High tech boost for EU air
It’s going to cost 20 billion euro and will give Europe the most advanced air traffic management setup in the world. It’s called the Sesar project, and will be funded by public and private institutions. The new automated system will make use of the future European satellite system, Galileo.
“Growth forecasts show that air traffic in Europe is set to double by 2025, and even triple in some areas.
“Europe will have the most effective air traffic control infrastructure in the world,” Jacques Barrot, vice-president of the European Commission and Commissioner for Transport, said as he launched the definition phase of the project. “By making air transport more efficient, Sesar will add around 50bn euro to European growth. The project will create almost 200,000 highly skilled jobs.”
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Administrator @ November 18, 2005