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SESAR experts

In this section, you will discover the input and opinion from various experts in the ATM and Air Transport fields about SESAR.

  • A single programme to build a Single European Sky

    An interview with Bernard Miaillier, Deputy Director, Cooperative Network Design Directorate of Eurocontrol.

    Bernard Miaillier is Deputy Director of the Cooperative Network Design Directorate of Eurocontrol and leads the Eurocontrol contribution to SESAR. Since joining Eurocontrol in 1987, he has been involved in future ATM/CNS concept definition and implementation planning, and in management and coordination of R&D programmes. He led the development of the European ATM 2000+ Strategy and was the Project Manager of the SESAR Definition Phase.

  • SESAR is also about quick wins

    An interview with Peter Sørensen, Director IATA Europe

    Peter Sørensen has been with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) since 2006 and was recently appointed Director of its European regional office responsible for Safety, Operations and Infrastructure. Prior to this he has held the positions of manager of the Executive Director’s office at the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and General Secretary of the European Cockpit Association.

     

  • SESAR must be applicable globally

    An interview with Luc Lallouette, SESAR Programme Director for the R&D phase at Thales. 

    Luc Lallouette is SESAR Programme Director for the R&D phase of the programme, an appointment made after he became International Director for the Tactical Communications Business Line of Thales Group. Previously he has held other senior management positions in the Thales Group, including CEO of Thales Safare, a subsidiary specialised in naval communication products and solutions, and head of the Communication, Navigation and Surveillance Business Unit in Thales Communications. 

     

     

  • SESAR has started with remarkable success!

    An interview with Patrick de Prevaux, Director for Air Transport, Research & Technology (R&T) and Operations for the AeroSpace and Defence industries association of Europe (ASD).

    Patrick de Prevaux has been Director for Air Transport, R & T and Operations for ASD, a European association representing the interests of industries in the aeronautics, space, defence and security sectors, since January 2009.

     

     

     

  • Military needs and roles are unique in SESAR

    An interview with Group Captain John Clark, Royal Air Force -Assistant Director, Airspace Policy 2

    Group Captain John Clark currently represents the Military ATM Board of Eurocontrol. As Group Captain for Air Traffic Control (ATC) at the UK’s Headquarters Air, he was responsible for military ATC policy and all aspects of service delivery with a particular focus on expeditionary ATC. Group Capt Clark joined the Royal Air Force in 1976 and was subsequently commissioned into the Air Traffic Control Branch. He has served with the RAF in a variety of posts in the UK, Belize, Germany and Saudi Arabia, where he was directly responsible for all UK air operations over Afghanistan. He has also held a Desk Officer appointment within the UK’s Counter Proliferation and Arms Control Secretariat, acting as the Ministry of Defence’s focal point in providing support to firstly UNMOVIC and, post-hostilities, the Iraq Survey Group.

  • Broad horizons

    Frank de Winne, a European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut, is committed to research and to finding simple solutions for complex situations. As a member of the SESAR Scientific Committee, he actively supported the SJU in defining research themes for its innovative and long term research programme. Mr de Winne returned in December 2009 from a six months mission to the International Space Station. During this flight De Winne became the first European and the first non-American and non-Russian Commander of the ISS. After his long-term spaceflight, Frank De Winne is still performing several mission related tasks which include post-flight rehabilitation, debriefings and outreach activities.