INCREASED FLEXIBILITY OF ATCO VALIDATIONS – V3

Project Information

IFAV3

Grant agreement ID: 101114683

DOI

10.3030/101114683

Project closed

EC signature date 12 June 2023

Start date 1 July 2023

End date 30 June 2026

Funded under

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

Total cost

€ 5 442 142,25

EU contribution

€ 3 809 499,59

Coordinated by

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV
Germany

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (16)

V1 STAND (Final)

Proposed SESAR input to standardisation activities (e.g. EUROCAE).

V1 TS/IRS (Final)

The TS/IRS document provides the functional, non-functional and interface requirements related to a SESAR Solution. The technical specifications address the “what” and not the “how”, they aim at specifying the functional description and the necessary logical interfaces between the SESAR Solution and other parts of the ATM system.

V1 REG (Final)

Proposed SESAR acceptable means of compliance to EASA to illustrate means to establish compliance with the SES basic regulation and its implementing rules.

V3 Contextual Note

The contextual note provides to any interested reader (external and internal to the SESAR programme) an introduction to the SESAR Solution in terms of scope, main operational and performance benefits, relevant system impacts, etc. When a SESAR Solution is at TRL6 level it contains as well recommendations regarding additional activities to be conducted during the industrialization phase or as part of deployment.

V1 Contextual Note

The contextual note provides to any interested reader (external and internal to the SESAR programme) an introduction to the SESAR Solution in terms of scope, main operational and performance benefits, relevant system impacts, etc. When a SESAR Solution is at TRL6 level it contains as well recommendations regarding additional activities to be conducted during the industrialization phase or as part of deployment.

Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation Plan (Final)

The CDE plan describes a detailed communication, dissemination and exploitation strategy, setting the objectives, messaging, target audiences, communication channels, social media plan, planned budget and relevant indicators for monitoring and evaluation.

V1 SPR-INTEROP / OSED (Final)

The SPR-INTEROP/OSED contains the safety and performance requirements and interoperability requirements related to a SESAR Solution that has been defined and validated in the context of the OSED, which describes the applicable environment, assumptions, etc. As appendix, it includes the transversal assessments and the performance assessment report that justify the SPR-INTEROP requirements (e.g. safety, human performance, etc).

V3 REG (Final)

Proposed SESAR acceptable means of compliance to EASA to illustrate means to establish compliance with the SES basic regulation and its implementing rules.

V3 CBA (Final)

The cost-benefit analysis (CBA) documents the potential benefits, when deployed in the applicable environment(s), of a SESAR ATM Solution or a SESAR Technological Solution (CBAT), and whether or not they are expected to exceed the costs over a given time horizon.

Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation Plan (Initial)

The CDE plan describes a detailed communication dissemination and exploitation strategy setting the objectives messaging target audiences communication channels social media plan planned budget and relevant indicators for monitoring and evaluation

V3 STAND (Final)

Proposed SESAR input to standardisation activities (e.g. EUROCAE).

V3 TS/IRS (Final)

The TS/IRS document provides the functional, non-functional and interface requirements related to a SESAR Solution. The technical specifications address the “what” and not the “how”, they aim at specifying the functional description and the necessary logical interfaces between the SESAR Solution and other parts of the ATM system.

White Paper “Large-Scale-Study: Increased Automation to enable GCV”

In this White Paper Increased Automation to enable GCV is investigated and appropriate solutions are propsed.

Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation Plan (Interim)

The CDE plan describes a detailed communication, dissemination and exploitation strategy, setting the objectives, messaging, target audiences, communication channels, social media plan, planned budget and relevant indicators for monitoring and evaluation.

V3 VALR

The validation report consolidates the validation results for a SESAR ATM Solution or the SESAR Technological Solution once the validation activities for a given maturity level have been completed.

V1 VALR

The validation report consolidates the validation results for a SESAR ATM Solution or the SESAR Technological Solution once the validation activities for a given maturity level have been completed.

Data Management Plan (3)

Data Management Plan (Interim)

Data Management Plan (DMP) describes the data management life cycle for the data to be collected, processed and/or generated by IFAV3 project.

Data Management Plan (Initial)

Data Management Plan DMP describes the data management life cycle for the data to be collected processed andor generated by IFAV3 project

Data Management Plan (Final)

Data Management Plan (DMP) describes the data management life cycle for the data to be collected, processed and/or generated by IFAV3 project.

Publications

Conference proceedings (8)

Competent, not Necessarily Confident: Insights from a Simulator Study on ATCO Readiness on Non-Endorsed Sectors

Author(s): Maria Hagl, Robert Hunger, Jana Meier, Shruthi Shetty, Michael Finke, Tim Ruediger, Marco Temme
Published in: AHFE International, Human Systems Engineering and Design (IHSED2026): Future Trends and Applications, Issue 237, 2026
Publisher: AHFE International
DOI: 10.54941/AHFE1008178

Smart Sector Grouping Tool Prototype

Author(s): Teresa Arangüete, José Manuel Rísquez, Mariano Rubio Diaz, David Rodríguez-Madridejos
Published in: The 15th EASN International Conference on “Innovation in Aviation & Space Towards Sustainability Today & Tomorrow”, 2026
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ENGPROC2026133056

Smart Sector Grouping for Increased Flexibility of Air Traffic Controller Validations

Author(s): Tatiana Polishchuk, Billy Josefsson, Laurie Marsman, Petra ten Hove, Boel Stefansson, Mats Nilsson, Teresa Arangüete, José Manuel Risquez, David Rodríguez-Madridejos
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.20179210

Common Unit Competence Scheme Framework: A Methodology for Facilitating Enhancement and Unification of Different ANSPs Currency Requirements

Author(s): Francisco Pérez Moreno, Mateo Hermida Santos, Raquel Delgado-Aguilera Jurado, María Zamarreño Suárez, César Gómez Arnaldo, Víctor Fernando Gómez Comendador
Published in: The 15th EASN International Conference on “Innovation in Aviation & Space Towards Sustainability Today & Tomorrow”, 2026
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ENGPROC2026133012

Using Flexible Controller Validation Methods to Advance the Endorsement Practices in a Remote Tower Centre - A First Survey

Author(s): Anna Giulia Vicario, Alfonso Levantesi, Michael Finke, Jana Meier, Michela Terenzi
Published in: 2025 Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Conference (ICNS), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ICNS65417.2025.10976920

Unlocking Potential: Enhancing Air Traffic Controller Deployment Through Dynamic Competency-Based Rostering

Author(s): Jana Meier, Marco-Michael Temme, Robert Hunger, Michael Finke
Published in: 2025 AIAA DATC/IEEE 44th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/DASC66011.2025.11257372

Development of technical and procedural requirements to support a system of flexible endorsements for upper airspace air traffic controllers

Author(s): Marco Temme, Jana Meier, Robert Hunger, Michael Finke, Rabeb Abdellaoui, Shruthi Shetty, Aleksander Cicvara
Publisher: DGLR / Zenodo
DOI: 10.25967/650088

Flexible Air Traffic Controller Deployment with Artificial Intelligence based Decision Support: Literature Survey and Evaluation Framework

Author(s): Jana Meier, Michael Finke, Oliver Ohneiser, Mohsan Jameel
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress (DLRK)
DOI: 10.25967/630258