Press Release: Aviation: EU makes €3 bn available to deliver the Single European Sky

On the 5 December 2014 the European Commission signed a new partnership agreement, involving major Air Traffic Management (ATM) stakeholders. Airlines, airport operators and Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP) would receive up to €3 bn in EU funding, in order to implement common projects and modernise Europe's Air Traffic Management (ATM) System. This agreement with the SESAR Deployment Alliance consortium aimed to enhance the performance of Europe’s ATM systems, in order to manage more flights in a safer and less-costly manner, while reducing the environmental impact of each flight.

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