Ensuring a 'Flexible Use of Airspace'. The European Experience Flexible Use of Airspace (FUA) ICAO FUA Workshop Republic of Moldova Chisinau, 4 6 Aug 2009 Presented by EUROCONTROL Anders Hallgren (CND/ND/OI/PR) Manager ASM and ATM Procedures 1 1
Ensuring a 'Flexible Use of Airspace'. Presentation structure: FUA, European experiences, civil aviation Impact on system Benefits Lessons learned 2 2
1960 Situation (10nm wide) CIVIL CORRIDORS REST: MILITARY AIRSPACE 3 3
Eurocontrol DAP/APN Network Evolution Average flight per day More than 160 A/C 80 to 160 A/C 40 to 80 A/C 20 to 40 A/C 2 to 20 A/C 4 4
Network 16/05/2008 (31702 flights in ECAC Area) Flight per day More than 160 A/C 80 to 160 A/C 40 to 80 A/C 20 to 40 A/C 2 to 20 A/C 5 5
Eurocontrol DAP/APN Network Evolution Average flight per day More than 160 A/C 80 to 160 A/C 40 to 80 A/C 20 to 40 A/C 2 to 20 A/C 6 6
Network 16/05/2008 (31702 flights in ECAC Area) Flight per day More than 160 A/C 80 to 160 A/C 40 to 80 A/C 20 to 40 A/C 2 to 20 A/C 7 7
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Why we need flexibility in the European airspace? More 37% than of 33.000 European flights How more airspace to a reconcile day than is 9.000.000 somehow 37% 38 and flights ECTL segregated 9.000.000? States a year! 9 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 9
Improved CDR Network Review incompatibilities Design and use of CDRs Improve design & ensure options Identify best practises for configuring airspace 10 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. 10
2011 ASM/ATFCM Process CIAM Technical Support ASM Support Tool Airspace Data Repository What if functionality 11 11
Click to FUA edit Master Concept title style Benefits? 12 INTRODUCES 4 SLIDES ILLUSTRATING BENEFITS Measured within 5 week days in September 2007 12
Click Assessment to edit Master of FUA Operations title style ECONOMY REALISED 1 week day (5 May 2008) By filled FPLs on Available CDRs 30.833 NM on 6.086 flights Fuel Fuel :: CO CO 2 Emissions 2 :: 385 T 315.000 1.216 T 13 ILLUSTRATES GAINS IN FUEL AND CO2 EMISSIONS REALISED BY FILLING FPLs ON CDRs 1, 2 and 1/2 13
Click Assessment to edit Master of FUA Operations title style POTENTIAL ECONOMY NOT UTILISED 1 week day (5 May 2008) By not planning on available CDRs 10.321 NM on 2.784 flights Fuel Fuel :: CO CO 2 Emissions 2 :: 129 T 105.780 407 T 14 ILLUSTRATES POTENTIAL BUT NOT REALISED GAINS IN FUEL AND CO2 EMISSIONS REALISED BY FILLING FPLs ON CDRs 1, 2 & ½ 14
Click to edit Master title style Assessment of FUA Operations TOTAL ECONOMY AVAILABLE Fuel Fuel :: CO CO 2 Emissions 2 :: 1 week day (5 May 2008) Projected average during 2008 108.000 T 87.000.000 340.830 T 15 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. ) 15
ASM Performance assessment Click to edit Master title style 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 16 16
Improved Coordination Process Click to edit Master title style Network optimisation before national decision Reprocessed FPLs back in ATM system ASM/ATFCM Notification to AOs / CFSPs for FPL optimisation Better consideration of airspace changes 17 Optimising Human Performance In ATM Appropriate tasks Competent people Error management Usable technology Acceptance of change 17
Click Notification to edit Master to AOs title style 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 18 18
CDR1/2 and CDR2 Uptake - Weekend vs. Week Click to edit Comparison Master title style 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 19 19
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Click to FUA edit Master Concept title style Thank you for attention! 23 23