CP1 Deployment – Synchronised Modernisation of ATM

2026-07-22

The CLEAN ATM project addresses 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 2022, as approved by European Commission in August 2022. It addresses key technological elements that have been identified as those most urgently in need of implementation, in order to ensure the overall efficiency and environmental sustainability of Air Traffic Management in Europe. Coordinated by the SESAR Deployment Manager, the CLEAN ATM project pushes forward the Europe-wide adoption of key CP1 elements, such as: - Extended Airport Operations Plan (AOP), a rolling plan that allows the major European hubs to reduce congestion, delays and unnecessary carbon and noise emissions in their day-to-day operations. Through the integration of these Plans with the Network Operations Plan (NOP), overall benefits will propagate across the Network, enabling for further efficiencies of air traffic. This implementation project (IP) will lead to the adoption of these elements by 2027 in 7 major European hubs (Athens, Hamburg, Malaga, Milan Linate, Prague, Stuttgart, and Warsaw). - Free Route Airspace (FRA), an operational concept that allows aircraft to fly more direct routes when crossing the European skies towards their destination, allowing for a reduction of flight times and significant savings in terms of CO2 emissions. Through the CLEAN ATM initiative, 4 parallel implementation projects (IPs) will lead to the adoption of cross-border FRA by 2025 into the following regions: Spain-Portugal, Italy-Malta and the Balkans, Poland, and most of its neighbouring countries. The implementation projects have been built and clustered following the same implementation structure, in order to synchronize their activities and exploit their synergies. - System Wide Information Management (SWIM), a set of common standards, protocols and digital services that allow Aviation stakeholders to exchange aeronautical and flight information in a seamless way, allowing the overall ATM Network to be managed more efficiently and individual organisations to take the best operational decisions. The three initiatives included in the CLEAN ATM project – which have been prepared in parallel to explore synergies and synchronisation opportunities amongst the different implementation projects - will lead to significant progress in the implementation of the Families into 20 countries, thanks to the involvement of 28 organisations. This will mark a critical step forward in the implementation of SWIM in the European Union by the end 2025, the deadline set by CP1 Regulation. The CLEAN ATM project brings together 40 operational stakeholders (Airlines, Airports, ANSPs, military authorities, the Network Manager) from 23 EU Member States, thanks to a set of 8 implementation projects to be run in parallel and in a synchronised manner. These implementation projects have been prepared and clustered by the SESAR Deployment Manager on the basis of their maturity to be immediately launched and executed, their adherence to the priorities listed in the CEF Call 2022 text, as well as their technical interdependencies. In particular, it is worth considering that SWIM is a set of standards and protocols considered as an enabler for the full deployment of all functionalities included in the SESAR Deployment Programme. In this perspective, its deployment is beneficial for the full deployment of both the Extended AOP and Free Route Airspace. When combined, these initiatives will allow the management of air traffic in Europe to be smarter, interoperable, safer, more resilient, and more environmentally sustainable.

Belgium

2025-10-15