New SESAR Digest showcases a year of progress in shaping Europe’s Digital European Sky

The 2025 edition of DigitalSky – SESAR research and innovation digest brings readers closer to the people driving change in Air Traffic Management.

The digest presents insights from the European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism Apostolos Tzitzikostas on the significance of SESAR-driven innovation, and reflections from across the industry on a variety of topics, including transforming air traffic management and the changing nature of human-machine collaboration.

It also captures a year of SESAR’s work to strengthen cooperation and Europe’s position as a leader in ATM innovation. Covering the full SESAR innovation spectrum, the publication highlights achievements across:

• Exploratory Research, developing early-stage concepts and forward-looking ideas;
• Industrial Research & Validation, advancing solutions and demonstrating operational viability;
• Digital Sky Demonstrators, implementing large-scale integration in real operational settings;
• Fast-Track Innovation & Uptake, speeding deployment and market adoption.

Through interviews with project coordinators across these areas, the digest illustrates how initial research concepts are transformed into tested, operational solutions that deliver tangible benefits for a smarter, more sustainable, and increasingly connected European airspace.

Discover the digest here.