Connected Aircraft Lufthansa view Euro Aircom & Connected Aircraft User Group Meeting

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1 Connected Aircraft Lufthansa view Euro Aircom & Connected Aircraft User Group Meeting Hamburg, October 18th, 2017

2 Air/Ground Communication Services are used by all LH Group aircraft operators. All aircraft are Datalink- and/or EFB-equipped.

3 620+ aircraft generate 120+ mio messages in 2017, providing and receiving data, thus providing benefit to the operations. Flight Operations ATIS, Airport WX, FMS data, Operations Control/Mission Support OOOI, Position Reports, OFP, Maintenance Operation ACMF, CMCF, Defect Reporting Ground Operation Loadsheet, Signature, BoardingReady, Fuel Management Fuel Order, eticket, NoFueling Passenger Services Connecting Gates, Rebooking

4 LH has supplemented AOC functionality with several EFB apps to go paperless, improve safety and efficiency in operation. Flight Operations ATIS, Airport WX, FMS data, Operations Control/Mission Support OOOI, Position Reports, OFP, Maintenance Operation ACMF, CMCF, Defect Reporting Ground Operation Loadsheet, Signature, BoardingReady, Fuel Management + Briefing package + Inflight Weather + + Briefing package + xml Loadsheet Fuel Order, eticket, NoFueling Passenger Services Connecting Gates, Rebooking

5 LH introduced EFB apps providing AOC functionality, able to connect to IP and traditional ACARS, even for 25+ year old aircraft. Avionic Airline PAX FMS ATC CMC Refuel Printer AOC EFB Cabin Printer Airshow/ IFE www VHF Onboard Comm Manager(s) SAT Cellular WiFi FlyNet ANSPs CommunicationService Provider ATC SITA ARINC Telekom Panasonic www Ground Comm Manager (DLK-GS/ISB) Least Cost Routing Encoding, Compression, Security, Report Generation Decoding, Report Forwarding, Repository Airline IP Gateways Routing Connect. Mngr EFB Lido/Flight TANGO Middleware Altea MesX manage/m eff ground

6 use case example: EFF briefing package is loaded via cellular comm. Processing of data provides additional benefit.

7 use case example: inflight update of clouds, storms, turbulence and icing areas. Efficient encoding and filtering reduces data volume.

8 use case example: FMS data crosscheck allows to identify entry errors/differences. Access to aircraft data is key. FMS entries can be checked with the data provided in the EFF, the Loadsheet and the Performance calculation application. also addresses AFM restrictions

9 use case example: EFB hosted Flight Profile application reuses functionality already implemented for FMS - on ground, FPO receives flight plan and atmospheric data from the EFF briefing package, similar to the FMS - triggered by FMS request, updated data is retrieved from the UAD provider (e.g. flight planning system) - filtered data for up to 4 altitudes is sent to the FMS (ACARS - 3.5kB) - full data package for 12 altitudes is sent to the FPO (primarily MIAM IP, MIAM ACARS backup - <3kB)

10 New A350 IMACS components have been attached to the IP ready infrastructure. Avionic Airline PAX FMS ATC CMC VHF SAT Printer Onboard Comm Manager(s) AOC IMACS SBB EFB Airshow/ IFE Cellular WiFi FlyNet www ANSPs CommunicationService Provider ATC SITA ARINC Telekom Panasonic www Ground Comm Manager (DLK-GS/ISB) Least Cost Routing Encoding, Compression, Security, Report Generation Decoding, Report Forwarding, Repository IP Gateways Routing Connect. Mngr IMACS EFB Airline Lido/Flight TANGO Middleware Altea MesX manage/m eff ground

11 More robust and security enhanced IMACS version should allow us to make use of it and takeoff with a fully connected aircraft.

12 Thank you for your attention.