Common Project Regulation (PCP). The new Common Project One (CP1) Regulation triggered the update of the SESAR Deployment Programme which was fully consulted and agreed with the operational stakeholders. The SESAR Deployment Programme is a common workplan to guide all operational stakeholders involved in SESAR Air Traffic Management modernisation, defining the scope of the modernisation activities, the synchronisation needs as well as the suggested approach for deploying all the CP1 functionalities. SESAR Deployment Programme also represents the technical most up-to-date reference and specification for the submission of ATM modernisation projects under future funding calls within SESAR and in the same time guiding operational stakeholders willing to deploy without European funding.

The European Common PKI (EACP) project (IP 2017_084_AF5) has developed and released specifications as well as Call For Tender (CFT) material for the EACP. This task has been completed in June 2022 and all documents are now available on our website. Click here for more info: https://www.sesardeploymentmanager.eu/swim-common-pki-publications

SESAR Deployment Manager was part of the “Europe for Aviation” team, consisting of nine European aviation organisations working to promote the modernisation, sustainability and resilience of a safe European aviation, that came together at this year’s World ATM Congress, from 21 to 23 June in Madrid, Spain. Over the course of the 3-day Congress, SESAR Deployment Manager delivered various keynotes and panels informing the attendees on how Modernising ATM in the EU As One is crucial if we want to successfully deliver a Single Digital European Sky together with all Members, Implementing Partners and stakeholders. The “Europe for Aviation” stand and theatre (#595) hosted a wide range of briefings, exhibits and demos illustrating the collaboration in action between the European aviation organisations working to implement the Single European Sky, namely the European Commission, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the European Defence Agency (EDA), EUROCONTROL, EUROCAE, the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Execution Agency (CINEA), the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) and of course the SESAR Deployment Manager (SESAR DM).

Only 22 days after the official appointment by the European Commission of the new consortium behind the SESAR Deployment Manager, all members joined live on stage during the World ATM Congress in Madrid to express their support and commitment in ‘Modernising Air Traffic Management As One’. This is not only the new tagline but also the credo of the new SESAR Deployment Manager, one team standing ready to continue Air Traffic Management modernisation to the benefit of all. The new aviation consortium represents all perspectives and standpoints of the stakeholders involved in SESAR deployment and is committed to continue ATM modernization and digitalization: 4 Airlines: covering 3 million flights with around 500 million passengers per year (one third of the overall European passengers); 14 Air Navigation Service Providers: controlling around 80% of flights in the European Union, as well as all major traffic flows operated in Europe, so around 8 million flights per year; Airports: ACI Europe representing over 500 airports across 55 countries, able to provide the full airport operational perspective; EUROCONTROL: the best placed to provide a network-wide view, both in terms of technological deployment but also in terms of operational interoperability to ensure seamless functioning of the European ATM network.

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Congrats to DFS & project partners for completion of #SESAR deployment project 2015_196_AF1_A XMAN – Cross-centre arrival management which implements first connections between XMAN Frankfurt, XMAN München, XMAN Zurich & XMAN London with neighbouring Area Control Centres. The XMAN (Cross-centre arrival management) multi-stakeholder project aims to extend the planning horizon of arrival management systems from the local Terminal Manoeuvring Area into the airspace of adjacent en-route control centres up to about 200 Nautical Miles The Project is contained in a thread of 2 projects, coordinated by the SESAR Deployment Manager, expected to provide benefits of up to 140 Million € until 2030, by saving more than 140 thousand tons of fuel and 460 thousand tons of CO2 This implementation project is framed in the #SESAR Deployment Programme Family 1.1.1. “Arrival Management extended to en-route airspace” #ATM #SESARdelivers

Congrats to ANS CR for the upgrade of their ATM system with new functionalities and tools enabling efficient free route operations within the Czech Republic and cross-border operations, thanks to the completion of IP 2015_242_AF3 Free Route implementation into ATM system of ANS CR. This implementation project is framed in the #SESAR Deployment Programme Families 3.2.1. “Initial Free Route” and 3.2.2 “Enhanced Free Route Airspace Operations” #ATM #SESARdelivers. The Project is contained in a thread of 2 projects, coordinated by the SESAR Deployment Manager, which will provide benefits of 83 Million € until 2030, by saving 2 Million minutes of En Route delay, 7 thousand tons of fuel and 23 thousand tons of CO2.

Brussels, Tuesday 31 May 2022 - Today the new consortium behind the SESAR Deployment Manager (SDM) was officially appointed by the European Commission and will start on 1 June. This new consortium takes over from the SESAR Deployment Alliance, who has been successfully executing the role of SESAR Deployment Manager since 2014. The new consortium (SDIP – SESAR Deployment & Infrastructure Partnership) with the EUROCONTROL Network Manager as the consortium coordinator, will be located in Brussels at EUROCONTROL’s headquarters. On this occasion, the SESAR Deployment Manager launched its new credo: ‘Modernising Air Traffic Management As One’ set out for this new mandate until 31/12/2027.

Congratulations to Austro Control for completing the upgrade of the Integrated Terminal Weather System (ITWS). Combined with weather radar information, all necessary MET data are available for mitigating potential losses of arrival capacity in severe weather conditions, enabling thanks to the application of Trajectory Based Separation. This achievement was reached with the completion of SESAR deployment Implementation Project 2015_220_AF2. It is part of a thread containing two IPs, which will generate about 1 thousand tons of fuel reduction and an equivalent CO2 saving of 3 thousand tons.

Congratulations to the Italian Air Force for the completion of two SESAR deployment Implementation Projects: 2016_092_AF5 and 2017_069_AF5. The deployment of their Wide Area Network (WAN) enables VoIP and SWIM services, and the deployment of the Integrated Briefing systems enables the Italian Air Force to share Aeronautical Information Service data, crucial for the data flow to civil and military users, both projects further contributing to digitalisation of aviation. These implementation projects are framed in the SWIM Functionality of CP1, namely in SESAR Deployment Programme Family 5.2.1 “Stakeholders’ SWIM PKI and cyber security” and 5.3.1 “Aeronautical Information Exchange”

Due to the complexity of the process for the Interim Payment and Balance requests elaboration, SDM organised a dedicated online workshop. This workshop targeted Call 2015 Cluster 2 – Interim Payment and Call 2015 Cluster 3 and Call 2016 Cluster 2 – Balance Payment. In particular, this workshop was geared towards Overall and/or Financial point of contacts who will be responsible for the interim / balance payment request elaboration within each organization. This event launched both the Interim and Balance Payment request elaboration and provided attendees with detailed information on the process, timeline as well as all mandatory documents which need to be provided.

We are pleased to inform you that the 2022 Action Status Reports for the following four Actions, covering the reporting period 1st of January 2021 – 31st of December 2021, have been successfully submitted to CINEA on 30th of March 2022*, together with all collected Member States certifications through the TENtec.

Congratulations to the Air Navigation Services of the Czech Republic for providing a SWIM compliant interface to all aeronautical meteorological information produced within Prague FIR, ready for international exchange. This achievement was reached with the completion of SESAR deployment Implementation Project 2015_241_AF5, framed within SESAR Deployment Programme Family 5.4.1 “Meteorological Information Exchange”.

On the 9th and 10th of March 2022, the eighth meeting of the Data Link Support Group (DSG) was organised by EUROCONTROL NM with the support of SESAR Deployment Manager. This online meeting was an occasion for the DSG to meet and confer on Datalink Services-related matters, providing updates on pending matters from the previous DSG meetings and addressing further actions to be discussed and taken by the group during this eighth meeting. DSG8 was attended by a wide variety of stakeholders, counting airspace users, ANSPs, aviation manufacturers, CSPs, institutional partners and airports, with over 60 attendees.

Congratulations to EUROCONTROL for the completion of SESAR deployment Implementation Project 2015_117_AF5. It complements and further evolves the Network Manager (NM) infrastructure for System Wide Information Management compliance. It is contained in a thread of five projects, coordinated by the SESAR Deployment Manager, enabling NM SWIM capability, all of them framed in the SESAR Deployment Programme Family 5.2.1 “Stakeholders’ SWIM PKI and cyber security”.

SESAR Deployment Manager and EUROCONTROL organised on 15 March 2022 a SWIM-related webinar on Flight and Flow Information for Collaborative Environment (FF-ICE) targeted towards Air Navigation Service Providers to an interactive online workshop on SWIM FF-ICE implementation.

Congratulations to the Italian Air Navigation Service Provider ENAV for the completion of the SESAR deployment Implementation Project 2016_114_AF4, developing the Traffic Complexity Tool for the four Italian ACCs to enhance traffic flow management and allow mitigation strategies. This Implementation Project is framed in the SESAR Deployment Programme Family 4.3.1 “Automated Support for Traffic Complexity Assessment and Flight Planning Interfaces”. This implementation is expected to decrease more than 600 thousand minutes of En-Route ATFM Delay.

Congratulations to EUMETNET & partners for the simultaneous completion of 3 SESAR deployment Implementation Projects for ensuring the timely availability of meteorological information to all relevant stakeholders to mitigate the impact of bad weather on aviation operations: 2015_067_AF5, 2015_068_AF5, and 2015_069_AF5. The largest European MET service providers have finalised the setup of their new SWIM service access points via the SWIM Registry, where all ATM stakeholders can retrieve relevant information for their operations.

deployment Implementation Projects for ensuring the timely availability of meteorological information to all relevant stakeholders to mitigate the impact of bad weather on aviation operations. The largest European MET service providers have finalised the setup of their new SWIM service access points via the SWIM Registry, where all ATM stakeholders can retrieve relevant information for their operations. This includes high-quality and real-time 3D weather radar data, probability forecasts for winter weather conditions and forecasts of weather hazards (including icing, turbulence and convection, etc.) offering a single, harmonized, pan-European view of these weather phenomena to help enhance situational awareness. The availability of all this information will not only enable an improved planning of operations and reduce unexpected delays, but it will also support optimized flight paths for Airspace Users, with positive effects on the #environment due to less consumption of fossil fuels. These implementation projects are framed in the SESAR Deployment Programme Family 5.4.1 “Meteorological Information Exchange”.

The report on Multilink CONOPS and use/non-use of IDRP was delivered to the European Commission on the 21st of December, following a comprehensive consultation conducted via the Stakeholder Consultation Platform by the SESAR Deployment Manager. This report constitutes the third and final cycle of consultation of 2021. This report provides a description of the operational Multilink CONOPS covering the needs of stakeholders’ needs, and outlines the recommended way forward related to the use or non-use of IDRP in the ATN/OSI Multilink environment.

Throughout 2021, SESAR Deployment Manager together with EUROCONTROL embarked on a series of in-depth site visits with a select group of six ANSPs who had previously reported such implementation plans, or had established themselves pioneers of ADS-B use in ground systems. In ADS-B Ground Implementation and Best Practices, SESAR Deployment Manager is proud to present a comprehensive summary of these visits, including a synthesis of the associated state-of-the-art practices encountered, both in the technical and operational domains.

Congratulations to the Austrian Air Navigation Service Provider Austrocontrol for the completion of the SESAR Deployment Implementation Project 2015_231_AF5 "METSW-DB PCP Evolution", a database and technical enabler for the exchange of meteorological information via SWIM. This implementation project is framed in the SESAR Deployment Programme Family 5.4.1. "Meteorological Information Exchange".

Congratulations of the Polish Air Nativation Service Provider PANSA for the completion of the SESAR Deployment Implementation Project 2015_035_AF5 "LAN Network Upgrade", integrating existing legacy components in SWIM environments. The upgrade of the ATM communication infrastructure is vital for the secure transmission and exchange of data, also improving the management of the information flow.

Today, SESAR deployment has reached its 200th completed project! A big THANK YOU to all involved stakeholders for making ATM modernisation and digitalisation a reality for EU passengers, citizens & economies through their ongoing commitment. This milestone would not have been reached without the true commitment of the operational stakeholders who have, despite the Covid crisis, managed to complete 60 SESAR deployment projects since 2020.

EUROCONTROL and SESAR Deployment Manager, with the support of the A6 Alliance, organised a webinar focused on the Met SWIM service implementation and the availability of new Met products in support of ATM. The webinar aimed to create awareness of the new Met products and to share implementation experiences from both providers and consumers of the services. You can watch the recording here:

The SESAR Deployment Manager held its Annual Meeting on the 17th of November, with an introduction from the General Manager Nicolas Warinsko and keynote speeches from Marco De Sciscio (DG MOVE) and Cristobal Millan de la Lastra (CINEA). We thank our stakeholders for attending this event and showcasing their continuous support to SESAR deployment as well as for their efforts in making European ATM more modern, digital and sustainable. Let's keep on delivering together.

On the 16th of November, the SESAR Deployment Manager organised a webinar on the Monitoring View 2021 exercice. The SESAR Deployment Programme Monitoring View represents the single point of reference for reporting the most detailed information on the status of the CP1 Regulation, enhanced with data from the 341 Implementation Projects coordinated by the SESAR Deployment Manager. With the adoption of the Common Project 1, the elaboration of the new SESAR Deployment Programme 2021 and the intense cooperation between EUROCONTROL and the SDM, the need for operational stakeholders to participate to multiple reporting cycles has finally been overcome. From this year, there is a single entry point for all ground data referred to ATM modernisation on the LSSIP+ tool. CP1 monitoring activities will be complemented with additional data gathering from civil and military Airspace Users as well as the Network Manager.

On that day, the European Commission has published on its website the Call for the next SESAR Deployment Manager and Framework Partnership Agreement Coordinator. It is great news for all aviation stakeholders involved in SESAR deployment, learning that they will be able to continue delivering ATM modernization together under the coordination of a new SESAR deployment mandate holder, ensuring a smooth continuation after the end of the current mandate by end May 2022. Our objective is to make this transition as seamless as possible for the nearly 100 implementing partners involved in SESAR deployment and relying daily on SESAR Deployment Managers’ support. By the end of this year, we will have 200 ATM modernization and digitalization projects that will be completed and deliver tangible benefits to the European passengers, citizens and economy, ensuring a solid legacy for our successor.

Congratulations to the Italian Air Navigation Service Provider ENAV for the completion of their SESAR deployment Implementation Project 2016_120_AF1, which introduces RNP1+RF procedures at the airports of Milan Malpensa and Rome Fiumicino. On top of decreasing the environmental footprint of Air Traffic Management, these procedures also enhance operational efficiency.

SESAR Deployment Manager’s Chief Strategy & Programme Manager Mariagrazia La Piscopia recently spoke as a guest on the episode 13 of Fox ATM’s podcast to discuss the specifics of SESAR Deployment. On this occasion, Mariagrazia La Piscopia discussed, among many other topics, how SESAR deployment contributes to the modernisation and digitalisation of Europe’s Air Traffic Management with the contribution of all involved stakeholders, as well as the future of SESAR deployment through a smooth continuation of operations.

The ongoing journey for the modernisation and digitalisation of Europe’s Air Traffic Management continues through the deployment of SESAR! Despite the challenges faced since 2020, the ATM sector is still eager for positive evolutions through the deployment of SESAR solutions to support the CP1 goals of modernisation, digitalisation and sustainability for the aviation industry. In this article, our General Manager Nicolas Warinsko underlines the strong commitment to SESAR deployment of all involved stakeholders.

On the 6th and 7th of October 2021, the seventh meeting of the Data Link Support Group (DSG) was organised by EUROCONTROL NM with the support of SESAR Deployment Manager. This online meeting was an occasion for the DSG to meet and confer on Datalink Services-related matters, providing updates on pending matters from the previous DSG meetings and addressing further actions to be discussed and taken by the group during this sixth meeting. DSG7 was attended by a wide variety of stakeholders, counting civil and military airspace users, ANSPs, aviation manufacturers, CSPs, institutional partners and airports, with over 100 attendees.

Did You Know That… SESAR modernisation & digitalisation projects increase airside operation safety? Thanks to the deployment of the implementation project “Deploying Airport Safety Nets across the Largest European Airports”, which allows the detection of potential conflicts as well as the prevention of hazards, the safety of EU passengers is enhanced across 13 European airports. This project is also bringing environmental benefits thanks to the upgrade of ATM systems which reduces CO2 and noise emissions.

Did you know that the deployment of SESAR projects supports Datalink Services in Europe? Thanks to the ongoing coordination of Air Traffic Management modernisation and digitalisation projects, 77% of flights in Europe are now equipped with DLS, compared to 40% in 2018, bringing tangible benefits to European Air Traffic Management.

Did you know that the deployment of SESAR projects benefits nearly 100 action beneficiaries? 343 modernisation and digitalisation projects are bringing tangible benefits and positive impact to 93 Air Traffic Management stakeholders through the coordination of 7 actions by SESAR Deployment Manager & supported by the EU, saving trees, fuel, money and time.

Congratulations to BULATSA for the completion of their SESAR deployment Implementation Project 2015_217_AF4, which materialises in the deployment of a Traffic Complexity Assessment Tool (tCAT) in the Sofia Air Control Center. tCAT is a decision support tool that predicts the complexity of operations, thus allowing accurate planning of ATC resources. The completion of this project will improve capacity with delay reduction, and is expected to save 63,4 million euros until 2030. The project is framed within the SESAR Deployment Programme Family 4.3.1 “Automated Support for Traffic Complexity Assessment and Flight Planning interfaces”. SESAR Deployment Manager performs a Cost-Benefit Analysis for all completed projects after 1 year in operation in order to evaluate their contribution to the network performance and the benefits delivered against the original expectations. The same process will apply to project 2015_217_AF4 in 2022 and confirm its positive impact.

Congratulations to the Hungarian Air Nagivation Service Provider HungaroControl for the completion of IP 2017_074_AF3, supporting cross-border free route operations, thanks to the management of real-time airspace data, exchange airspace reservation messages, support dynamic airspace configuration & interface to NM systems. This SESAR deployment Implementation Project is framed in 4 Families of the SESAR Deployment Programme developed for CP1, namely Reg.: 3.1.1 “ASM and A-FUA”, 3.1.2 “Management of pre-defined Airspace configuration”, 3.2.2 “Enhanced FRA operations” & 4.3.1 “Automated Support for Traffic Complexity Assessment”. This Project is the last of a group of 3 interrelated implementation initiatives coordinated by SDM. Air Traffic Management system upgrades in favour of Free Route Airspace in Hungary will improve operational efficiency & reduce environmental footprint. This group of Projects is expected to save 43,3M € by 2030. SDM performs CBA of Completed IPS after 1 year in operation to evaluate their contribution to the network performance and the benefits delivered against the original expectations. The same process will apply to IP 2017_074_AF3 in 2022, hoping to confirm the expected positive impact from the completion of this project.

The biweekly newsletters to Implementing Partners contains a to-do list per CEF call. This supporting tool used by SDM aims to guide IPPs through the 2021 Amendment Exercise with a customised to-do list according to the activities to be performed every two weeks, in order to ensure the timely 2021 Amendment(s) signature in time for the second Monitoring Gate for 2021.

On the 27th of July, the SESAR Deployment Programme 2021 (SDP2021) was released to the European Commission after wide consultation with all involved SESAR deployment stakeholders. The SESAR Deployment Manager wants to thank all involved stakeholders for their commitment to modernising, digitalising and making European Air Traffic Management more sustainable.

From the 343 SESAR deployment modernisation and digitalisation projects, implementation projects such as ENAV’s Free Route Airspace support the environmental sustainability of the European sky by reducing the environmental footprint thanks to shorter flight paths, and thus reducing fuel consumption! The resulting reduction in CO2 emissions support the European Commission’s goals of becoming carbon neutral by 2030, in line with the EU Green Deal as well as the targets set by the CP1 regulation.

Congratulations to Dublin Airport for ensuring the exchange of A-CDM data with the Network Manager Operations Centre (NMOC) via a new SWIM platform and infrastructure compliant with SWIM Yellow Profile. This was achieved thanks to the completion of two SESAR deployment Implementation Project, 2016_033_AF5 “Use SWIM methods to replace AFTN feeds for A-CDM” and 2016_034_AF5 “Upgrade/Replace Infrastructure to facilitate SWIM”, which aim to ensure the exchange of A-CDM data with the Network Manager Operations Centre (NMOC) via a new SWIM platform and infrastructure compliant with SWIM Yellow Profile.

The SESAR deployment Manager and EUROCONTROL NM, with the support of the A6 Alliance, were very pleased to welcome stakeholders to the first edition of a series of webinars on SWIM, with 238 participants in attendance. This successful webinar will lead to more discussions on topics presented during the event, following the interest of all involved stakeholders and the enthusiasm shown for the SWIM topic for which SDM will continue to disseminate information and raise awareness in future editions of the SWIM Webinar series.

The Single European Sky Partners, also known as the "Europe For Aviation" stakeholders, will not participate to the World ATM Congress (WAC) 2021. The decision has been jointly taken amongst all of the Europe For Aviation partners, coordinated by the European Commission, EUROCONTROL and SESAR (SJU/SDM).

Single European Sky Partners, also known as the Europe For Aviation stakeholders, will unfortunately not be able to participate to this year’s World ATM Congress organised in Madrid in October 2021. The decision has been jointly taken amongst all of the Europe For Aviation partners, coordinated by the European Commission, EUROCONTROL and SESAR (SJU/SDM).

Did you know that SESAR deployment improves air traffic flow and capacity management? Since 2019, the Spanish Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) ENAIRE is able to avoid bottlenecks and network congestion thanks to Short Term Air Traffic Flow and Capacity Management (ATFCM) measures, which result in less delays and shorter flight paths to the benefit of almost 250 million passengers on a yearly basis.

Did you know that SESAR deployment improves weather information sharing? Meteo service providers (METSPs) are deploying cross-border harmonised Weather Hazard SWIM services through Access Points to allow all Air Traffic Management (ATM) stakeholders to retrieve relevant MET information available on the European SWIM Registry, which will support them in improving their planning, reducing potential delays due to poor weather conditions and reduce the use of fuel. The implementation of this SESAR deployment modernisation and digitalisation project offers a single harmonized view of weather phenomena for the whole of Europe and helps mitigate the impact of poor weather on aviation operations.

The biweekly newsletters to Implementing Partners contains a to-do list per CEF call. This supporting tool used by SDM aims to guide IPPs through the 2021 Amendment Exercise with a customised to-do list according to the activities to be performed every two weeks, in order to ensure the timely 2021 Amendment(s) signature in time for the second Monitoring Gate for 2021.

SESAR Deployment Manager set up an overview of the deliverables developed over the years by the SDM, now on the Partner Area, to ensure continuity and archive key documents and deliverables on the same platform.

SESAR Deployment Manager is facilitating a series of visits from the European Commission and CINEA representatives to Implementing Partners of SESAR deployment, with the aim to assess the deployment projects that are operational in Europe. Due to travel restrictions and safety measures, the visits are currently being organised fully online together with experts from SDM, CINEA, the European Commission and representatives of the Member State. The third virtual site visit of 2021 was at Air France.

The implementation of Datalink in Europe is a key enabler for the rollout of the Initial Trajectory Information Sharing as defined by the CP1 regulation (IR 116/2021). Thanks to the work accomplished together with 25 Air Traffic Management organisations and the support of EUROCONTROL, SESAR Deployment Manager ensures the wide use of #DLS in European #aviation.

After the closure of the first Cycle of consultations for the SESAR Deployment Programme 2021, followed by the start of Cycle 2, SESAR Deployment Manager replied to the comments shared in this second cycle of consultations through the Stakeholder Consultation Platform.

Did you know that European aviation players are building a sustainable sky together for you? Since 2015, SESAR Deployment Manager coordinates the synchronised deployment of nearly 350 SESAR implementation projects in close collaboration with 93 partners in 33 countries in order to achieve more sustainability in Europe’s Air Traffic Management through the modernisation and digitalisation of the European sky. Together with operational stakeholders, SDM turns modernisation solutions into an operational reality on the ground and in the air for a more sustainable and resilient European aviation and to create a Single Digital European Sky.

The biweekly newsletters to Implementing Partners contains a to-do list per CEF call. This supporting tool used by SDM aims to guide IPPs through the 2021 Amendment Exercise with a customised to-do list according to the activities to be performed every two weeks, in order to ensure the timely 2021 Amendment(s) signature in time for the second Monitoring Gate for 2021.

SESAR Deployment Manager is facilitating a series of visits from the European Commission and CINEA representatives to Implementing Partners of SESAR deployment, with the aim to assess the deployment projects that are operational in Europe. Due to travel restrictions and safety measures, the visits are currently being organised fully online together with experts from SDM, CINEA, the European Commission and representatives of the Member State. The second virtual site visit of 2021 was held at the French Air Navigation Service Provider DSNA and the French Ministry of Defence.

Out of the 343 modernisation and digitalisation projects, SESAR deployment implementation projects such as the Borealis Alliance’s Free Route Airspace support a more sustainable European sky by allowing more direct routes, and thus less fuel used! This reduction in CO2 emissions support the European Commission’s sustainability goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030, in line with the EU Green Deal as well as the targets of the CP1 regulation.

On the 26th and 27th of May 2021, the sixth meeting of the Data Link Support Group (DSG) was organised by EUROCONTROL NM with the support of SESAR Deployment Manager. This online meeting was an occasion for the DSG to meet and confer on Datalink Services-related matters, providing updates on pending matters from the previous DSG meetings and addressing further actions to be discussed and taken by the group during this sixth meeting. It was attended by a wide variety of stakeholders, counting civil and military airspace users, ANSPs, aviation manufacturers, CSPs, institutional partners and airports, with over 100 attendees.

The 3rd edition of the SDM Newsletter in 2021 presented the ongoing communication campaign called “Did You Know That?”, which is a series of publications on the ongoing efforts for the modernisation and digitalisation of Air Traffic Management in Europe through the deployment of SESAR. This edition also announced the start of a series of webinars on SWIM in collaboration with EUROCONTROL NM and with the support of the A6 Alliance, with the first edition held on 22 June 2021.

Did you know that a digitalised sky means a greener sky? 190 Air Traffic Management modernisation and digitalisation projects are currently completed, with a number of them accelerating Europe’s flight towards a greener and more sustainable sky thanks to the digitalisation of ATM in Europe. The deployment of these modernisation and digitalisation projects showcase our commitment to the European Commission’s sustainability goal of becoming climate neutral by 2050, within the EU Green Deal.

The exercise in re-assessing all the Performance Benefits from SESAR deployment started in June and will remain in a continuous process until the next Execution Progress Report in November 2021.

Did you know that the deployment of SESAR projects saves time? 190 out of 343 Air Traffic Management modernisation and digitalisation projects are bringing tangible benefits to passengers and the EU by saving 27,3 million minutes on passengers’ time by 2030.

Together with our stakeholders, SESAR Deployment Manager delivers benefits for European passengers, citizens and economies with the completion of 190 out of 343 SESAR deployment implementation projects.

Did you know that… 190 Air Traffic Management modernisation and digitalisation projects are bringing benefits to European passengers, citizens, environment & economy? Check our video on SESAR deployment below and find out how we deliver together with our stakeholders, with the support of the European Commission and CINEA.

With the SESAR initiative - a continuous cycle of innovation, development, validation and deployment of Air Traffic Management (ATM) modernisation projects - the European Union aims to achieve a modern, digitalised Single European Sky. SESAR Deployment Manager is the coordinator behind the deployment of nearly 350 modernisation projects, all key enablers for more sustainability within European aviation. We are delivering concrete benefits to the environment, European passengers, citizens and economy together with the entire ATM industry and aviation stakeholders since 2015.

The Consultation Campaign for the new SESAR Deployment Programme 2021 was launched in March 2021, with the first cycle of Consultation involving the distribution of the Initial Drafts of the SDP and Planning View 2021. In this second cycle of Consultation, the Final Drafts of the SDP and Planning View 2021 were distributed.

SESAR Deployment Manager is facilitating a series of visits from the European Commission and CINEA representatives to Implementing Partners of SESAR deployment, with the aim to assess the deployment projects that are operational in Europe. Due to travel restrictions and safety measures, the visits are currently being organised fully online together with experts from SDM, CINEA, the European Commission and representatives of the Member State. In 2021, the first virtual site visit was held at the Air Navigation Service Provider HungaroControl.

The biweekly newsletters to Implementing Partners contains a to-do list per CEF call. This supporting tool used by SDM aims to guide IPPs through the 2021 Amendment Exercise with a customised to-do list according to the activities to be performed every two weeks, in order to ensure the timely 2021 Amendment(s) signature in time for the second Monitoring Gate for 2021.

The SDM Bi-monthly Newsletter aims to update Action beneficiaries of the different Action execution phases every two months. This edition updated recipients on the launch of the 2021 Amendment Exercise based on the submission of the 2021 Action Status Reports, in parallel to the activities carried out for the elaboration of the 2021 Interim and Balance Payment requests. The newsletter also informed readers of the change of INEA into CINEA in April as well as of the migration of SDM-coordinated Implementation Projects into the CP1 framework.

SESAR Deployment Manager participated to the CNS Advisory Group Workshop on the 7th of May 2021. The new report sets the road for CNS evolution in Europe, and the document includes key elements brought forward by SDM itself: the need for an industry-inclusive Programme Management layer built on the example of DLS and ADS-B, and the need to link the future CNS evolution plan to the SESAR Deployment Programme.

In the context of the first cycle of consultations for the SESAR Deployment Programme 2021, the Thematic Sub-Group held a meeting.

SESAR Deployment Manager hosted the second training session for the 2021 Amendment Exercise. Once again, SDM presented some informational material in an interactive setting to stakeholders, with a focus on both the process and the technical (STAR tool) side.

The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) closed the assessment for the 2015 CEF Call Cluster 1 final report as well as the Payment of the Balance.

The SESAR Deployment Facts & Figures factsheet showcasing the benefits delivered for European passengers, citizens and economies was updated and released in May 2021 to show the performance benefits of the first 190 completed SESAR implementation projects, with a strong increase in benefits from the previous version.

The biweekly newsletters to Implementing Partners contains a to-do list per CEF call. This supporting tool used by SDM aims to guide IPPs through the 2021 Amendment Exercise with a customised to-do list according to the activities to be performed every two weeks, in order to ensure the timely 2021 Amendment(s) signature in time for the second Monitoring Gate for 2021.

SESAR Deployment Manager hosted the first training session for the 2021 Amendment Exercise. In the first of these two interactive workshops, SDM presented some informational material in an interactive setting, with a focus on both the process and the technical (STAR tool) side.

Congratulations to ENAIRE for completing the operational validation towards the implementation of Electronic Flight-Strips (EFS). EFS will bring improvements, amongst other elements, on the enhancement of information integration with advanced tools and facilitate data input. This was achieved thanks to the completion of SESAR deployment implementation project 2015_212_AF2, delivering PCP elements for the three Spanish Airports in PCP scope under SDP Family 2.1.2 “Electronic Flight Strips (EFS)”. This Implementation Project is the successor of another SESAR Deployment Manager coordinated IP from ENAIRE already concluded in 2017, namely the IP #057AF2a “Fulfilment of the prerequisite EFS for the PCP AF2 Subfunctionality: Airport Integration and Throughput (2014-2016)”. Both projects are expected to provide 15 million euros of savings by 2030, thanks to the reduction of time, fuel and CO2 emissions.

The “Performance part” of the SESAR Deployment Programme 2021 draft was released for consultation on the Stakeholder Consultation Platform to highlight the impact on performance by the Common Project 1 regulation.

Congratulations to the Portuguese ANSP NAV Portugal for the implementation and entry into operation of the LARA tool at Lisbon ACC, with its information being continuously provided to the Network Manager. This has been achieved thanks to the completion of the SESAR deployment Implementation Project #122AF3. This Project has delivered PCP elements related to Airspace Management and Advanced Flexible Use of Airspace, improving flight efficiency and reducing environmental footprint, expecting to save 8,8 Million € until 2030. SESAR Deployment Manager will perform the Cost-Benefit Analysis of this project after 1 year in operation.

The 2nd edition of the SDM Newsletter in 2021 focused on the kick-off of consultations for the SESAR Deployment Programme 2021, which aims to ensure the optimisation and synchronisation of ATM modernisation and digitalisation through SESAR deployment and accelerating Europe towards a greener sky in the context of CP1 and the EU Green Deal. Readers were also informed that the Stakeholder Consultation Platform was moved to the Partner Area and that SDM delivered the 6 Action Status Reports to CINEA.

The Stakeholder Consultation Platform (SCP) has been moved to the Partner Area and is now facilitating the entire consultation of the SESAR Deployment Programme 2021 (#SDP2021). The Partner Area was itself launched end 2020 to facilitate exchanges between SESAR Deployment Manager and all involved stakeholders. The implementation of the SCP on the Partner Area aims to optimise the consultation of the #SDP2021 by facilitating the tracking of documents, interactions, and so on for involved stakeholders.

The 2021 Action Status Report was successfully and smoothly submitted to CINEA on the 29th of March 2021, covering the reporting period 1st of January 2020 – 31st of December 2020, 29th of March 2021, despite the remote working conditions and the impact of COVID-19 on different stakeholders together with all collected Member States certifications through the TENtec tool. It should be highlighted that the preliminary lists for the 2021 Amendment Exercise were elaborated and submitted to CINEA together with the ASR 2021.

Congratulations to Groupe ADP and Air France for the implementation of airborne safety enablers in the A320 and A330 Family, and the definition of business and operational needs of airborne enablers for surface movements. This has been achieved thanks to the completion of the project 2016_150_AF2_AIR. The completion of this SESAR deployment Implementation Project brings benefits to European aviation, delivering PCP elements in Fraport AG under SDP Family 2.5.2 “Aircraft and vehicle systems contributing to Airport Safety Nets”, coordinated by SESAR Deployment Manager and co-financed by the European Commission and INEA. The improvements on capacity and operational efficiency are expected to save 26 Million € until 2030. SESAR Deployment Manager performs the Cost-Benefit Analysis of Completed Projects after one year in operation, in order to evaluate their contribution to the network performance and the benefits delivered against the original expectations. The same process will apply to this Implementation Project in 2021, hoping to confirm this expected positive impact.

Due to the complexity of the process for the Interim Payment and Balance requests elaboration, SDM will host a dedicated online workshop. This workshop targeted all Action Beneficiaries, in particular Overall and/or Financial point of contacts who is responsible for the interim/balance payment request elaboration within each organization. This event launched both the Interim and Balance Payment request elaboration and provided attendees with detailed information on the process, timeline as well as all mandatory documents which need to be provided.

The Consultation Campaign for the new SESAR Deployment Programme 2021 was launched, with the first cycle of Consultation involving the distribution of the Initial Drafts of the SDP and Planning View 2021. Consultation of stakeholders is key to ensure a widely supported implementation plan for European Air Traffic Management modernization. Nearly 750 comments have been managed up to now, supporting the delivery of a new common implementation plan for all impacted stakeholders.

The SDM Bi-monthly Newsletter aims to update Action beneficiaries of the different Action execution phases every two months. This newsletter aimed to inform recipients on the entry into force of the Common Project One Regulation, the SESAR Deployment Programme 2021, SDM cyber security, the 2021 Action Status Report, and so forth.