European airspace design and utilisation
Europe has some of the busiest and most complex airspace in the world. Find out how changes to airspace design and better collaboration can help shorten routes, optimise trajectories, and reduce fuel burn and emissions.
Digital Academy webinar
Free routing
Free routing
SOLUTION:
Automated support for traffic complexity detection and resolution solution
Every commercial airline flight begins with a flight plan. By sharing trajectory and traffic data between airlines, air traffic control and the network, flight plans can become more accurate and optimised. Discover some of the innovations being used to optimise the flight planning process to reduce fuel burn and emissions.
Flight planning and network operations
Europe’s armed forces operate more than 150,000 flights per year. To accommodate these flights, the airspace must be closed, sometimes at short notice, to civil traffic. Take a look at some of the technical systems and solutions that allow more flexible civil-military cooperation and maximise the use of airspace in the most sustainable way.
Civil - Military Coordination
SOLUTION:
Mission trajectories management with integrated DMAs Type 1 and Type 2 # PJ.07-W2-40
SWIM TI green profile for ground/ground
civil-military information sharing #PJ.17-03
SOLUTION:
Civil-military cooperation
Integration of new energy-efficient aircraft types into ATM eco system
New aircraft types on the horizon have the potential to decrease greenhouse gas emissions from aviation significantly, and solutions being implemented today promise further savings. New aircraft, including e-Vtol supporting urban air mobility, will require adapted air traffic management procedures and support tools. Check out some of the vehicles on the horizon and what they mean for air traffic management.
Introducing #ZEROe
Enabling more energy-efficient flying - interview with SESAR experts
GOF 2.0
Airport: surface management
and taxiing
It’s not just in the air where fuel, emissions and energy savings can be made! Indeed, aircraft burn up considerable amounts of their fuel on the airport surface. Airports are committed to reaching net zero by 2050 and are integrating environmental performance measures across their operations, landside and airside. SESAR suppports airports in minimising environmental impact, air quality, noise and emissions, with state-of-the-art solutions addressing taxiing and surface management.
AEON - Human Machine Interaction demos
AEON
Enhanced navigation and accuracy in low visibility conditions (LVC)
on the airport surface #PJ.03a-03
SOLUTION:
Enhanced Guidance Assistance to Aircraft and Vehicles
on the Airport Surface Combined with Routing # PJ.03a-01
SOLUTION:
Managing environmental impact of airport operations
Take-off
SESAR is getting the most out of runways while minimising fuel burn and increasing predictability. This is done by reducing time spent with engines on before take-off and by optimising aircraft separation according to their size and wake category, and weather (windy) conditions. Check out some of the runway optimisation solutions under development in SESAR.
Integrated runway sequence function
Optimised use of runway configuration for multiple runway
airports #PJ.02-08-02
SOLUTION:
Integrated runway sequence for full traffic optimisation on single
and multiple runway airports #PJ.02-08-01
SOLUTION:
Optimised spacing delivery for departure ##PJ.02-01-02
SOLUTION:
Wake turbulence separations (for departures) based on
static aircraft characteristics #PJ.02-01-06
SOLUTION:
Weather-dependent reductions of wake turbulence separations
for departures #PJ.02-01-03
SOLUTION:
Climb
As the aircraft takes to the skies, the way it climbs can make significant difference to the environment, from reducing fuel burn, to minimising gaseous emissions and noise over the surrounding airport communities. Discover some of the innovations.
Integrated local air quality, noise, Co2/nonC02/climate impact performance
(weather & non-CO2 & noise abatement/local communities)
TOPIC:
Precision area navigation (P-RNAV) in complex terminal manoeuvring area #62
SOLUTION:
Optimised climb
Weather windows designed greener flights
Optimised climb
Airbus movie
En-route
Energy gains can be made all across the flight, including in the en-route phase. From sharing more accurate flight data in real time between the aircraft and the ground, to making use of renewable energy to power air traffic control, can also help reduce the carbon footprint; the sky is the limit! Find out how researchers are taking inspiration from migratory birds to optimise aircraft trajectories, and how avoiding certain weather phenomena can reduce aviation emissions (CO2 and non-CO2).
Descent
As pilots prepare for descent, they need to configure the aircraft for landing (extending flaps, slats and landing gear) and reduce speed prior to touch down. Flying an energy-efficient approach and descent profile relies on air traffic control solutions that make the flight path predictable for the flight crew, while still achieving optimised sequencing and enabling aircraft to descend smoothly without using too much thrust, which burns fuel.
Optimised descent
Advanced curved approach operation in the TMA
with the use of geometric altitude #PJ.02-W2-04.3
SOLUTION:
Advanced curved approach operation in the TMA
with the use of barometric altitude #PJ.02-W2-04.1
SOLUTION:
Weather-dependent reductions of wake turbulence separations for final approach #PJ.02-01-05
SOLUTION:
Landing
SESAR is getting the most out of runways while minimising fuel burn and increasing predictability. This is done by reducing time spent with engines on after landing and by optimising aircraft separation according to their size and wake category, and weather (windy) conditions. Check out some of the runway optimisation solutions under development in SESAR.
Steeper approach
Optimised use of runway configuration for multiple
runway airports #PJ.02-08-02
SOLUTION:
Integrated runway sequence for full traffic optimisation on single and multiple runway airports #PJ.02-08-01
SOLUTION:
Increased glide slope and second runway aiming point
(IGS-to-SRAP) #PJ.02-W2-14.5
SOLUTION:
Wake turbulence separations (for arrivals) based on static aircraft characteristics #PJ.02-01-04
SOLUTION:
DREAMS demo
