PJ20 W2 “Master Planning” project is the continuation of the SESAR2020 Wave 1 PJ20 ATM Master Plan Maintenance project (AMPLE). Within the Single European Sky technological pillar, the European ATM Master Plan (ATM MP) is the long-term roadmap to guide and connect ATM Research and Innovation and Deployment in building the future European ATM System. The ATM MP Editions are approved by the SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU) Administrative Board and the European Commission. They set out Performance Ambitions and a Vision for European ATM, aligned with ICAO GANP. The ATM MP is composed of three Levels; it can be consulted in the ATM MP Public Portal www.atmmasterplan.eu. By EU Regulation 409/2013, the ATM MP is the essential instrument allowing all European ATM civil and military stakeholders - Airspace users, Air Navigation Service providers, Airports, Network Manager, Airborne and Ground industry, SESAR Deployment Manager, Standardisation bodies and Professional Staff organisations - to share and further de

This proposal addresses “Topic 03: Aircraft Systems” of the SESAR ER RPAS call. Drones appear in a large variety of types, configurations and sizes. They are operated in a large variety of operational environments (i.e. locations, classes of airspace). However, it is essential that they interoperate with other drones as well as with manned aircraft. This proposal addresses the on-board technologies for drones that are required in order to implement the Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) concept for drone operations at Very Low Level (VLL) and within the Visual Flight Rules (VFR) environment. The project will cover Detect And Avoid (D&A) systems for cooperative and non-cooperative traffic, auto-pilot systems as well as Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) systems. This project will identify the available CNS infrastructure and on-board technologies to formulate an implementation approach. Based on this an on-board system concept will be developed and evaluated.

PJ32-W3-01 Virtual Centre - Complement of PJ10-W2-93 Delegation of airspace amongst Air Traffic Service Units (ATSUs). While PJ10 W2-93 addresses the ATC aspects of airspace delegation amongst ATSUs, this solution will further investigate the Air Traffic Flow and Capacity Management (ATFCM) aspects of such airspace delegation amongst ATSUs. This proposal addresses also the need to develop the technical infrastructure to support the validation activities planned by SESAR2020 Wave 2 solution PJ10-W2-93 on the ATC aspects of airspace delegation amongst ATSUs and the validation activities required on the ATFCM aspects of airspace delegation amongst ATSUs.

The proposal is part of the general principle of Trajectory Based Operations, aiming at improving various features of Air Traffic Control thanks to a better anticipation of how flights would behave. During the execution of a flight, major elements to feed an accurate and reliable trajectory prediction -or alternate scenarios- can be provided by the aircraft itself. These elements can be: wind conditions, speed schedule or the trajectory prediction computed by the aircraft navigation system itself, which consists in a suite of positions, altitude and time (“4 Dimensions”). Some aircraft operated by European airlines already have the capacity to send those elements via a datalink communication application. The objectives of the proposal are to demonstrate both: · the improvements that can be achieved in many common operational situations that Air Traffic Controllers have to manage, and · the efficiency and robustness of a technological infrastructure to support the datalink communications between the aircraft and various ground consumers for trajectory related exchanges. Implementation of technical and operational solutions will primarily induce a reduction of Controllers’ workload in high traffic condition, hence enhancing airspace capacity. Another effect resulting from earlier and assisted Controllers decision will allow to reduce flight delays, fuel burn and CO2 emissions. They are key to reach the target set for aviation industry in the perspective of reducing its environmental impact. PJ38 continues previous SESAR initiatives and is the main contributor to prepare the industrial implementation as required by the Common Project #1. The associated implementing rule demands by 2027: · the European Air Navigation Service Providers’ ground systems to be capable to make use of aircraft trajectory data · 45% of flights in Europe to have the capacity to share trajectory.