Air Traffic Management (ATM) validation from airspace user perspectiveprimary
3 projects
All three projects (DIGITS-AU, Airline Team xStream, Airline Team NCM) involve EasyJet as an airspace user testing and validating ATM solutions.
Organization
EASYJET AIRLINE COMPANY LIMITED
Major European low-cost airline contributing operational validation to SESAR air traffic management research as an airspace user partner.
Large industrial companytransportUKNo active H2020 projectsThin data (2/5)
H2020 projects
3
As coordinator
0
Total EC funding
€724K
Unique partners
17
What they do
Their core work
EasyJet is one of Europe's largest low-cost airlines, headquartered in Luton, UK. In the H2020 context, they contribute as an operational airspace user to SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) projects, providing real-world airline operational data and validating air traffic management improvements from the pilot's and dispatcher's perspective. Their role is to ensure that ATM research solutions — trajectory sharing, arrival management, and network collaboration — actually work for airlines in daily operations.
Core expertise
What they specialise in
Trajectory sharing and initial flight plan coordinationsecondary
1 project
DIGITS-AU focused specifically on ATM improvements through initial trajectory sharing between airlines and air navigation service providers.
Arrival management and sequencing optimizationsecondary
1 project
Airline Team xStream addressed airline support to arrival management, improving landing sequence efficiency.
Network collaborative managementsecondary
1 project
Airline Team NCM developed airspace user support for collaborative decision-making across the European ATM network.
Evolution & trajectory
How they've shifted over time
Early focus
SESAR ATM airspace user trials
Recent focus
SESAR ATM airspace user trials
All three of EasyJet's H2020 projects started in 2018 and ran through 2020, so there is no meaningful temporal evolution to analyze — their participation was a concentrated burst within the SESAR programme. The projects collectively represent a single strategic push to influence European ATM modernization from the airline operator's perspective. Without earlier or later projects, it is impossible to identify a shift in focus over time.
EasyJet's H2020 involvement was a focused, time-limited engagement with SESAR; future collaboration would likely follow new SESAR waves under Horizon Europe rather than expanding into other research areas.
Collaboration profile
How they like to work
Role: specialist_contributorReach: European10 countries collaborated
EasyJet participates exclusively as a partner, never as a coordinator — consistent with their role as an end-user airline providing operational validation rather than driving research agendas. With 17 unique partners across 10 countries from just 3 projects, they operate in large, multi-national SESAR consortia typical of ATM research. They are not a research-driven organization but a critical industry validator whose value lies in providing access to real airline operations and data.
EasyJet has worked with 17 distinct partners across 10 countries through SESAR consortia, giving them broad European reach within the ATM research community despite a small project count.
Why partner with them
What sets them apart
EasyJet brings something most research organizations cannot: massive-scale, real-world airline operations data from one of Europe's busiest carriers. For any consortium working on ATM, flight optimization, or airspace management, having a major airline as a validation partner adds immediate credibility and operational relevance. Their participation signals that research outputs have been tested against actual airline workflows, not just simulated scenarios.
Notable projects
Highlights from their portfolio
- DIGITS-AUFocused on the foundational concept of initial trajectory sharing between airlines and ATM systems — a key enabler for the entire SESAR digital transformation agenda.
- Airline Team NCMLargest individual EC contribution (EUR 244,650) and addressed network-wide collaborative management, the broadest scope among EasyJet's projects.
Cross-sector capabilities
Aviation environmental impact reductionDigital data exchange and interoperabilityLarge-scale logistics and network optimization
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