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SESAR Deployment Boss Upbeat on European ATM Progress
Paris Airshow exhibitors stand to benefit from billions of euros spent on ATM modernization in Europe.
SESAR Deployment Manager executive director Mariagrazia La Piscopia (Photo: SESAR Deployment Manager)
SESAR Deployment Manager executive director Mariagrazia La Piscopia (Photo: SESAR Deployment Manager)

The Single European Sky (SES) project to reform the management of the continent’s airspace remains the subject of much debate. Airlines decry the lack of progress of the regulatory framework, which has been on the books for more than 20 years, while several EU member states and air navigation service providers’ unions remain reluctant to create real “open skies” across the bloc.

However, Mariagrazia La Piscopia, the executive director of the SESAR Deployment Manager, the EU’s public-private partnership that drives the modernization of Europe’s air traffic management, remains upbeat. She asserts that, despite the political wrangling, she has seen real progress in the adoption of concepts and technologies in air traffic management to make air transport in Europe more efficient, resilient, and sustainable.