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EU Inaugurates SESAR

Steve Scott

Monday, December 15th, 2008

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The European Union is launching a new air traffic management system to help cope with increasing numbers of flights over Europe. The system will employ the same satellite-based technology as the Federal Aviation Administration's NextGen System. Eurocontrol says Europe's air space has reached its limit with 28,000 flights a day, but that number is nevertheless expected to double by 2030. The EU is launching the new "SESAR" system using satellite navigation and data links that transmit messages directly to cockpit…

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