delivering digital services aeronautical data in airline operations presented by: reinhard...
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Delivering DigitalServices
Aeronautical Data
in Airline Operations
Presented By: Reinhard ThanhäuserLufthansa Systems
Date: August 26, 2014
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Flight Planning
Aircraft Perf
FMS
Charting
Load Control
Check-In
OPS Control
Crew Planning
Network Planning
Sales Ticketing
Airline IT
Flight PlanningStrategic Planning
Tactical Planning
Operational Planning
Inflight Support
Postflight Analysis
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Long Term Short Term Actual Flight Event During Flight After Flight
RouteEvaluation
NetworkPlanning
OverflightClearance
PerformanceData
RouteOptimization
FuelOptimization
OperationalFlight Plan
LatestChangesNOTAMWatch
WeatherWatch
Statistics
Fuel Policy
Baseline Data
Statistics
Baseline Data Baseline Data
Temporal Data
Baseline Data
Temporal Data
Fuel Consumption
Flight Time
Operational PlanningGoals
Legal flight planSafe flightEconomic flight
Pilot (End User) SupportBriefing package
RoutingFuel calculationWeatherRestrictionsNOTAM
Consistent informationOperational flight planFMSCharting
Inflight support
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Tem
pora
lity
Tailo
ring
Required Data
Navigation Data
Weather Data
Operational Data
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Navigation Data
Common DataStatic dataNOTAMRestrictionsRulesRegulations
Tailored DataCustomers ask for data tailoringDifferent view on the worldOperational reasons
Operational riskEquipment
Political reasonsLocal agreementsFlight restrictions
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Operational DataFlight Event Data
Aircraft rotationCrew rotationBooking dataATS flight planAircraft performanceAircraft equipment
Customer PoliciesFuel policySpecial proceduresAirport authorizationTraffic rightsCrew qualificationStatisticsCost index
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Weather Data
Airport WeatherMETARTAFRunway conditionsEvaluated for
DepartureDestinationAlternatesETOPS alternates
Enroute WeatherUpper Air DataSignificant weather chartsOther weather phenomena
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Other Data
Flight PlanningCosmic radiationEnvironmental dataSpecial flight planning data
Life vest airspaceDirectsArtificial waypointsNon-published data
Fuel price
AdminSystem configurationUser rightsDispatch offices
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Temporality
ValidityLifecycleTime schedulesChanges during lifecycleShort term changes (NOTAM)No overlaps in temporality
Flight Planning ImpactFlights „between“ AIRAC cyclesComplex evaluation
Determination of current stateManual evaluation of NOTAM may be required
Data integrity
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Data Tailoring
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3900 m700 m
AIRAC AIRAC AIRAC AIRAC
AIP
Data Provider
Mega - Air
Micro - Air
9300 m
3900 m
3200 m (FPL)3900 m (FMS)
3900 m (FPL)3900 m (FMS)
3900 m9300 m
1000 m
4000 m3900 m
4000 m3900 m
3200 m (FPL) 4000 m3900 m (FMS) 4000 m
4000 m
3900 m (FPL) 4000 m3900 m (FMS) 4000 m
NOTAM 2900 m
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Data SourcesNavigation Data
AIPAmendmentsSupplementsCircularsNOTAMMilitary publications (if available)ATC
Customer DataCustomer policiesCustomer manualsContractsCommunication
Other SourcesTopography/TerrainCharts/Satellite imagesIndependent organizations
Weather DataWeather providers
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Data Maintenance
Lido/Flight24/7 data providerWorldwide coverageQuality assurance
More than 2500 documents per yearIncreasing amount of data
Manual editing processHuge manpowerApplication related
Partly automated NOTAM parserAutomated WX importMostly automated OPS data import
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Jan-08 Jan-09 Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-130
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
120000
140000
160000
180000
Lido/Flight NOTAM Processing
Received NOTAM Affected Objects
Data Structures
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Life is not always easy …
Data QualityInconsistent dataIncomplete dataUntrusted dataAmbiguous data
BriefingDifferent processing time
Flight planningChartingFMS
Different data providers
Flight PlanningInsufficient dataUnspecified NOTAMHandling of complexity
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Example
6 NM
Inconsistent DataThree definitions of the same waypointTwo countries
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Example
O0186/14 NOTAMN Q) ****/QFAXX/IV/NBO/A/000/999/4146N****E**** A)**** B) 1408180700 C) 1410180400E) RWY 09L: METAL FENCE HGT 2M INSTL AT DIST 160M FM RWY EXTREMITYTOWARDS LMM. RWY SHOULDER AND STOPWAY REDUSED BY 240M.STRIP DIMENSIONS: 3260 X 202M. CREATED: 18 Aug 2014 07:13:00
662 RLMM
662 VLMM
Ambiguous DataThere is no stopway .Which LMM ?
RWY TORA TODA ASDA LDA
09L 2600 3000 2600 2700
27R 2600 3000 2600 2700
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ExampleComplexity
How does a bulb affect flight operations ? A case study…
Airport Suitability CheckLido/Flight checks destination and all possible alternates for suitability
At the ETAWeather forecastWeather minimaFire fighting categoryNOTAM situation…
A Broken Light BulbMay downgrade the approach lightsMay close and approach procedureMay close the airportMay force the aircraft to divertMay cause a delayMay cause that the crew exceeds allowed duty timesMay cause an additional night for the passengers…
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RequirementsAdvantages of digital data
Automated processingUnique dataTimely availabilityReady for visualization
Digital data shall beCompliant with standards
ISOICAO/IATADO 200
Quality assuredBusiness rulesADQ
Unique and identifiableConsistentComplete
Static data (Baselines)Temporal data (Delta)
ExtendableReliable
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Paper versus AIXMANSP Survey (2011)
Survey was contacted by Lufthansa Systems FlightNav85 of 169 organizations answered the survey
How is aeronautical data published today?How will aeronautical data be published in the future?
Today AIXM Usage
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VisionIf I could make a wish …
XMs would become a common „language“ between all airspace usersXMs would be fully implemented in SESAR and NextGenANSP world would be merged with the airline world
ANSPs would provide a one stop shop for aeronautical dataFlight planning systems would be able to connect to different data providersThe entire AIP would be available in AIXM
Data would be available without delayData would be quality assured and always consistentData changes would be applied directly to the database
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ConclusionAIXM
AIXM is a mature data model ready for useData content is still only available marginallyPlease provide not only NOTAM, but also static dataQuality assurance has to be implemented
XMsare the right way to answer our challengesare more than an interfacecan be fully utilized, if the philosophy behind is consequently implementedShould be further enhanced in close cooperation with airspace users
Thank you !
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Contact Information
Reinhard ThanhaeuserPerformance and Operations Engineering
Lufthansa Systems AGFRA AF/L-SPAm Prime Parc 2D-65479 RaunheimGermany
Tel.: +49 69 696 90922E-mail: [email protected]
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