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ERM 2020 - CANCELLED
Dear colleagues,
Unfortunately, the spread of corona virus is still affecting the everyday lives of people around the world, and no doubt presenting all of us with some unprecedented challenges. Challenges which we have to overcome and continue the way forward.
Please find my letter for cancelling our IFATSEA Euro - conference meeting 2020, which was planned in Moscow, hosted by our Russian Affiliate PARRIS, from the 4th to the 6th of June 2020.
I am considering to organise a wide teleconference with the participation of all our European affiliates members.
Kind regards and ‘Keep the skies open!’
Costas Christoforou
IFATSEA Director Europe
FLY AI
European partners deliver first ‘FLY AI’ report on the current use and future potential of artificial intelligence in aviation
The European partners, among which IFATSEA, have published a report named "FLY AI".
This first edition of the ‘FLY AI’ report provides a timely review of the current use of artificial intelligence (AI) in aviation, and assesses its future potential to transform the sector. Produced by the European Aviation High Level Group on AI, a group set up after EUROCONTROL’s inaugural conference on AI in May 2019, the report pools the expertise of EUROCONTROL and a wide range of key representatives from all aviation sectors (airlines, airports, Air Navigation Service Providers, manufacturers, EU bodies, military and staff associations). It aims to advance understanding among aviation and air traffic management (ATM) actors of AI and its potential, to “demystify AI”, and to help accelerate its uptake in aviation. It concludes that there are a number of practical actions that could be taken to accelerate the development of AI in European aviation and ATM, which form the basis of a ‘FLY AI Action Plan’.
Download the report.
More info can be found here
Costas Christoforou
IFATSEA GA 2020
50th IFATSEA Assembly in Prague, Czech Republic
Dear Colleagues,
This is the Pre-Announcement for the 50th IFATSEA Assembly for this year. The Assembly will be held in Prague, Czech Republic at the Hotel “Vienna House Diplomat Prague” from 27th September to 2nd October 2020. Please mark these dates in your annual planner for 2020. Our Affiliate CZATSEA from Czechia is devoting many efforts for organizing a fruitful Assembly.
We encourage all Affiliates to support CZATSEA and the Assembly sponsors. An Assembly website for information’s, registration and hotel booking is in progress. Further Information will be distributed with the official Calling Notice within the next weeks. Thank you for your co-operation and looking forward to meeting you in Prague.
Yours Sincerely
Cristina Félix, Executive Secretary
Thorsten Wehe, President
ATM Master Plan 2020 update
The European ATM Master Plan is the agreed roadmap that connects ATM research and development activities with deployment scenarios to achieve the SES performance objectives.
More information about this plan can be found on site of the EC site.
More technical information on the different levels of the EATM Master plan can be found on next portal https://www.atmmasterplan.eu/.
Hereby the link to the complete executive view of the European ATM master plan edition 2020.
Please find the IFATSEA European director summary (pdf) and view (powerpoint) on the ATM Master plan 2020.
Best regards
Costas Christoforou
ICB info digest
ICB release a biannual publication called The ATM Information Digest, that provides an up to date and comprehensive summary of activity in European ATM. The document is divided into the following chapters:
please find the 2019 digest here.
Earlier issues can be found on the ICB portal.
SJU Airspace Architecture Study
The SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU) has performed and published an European " Airspace Architecture Study".
Please find the full report @ https://www.sesarju.eu/node/3253.
Based on this report, the Commission's "Wise Person Group" have published a report on the future of the SES on 15 april 2019.
SES - RP3
Just Culture toolbox and Social Dialogue
IFATSEA participated in the creation a Just Culture toolbox to support the implementation of the EU Regulation on Occurrence Reporting (Reg. 376/2014) in ATM.
The Toolbox aims to foster a healthy and open reporting culture in ATM, and thereby create a Just Culture. This work ended by the adoption of the JC Toolbox by the EU in a conference of the ‘Reinforcement of Social Dialogue in ATM’ project in October 2018.
The project was conducted by CANSO in cooperation with its European social partners European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and Air Traffic Controllers European Union Coordination (ATCEUC).
IFATSEA like to appreciate the work of Mr Danilo Pisciottu, CANSO Manager European Regulatory and Social Affairs, for the coordination of this project.
Please read Mr Pisciottu's blog "Why aviation needs effective social partners" of 30 October 2018, concerning this project.
SES - ATSEP
In the Basic Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of 4 July 2018, the need of ATSEP being competent for performing his duties are expressed by:
(17) It is important that personnel used by ATM/ANS providers, such as Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel (‘ATSEP’) are appropriately qualified and trained to perform their duties. ATM/ANS providers should also implement training and checking programmes, taking into account the different types of safety-related tasks performed by their personnel. The implementing acts adopted under this Regulation and concerning responsibilities of ATM/ANS providers should lay down further detailed harmonised rules for such personnel, including ATSEP to ensure the necessary level of safety.
The Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/373 of 1 March 2017 laying down common requirements for providers of air traffic management/air navigation services and other air traffic management network functions and their oversight, details the requirements of ATSEP training in ANNEX XIII, REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS CONCERNING PERSONNEL TRAINING AND COMPETENCE ASSESSMENT (Part-PERS).