CP1 Deployment – Synchronised Modernisation of ATM (Part 3)

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The CLEAN ATM 3 project complements the two projects already funded under CEF Transport Calls 2022 and 2023 and further supports the synchronised implementation of Regulation (EU) n. 2021/116 – the Common Project 1 (CP1) – in full accordance with the provisions and timeline set in the SESAR Deployment Programme. This project aims at kickstarting the deployment of AF6, the last Air Traffic Management (ATM) Functionality (AF) included in CP1 and including a set of technologies which are commonly acknowledged as those in most urgent need of being deployed to ensure the overall efficiency, safety, capacity and environmental sustainability of ATM in Europe. Coordinated by the SESAR Deployment Manager, CLEAN ATM 3 regroups both airlines and Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) and pushes forward the Europe-wide adoption of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Contract - Extended Projected Profile (ADS-C EPP), making the on-board trajectory information and data of the aircraft available to ANSPs and the Network Manager (NM), allowing Airspace Users to fly closer to optimal flight trajectory, saving significant amount of fuel and unnecessary CO2 emissions. CLEAN ATM 3 brings together 36 operational stakeholders from 21 EU Member States and establishes a multi-stakeholder project that supports AF6 deployment in a synchronised manner, by addressing all its domains (i.e. avionics upgrade, ANSPs system upgrades, and trajectory information ground distribution), as foreseen by the CEF 2 Call 2024 text. Due to its content, CLEAN ATM 3 possesses a pan-European dimension, as benefits will spread to passengers flying across the whole EU and even towards neighbouring states. When combined, the investments of ANSPs and airlines will secure the transition of ATM across Europe towards the highest standards of efficiency, safety, interoperability, capacity, resilience, and environmental sustainability.