SESAR Walking Tours 2026 - Walking Tour 7 - Wednesday 27 May
WEDNESDAY 27 MAY 10:45-12:30
Tour 7: CNS - the digital backbone of air traffic management
Reliable communications, navigation and surveillance systems form the digital backbone of modern air traffic management. This walking tour explores the next generation of CNS technologies that will support the Digital European Sky and the implementation of Common Project 2 (CP2).
Participants will discover innovations ranging from multi-link air-ground communications and satellite-based surveillance to integrated CNS data services and resilient connectivity infrastructure. Through demonstrations, simulations and validation results, the tour highlights how these technologies enable more connected, resilient and interoperable ATM systems, paving the way for the deployment of CP2 capabilities across Europe’s airspace.
Walking tour guide: Michael Sfyroeras and Junchen Xu, SESAR Joint Undertaking
| Time | Project name | Location | Speaker |
| 10:45 – 10:50 | Check-in | Europe for Aviation, H1-E10 | N/A |
| 10:50 – 11:00 | Introduction | Europe for Aviation, SESAR JU, H1-E10 | Michael Sfyroeras and Junchen Xu, SESAR Joint Undertaking |
| 11:00 – 11:10 | Innovative surveillance solutions for TMA and airport operations (ASTONISH) | ENAV, H1-E26 | Carla Menciotti, ENAV, and Giancarmine Fasano, University of Naples “Federico II” |
| 11:10 – 11:15 | Transition to next stand | ||
| 11:15 – 11:25 | Next-gen communications: from dual to multi-link resilience (ESMA) | ESSP, H1-D10 | Diego Herce, ESSP |
| 11:25 – 11:35 | Data without borders: building a pan-European platform for shared surveillance and GNSS monitoring services (CNS Data Service Provision) | ESSP, H1-D10 | Celia Leiro, ESSP, and Chiara Mozzetti, IDS AirNav |
| 11:35 – 11:40 | Transition to next stand | ||
| 11:40 – 11:50 | Laying the foundation: connectivity and infrastructure for CP2 deployment (FCDI) | Frequentis, H1-A28 | Zlatko Havlovic & Agnès Roegel, Frequentis |
| 11:50 – 11:55 | Transition to next stand | ||
| 11:55 – 12:05 | Advancing the Digital European Sky: space-based composite ADS-B and multilateration for secure surveillance in remote areas (SATERA) | Collins Aerospace, H1-D60 | Mauro Leonardi, Mahsa Mohebbi University of Rome Tor Vergata, Victor Monzonis Melero Universitat Politècnica de València |
| 12:05 – 12:15 | Data driven cost effective xG integrated CNS as a service (ANTENNAE) | Collins Aerospace, H1-D60 | Charlie Cleary, Collins Aerospace |
| 12:15 – 12:20 | Transition to next stand | ||
| 12:20 – 12:30 | Towards a fully connected sky: integrating communications, data and services (FCDI) | Leonardo, H2-B37 | Simona Pierattelli, Leonardo |
| 12:30 | END OF TOUR | ||