Apr. 16, 2014

 

The European Parliament has voted almost unanimously in favour of the extension of the Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking (JU) until 2024. This was in recognition of the impactful results that the SESAR Research and Innovation (R&I) Programme has already achieved to date and to secure the necessary resources for its contribution to achieving the technological pillar of the Single European Sky. The EU Council of Ministers is expected to adopt the final act by the summer 2014. The SESAR JU is already working in preparation for the SESAR 2020 programme.

The European Parliament has voted almost unanimously in favour of the extension of the Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking (JU) until 2024. This was in recognition of the impactful results that the SESAR Research and Innovation (R&I) Programme has already achieved to date and to secure the necessary resources for its contribution to achieving the technological pillar of the Single European Sky. The EU Council of Ministers is expected to adopt the final act by the summer 2014. The SESAR JU is already working in preparation for the SESAR 2020 programme.

The extended programme, named the SESAR 2020 Programme, will continue to be managed by the SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU), which manages the current SESAR Programme. The governance of the SESAR Joint Undertaking is ensured by the Executive Director and Administrative Board, which is composed of the SESAR founding members, equipment manufacturers, civil and military air space users, airports, and navigation service providers, staff associations and the scientific community.