DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR ENERGY AND TRANSPORT SWIM-SUIT Public launch Rome 23 April 2007 Morten JENSEN European Commission

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR ENERGY AND TRANSPORT QBackground QContext QSESAR QExpectations

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR ENERGY AND TRANSPORT Background QInformation management seen as a back bone of future ATM system - timely availability of the right information QLimited work had been done QNeed to address issues related to information: QModels QManagement processes QSystem architecture QAccess QSecurity issues QOrganisational, legal and financial issues QTherefore SWIM was included in the 4th Call in FP6

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR ENERGY AND TRANSPORT Context - global QEuropean Transport Policy : QWhite Paper: European transport policy for 2010 “time to decide” … gradually break the link between growth of transport and economic growth, in three ways: QRe-balancing transport modes QEliminating bottlenecks; QPlacing the users at the heart of transport policy QAir Transpport: Single European Sky (and SESAR) QACARE (Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe) Q SRA

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR ENERGY AND TRANSPORT QObjectives: Increase safety, efficiency, capacity through reduced fragmentation and reduced complexity: QBetween the airspace of Member States QWithin states (civil/military) QBetween air and ground QSystems and procedures QThe four regulations contain directly applicable provisions as well as delegation of powers to the Commission for establishing implementing rules Context - Single European Sky

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR ENERGY AND TRANSPORT Context - SES implementation of delegated powers  Input from ICB / stakeholders on priority areas for action Q Mandates to Eurocontrol for developping appropriate material (implementing rules, standards, other support) Q Eurocontrol consults stakeholders and delivers product to Commission Q Commission presents (possibly amended) text to SSC (and to ICB) Q Following favourable opinion by SSC, Commission adopts and publishes the measure

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR ENERGY AND TRANSPORT SESAR QSESAR is conceived as an open programme Capacity x 3 Reduce by 50% ATM costs Increase safety x10 Reduce environmental impact per flight by 10% QSESAR is an ambitious R&D project for developing the new European ATM system Based on a Public-private partnership International participation QThe SESAR Joint Undertaking will be the single managing entity for research, development and validation activities QSESAR is the technological/industrial complement to the Single European Sky

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR ENERGY AND TRANSPORT SESAR - Where we stand today QDefinition phase is on schedule Q8/2/2007: Eurocontrol’s Provisional Council confirms Organisation’s participation as founding member of the SJU Q12/ /2007 : Commission received several expressions of interest from “Industry” (representing > 1 billion € in contributions) Q27/02/2007 Council adopted the Regulation establishing the SESAR JU Q16/03/2007 Commission presented its Communication on the state of progress of SESAR

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR ENERGY AND TRANSPORT SESAR – Next steps QSetup the SESAR Joint Undertaking’s governance and administrative structure QCommission has started preparatory activities QDesignation of the representatives on the JU Administrative board QSelection executive director of the SESAR JU (application deadline 15/05/ :00) Q« Go ahead » from Council (June) to start operations after adoption of conclusions on the Commissions report on state of progress QBuild up SESAR Joint Undertaking’s technical competence QPrepare membership negotiations QSESAR Joint Undertaking’s start operational activities in early 2008

DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR ENERGY AND TRANSPORT Expectations Q Alignment and co-operation with SESAR Q Development of a truly European SWIM prototype and demonstration of its feasibility Q Broad participation in requirements definition Q Consortium is ambitious in finding solutions and delivers work of excellent quality