Boeing named Associate Partner to SELEX Sistemi Integrati in Single European Sky ATM Research Development Phase

Boeing will cooperate with SELEX Sistemi Integrati in research topics as on in flight data modeling, datalink communications for all phases of flight and system wide information management (SWIM), an internet-like system that enables information-sharing across all stakeholders.
 
Boeing participation as our associate partner will support SESAR towards a globally interoperable Air Traffic Management System, said Stefano Porfiri, SESAR program manager for SELEX Sistemi Integrati.

The agreement follows a Memorandum of Collaboration signed in October 2011 between Boeing and SELEX Sistemi Integrati in which the two companies agreed to cooperate on the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) and  U.S. Next Generation Air Transportation (NextGen) programs.

We are applying an industry-leading Boeing portfolio of services and expertise to the SESAR program to further the modernization of the global air traffic system, said Neil Planzer, vice president of Air Traffic Management, Boeing Flight Services.