Industry must secure at least half the €2.1 billion ($2.77 billion) worth of work involved in developing the necessary technology and systems if Europe is to fulfil its Single European Sky vision of making flights safer, shorter and less polluting.

Thales chief executive Denis Ranque says industry has a major role to play in the development of a new, highly efficient generation of air traffic management systems. Speaking on behalf of the European aerospace and defence industries organisation ASD, Ranque said at the 8 December launch of the SESAR Joint Undertaking (JU) that it is essential in the scope of the JU work programme and funding scheme to establish an adequate share for technology and systems development activities.

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