SESAR Deployment Programme 2015 delivered for approval

Massimo Garbini, Managing Director of SESAR Deployment Manager

The final version of the SESAR Deployment Programme 2015 has been delivered for approval to the Directorate General for Mobility and Transport of the European Commission (DG MOVE).

Massimo Garbini, Managing Director of SESAR Deployment Manager

Managing Director of SESAR Deployment Manager, Massimo Garbini, formerly delivered the final version of the SESAR Deployment Programme 2015 for approval to DG Move on 30 September 2015. Once approved it will become integral part of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) transport call 2015 to be launched before the end of this year.

The final Deployment Programme takes into account feedback received from the European Commission and Stakeholders in a previous version submitted in June 2015. The most crucial element of the SESAR Deployment Programme 2015 is that it identifies for each of the 44 families of not yet awarded Air Traffic Management Implementation Projects, the so-called “gaps” that must be closed to fully implement the Pilot Common Project (PCP).

These “gaps” are further broken down between activities relevant to the CEF Transport Call for Proposals or the CEF Cohesion Fund Call for Proposals 2015. Some gaps are critical to the performance of the entire ATM network. So this is where operational stakeholders are called upon now to focus and ensure they know what they are expected to implement to comply with PCP.

“I urge the operational stakeholders to align their investment plan with Deployment Programme 2015”

Massimo Garbini, Managing Director SESAR Deployment Manager, said: “I urge the operational stakeholders to align their investment plan with Deployment Programme 2015 to ensure successful application to CEF & cohesion calls 2015. SESAR Deployment Manager (SDM) will support all stakeholders to fill the remaining gaps and ensure full PCP implementation by 2020 becomes a reality.”

The Deployment Programme 2015 is stakeholders’ opportunity to receive CEF funding. Co-funding for implementation projects is provided by the INEA.  Stakeholders can apply for CEF funding and receive up to 50 percent of their investment and even up to 85 percent where investments are eligible for cohesion funds. SDM has set in the Deployment Programme 2015 all the priorities for the CEF calls for proposals 2015. SDM states it will guide all stakeholders through the funding application process by providing necessary tools and support.   

According to SDM, the industry has the unique chance to deliver an efficient ATM system under its own leadership. This Deployment Programme has been created to lead investment plans by both civil and Military European Air Navigation Service Providers, Airports and Airlines and will provide Europe with a safe and efficient continental air transport system.

International Airport Review’s interview with SESAR Deployment Manager’s Massimo Garbini can be viewed here.