Oct. 30, 2013

The SESAR Joint Undertaking is currently processing the submissions from all its members in response to the 2013 Re-allocation call, which was published on 31 May. In the coming weeks, programme managers will perform in-depth analysis of each submission. This analysis will be followed by an evaluation of the proposals submitted in response to the IBAFO III call involving internal and external experts in mid-November.

The process is expected to be concluded by the SJU by year end with a decision of the Administrative Board and the necessary amendments of the Membership Agreements and Multilateral Framework Agreements.

The 2013 Re-allocation and IBAFO III activities will refocus the SESAR Programme towards the priority needs of the ATM industry, with a particular emphasis on the Key Features derived from the European ATM Master Plan 2012. More specifically, the Re-allocation 2013 objectives can be summarised as follows:

  • To maximise the use of resources available within the Programme and of the maximum amount of SJU co-financing;
  • To focus the Programme’s activities on the European ATM Master Plan “Key Features”, the SESAR Release Strategy and SESAR Step 1;
  • To get a final commitment of resources from each Member for the achievement of the Programme,
  • To contribute to the Pilot Common Project (“PCP”) and future Common Projects (“CPs”), and;
  • To ensure that the SJU co-financing, which is identified as not to be used by the Members by 2016, is released back to the SJU sufficiently on time to allow for its use to cover other Programme activities such as under IBAFO III below or other activities already included in the European ATM Master Plan and the SJU Annual Work Plans.

While the Re-allocation 2013 will be in the context of the existing Projects, the launch of IBAFO III will complement the current activities with new Projects already identified in the context of the SESAR Programme definition. This will provide the opportunity for Members to enhance existing activities with “top up Projects” which shall further strengthen the maturity of the Programme results.