CHIEF EXEC MEETING SUMMARY
DFT STAKEHOLDERS UPDATE ON SESAR
DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT -
I represented the UKFSC at the DFT
Stakeholders’ Update on SESAR. The background to the Meeting is in the Invitation
Letter.
Slide
Pack for each of the following presentations:
KEY
ISSUES AND OUTCOMES
- By 2020, 15.8 millions flights in European airspace. The current system barely meets today’s 7.8million demand now. Therefore, SESAR is essential and aims are to reduce delays by 40%, save 14M tons of CO2 and reduce ATM costs to the industry by half.
- SESAR has just completed its definition phase and is about to commence its development phase (2008-2013). The details are laid out in the ATM Masterplan at www.atmmasterplan.eu which was briefed by Olaf Dlugi, the Head of the SESAR Definition phase.
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Eric Merckx as Eurocontrol’s SESAR project leader then described Eurocontrol’s
part in the definition and development phases.
- Patrick Ky, the Executive Director of the SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU), briefed his intent in the Development phase. His remit was to execute the ATM Masterplan with a budget of E200M per annum R&D. His major messages were:
o SESAR brings a common vision to European ATM.
o He aims to follow the Masterplan.
o The Plan would be endorsed by EU Ministers by year end.
o There is provision for stakeholder inputs.
o The SJU has 30 staff with relevant industry experience.
o Eurocontrol is inextricably linked into the SJU.
o SJU principles are to be a small entity working in complementary fashion with others to deliver concrete results every 2 years.
o SJU will work with NextGen and ICAO on global compatibility.
o A sound business case will be developed to underpin the required funding scheme since the airline industry is going to reluctant to contribute for the first 5 years
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Ad hoc working arrangements
with key players will be in place by end of 2008. Key players will be airspace
users, airlines, business jets, NAAs, EASA and independent experts.
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David Hilton from NATS briefed SESAR
from the
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NATS regard SESAR as essential
since
o NATS are introducing advanced controller tools to bridge the demand gap between now and 2015
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NATS are involved in SESAR now
and are already sharing knowledge within
o Advanced 4D projectory capability will be essential.
o There is convergence into common method of ATM operations and architecture.
o NATS expectations of SESAR are that :
§ It will create a viable, safe, efficient and environmentally sensitive ATM system.
§ It will facilitate and act as a catalyst for Single European Sky.
§ It will deliver early savings and benefits to customers.
RICH JONES
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
UKFSC