Route performance and economic analysis tools for aircraft manufacturers and operators

Alexander Schneegans, Mirko Schulz

Berlin, September 2014

Pacelab Mission Suite

Sections

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Overview1

Product model and key new features2

Live demonstration3

Product roadmap 2014 – 20154

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Overview

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Pacelab Mission Suite is now available for existing and new customers in its release 6.2. Successor of Pacelab Mission, the new product is the new de-facto standard for performance and economic assessment of aircraft on airline route networks.

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Pacelab Mission Suite 6.2 now released

Premier solution for A/C definition, performance and economic analysis

Product roadmap 2015 addresses traditional user basewith new functionality and reaches out to new markets

Sections

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Overview1

Product model and key new features2

Live demonstration3

Product roadmap 2014 – 20154

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Basic Pacelab Mission Suite

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Product Model | Pacelab Mission Suite

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Pacelab Mission Suite‘s product scope, first presented at PACEdays 2013, has been enhanced since then. Besides the introduction of the „Assumptions“ module, the scope of the server-based analysis module has been extended to cover enroute computations.

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Server Based Analysisof Trade Studies

Product Model | Pacelab Marketing & Sales Suite

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Pacelab Mission Suite

Pacelab Data Management

Airline customer projects

Catalog and competition data Pacelab Mission Suite Analysis Server

Secure login

Calculation infrastructure formobile apps

Offloading compute-intensive bulk calculations from client

Pacelab Marketing & Sales Suite

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Product Model | Pacelab Marketing & Sales Suite

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The Pacelab Marketing & Sales Suite is the mobile solution for aircraft marketing and sales. It provides sales managers and customers alike with a grahpic and intuitive environment to explore aircraft options and assess route and economic performance.

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Type PACE A/C

Engine RR

Weight 30t

Max Speed 940 km/h

Cruise Speed 900 km/h

Wing Span 30m

Length 30m

PAX 20

GalleryOptions / Systems

Performance Economics Specification

← G450

Deploy via Windows Store for trial and evaluation, or via side-loading for commercial use

Access all data and computations from Pacelab backbone infrastructure, hosted via public or private MS Azure cloud

Designed as Universal App for Windows 8.1 & Windows Phone 8.1 and configurable for customers’ branding

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Access all a/c product options, rich-media collateral information, route performance and economic characteristics

Product Model | Pacelab Marketing & Sales Suite

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The Pacelab Marketing & Sales Suite is the mobile solution for aircraft marketing and sales. It provides sales managers and customers alike with a graphic and intuitive environment to explore aircraft options and assess route and economic performance.

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GalleryOptions / Systems

Economics Specification

← G450

Performance Route

Las Vegas San Francisico

Trip Fuel 5t

MTOW 11,000 lb

MLW 9,000 lb

Cargo 4,000 lb

Disttance 672 km

Temp. Mode SAT Input

Optimized for Microsoft Surface Pro3, deployable on any other Windows 8.1 touch-capable device

Beta release by end of Q1 2015, commercial availability by of Q2 2015

Performance

Key Features | Assumptions

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User-definable Assumption tables specify the context of Assumptions

– Columns specify the parameters carried

Each row in an Assumption table constitutes an Assumption that is identified by its name

– Parameter values will be assigned to the calculation when applying a specific Assumption by its name

Conditional Assumptions allow selective assignment of parameter values

– e.g. for specific aircraft types, runway conditions, airports, …

Assumptions are used to easily and transparently assign standardized conditions in the scope of calculations with the Study Module. They can be used to handle any kind of context, from atmospheric conditions to payload scenarios.

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Key Features | Study Module

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The Study Module allows launching large sets of calculations for comparative analysis of

– Competing aircraft

– Alternative layouts or payload scenarios

– Route networks and atmospheric conditions

– …. and many other

The user can specify a multitude of variations, e.g.

– Aircraft, routes, economic models, …

– Parameter value ranges or Assumptions

The Study Module allows simple definition of comprehensive calculation batches that can be executed both locally or on the Mission Suite Analysis server for parallel processing. Results can be post-processed by the MS Excel-based reporting module.

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Key Features | Study Module

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Each Study type can be individually configured, e.g. to compute lowest or highest possible takeoffweights

Calculations can be off-loaded to Pacelab Mission Suite Analysis Server for parallel execution

Results can be viewed directly or be processed bythe MS Excel based reporting engine

The Study Module allows simple definition of comprehensive calculation batches that can be executed both locally or on the Mission Suite Analysis server for parallel processing. Results can be post-processed by the MS Excel-based reporting module.

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Key Features | Reporting

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Scope: generation of reports (tabular & charting)

Referencing project- and Study-parameters:

– Parameters, Unit-parameters, MDTs

– Using display names and groups

Handling of multiple occurrences (e.g. multiple routes, aircraft, segments, …)

One-click generation of reports containing multiple charts and tables

Access to available reports from application’s UI

Pacelab Mission Suite‘s reporting engine dumps data in predefined Excel templates. Dumped data makes use of Excel table features and can be referenced in the final report without detailed knowledge of Pacelab Mission Suite‘s data model.

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Report template

Final report

Key Features | ETOPS Analysis

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Automatic analysis of routes with respect to ETOPS

– Routes which require ETOPS analysis are flagged

– ETOPS alternate airports are automatically selected for such routes

– Analysis can be performed for single routes or sets of routes selected via folders or multi-selection

Alternate airports are selected by using aircraft categories which indicate the requirements on the alternate airport

Computation of reserves according to ETOPS rules can be turned on or off by the user

Building on legacy Pacelab Mission‘s functionality, Pacelab Mission Suite strongly lowers the level of expertise required to conduct ETOPS analysis. The new calculation feature automatically determines applicability, feasibility and required alternate airports.

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Sections

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Overview1

Product model and key new features2

Live demonstration3

Product roadmap 2014 – 20154

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Sections

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Overview1

Product model and key new features2

Live demonstration3

Product roadmap 2014 – 20154

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Pacelab Mission Suite Roadmap 2014 – 2015

MILESTONE LEGEND

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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

Apr 14-24Feb 06Release 6.3

Scope Freeze Feature Complete Release Window

Oct Nov Dec

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Dec 12-19Oct 01 Nov 24

Release 6.4 Sep 01-14

Release 6.5

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May 26 Jul 20

Scope Pacelab Mission Suite 6.3

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Infrastructure AnalysisPost processing and data

End-of-year release Pacelab Mission Suite 6.3 will provide infrastructural improvements as well as refined functionality. Further, a new product option will be released addressing the calculation of aircraft economics.

64-bit architecture

– Removes the application’s current limit of ~3.2 Gbyte memory address space

– Benefits large size projects as well as the processing of large scale Study results

New local Knowledge Server

– Integrated with main application, i.e. no longer a separate process

– Improved execution speed

– Simplified install process

– Basis for new product option “Pacelab Data Management”

Provision of further and enhanced report templates

Provision of sample aircraft database

– Performance data generated with Pacelab APD

– Level of accuracy is in line with calibrated conceptual design models

Initial release of Economics module as new product option

– Will address the calculation of a/c economics, i.e. cash and direct operating cost

– Later releases planned to address fleet economic analysis

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Economics Module

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The Economics Module allows to calculate costs, revenues and profits based on the selected route and aircraft type

The user can include or exclude cost or revenue items from the COC/DOC-breakdown and subsequently control their impact on the total profit

Run economics studies to better understand aircraft positioning and profitability. Use economic analysis to measure the effectiveness of an aircraft on a route or network.

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Economics Module

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Typical cost items and alternative methods to calculate them are provided, e.g. navigation cost, landing fees, crew cost, cargo revenue or passenger revenue

Cost items as well as analysis methods can be customized to suit specific needs or to comply with company internal methodologies

Run economics studies to better understand aircraft positioning and profitability. Use economic analysis to measure the effectiveness of an aircraft on a route or network.

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Tentative Scope Pacelab Mission Suite 6.4

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Data management User interfacePost processing

Pacelab Mission Suite 6.4 will provide built-in geographic charting. The release will also complement the set of functions to easily create, save and load project components and will address further improvements for user interace handling.

Provision of “New” commands for aircraft and fuel policy

– Full definition of new a/c including assignment of low- and high-speed data

– From scratch definition of new fuel policies

Provision of “Save” commands for all components

– Aircraft, fuel policies, airports, routes, economic models and assumptions

Integrated geographical charting for

– Range circle display

– ETOPS route visualization

– Route network display

Improvement of the graphic fuel policy editor

– Separate graphic panes for main and diversion mission

» eliminate need to choose when adding segments

» eliminate need to “close the loop”

» Eliminate the possibility to erroneously remove main or diversion mission

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Tentative Scope Pacelab Mission Suite 6.5

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Infrastructure AnalysisUser interface

Pacelab Mission Suite 6.5 integrates with optional modules Pacelab Data Management and Pacelab Mission Suite Analysis Server and provides miscellaneous functional improvements. The Economics module is enhanced to cover fleet economics analysis.

Integration with Pacelab Data Management module

– Auto-synchronization of local KS with centrally supplied reference data

– Management tools to feed central KS by administrative user

Integration with Pacelab Mission Suite Analysis Server

– Off-loading of Study computations to server for parallel execution

– Basis for future offering of cloud-based Marketing & Sales Suite

Miscellaneous user interface and usability enhancements

– Scope and details yet to be defined

Study and assumptions handling enhancements

– Scope and details yet to be defined

Search for nearest alternate airport

– Selection dialog with extended search options:

» Distance around destination

» Minimum runway length

» Hours of operation

» …

Extension of Economics module to fleet economics analysis

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Reference a/c, performance tables Airports, routes,

assumptions Attached or linked

documents

Key Features | Pacelab Data Management Module (Optional)

Pacelab Data Management centralizes the storage and maintenance of product and project data and the associated sales and engineering documents and helps eliminate unstructured content and information silos scattered across the organization.

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Pacelab Data Management

Reference a/c, performance tables

Airports, routes, assumptions

Attached or linked documents

User AccessControl

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Local Knowledge Server

Pacelab Mission Suite projects

Results

Key Features | Mission Suite Analysis Server

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Infrastructure component supporting mobile apps

– Supplied with standard analysis cases

– Extensible upon customer requests

Off-loading of compute-intensive bulk calculations from the client machine

– Execution of complex trade-study scenarios (e.g. economic parameter vs. weight variances),

– Invoked by Pacelab Mission Suite or Pacelab Marketing & Sales app

Highly scalable via Microsoft HPC (High-Performance Computing) architecture

Deployable to MS Azure private or public cloud

Pacelab Suite Analysis Server allows server-side, parallel execution of Studies. Computations can be invoked from Pacelab Mission Suite or from mobile apps, to reduce computation time and to support mobile device applications.

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Pacelab Mission Suite Analysis Server

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