ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS FROM IMPROVED OPERATIONAL MEASURES Guido Kerkhofs Director ATM Programmes EUROCONTROL
EUROCONTROL Air Traffic Emissions Estimates EU 27 States 2004-2006 Tonnes of CO 2 Drop Page Fields Here Total 250000000,00 Sum of CO2 (tonnes) 200000000,00 150000000,00 Drop Series Fields Here Total 100000000,00 50000000,00 0,00 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 EU27 Domestic Intra EU27 All EU27 Dep All EU27 Dep+Arr ICAO Colloquium on Aviation Emissions Scenario (no UPR, with limit on baltic) Exhibition Year 14 16 May 2007
Society s Demand For Mobility 24 Hours of European Air Traffic
EUROCONTROL Medium-term Traffic Forecast Increase in movements/day 2005-2012 Oslo: +251 movements/day Stockholm: +212 movements/day London Heathrow: +240 movements/day Copenhagen: +244 movements/day Madrid: +676 movements/day Prague: +483 movements/day Roma: +350 movements/day Istanbul: +562 movements/day
Operational emissions reduction measures Continuous Descent Approach (CDA) Keep aircraft higher for longer Reduce occurrence of level flight Noise, fuel burn & emissions reductions
CDA Implementation Support Harmonised Guidance Material EUROCONTROL CDA Stakeholder Focus Group Airspace Users, Regulators, Air Navigation Service Providers Guidance Material July 2007 Implementation Support from 2008 ICAO-CAEP Working Group 2 EUROCONTROL participation Technical report to CAEP/8 Review of noise abatement projects
TMA2010+ Optimising terminal airspace operations OUR AIM To optimise terminal operations by: Utilising existing aircraft navigation capabilities (PRNAV) Enabling greater use of Continuous Descent Approach procedures Providing required controller support tools
Network Efficiency Actual traffic routing Temporary segregated area Most constraining points
RVSM World-wide Implementation Status Source: FAA - http://www.faa.gov/ats/ato/status_ww.htm
RVSM Environmental Impact Analysis Summary Annual savings (tonnes) CO 2-976 000 H 2 O -381 000 Fuel -310 000 NOx -3 500 SOx -260 Annual Equivalent Emissions Avoided 4 days intra-european traffic 5600 transatlantic flights
Flexible Use of Airspace Potential Fuel Savings Forecast for years to 2011 145000 142682 1940000 Fuel Saved 140000 135000 130000 Tonnes Fuel Saved Number of Flights 133971 129817 138526 1706836 1764869 1840000 1817815 1740000 Flights 125914 1653911 125000 1604181 121539 120000 1548438 2005/6 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Years 1640000 1540000
Improving Network Efficiency EUROCONTROL Performance Target G route extension (km/flight) D 30 NM 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 A Actual Route (A) Direct route Extension Route Direct Extension Course (D) TMA Interface Great Circle (G) - 2 km per flight Direct en route TMA Interface Proposed target 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2km/year reduction in average distance flown Applies 2007-2010 Planning target until 2013 220 million km distance reduction 2.3 million tonnes CO 2 saved
Air Traffic Flow Management Environment Benefits Balance demand with capacity Protect ATC systems from overload Re-routings avoid congested areas Saves ~300,000 tonnes of fuel annually Aircraft held at airports engines shut down avoid en-route and approach holding avoid taxi queuing
The future: SESAR Single European Sky ATM Research 2005 2010 2015 2020 European EuropeanATM Master Master Plan Plan Definition Development SESAR Phases Deployment Current work Implementation Development work Planning work 2005 2010 2015 2020
Fuel and Emissions Reductions Contributions From Operational Measures Operation Location Fuel Savings CO 2 Savings Potential Network Savings Fuel (T) Potential Network Savings CO 2 (T) Potential Fuel Cost Savings at 450/T Variable taxi times Munich airport 50kg/flight 160kg/flight 150,000 470,000 68M CDA Bucharest Manchester Stockholm 100kg 315kg 300,000 945,000 135M RVSM ECAC-wide 310,000 976,000 140M FUA ECAC-wide 130,000 410,000 58M ATFM ECAC-wide 300,000 945,000 135M 2km route extension reductions ECAC-wide 180,000 570,000 80M
Environmental Benefits from Improved Operational Measures Conclusions Fuel efficiency & Environment now recognised as main drivers for ATM Fuel burn & emissions reductions already achieved, and there are more to come Decoupling environmental impact from projected traffic growth presents a major global challenge SESAR, Europe s future ATM system, must deliver on efficiency improvements Collaborative stakeholder action through ICAO is key