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Paris, 14 June 2005 SESAME: DFS and partners enter into final negotiation for the Definition Phase Today, DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung and its 28 consortium partners announced during the Paris Airshow that, following a joint announcement by the European Commission and EUROCONTROL, they were now entering into the contract negotiations for the launch of the definition phase for a Single European Sky Implementation Programme (SESAME). Following a press conference held by Jacques Barrot, Vice President of the European Commission and Victor Aguado, Director General of EUROCONTROL, highlighting the importance of SESAME as the operational complement to the Single European Sky Legislation, the SESAME Consortium presented its 29 members. It consists of a broad range of players from the European air transport industry, bringing together airspace users, airports, Air Navigation Services Providers and supply industry, and thus is fully representative in terms of expertise and competencies. “The SESAME Consortium represents a strong and unique combination of key players in the air transport value chain,“ said Olaf Dlugi, Chairman of the SESAME Executive Committee. “We have set up this integrated consortium over the past months, have established a true spirit of cooperation amongst the partners, and now we are looking forward to start working as soon as the contract negotiations have been finalized.” In addition to the 29 partners forming the core of the Consortium, a network of project associates has been set up including amongst others, military representatives, professional associations of controllers and pilots, Regulatory and Certification Authorities, Research Centers, and US industry. They will provide their technical expertise and support to the buy-in process towards European and non-European air transport stakeholders. SESAME has been recognized by the political, institutional and operational air transport community as the most appropriate means to focus and mobilize the required investment in support of the benefits achievable through the operational implementation of the Single European Sky legislation. The SESAME Definition Phase is a first step towards the kick-off of the actual SESAME implementation phase and will, over a two years period, define and validate the actions to be launched, and their associated committed planning, for securing a safe and efficient high-performance air transport system by 2020. CONSORTIUM PARTNERS : Airspace Users : Air France, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Iberia, AEA (Association of European Airlines), ERA (European Regions Airline Association), IAOPA (International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Association), IATA (International Air Transport Association). Airports : AENA, Amsterdam Airport SCHIPHOL, BAA (UK airport group), FRAPORT, LFV (Luftfartsverket, Sweden). Air Navigation Services Providers : AENA (Aeropuertos Espanoles y Navegacion Aérea, Spain), Austro Control GmbH (Austria), Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS, Germany), DSNA (Direction des Services de Navigation Aérienne, France), ENAV (Italy), LFV (Luftfartsverket, Sweden), LVNL (Air Traffic Control The Netherlands), NATS (National Air Traffic Services, UK), NAV Portugal. Industry : AIRBUS, BAE Systems, EADS, INDRA, SELEX Sistemi Integrati, THALES ATM, THALES AVIONICS. Project Directorate : Air Traffic Alliance E.I.G./G.I.E., a grouping of EADS, Airbus and Thales Partners expected to join the Project : KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Swiss International Airlines, EBAA (European Business Aviation Association) and Munich International Airport. Press Contacts: Air Traffic Alliance Sylvie Sureda Perez Communication Manager + 33 6 73 79 07 48 (cell) TUsylvie.suredaperez@airtraffic-alliance.comUT DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH Axel Raab, Anja Tomic Press Office + 49 6103 707-4111 axel.raab@dfs.de DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH is a State-owned company under private law and has 5,200 employees. DFS ensures the safe and punctual handling of flights. Staff coordinate around 10,000 aircraft movements in German airspace every day, and more than three million movements every year. With this large number of flights, Germany has the highest traffic volume in Europe. DFS operates control centres in Langen, Bremen, Karlsruhe and Munich. In addition, DFS is represented in the Eurocontrol Centre in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and in the control towers of the 16 international German airports. DFS provides training and consultancy services around the world and develops and sells air traffic control, surveillance and navigation systems. The company's portfolio also comprises flight-relevant data, aeronautical publications and aeronautical information services. DFS has the following business units: Control Centre, Tower, Aeronautical Solutions and Aeronautical Information Management.
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