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Ensuring a 'Flexible Use of Airspace'….Ensuring a 'Flexible Use of Airspace'….

ICAO FUA Workshop – Republic of MoldovaChisinau, 4 – 6 Aug 2009

Presented by EUROCONTROLAnders Hallgren (CND/ND/OI/PR)

Manager ASM and ATM Procedures

The European ExperienceThe European ExperienceFlexible Use of Airspace (FUA)Flexible Use of Airspace (FUA)

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Ensuring a 'Flexible Use of Airspace'….Ensuring a 'Flexible Use of Airspace'….

Presentation structure:FUA, European experiences, civil aviation

Impact on systemBenefits

Lessons learned

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CIVIL CORRIDORSREST: MILITARY AIRSPACE

CIVIL CORRIDORSREST: MILITARY AIRSPACE

1960 Situation (10nm 1960 Situation (10nm widewide))

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More than 160 A/C80 to 160 A/C40 to 80 A/C20 to 40 A/C2 to 20 A/C

Average flight per day

Eurocontrol – DAP/APN Network Evolution

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Network 16/05/2008 (31702 flights in ECAC Area)

More than 160 A/C80 to 160 A/C40 to 80 A/C20 to 40 A/C2 to 20 A/C

Flight per day

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More than 160 A/C80 to 160 A/C40 to 80 A/C20 to 40 A/C2 to 20 A/C

Average flight per day

Eurocontrol – DAP/APN Network Evolution

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Network 16/05/2008 (31702 flights in ECAC Area)

More than 160 A/C80 to 160 A/C40 to 80 A/C20 to 40 A/C2 to 20 A/C

Flight per day

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More than 33.000 flights a day…How to reconcile 37% and 9.000.000?

Why we need flexibility in the European airspace ?

Why we need flexibility in the European airspace ?

37% of European airspace is somehow segregated… more than 9.000.000 flights a year!38 ECTL States

SLIDE (COMPLETELY ANIMATED) ILLUSTRATES EUROPEAN NETWORK COMPLEXITY THROUGH CIVIL vs. MILITARY DEMAND•No clicks – everything is animated – just read headlines•Animation ends with: “How to reconcile 37% and 9.000.000?”•Click for next slide now

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•Review incompatibilities

• Improve design & ensure options

• Identify best practises for configuring airspace

Design and use of CDRs

Improved CDR Network

Main (CIV/MIL related) DMEAN objectives, as required to improve network performance while meeting military requirements.

Military requirements not challenged; mil will have access to the airspace where & when they need it; this is National matter.What we can optimise is utilisation of the airspace when not used by MIL.

•Need to address the different ways that FUA is applied (State to State) Opening closing of CDRs is one example – if necessary make changes to the ASM handbook•Improve D-1 planning. There are examples of excellent D-1 planning but for ASM to be effective we need to encourage a wider view•The way that we exchange the information on the status of airspace is perhaps over complex and cumbersome and contributes to the poor use of CDRs•Directly related – the availability of CDRs. What is the best way to notify their availability so that we have a better take up and flight planning for the use of CDRs• Better way of managing changes on the DOps so that airspace is fully used•All of the above imply some change to the way we collaborate and will probably need new or revised procedures.

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“What if” functionality

Airspace Data Repository

ASM Support Tool

CIAM

Technical Technical SupportSupport

2011 ASM/ATFCM Process

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Click to edit Master title styleFUA Concept

Benefits?

INTRODUCES 4 SLIDES ILLUSTRATING BENEFITS•Measured within 5 week days in September 2007

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By filled FPLs on Available CDRs

30.833 NM on 6.086 flights30.833 NM on 6.086 flights

1 week day (5 May 2008)

ECONOMY REALISEDECONOMY REALISEDECONOMY REALISED

Assessment of FUA Operations

Fuel : Fuel :

385 T385 T385 T €€315.000 315.000

CO2 Emissions : CO2 Emissions :

1.216 T1.216 T1.216 T

ILLUSTRATES GAINS IN FUEL AND CO2 EMISSIONS REALISED BY FILLING FPLs ON CDRs 1, 2 and 1/2

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1 week day (5 May 2008)

Assessment of FUA Operations

POTENTIAL ECONOMY NOT UTILISEDPOTENTIAL ECONOMY NOT UTILISEDPOTENTIAL ECONOMY NOT UTILISED

By not planning on available CDRs

10.321 NM on 2.784 flights10.321 NM on 2.784 flights

Fuel : Fuel :

129 T129 T129 T €€105.780 105.780

CO2 Emissions : CO2 Emissions :

407 T407 T407 T

ILLUSTRATES POTENTIAL BUT NOT REALISED GAINS IN FUEL AND CO2 EMISSIONS REALISED BY FILLING FPLs ON CDRs 1, 2 & ½

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1 week day (5 May 2008)

TOTAL ECONOMY AVAILABLETOTAL ECONOMY AVAILABLETOTAL ECONOMY AVAILABLE

Assessment of FUA Operations

Fuel : Fuel : CO2 Emissions : CO2 Emissions :

Projected average during 2008

340.830 T340.830 T340.830 T108.000 T108.000 T108.000 T 87.000.00087.000.000 €€

PROJECTING 1 DAY (if applied for 210 week days) INTO 1 YEAR NOW…•We could say that Pre-tactical and Tactical ASM operations for the entire year 2008, make an overall gain of 108.000 T of fuel and saving around 87 million euros, while reducing the level of carbon emissions by 340830 T!!! …

For reference:Data source: CFMU ENV database, used by FIND (for 05.05.2008, all ECAC States, FL 250-460, Flight planned data) Fuel price source: IATA (http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/economics/fuel_monitor/index.htm , as of 16.05. (1292 USD/t equals 820 EUR/t)

ICAO Guidance Methodology for Calculation of Environmental Benefits (average consumption for a flight is 0.0125 tonnes per NM, average emission for a flight is 3.15 tonnes per tonne of fuel used. )

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Flights flight planning CDRs offered increased by 17%

Further improvements

towards 2011 to increase CDR

availability

= 43,423 tons of fuel / 136,782 tons of CO2

= better use of airspace, track mileage reduction

= fuel & CO2 savings

ASM Performance assessment

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Better consideration

of airspace changes

Better consideration

of airspace changes

Notification to AOs /

CFSPs for FPL

optimisation

Notification to AOs /

CFSPs for FPL

optimisation

Re-processed FPLs back

in ATM system

Re-processed FPLs back

in ATM system

ASM/ATFCMASM/ATFCM

Improved Coordination ProcessNetwork

optimisationbefore

national decision

Network optimisation

before national decision

Optimising Human Performance In ATMAppropriate tasksCompetent peopleError managementUsable technologyAcceptance of change

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• The problem

– available airspace not used optimally

– impact on performance of network

• The reason

– Lead time for filing FPLs

– Limited operations support

– File and forget

– Notification process not user-friendly

Notification to AOs

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Click to edit Master title styleCDR1/2 and CDR2 Uptake - Weekend vs. Week Comparison

Losses by missing opportunities offered by CDR1/2 and CDR2 weekend availability- Mileage (NM) - 102,139- Fuel burnt (tons) - 1,277- CO2 emissions (tons) - 4,341

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Thank you for attention!