International Civil Aviation Organization

The evolving air navigation system and the impact on avionics

Vincent GalottiDeputy Director, Safety Standardization

& Infrastructure, ICAO

18 August 2011

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Introduction

How we got to where we are today

Optimizing airspace operations today

The challenge ahead

ICAO aviation system block upgrades

The Global Air Navigation Plan

The 12th Air Navigation Conference

– One Sky

How we got to where we are today10th and 11th ANConfs

10th AN Conf

– Results of the Special Committee on Future Air Navigation Systems (FANS)

– Endorsement of the CNS/ATM systems concepts

11th AN Conf

– Endorsement of the Global ATM Operational Concept

– Raised the status of the Global Air Navigation Plan

– Established the performance based framework for planning and implementation

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ONE

10th AN Conf 1992 11th An Conf 2003

ANC ten new tasks

EATMP-EATCHIP

Free Flight

ATMCP

Boeing ATM

Airbus ATM

EADS

Global Plan for CNS/ATM

Global Plan update

FANS

CNS/ATM

NextGenAIM Concept

Integration of programmes

New GANPATMRPP

Framework for SARPS

Conceive globally

Plan regionally

Implement locally

Industry roadmap

12th AN Conf 2012

ATN ADS

Data link AIM

PBN

A-SMGCS

ANC Panels progressing work

SKY

Collaborative environment

Global architecture

SESAR

Performance based CNS

Trajectory based ATM

The Black Box

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Optimizing Airspace Operations Today

What We Do - Sustainability/Infrastructure

ICAO Safety

Standards &

Infrastructure

PBN IMPLEMENTATION

REDUCTIONS IN SEPARATION MINIMA

CIVIL/MILITARY COOPERATION

UAS OPERATIONS

PERFORMANCEENHANCEMENTS

FUTURESYSTEMS

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Expediting Benefits-driven PBN Implementation

Deploying Go-Teams, in conjunction with Industry, for PBN implementation– 6 teams will be deployed per year (through 2013)

Workshops on:– Airspace design (4 per year),

– Operations approval

– Continuous descent/climb operations (3 per year)

Implement new flight plan content – enable use of advanced capabilities on board aircraft

New PBN guidance material will be produced – Focus on increased route predictability and increased aerodrome

accessibility

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Reductions in Separation Minima

ICAO is working on following aspects to implement reductions in separation minima:

– Use of 3 NM separation between aircraft utilizing automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) & multilateration (2012)

– Use of 2.5 NM separation between in-trail aircraft up to 20 miles from the runway threshold (2013)

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Civil/Military Cooperation and Common Use of Airspace

ICAO issued Circular 330 - Civil Military Cooperation in ATM in 2010

ICAO will hold five collaborative seminars/workshops from 2011 to 2013 in: – Africa

– Asia/Pacific

– Eastern Europe

– Middle East

– North America/Caribbean/South America

Second Global Forum on Civil/Military Cooperation in ATM in 2014

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Challenges and solutions

Political and economic challenges

Technical and operational challenges

Aviation’s most senior leaders and decision makers have a unique opportunity, and responsibility, to work together– To bring a globally interoperable aviation system into reality

ICAO is bringing together senior aviation decision makers– To develop some consensus and advocacy to move the aviation system

of the future into our today

– This group is called the Future Aviation Challenge Team

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A Team Effort

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ICAO’s Approach

37th Session of ICAO Assembly (2010) directed Organization to sustain its focus on safety and redouble its efforts to support global interoperability

ICAO established programmatic framework for States that have advanced efforts to come together to develop Aviation System Global Block Upgrades – Europe, US, Japan and (if needed) others, Russian Federation

supported this approach and intends to submit its programme for integration and collaboration

ICAO’s approach is based on 4 steps…

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Step 1Get harmonization on the global agenda

Initial Symposium (2008)

Convened Standards Organization Roundtable (2009)

Established working agreements with Standards Organizations on work programmes

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Step 2Global Aviation Block Upgrades

A block upgrade is a package of capabilities (called a module) which has essential qualities of:

– Clearly defined measurable operational improvement • with appropriate metric to determine success

– Necessary equipment and/or systems in aircraft and on ground • along with operational approval or certification plan

– Standards, procedures and technical specifications• for airborne & ground systems

– Positive business case • over clearly defined period of time

Advantage of ICAO’s Approach

• Block Upgrades provide a series of measurable, operational performance improvements

• Organized into flexible & scalable building blocks

• Could be introduced as needed

• Implemented as each individual State requires the capability

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What is the Basis for Block Upgrades?

Foundation of blocks originates from existing, near term implementation plans and access to benefits that already exist

Blocks are based on operational concepts extracted from:

Aligned with ICAO ATM Operational Concept Intent is to apply key capabilities and performance improvements across

other regional and local environments – with same level of performance and associated benefits worldwide

Block Upgrades will allow structured approach to meet needs of individual aviation communities worldwide– while considering associated business cases

They reflect recognition that all modules are not required in all airspaces

Block 0(2013)

B0-1-05 - Runway Safety (GRSS outcomes) (including EVS ).

Block 2(2023)

Block 1(2018)

Greener Efficient Airports

B0-1-10 - WV separation, refined

B0-1-15 - A-CDM & Airport queue managmenent.

B1-1-05 Enhanced Surface Situational Awareness

B1-1-10 - WV separation, time-based

B1-1-20 – WIMAX (AeroMacs)

B2-1-10 -Advanced WV separation,

B2-1-25 - A-SMGCS level 3/4

B21-30 - Remote tower

Performance Improvement Area 1

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Block 0(2013)

B0-4-05. IMPROVED EN-ROUTE PROFILES•Flexible ATS Routes•CDM for En-Route Airspace•PBN Procedures

Block 2(2023)

Block 1(2018)

Global ATM

B0-4-10 – ATFM / NOP, CDM,En-Route RTA (for FLOW)

B1-4-05 - Dynamic ATS Routes.

B1-4-10 - Enhanced NOP, Integrated airspace/flow management•Sequencing•Initial UDPP •Full FUA • Full Civil/Mil Coop

concepts

B0-4-15 – Early ASAS Applications •ITP: ADS-B basedITP: ADS-C based.

B2-4-10 Integrated UD Prioritisation Process

Block 3(Long-Term)

B3-4-05 - Complexity management

B1-4-15 – ASPA Applications – IM, AIRB, VSA, SURF

B2-4-15 - ASEP

B1-4-15a- -Extension of Dependent Surveillance Capability

Performance Improvement Area 4

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Integrated Traffic Synchronisation

Interoperable Systems

Global ATM

International Trajectory-Based

Operations

Greener Efficient Airports

Block 0(2013)

Block 2(2023)

Block 1(2018)

Block 3(Long-Term)

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT

AREAS

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Step 3Global Rollout & Feedback at GANIS

ICAO will host the Global Air Navigation Industry Symposium (GANIS)– 20 -23 September 2011

– Allow States and industry partners to gain insight

– Obtain feedback

– Ultimately commit to initiative

Series of regional workshops in coming months

www.icao.int/ganis

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Step 4International Agreement AN-Conf/12

19-30 November 2012

Opportunity for global aviation community to cement near-and mid-term future of aviation infrastructure and airborne equipage

Put forth strategies to focus research and development for longer-term requirements

To achieve this, ICAO plans to revise GANP– Focus on operational capabilities needed

to manage various ATM system requirements around world

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Step 4 (Cont’d)

New GANP will have 3 specific planning elements for tomorrow’s aviation system:

– Series of operational improvements (block upgrades) and identification of work programmes and efforts required for implementation

– Avionics Roadmap centered around block upgrades (that are eventually agreed upon)

– ATC Communication Plan: an electronic regional Air Navigation Planning facility that provides transparent, real-time regional planning capability

Conference will be the venue for all States to:

– Continue to secure the future of international system

– Ensure its interoperability at reasonable cost

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ICAO Roadmap integrity….layers needed.- drill-down to what “you” need.

Benefits/Improvements

Regulatory Roadmap- TSOs, STCs, Ops-Spec, etc

Specific Technology Roadmap- 260 A or B??- FANS-1/A or Link 2000.

Ground and Airborne capability- per Region.

Procedures

Business Case

Demos/Transition

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“One Sky”

A performance based global architecture

Making the links in the international chain – Conceive globally, plan regionally, implement locally

– Enabling the digital environment

– Supporting a global architecture

– Integrating Aerodromes – Gate to Gate into strategies and concepts, including security

– Facilitating trajectory based ATM

– Supporting performance-based CNS systems based on common requirements

– Measuring environmental benefits associated with ATM improvements

– Helping to ensure safe skies for all

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