SESAR Walking Tours 2026 - Walking Tour 11 - Wednesday 27 May
WEDNESDAY 27 MAY 15:15-16:50
Tour 11: Air-ground connectivity - enabling digital communications and new airspace operations
Air-ground connectivity is a critical enabler of the future ATM system, supporting more reliable data exchange, advanced communications and the integration of new types of airspace users – including those operating in higher airspace.
Through demonstrations from ANSPs, industry and research partners, participants will explore solutions enabling innovative air traffic control concepts, enhanced system interoperability and improved communication between aircraft and ground systems. The tour also highlights how improved connectivity will support the safe integration of emerging operations, including high-altitude platforms and future aerospace vehicles.
Walking tour guide: Nil Agacdiken, SESAR Joint Undertaking
| Time | Project name | Location | Speaker |
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15:15 – 15:20 |
Check-in | Europe for Aviation, H1-E10 | N/A |
| 15:20 – 15:25 | Introduction | Europe for Aviation stand, SESAR JU, H1-E10 | Nil Agacdiken, SESAR Joint Undertaking |
| 15:25 – 15:40 | From voice to data: modernising air–ground communications (ATMACA) | Europe for Aviation, SESAR JU, H1-E10 | Fulya Aybek Çetek, Cem Çetek, Eskisehir Teknik Universitesi, and Sergun Özmen, Turkish Airlines |
| 15:40 – 15:55 | Flight-centric operations: putting the aircraft at the heart of decision-making (FCA) | AT-ONE - DLR and NLR, H1-E20 | Mara Weber, DLR, Eva Puntero and Lidia Garcia Barrero, ENAIRE and Přemysl Volf, AgentFly |
| 15:55 – 16:00 | Transition to next stand | ||
| 16:00 – 16:05 | Higher airspace in focus: preparing Europe's sky for new entrants (ECHO-2) | Europe for Aviation, SESAR JU, H1-E10 | Ovidiu Dumitrache, EUROCONTROL |
| 16:05 – 16:10 | Transition to next stand | ||
| 16:10 – 16:20 | Space in Sight – Integrating launch and re-entries into European ATM through real-time monitoring, situational awareness and dynamic management (ECHO 2) | AT-ONE - DLR and NLR, H1-E20 | Lorenz Losensky, and Sven Kaltenhäuser, DLR |
| 16:20 – 16:30 | Skies without limits – integrating space, high-altitude, and high-speed operations into European ATM (ECHO 2) | AT-ONE - DLR and NLR, H1-E20 | Alexander Seybold DFS |
| 16:30 – 16:35 | Transition to next stand | ||
| 16:35 – 17:05 | Skies without limits – making way for high-speed operations into European ATM (ECHO 2) | Leonardo, H2-B37 | Simona Pierattelli, Leonardo, and Ramona Santarelli, ENAV |
| 17:05 | END OF TOUR | ||