SESAR JU innovation recognised in Seamless Skies Awards shortlist

SESAR innovation is gaining further recognition, with several projects from the Digital European Sky portfolio shortlisted for this year's Seamless Skies Awards, taking place during Airspace World on 26 May.

Organised by Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation with Global Airspace Radar and Unmanned Airspace/Urban Air Mobility News, the awards celebrate the most impactful initiatives shaping the future of air traffic management and U-space worldwide.

SESAR JU supported projects are represented across key categories:

Collaborative operations for sustainable skies

• IFAV3 - increasing flexibility in air traffic controller validation, supporting more efficient and resilient operations. More on IFAV3

Innovation to enable safer, more efficient operations

• AMPLE3 - driving digital transformation through support for the development and delivery of European ATM Master Plan. More on AMPLE3
• DYN-MARS - improving flight management systems to deliver energy efficient and quieter trajectories in the terminal airspace. More on DYN-MARS
• ASTRA - applying artificial intelligence to predict and manage air traffic complexity in real time. More on ASTRA
  

Building the lower airspace economy

• U-ELCOME - scaling U-space services to support the safe integration of drones across Europe. More on U-ELCOME

In addition, the shortlist also recognises progress in SESAR deployment, with the FF-ICE implementation project by ROMATSA and Indra highlighting how SESAR solutions are being translated into operational reality, supported by the SESAR Deployment Manager.

The SESAR innovation projects are co-funded by the EU through Horizon Europe and, in some cases, the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) (HERON, U-ELCOME).

More about the Awards