Avionics
Europe’s NextGen Could Cost Bizav $3.45B

Participation in the next-generation European airspace system will require business aircraft operators to invest in new equipment–to the tune of some $3.45 billion between now and 2024–as the concept of “first-come, first-served” is gradually retired, Patrick Ky, executive director of the Single European Sky ATM Research (Sesar) Joint Undertaking, told EBACE attendees yesterday.

While there are several enabling systems in Sesar, “It won’t be absolutely necessary for [business aircraft operators] to invest in all of those technologies. I don’t believe in ‘one size fits all.’ But you have to recognize that if you are equipped with a given technology it will give you access to a certain number of services that you may not have access to if you do not have the technology.”