SESAME for safety in air

The current plans for the FP7 earmark 6 billion euro for transport-related research. R&D on a single European air traffic management infrastructure (SESAME) will improve safety of air travellers.  

The future Europe-wide Air Traffic Management (ATM) system will support the Commission’s Single European Sky Initiative – the aim of which is to modernise the European air traffic control structure to meet the forecast growth in air traffic while maintaining a high level of safety, reducing costs and respecting the environment.

To improve air traffic safety, the Commission has proposed the creation of a single European Air Traffic Management infrastructure, called SESAME. The Commission’s current proposal for FP7 includes SESAME’s research component and states that “for this purpose, the establishment of a joint undertaking for the coordination of ATM activities is envisaged”. 

This joint undertaking would fully coordinate airspace users, operators and the supply industry and bring together the regulatory framework, funding sources and implementing actors across Europe. 

The Commission, together with EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, currently funds 80% of European ATM research.  

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