SESAR JU ASTRA project aims to leverage AI solutions to prevent air space congestion

Is it possible to improve air traffic flow management, without adding to the workload of operators, while enhancing the efficiency, safety, and sustainability of air traffic flow management?

The ASTRA project (an acronym for AI-enabled tactical FMP hotspot prediction and resolution) is set to prove it. Funded by the SESAR JU within the framework of Horizon Europe, the project is coordinated by the University of Malta while Deep Blue takes charge of the research and experimental design, as well as the coordination of dissemination activities. The other consortium partners are the Spanish consulting company Ingenav and the Swiss companies Skysoft-ATM (a company developing innovative solutions for Air Traffic Management) and Skyguide (Swiss Air Navigation Service Provider).

An artificial intelligence algorithm will assist flow management positions in predicting and managing congestion well in advance. It will be developed by the SESAR JU ASTRA project, in which Deep Blue is responsible for defining the human-machine interface (HMI) requirements and leading the validation activities for the solution.

Find out more SESAR Joint Undertaking | Air traffic flow management: AI solutions to prevent air space congestion (sesarju.eu).