In the Air and Space sector, CEN is developing European Standards in three different areas:
Aerospace
Standards and technical specifications related to parts and materials for the needs of space or for the common needs of space and aeronautics are being developed by the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe - Standardization (ASD-STAN).
Air Traffic Management (ATM)
In the area of Air Traffic Management (ATM), CEN has been asked by the European Commission to develop Community Specifications (CS), i.e. European Standards for systems or constituents, for the interoperability of the European Air Traffic Management Network (EATMN) in the context of the Single European Sky.
The European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment (Eurocae) and CEN have signed a protocol to ensure and maintain technical cooperation and mutual exchange of information in the field of Air Traffic Management (ATM).
Space
Through Mandate 496, CEN has just been requested by the European Commission to develop European Standards for the space industry. To this end, a new CEN-CENELEC Technical Committee was created in 2011 and close cooperation with the European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ECSS) is foreseen in this framework.