Press Release: Air Traffic Management: Commission launches the deployment of SESAR

The European Commission adopted on 3 May 2013 a new Regulation establishing governance and incentive mechanisms to facilitate the effective and timely deployment of SESAR, the Union's flagship project that aims at modernising the Air Traffic Management (ATM) system and enhancing its performance.

SESAR contributes to increasing capacity and safety of ATM systems while reducing costs of ATM services and the impact of air transport on the environment. The SESAR project is the technological pillar of the Single European Sky (SES). The progress and success of the SES also depends on a successful deployment of SESAR.

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