Delivering

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Delivering
NextGen
Next Generation Air Transportation System
Preented to ATIO/ANERS
Victoria Cox Senior Vice President for NextGen
and Operations Planning September 21, 2009
Federal Aviation Administration
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The Current System is not Performing Adequately

• Demand remains high in already congested markets
• Our air traffic system does not utilize current
  available technologies to
• Support aviations role in the national economy
• Address aviations environmental impact

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Impact of Aviation on the U.S. Economy
US Trade Balance
The Aviation Industry contributes to the U.S.
Economy and International Trade

• In every region of the U.S., communities depend
  on civil aviation to stimulate economic growth
  and strengthen business by linking economic
  activity through aviation to the larger global
  economy
• Aviation accounts for
• 11 million aviation-related jobs
• 1.2 trillion in economic activity
• 5.6 Percent Contribution to Gross Domestic
  Product
• Adds 61 Billion to the US Trade Balance

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Environmental Impact
Trends show that environmental impacts from
aircraft noise and emissions will be a critical
constraint on airspace capacity and flexibility
-- unless managed mitigated
Increased efficiency with NextGen will lead to
reduced fuel consumption, resulting in lower
carbon emissions.
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History

• Joint Planning Development Office (JPDO) created
  via FAA Reauthorization Act, Vision 100
• Established to collectively support development
  of the Next Generation Air Transportation System
  (NextGen)DoT, FAA, NASA, DHS, DoD, and DoC are
  partner agencies in the JPDO

This presentation focuses on FAAs efforts to
deliver NextGen
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NextGen Improving Efficiency and Capacity
Ground-based Navigation and Surveillance Air
Traffic Control Communications By
Voice Disconnected Information Systems Air
Traffic Control Fragmented Weather
Forecasting Airport Operations Limited By
Visibility Conditions Forensic Safety
Systems Focus on major airports
Satellite-based Navigation and Surveillance Routin
e Information Sent Digitally Information More
Readily Accessible Air Traffic Management Foreca
sts Embedded into Decisions Operations Continue
Into Lower Visibility Conditions Prognostic
Safety Systems Focus on metropolitan areas
Delivering safety, capacity, efficiency
environmental stewardship
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NextGen is more than just

• a single project It is the integration of many
  projects, concepts, and technologies.
• a program plan It is the integration of many
  program plans to deliver new service capabilities
  to meet increasing demand.
• a new system It is the integration of new
  systems, new procedures, new aircraft performance
  capabilities, new supporting infrastructure and a
  new way to do business as the Air Transportation
  System.

FAA is transitioning to NextGen - building on
legacy systems and evolving capabilities in
accordance with the NAS Enterprise Architecture
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Airport Development
.focuses on 15 metro areas
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NextGen Relies on Capability in the Aircraft

• NextGen aircraft will have more onboard
  capabilities requiring associated crew training
  for
• Precision navigation
• Merging and spacing
• Four-dimensional trajectories

Represents a major change in the aircrafts
role and equipage requirements FAA operator
investment required to realize NextGen benefits
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Air Traffic Operations
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NextGen Transformational Programs
Six cross-cutting programs provide the new
infrastructure required to achieve the NextGen
vision.

• ADS-B Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast
• SWIM System Wide Information Management
• DataComm NextGen Data Communications
• NVS National Airspace System Voice Switch
• NNEW NextGen Network Enabled Weather
• CATM Collaborative Air Traffic Management

Legacy programs provide the foundation for
NextGen.
ASDE-X Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model
X ATOP Advanced Technologies and Oceanic
Procedures CIWS Corridor Integrated Weather
System ERAM En Route Automation Modernization
GBAS Ground-Based Augmentation System RNAV/RNP
Area Navigation and Required Navigation
Performance TFM-M Traffic Flow
Management-Modernization TMA Traffic Management
Advisor WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System
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NextGen Solution SetsBuilding New Operational
Capabilities

• Initiate Trajectory-Based Operations (TBO) Meet
  the enroute demand growth by optimizing enroute
  capacity and reduce the impact of weather on
  system capacity.
• Reduce Weather Impacts (RWI) Develop forecasted
  weather products that can be incorporated into
  decision support tools for individual flights and
  flows.
• Increase Arrivals/Departures at High-Density
  Airports (HD) Maximize the use of each runway
  by getting departure and arrival aircraft in the
  right order to maximize throughput.
• Increase Collaborative Air Traffic Management
  (CATM) Increase the efficiency of flow through
  the integration of weather and surface
  information into the decision process.
• Increase Flexibility in the Terminal Environment
  (Flex) Increase situational awareness for both
  pilot and controller and maintain capacity in
  lower visibility operations.
• Improve Safety, Security, and Environmental
  Performance (SSE) Includes activities that
  enhance safety, security and environment.
• Transform Facilities (FAC) Establish NextGen
  facilities and flexible infrastructure to meet
  ATC and user needs.

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NextGen Test Bed

• NextGen Test Bed will be logically united, but
  physically distributed at three sites to support
  end-to-end integration and demonstration
  activities
• Daytona, FL (ERAU)
• Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (NASA Facility)
• Atlantic City, NJ (WJH Tech Center)
• NextGen Integration Evaluation Capability

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NextGen

• Applying 21st Century technology to
• transform our aviation system --
• expanding capacity, enhancing safety
• and security, and protecting
• the environment.