Single European Sky Benefits for the airline industry Warsaw, 28 November 2011
SES finally starts to gain momentum But continues to be slowed down by EU Member States After nearly 50 years of talk! 2009 SES II Legislative Package (EU) 2012 Implementation of SES / FABs 1963 Birth of Eurocontrol
FABs will only deliver based on ambitious targets SES II: FABs by 4/12/2012! Current initiatives Baltic Blue Med Danube FAB CE FAB EC DK-SE NEFAB South West UK-Ireland Ambitious Local Performance Targets needed to ensure that FABs deliver real benefits
Reform of European air traffic management EU ATM : 51 % lower performance - 95% higher cost USA ATM airspace: 10,4 million km² EUROPE ATM airspace: 11,5 million km² 1 En-route Air Navigation Service Providers 20 En-route centers 1 Operating system 38 En-route Air Navigation Service Providers 65 En-route centers 20 (approx.) Operating systems 1215 controlled flights per air traffic controler 294 ATM cost / flight hour 595 controlled flights per air traffic controler 573 ATM cost / flight hour Source: Eurocontrol (for 2009) Performance Scheme: Initial EU-wide Targets Proposals
Single European Sky urgently needed ATC fragmentation is luxury which costs money, time, and nature Fragmentation (national airspaces and ATC systems, service providers) Inefficiency Additional cost, fuel consumption, and emissions Example: direct connection Paris - Munich: 680 km. Actually flown distance due to ATC restrictions: 910 km! FABEC only achieved improvement on weekends. On average, European routes are 5,5%* longer due to ATC. * 2010 data; relative extension to the Great Circle Distance from a single flight perspective Graphics: Air France Annual Reports
Public Funding needed to support SESAR implementation New & Modified Avionics Crew Training Aircraft Down Time Communication Infrastructure COST 30bn 30bn investments required mainly mainly in in aircraft upgrades A positive airline airline business case case is is essential to to successful ATM ATM evolution Reduction Users charges On-Time Arrivals Delay Reduction Crew Cost Reduction Payload Increase Fuel Cost Reduction BENEFIT
A reformed Eurocontrol continues to play a role NETWORK PERFORMANCE Network FABs National Capacity Environment Safety Costs efficiency Air traffic Flow management European Route Network design Scarce resources (frequencies and SSR codes)
ATM safety - EASA role needs to be clearly defined new European approach towards crisis management EASA must focus on safety only EASA rules should build on existing SES rules EASA needs to anticipate development of safety rules to allow efficient deployment of new technologies and concepts developed by SESAR Safety measures must be proportionate to risk Total ban of operations is unheard of! Operators are responsible for assessing risk and conducting safe flight operations as part of their Safety Management System
Conclusion All EU Member States need to deliver on their commitment to implement SES current national plans for 2012-2014 are clearly insufficient Key AEA priorities: 1. No watering down of SES performance targets as the driver to implement FABs 2. Public funding for SESAR implementation 3. Support to Eurocontrol reforms 4. EASA focus on safety role 5. New approach to crisis management