GATWICK ARRIVALS REVIEW REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS

28.1.2016

Independent Arrivals Review  Thereviewhasbeenaskedtodeterminewhether:

 a)Everythingthatcanreasonablybedonetoalleviatetheproblemswhichlocalcommuni8esareraisingisinfactbeingdone,whetherthisinvolvesac8onbytheairportorbyotherpar8esmostcloselyinvolved–Na8onalAirTrafficServices(NATS),UKCivilAvia8onAuthority(UKCAA),theDepartmentforTransport(DfT)ortheairlines;and

 b)ThemechanismswhichGatwickhasadoptedforprovidinginforma8ontothelocalcommunityandforhandlingofcomplaintshavebeenfullyadequateforthetask.

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Information Provided to Review Team

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Over45mee=ngs(fromSeptthroughJan):CivilSocietyOrgs

CAGNE,CAGNE.East,ESCCAN,GACC,GATCOM,PAGNE,SPAG,to70,TWAANG,TWAircraQNoiseStudyGroup

MPs GregClark,NusratGhani,TomTugendhat,JeremyQuin

Gov’t DfT,CAA,

Airlines&airports

easyJet,GAL,ManchesterAirportsGroup(MAG)

Other NATS,individualresidents

Issues influencing viewpoints Ø TheperceivedimpactoftheUKFutureAirspaceStrategyandtheLondonAirspaceManagementProgramme,andtheconcentra8onofarrivalsimpliedbytheproposalofaPointMergeprocedure.Ø TheApproachStabilisa8onIni8a8ve,changingtheradarvectoringmethodology,whichcreatedaconcentra8onofaircraQinthearrivalswathe.Ø TheworkoftheAirportsCommissionandtheassociatedcampaignbyGALtowinapprovalforanotherrunwayatGatwick.Ø AirframenoisegeneratedbytheAirbusA320familyofaircraQ.  

 

Ø Aperceivedinabilityforcommuni8estoinfluencenoisethroughthenormalcommunityengagementprocesses.Ø TheADNIDtrialofdeparturerouteswestoftheairport.Ø Theintroduc8onofRNAV-1departureroutesandthesubsequentPostImplementa8onReview.Ø UseofsocialmediaandofflightfollowingAppsthathasenabledtherapiddissemina8onofinforma8onandsome8mesmisinforma8on.Ø Insufficientlycoordinatedcommunica8onsregardingarrivalsproceduresandnoisemi8ga8onfromGAL,CAA,NATSandtheDfT.

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Community Feedback

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11%

30%

38%

50%

16%

Reverttopre-2013

Reverttopre-2014

EnforcedCDA

Minheightlimitsapplied

Fair&equitabledispersion

Alterna=vedistribu=on

PreferredMeasuresforNoiseMi=ga=on

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Managing Aircraft Noise

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Guidance for Reduction and Mitigation of Noise Disturbance

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ü  Safeopera=onü  Lessnoiseü  Fewerdisturbedü  Nonega=veimpactoncapacity

ü  Consistentwithregulatoryprovisionsü  Achievablewithoutmajorairspacechanges

elsewhere

ü  InlinewiththeGlobalAirNaviga=onPlanandATMMasterPlan

ü  Compa=blewiththeUKFutureAirspaceStrategy

Reducing Noise at Source

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A320SeriesAircra^WhineonApproach

A320 Series Aircraft Whine • Thatasanindica8onofGALscommitmenttonoisereduc8onandasafurthertangibleindica8ontolocalcommuni8esthatthenoiseimpactoftheairportistakenseriouslyandtoincen8viseanacceleratednoisemodifica8onbyallairlinesusingA320familyaircraQatGatwick,GALshouldestablishanearliersunsetdateforunmodifiedAirbus320familyaircraQusingtheairportofDecember31st2017.Withanappropriatenoisepenaltyappliedfornon-compliantaircraQimmediatelythereaQer.

• ThatGALengagewithDfTtoconsiderproposingtotheEuropeanCommissiontheestablishmentofasunsetdateofDecember31st2020fortheopera8oninEuropeofAirbus320seriesaircraQwithouttheFuelOverPressureProtector(FOPP)cavityvortexgeneratornoisemodifica8on.

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Land Use Planning and Management

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Land Use Planning and Management • Thatplanningauthori8esforcommuni8esimpactedbyaircraQnoisefromGatwick,coordinatetoconducttheirownjointreviewoftheapplica8onoflandusepolicyincontextofGatwickaircraQnoise,withtheobjec8veofiden8fyingstepsthatwillenabletheincreaseofitseffec8veuseandtheimprovementoftheaircraQnoiseawarenessforexis8ngandpoten8allandusers.• ThatGatwickdevelop,publishandmaintainwithannualupdatesaninforma8onbookletintendedforplanningauthori8es,homebuyers,estateagentsandconveyancingsolicitors,toprovidereferenceinforma8ononflightroutes,terminologyandotheraspectsoftheairportopera8onrelevanttocommuni8es.NATSandtheCAAshouldalsobeencouragedtopar8cipate,andtoverifythoseelementsofthecontentthatreflecttheirownareasofac8vity.

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Noise Abatement Operational Procedures

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Continuous Descent Approach Recommenda=ons(IMM5-8):•  Thatassoonaspossible,theal8tudeforcommencementofCDAatGatwickisincreasedfromthecurrent6000feetto7000feet(FL070).•  ThatGALcollaborateswithNATS,CAAandairlines,within12months,toagreeincrementalimprovements,totheapplica8onofCDAproceduresatGatwick.

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•  ThatGALworkwithNATSandCAAtoraisetheGatwickCDAcommencemental8tudeto8000feetwhenfeasible.•  ThatGALproposesthatasubsidiaryCDAtaxonomy,whichincludesthecommencemental8tudeoftheprocedure(e.g.CDA6000),isestablishedbytheCAAtoimprovelayunderstandingandtobederbenchmarklaterimprovements.

Precision Area Navigation (P-RNAV) Approaches

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Runway26Dispersal/respiteroutesinaP-RNAVarrivalenvironmenttotheILS

P-RNAV Recommenda=ons(IMM-9andAspire-21)

• ThatGALconsidersproposingtotheCAA,theestablishmentinairspacedesigncriteriaofaminimumdistancebetweenarrivingtracksforaircraQ,todeliverforarrivals;bothameaningfuldispersalandanopportunityforrespite.ThisislikelytoapplytoaircraQbeforetheyhavejoinedthefinalapproachtrack,whichforGatwickwillthereforebeat3000feetorabove.

•  Theadop8onofcarefullydesignedroutes-fromtheapproachholdingfixesusedforGatwicktotheILSfinalapproachtracks-providesrealopportunity:toreducenoise,todisturbfewerpeople,todeliverfairandequitabledispersalofnoise;andtodeliverwelldefinedrespitemeasures.TheLondonAirspaceManagementProgrammeshouldbedevelopedbyNATSandGALtoincorporatealterna8veproposalstothosepublishedin2013,assoonasreasonablypossible,forconsulta8on,agreementandimplementa8onforGatwickarrivals.

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Approach Stabilisation Initiative

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2011ArrivalsbyTrackDensity 2013ArrivalsbyTrackDensity

Approach Stabilisation Initiative Recommenda=on(IMM-10):

• ThatGALexplorewithNATSthepoten8alforaircraQtobevectoredtobeestablishedontheILSataminimumof8nmfromtouchdownoutsideofnighthours,ratherthanthecurrent10nm.Thisadapta8ontovectoringmethodologyshouldextendthearrivalswathe2nmclosertotheairportandincreasethearrivalsdispersaltomorecloselyemulatetheopera8onspriortothe2013change.Hencethearrivalswathewillnormallyextendfromaminimumof8nmto14nm,withaircraQjoiningonastraightinapproachwhentrafficpermits.

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Efficient Operations

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Alignmentofsystemsandofnoisestrategiesisessen=al.

XMAN: Extended Arrival Manager

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Reducedspeedforinboundaircra^>350milesfromLondontoreducelowlevelholdingnearGatwick.

Tools Recommenda=ons(IMM-13andAspire-23):

• Thatwithin6months,GALandNATSconductajointinves8ga8ontoestablishandagreewhethertheXMANextendedarrivalsmanagerisaneffec8vetooltoreducearrivalholdingatGatwickandifso;toagreeandpublishwithin9monthswhenXMANcanbedeployedforGatwickandwhatresultscanbeexpected.

• Thattherequirementsspecifica8onofanysystemupgradeto,orreplacementof,sequencingtoolsmusttakefullaccountoftheneedtointegratetheAMANatSwanwickandDMANatGatwick,suchthattheyareeachfullyinformedof,andtakeintoaccountthecapacityalloca8onsofbotharrivalanddeparturefunc8ons.

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Night Operations

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Theideasforlimi8ngnoiseofnightopera8onsisembeddedineightrecommenda8onsincluding:• CDAs,• Straightinapproacheswhentrafficpermits,• Runwayusewhenthewindisinsignificant,• KPIforday8mearrivalsdelaytoarriveaQer23:30,• P-RNAVroutes,and• Holdinghigherand/orfurtherout.

Runway Selection Protocol

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Recommenda=on(IMM-11):•  Thedevelopment,publica8onandimplementa8onbyGALofanopera8ngprotocoltodefinetheoccasionswhenachangeoflandingdirec8onwillbeimplementedatGatwickfornoisereasons(ifweather,safetyrequirementsandothercondi8onspermit).-Theobjec8veoftheprotocolbeingtoachieveamoreevensplitofarrivalsandtofragmenttheotherwisecon8nuoususeofonerunwaydirec8onoranotherbecauseoflongtermweatherpaderns.

-  TheimpactshouldbemonitoredbyGALandtheresultsregularlyreviewedbytheNoiseManagementBoard(NMB).

-  Thetargetimplementa8onoftheprotocolshouldbeduring2016followingengagementwithairlines,airtrafficcontrolandcommuni8es.

Operational Efficiencies Recommenda=ons(IMM-12-14):

• ThattheGatwickFlightPerformanceTeamintroduceaKPI,enablingthemonitoringandrepor8ngofthenumberofflightsdelayedfromplannedday8mearrival,intoanightmovement(aQer23:30local)andthatGALini8atemeasurestoiden8fyandagreesteps,includingenhanceduseof8mebasedopera8ons,withairlinesandwiththeairport’sschedulingcommideeforimplementa8onwithin12months,toeffec8velyandprogressivelyreduceunplannednightarrivalsatGatwick.

• GALandNATSshouldevaluatethepoten8alefficiencybenefitsofanearlierimplementa8onofadvancedTBStechnology(8mescaleforcomple8onofevalua8onwithin12months).

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Noise Management Board

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Recommenda=on(IMM-18):TheestablishmentofaNoiseManagementBoard(NMB)bysummer2016,tobeoperatedunderindependentchairmanshipandcomprisingrepresenta8vesfromeachoftheins8tu8onsabletoeffectchangeforGatwickarrivals,aswellasthechairoftheAirportConsulta8veCommidee(GATCOM),andbothelectedcouncilmembersandresidents’representa8ves.

Other Recommenda=ons(IMM-15andAspire22):

• Tobederinformstakeholders,independentacademicresearchshouldbeundertakentovalidatethereasonswhyarrivingaircraQareoQenperceivedbyresidentstobelowerthaninthepastandtoiden8fymeasurestoestablishtheactualfactsinacontrolledanalysiswithcommunityinvolvement.

• ThattheGatwickholdingareasshouldbehigher(orshouldberelocated)toenableholdingaircraQtodwelloverwater,ratherthanoverSussex.

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Residents and Community Relations

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Communications and Noise Management Recommenda=ons(IMM16-17):

• ThatGALallocatesaddi8onalmanpower,assoonaspossible,tostrengthentheAirport’sCommunityengagementcapability.

• ThatGatwickestablishesanenhancedcomplaintspolicyandfullytransparentprocedure,assoonaspossible,usinganon-lineformastheprimarymediumwhichrequirestheloca8on(postcode)ofthecomplainantandthedateand8meofdayoftheincidentsuchthattheaircraQinques8oncanbeiden8fiedandestablishedwiththeloca8on,therebyallowingempiricaldatatobedevelopedandanalysedsothatnoisemi8ga8onac8oncanbetaken.Thereshouldbenolimittothenumberofcomplaintsperhousehold.Forresidentsnotpossessingcomputeraccess,postalsubmissionsshouldbeaccepted,butrequiredtocontainthebasicinforma8onoutlinedabove.

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Report follow-up Recommenda=ons(IMM19and20):

• ThatGatwickshouldpublish-nolaterthanMarch31st-adescrip8onofthestepsthatitisintendingtotakeinresponsetothearrivalsreportandwhich,ifany,oftherecommenda8onsitplanstopursue.

• Intheinterestofimprovedcommunityrela8ons,Gatwickshouldpublish-nolaterthanJanuary31st2017-areportofoverallprogresstowardsdeliveryofthestepsrecommendedinthisreport,includingrelevantstatusupdatesfromCAAandNATS,including(whereappropriate)thebasisforanyrelateddecisions.

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Conclusion  Thereviewhasledustoconcludethattherearerealopportuni8estosignificantlyalleviatethenoiseissuesfromGatwickarrivalswhichhavegivenrisetosomanycomplaintsandconcerns.Theseopportuni8escanberealisedtothefullonlyifallofthepar5esinvolvedworktogetherinnewandmoreeffec5vemeansofcoopera5on.

 Weurgeeveryoneinvolvedtoagreeaprogrammeofac8onasamaderofurgencyandtoimplementthoseac8onsinthesamespirit.

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