SKYSOFT-ATM SA

Their core work

SKYSOFT-ATM is a Geneva-based software company specializing in air traffic management (ATM) systems and controller tools. They develop trajectory management software, conflict detection and resolution algorithms, and controller working position interfaces for European airspace modernization under the SESAR programme. Their work spans the full ATM software stack — from runway and airport throughput optimization to en-route trajectory-based operations and virtual centre architectures. They contribute as a specialist technology provider embedded within large SESAR research and innovation consortia.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early H2020 period (2016–2019), SKYSOFT-ATM focused on airport-side operations — runway throughput, wake vortex turbulence, arrival management (AMAN/DMAN), and ground-based augmentation systems (GBAS/SBAS). Their work centred on physical runway capacity and sensor technologies like LiDAR and RADAR. From 2019 onward, their focus shifted decisively toward en-route and system-wide ATM digitalization: trajectory-based operations (TBO), 4D trajectory prediction, machine learning for conflict detection, datalink communications (ADS-C, CPDLC), and virtual centre architectures for airspace de-fragmentation. This evolution mirrors the SESAR programme's own progression from ground infrastructure to digital, data-driven ATM.

Moving toward software-defined ATM infrastructure — virtual centres, machine learning, and datalink-driven trajectory management — positioning them for SESAR 3 and the Digital European Sky.

How they like to work

SKYSOFT-ATM operates exclusively as a third-party contributor, meaning they are brought in by consortium members for their specific software expertise rather than holding formal project partner status. With 93 unique partners across 27 countries, they are deeply embedded in the SESAR ecosystem and trusted by multiple lead organizations. This third-party-only pattern suggests they provide proprietary ATM software or testing platforms that consortia need but that don't require a full partnership arrangement.

Connected to 93 unique organizations across 27 countries — an exceptionally wide network for a company with only 10 projects, reflecting the large SESAR consortium sizes. Their Geneva base and pan-European SESAR involvement give them connections to all major European air navigation service providers and ATM research centres.

What sets them apart

SKYSOFT-ATM occupies a distinctive niche as a dedicated ATM software specialist that is consistently invited into SESAR projects as a third party — a role that signals their tools and platforms are considered essential infrastructure by the consortia that engage them. Their combination of controller HMI expertise, trajectory prediction algorithms, and conflict detection software makes them one of very few companies covering both the pilot-facing and controller-facing sides of ATM digitalization. For anyone building a SESAR or ATM consortium, they bring tested software components and deep integration experience without the overhead of a large aerospace prime.

Highlights from their portfolio

• PJ18-W2 4D Skyways
  Their most keyword-rich project, combining trajectory management, conflict detection, ADS-C datalink, and machine learning — representing their full capability spectrum in a single engagement.
• PJ32-W3 VC
  Their most recent and forward-looking project, addressing virtual centre architecture and airspace de-fragmentation — a key building block for the future Digital European Sky.
• PJ02 EARTH
  Their most technically diverse early project, spanning wake turbulence, LiDAR, GBAS, and runway capacity — showing deep airport operations expertise before their pivot to en-route systems.