BULROM FAB PROJECT

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BUL-ROMFAB PROJECT

• A Bulgarian and Romanian initiative stemming from
  the ACE Memorandum
• ATM Cooperation in South Eastern Europe
  (Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania and Turkey)

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Geographical and Air Traffic flow situation
Bul-Rom FAB boundaries
Common state border
Common air traffic flow
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Traffic volume and distribution
Present approximate traffic distribution (monthly)
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PRINCIPLES

• OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS/BENEFITS
• Focus on deriving maximum operational
  improvements/benefits
• INCREMENTAL APPROACH
• A progressive action plan based on detailed
  assessment process is currently under development
  by the joint FAB team
• BOTTOM-UP APPROACH, AS THE BEST WAY TO SUCCEED
• Current situation assessment in progress,
  starting at the basic level of the ATS domains
• WIN-WIN
• FAB to bring benefits to the airspace users as
  well as to both ANSPs
• COOPERATION
• Both ANSPs will provide air navigation services
  collaboratively in the FAB
• VIRTUAL CENTER
• Bucharest and Sofia centers to perform like a
  single Area Control Center, not limited to
  airspace above FL285
• OPEN INITIATIVE
• FAB development should allow further extension

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WHY A BUL-ROM FAB ?

• Long common state border with significant
  cross-border air traffic flows.
• Common handling of the European NW-SE air traffic
  flow.
• Common customer base.
• Treaty of Accession signed by Bulgaria, Romania
  and EU Member States in Luxembourg on 25 April
  2005.
• Memorandum (MoU ACE) signed by and between
  Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania and Turkey, on 08 July
  2003, for the cooperation and coordination
  amongst themselves as well as with ICAO,
  EUROCONTROL, the EU, the airspace users and other
  European and international institutions,
  including financial ones, and the industry, on
  all matters relating to ATM.
• Initiative launched by Bulgaria and Romania to
  create the pre-requisites for the establishment
  of a functional airspace block (signed during
  ACE/2 Meeting, October 2004).

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WHY A BUL-ROM FAB ?(continued)

• Compatible airspace organisation and route
  network structure.
• Airspace classification harmonization principles
  agreed.
• A relatively high degree of optimization already
  achieved in the ARN process, by reducing the
  limitations/constraints at the common boundary.
• Common strategic approach (for ANSPs)
• Each ANSP is moving towards a single national ACC
  center
• Predominantly upper airspace overflight traffic
  in both countries.
• High level of CNS/ATM interoperability.
• Similar needs concerning the defense
  (NATO/RENEGADE) and security.

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WHY A BUL-ROM FAB ?(continued)

• The newly built ATC Centers in Bucharest and
  Sofia are fully operational.
• The new ATM systems operating in the new centers
  are fully compliant with applicable ICAO and
  EUROCONTROL standards and recommendations.
• An analysis conducted by Bulgaria and Romania
  showed the compatibility of the ATM systems and
  the minimum efforts required for their
  integration.
• An agreement for radar data exchange is already
  in place between Bulgaria and Romania optimizing
  the present multiple radar coverage.
• Dedicated ATS data and voice communications
  networks, already interconnected using up-to-date
  technology.
• Similar lifestyle and social standard.

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EXPECTED ADDED VALUE

• Increased flight efficiency through
• Further airspace and route structure optimization
• by eliminating border constraints
• Capacity increase
• by reducing and harmonizing the separation minima
• by optimizing flight profiles to and from
  airports located in the FAB and the surrounding
  region
• Common airspace management
• Improved cost-effectiveness and productivity
  through
• Common planning and use of human and technical
  resources
• Increased flexibility handling the traffic in the
  tactical phase
• Improved sector design
• Less administrative overheads
• Coordination of radar, VHF and RNAV coverage in
  the adjacent areas of the two countries
• Joint ATM/CNS development
• Coordinated and rationalized maintenance and
  procurement

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EXPECTED ADDED VALUE(continued)

• Safety enhancement through
• common operational procedures
• common training and licensing procedures
• shared contingency resources (Sofia/Bucharest
  centers)
• common safety policy
• common safety management manual and procedures
• common ESARRs implementation
• Civil-Military co-ordination improvement through
• enhanced F.U.A.
• common Border Area Operations
• PAN-European OAT-IFR routes

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Human Resources Issues

• common human resources policy
• common training programs, competence assessment,
  recruitment and selection policies
• assessment of existing training facilities
  (centers/simulators) in the signatory states, in
  order to best utilize them in the training
  process of the personnel
• adoption of a harmonized ATC licensing system, in
  compliance with the European requirements, in
  order to ensure the mobility of the personnel and
  to cover the contingencies
• continuous consultation between the social
  partners

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On-going Activities

• The joint Romanian-Bulgarian FAB WG has been
  working since February 2005
• Based on SES regulations and subsequent
  documents, FAB WG identified the means of
  compliance and the existing operational and
  technical resources
• The Lines of Action for each domain of interest
  were agreed at the recent 3rd FAB WG meeting.