Aviation Week’s David Esler has a very well-researched and in-depth article about SESAR, the European Union’s version of NextGen. It provides a lot of detail about how the two approaches differ (one example: NextGen implementation is being driven by the federal government, while SESAR is being driven by industry partnerships), and also examines questions of [...]
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December 8, 2008
SESAR project officially launched
The European Commission formally launched SESAR today — that’s the EU’s version of NextGen. An excerpt from the AP wire on today’s event: The EU said the new system should make flights safer, shorter and less polluting by helping air traffic controllers direct planes more efficiently. In addition, the EU hopes the new system will [...]
November 4, 2008
FAA, EU officials lament obstacles to NextGen implementation
ATW has some good first-hand reporting from the Air Traffic Controllers Association Conference and Exposition: Executive Director-SESAR Joint Undertaking Patrick Ky and FAA Air Traffic Organization COO Hank Krakowski argued that it is critical to move forward with developing the SESAR and NextGen ATC systems even as traffic growth is slowing and near-term funding may [...]
October 11, 2008
European version of NextGen effort launched amid challenges
An excellent overview, courtesy of Euractiv, of the political and bureaucratic challenges facing SESAR — the European version of NextGen. EU transport ministers approved the project’s development phase this week, but some stakeholders feel that things are moving too slowly. Gilles Savary, a French Socialist MEP who is also vice president of the European Parliament’s [...]
