Future


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Cooperation in the future

Civil-military cooperation in Germany has had a significant impact on European developments. Now Europe is reshaping the future of aviation.

SES - Single European Sky
The demand for mobility, cost reductions and protection of the environment has generated political pressure on the transport system, and on aviation in particular. In airspace, this was due to capacity bottlenecks, and on the ground to the infrastructure. The Single European Sky (SES) initiative with its powerful legislation was launched in the EU for the purpose of harmonisation and better regulation. Since military and civil airspace users still have to share airspace, these programmes are of major importance in civil-military cooperation.

Interoperability
The future development of European air traffic will inevitably require interoperability and the integration of military systems. When implementing SES, minor incompatibilities should not be allowed to thwart the benefits of technical and operational innovations. Since the military will continue to use the airspace, the aviation industry has to master the existing challenges.

SESAR
The Single European Sky ATM Research Programme (SESAR) is based on three phases: definition phase (already implemented), development phase (up to 2013) and deployment phase (from 2014 on), leading to an entirely new ATM infrastructure. The SESAR Joint Undertaking was established on the EU Commission’s initiative with the objective to promote and consolidate the research and development activities for modernising the European ATM system and to provide financing for the programme in accordance with the master plan.

Functional Airspace Block Europe Central (FABEC)
Functional Airspace Blocks form the basis for the organisation and use of airspace within the scope of SES. For the creation of a functional airspace block at the heart of Europe, the experience made by DFS is used for the realisation study to develop an optimum model of civil-military cooperation for the six Central European States. DFS is a role model in this context.


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DFS IN EUROPE
DFS is an active player in key initiatives such as FABEC and SESAR. The company also has a comprehensive network of different alliances and partnerships with international air navigation service providers.