Date: 14-Jun-2024Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/1663 of 12 June 2024 on initial trajectory information sharing in Common Project One established by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/116
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/1663 declares that the ATM functionality on initial trajectory information sharing (AF6) in Common Project One (CP1) is ready for implementation.
AF6, as part of CP1 established by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/116, shall be implemented by December 31, 2027.
Key Changes
AF6, initially not ready for implementation when Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/116 came into force, was considered an essential component of CP1 with an industrialisation target date of December 31, 2023, and an implementation target date of December 31, 2027.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (the Agency) verified that AF6 had been standardised and was ready for implementation after the industrialisation target date expired.
The Agency consulted stakeholders, including aircraft operators, the deployment manager, the Network Manager, the 'A4 Airline' group, and the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking, who committed to implementing AF6 by December 31, 2027.
The Commission considers AF6 ready for implementation based on the Agency's findings, stakeholder opinions, and commitments.
The Commission will assess compliance with the AF6 implementation target date by considering whether stakeholders have planned relevant AF6 investments and taken necessary measures to procure relevant equipment, software, or services.
Impact Analysis
Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs)
ANSPs should actively participate in any follow-up activities or monitoring initiated by the European Commission or the Agency.
Aircraft Operators
Business aircraft operators (EBAA members) should address any concerns or challenges to ensure readiness for AF6 implementation.
European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
EASA may provide guidance and support to stakeholders during the implementation phase.
European Commission
The Commission will rely on the Agency's support for monitoring and oversight.
SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking
The SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking should collaborate with stakeholders to address any technical or operational challenges.
Key Entities Referenced
European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing the EU's day-to-day operations.
European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA): The agency of the European Union with responsibility for civil aviation safety.
SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking: A public-private partnership responsible for managing the SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) project, which aims to modernize air traffic management in Europe.
Network Manager: The central body responsible for managing the European air traffic management network.
Deployment Manager: Responsible for the synchronised and coordinated implementation of Common Projects, ensuring the timely deployment of new ATM functionalities.
A4 Airline Group: A group of major European airlines consisting of Air France, easyJet, the Lufthansa Group, and Ryanair.
Eurocae: A European standards organisation that develops aviation standards.
ASD (Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe): An association representing European aerospace, security, and defence industries.
EBAA (European Business Aviation Association): The leading association representing the business aviation community in Europe.
Regulation (EC) No 550/2004: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of air navigation services in the single European sky (the service provision Regulation).
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 409/2013: Commission Implementing Regulation on the definition of common projects, the establishment of governance and the identification of incentives supporting the implementation of the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan.
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/116: Commission Implementing Regulation on the establishment of the Common Project One supporting the implementation of the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2024/1663 14.6.2024
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2024/1663
of 12 June 2024
on initial trajectory information sharing in Common Project One established by Implementing
Regulation (EU) 2021/116
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2024on the
provision of air navigation services in the single European sky (the service provision Regulation)(1), and in particular
Article 15a thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 409/2013(2)establishes the framework for the Single European Sky
ATM Research (SESAR) deployment. It sets out the requirements for the content of common projects, for their setup,
adoption, implementation and monitoring.
(2) Common Project One (CP1), established by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/116(3), sets out six air
traffic management (‘ATM’) functionalities and their respective sub-functionalities, including the ATM functionality
on initial trajectory information sharing (‘AF6’).
(3) Pursuant to Article 4(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 409/2013, functionalities and their sub-functionalities
identified in a common project, are to be ready for implementation and are to require synchronised implementation.
The readiness for implementation is to be assessed, inter alia, on the basis of the results of validation carried out
during the SESAR development phase, the status of industrialisation and an assessment of interoperability, as well
as in relation to the International Civil Aviation Organization (‘ICAO’) Global Air Navigation Plan and relevant
ICAO material.
(4) Pursuant to Article 4(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 409/2013, a common project may also include ATM
functionalities or sub-functionalities that, at the time of the entry into force of the common project, are not ready
for implementation but constitute an essential component of the common project, provided that their industria
lisation is deemed to be finalised by an industrialisation target date established within 3 years from the adoption of
the concerned common project.
(5) AF6, although not deemed to be ready for implementation at the time of entry into force of Implementing
Regulation (EU) 2021/116, was considered to be an essential component of CP1 and was included with an industria
lisation target date set at 31 December 2023and an implementation target date set at 31 December 2027.
(6) Pursuant to Article 4(4) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 409/2013, at the expiry of the AF6 industrialisation
target date, the Commission, with the support of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (‘the Agency’),
verified that the AF6 had been standardised and that it was ready for implementation.
(1) OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 10, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2004/550/oj.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 409/2013 of 3 May 2013 on the definition of common projects, the establishment of
governance and the identification of incentives supporting the implementation of the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan
(OJ L 123, 4.5.2013, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2013/409/oj).
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/116 of 1 February 2021 on the establishment of the Common Project One
supporting the implementation of the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan provided for in Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 of
the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 409/2013 and repealing
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 716/2014 (OJ L 36, 2.2.2021, p. 10, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2021/
116/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/1663/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 14.6.2024
(7) For that purpose, the Agency performed a preliminary assessment of AF6 industrialisation and readiness and
subsequently set up and coordinated the CP1 industrialisation forum composed of representatives of the
deployment manager, the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking, Eurocae, the Network Manager, aircraft manufacturers and
the aviation ground equipment manufacturers, represented by the Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries
Association of Europe (ASD). The objective of the forum was to define and ensure the implementation of
coordinated actions necessary to meet the AF6 industrialisation target date of 31 December 2023.
(8) The CP1 industrialisation forum worked throughout 2023 and agreed on the actions to be taken by each group of
stakeholders to achieve the standardisation and readiness for implementation of AF6.
(9) On 12 December 2023, the Agency consulted the representatives of the aircraft operators on the implementation of
the AF6 relevant avionics. With the exception of the association representing business aircraft operators (EBAA), all
commercial aircraft operators represented in the industrialisation forum confirmed the readiness for the
implementation of AF6.
(10) On 1 December 2023, the deployment manager, the Network Manager, the ‘A4 Airline’ group (Air France, easyJet,
the Lufthansa Group and Ryanair), and the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking confirmed to the Commission their
commitment to ensure the implementation of AF6 by 31 December 2027.
(11) On 26 January 2024, the Agency submitted to the Commission its findings. Based on the information collected and
the investigations performed, the Agency concluded that AF6 was ready for implementation. While recognising the
efforts made by the members of the CP1 industrialisation forum and their written commitments to implement AF6,
the Agency also recommended non-binding accompanying measures to be carried out by standardisation bodies and
operational stakeholders to support the implementation of AF6. The Agency also stated its readiness to support the
Commission in the monitoring and oversight of those accompanying measures.
(12) In the light of the Agency’s conclusions and of the opinions and commitments of the interested stakeholders, the
Commission considers AF6 to be ready for implementation.
(13) In assessing the compliance with the AF6 implementation target date of 31 December 2027, the Commission would
consider if the stakeholders required to implement AF6 had planned the relevant AF6 investments and that they had
taken the necessary measures to procure the relevant equipment, software or services to be implemented in due time.
(14) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Single Sky Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The ATM functionality on initial trajectory information sharing (AF6) in Common Project One established by
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/116 is hereby considered ready for implementation and shall be implemented by
31 December 2027.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
Done at Brussels, 12 June 2024.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/1663/oj