An Introduction to

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SESAR DEFINITION PHASE

• An Introduction to
• NexSAT Steering Group,
• Air-Ground Communications Focus Group,
• ICAO ACP WG-C
• Brussels, Sept 18th, 2006
• Jens Federhen, SESAR Project Directorate

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SESAR Lifecycle
A European Plan to unlock Viable Growth in Air
Transport
Converging Industry, EC EUROCONTROL Needs
Turn off fragmented approach Accelerate ATM
evolution in response to challenges Synchronise
integrate plans from research to
operations Synchronise airborne and ground
deployments
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SESAR Definition Phase Objectives

• Define European air transport system performance
  requirements up to 2020 and beyond.
• Identify globally interoperable and harmonised
  ATM solutions
• Establish a detailed and phased implementation
  and deployment plan,
• Produce the detailed Research and Technology and
  validation work programme,
• Propose the legislative, financial and regulatory
  framework

Source CALL FOR TENDERS Nº AO/03/HQ/EC/05,
Requirement Specification for Core Activity, p.
56
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The SESAR Definition Phase

• From agreed performance requirements to
  implementation of the future European ATM Network

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CONSORTIUM
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Consortium a broad basis of expertise
PROJECT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (10 voting rights)
Project Directorate
Military
Users
ANSPs
Airports
Supply Industry (1)
(Secretary)
(Observer)
(4)
(3)
(2)
GLOBAL CONSORTIUM (co
-
contracting arrangements)
Air Traffic Alliance
AEA
AENA
AAS
Airbus
GIE
Air France
Austrocontrol
AENA
Selex
SI
EURAMID
ERA
DFS
BAA
BAE Systems
Airbus
BOEING, Rockwell, Honeywell
IAOPA
DSNA
FRAPORT
EADS
EADS
IATA
ENAV
LFV
INDRA
IFATCA
Thales
ATM
Iberia
LFV
Thales
ATM
ATC EUC
Thales
SA
Munich
Airport
Lufthansa
LVNL
Thales
Avionics
JATWMG
ADP
KLM
NATS
CAA UK
NAV
Research Centres
Subcontracting
arrangements
(10)
for admin
EBAA
purposes
ECA
Content Responsibility (4 Basic Consortia and
Project Associates
)
Airspace Users Basic
ANSPs
Basic
Airports Basic
Supply Industry
Potential Project
Consortium
Consortium
Consortium
Basic Consortium
Project Directorate
Associates
Members (8)
Members (9)
Members (7)
Members (7)
EUROCONTROL
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MANAGEMENT
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SESAR Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
1. Institutional Framework Definition
2. Performance Requirements System Definition
4. Work Programme for 2007-2012
3. Implementation Plan Definition
Workpackage
Task
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The Project Milestones
Building the Master Plan for the Future
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Relationship Process / Content
Executive Committee
Collocation
Project Directorate
CIT
process
content
Participants
Reporting lines
Responsibility assignment
Personnel assignment
Sequence of activities
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COMMUNICATIONBuy-In
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Buy-in

• The SESAR Consortium gathers a wide range of
  expertise
• Still, a wider consultation is crucial
• The Air Transport Community at large
• Pro-active Communication strategy to involve
  external organisations and integrate their
  comments/positions within the six main
  deliverables of the Project
• SESAR Forum organisation
• Feed-back process on Deliverables

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AGCFG - SESAR cooperation

• AGCFG can assist the SESAR project in particular
• to understand the Future Communication Study
  assessment, results and recommendations
• In contributing to create common SESAR/AGTF
  positions
• SESAR can assist AGCFG in particular by
• enlarging the dissemination of FCS work
• providing stakeholder feedback to AGTF
• endorsing through this feedback common reference
  positions
• AGCFG/SESAR cooperation is key to both projects
• Through this we could achieve
• Consensus on key technologies
• Harmonised selection of aviation related
  technology, with no unjustified proliferation of
  multiple technologies addressing the same needs.
• Global interoperability

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Where can AGCFG assist?

• AGCFG experts support is needed on communications
  strategy
• To disseminate,and to explain the initial
  communications strategy
• This is particularly scope of D1 phase of SESAR
  (Mar - June 06)
• To create full understanding rationale between
  AGCFG SESAR stakeholders on choices,
  methodology, candidate technologies, issues etc.
  related to the future communications strategy
• This is particularly the scope of D3/D4 phase of
  SESAR (Sep 06 - Oct 07)
• Openly respond to SESAR stakeholders questions

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Interoperability a Key Objective

• Interoperability of systems, Constituents and
  Procedures one of the four packages from the
  SES legislation
• Standardisation
• - a key aspect for interoperability
• In the Definition Phase
• Dedicated Work Packages
• US Industry partners
• Buy-in They are involved JURG, RTCA, EUROCAE,
  ETSI, CANSO, FAA / ICAO through EUROCONTROL

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Work package 2.5

• Working package 2.5 Technology Assessment
• The overall goals of this WP are
• Identification and characterisation of candidate
  technologies (available and new / innovative
  ones) in order to support the concept of
  operation and the architecture options for mid
  long-term objectives
• Identification of risks and blocking points
  concerning the introduction of the candidate
  technologies (e.g. open technical issues or
  technology availability)
• Development of a strategy how to resolve the
  identified risks and blocking points

• A consensus is needed on a technology roadmap.
  The roadmap must
• operationally support future ATS
• be applicable worldwide and institutionally
  accepted
• include supporting RD themes

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Paving the way for the Single European Sky
Implementation
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Backup slides
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Where does the SESAR ATM Master Plan fit ?
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TEN-T Funding Structure

• First Lot allocated under the 2004 TEN-T
  programme (14m)
• Second Lot to be allocated in 2005 (plus 2006?)
• Member States support essential

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SESAR Definition Phase Governance
Information Consultation Mechanisms
Single European Sky Committee
Stakeholder Consultation Group
European Commission
EUROCONTROL
Industry Consultation Body
EC/EUROCONTROL Steering Board
Contractual Relationship
European Commission
Consortium
EUROCONTROL Agency
Consortium
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Project Directorate organisation
Project Director
Project Assistant
Quality Risk Manager
Contract Finance Manager
PMO
Performance Manager
Communication Managers
Configuration Data Manager

• Project Directorate
• Ensures the Project control, time and cost
  management,
• Handles a master project plan, integrating the
  dashboards associated to the processes under
  monitoring (progress, risks, quality,).
• Reports to the Executive Committee, and to the
  Purchaser and the European Commission within the
  mandate attributed to it by the Executive
  Committee.

Milestone Manager
WP Coordinators
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Management of Multi-disciplinary Activities (SOW)

• R level
• Overall operational responsibility at WP level
  (baseline SOW), including
• Specification of individual Tasks
• Content coordination within Work Packages
• Overall Work Package consistency
• Endorsement and integration

• Challenge Overcome traditional barriers between
  stakeholder groups, nations, etc.
• Solution Create a customer-contractor type of
  relationship through three levels of
  responsibility
• R (Requirement) level
• O (Operational) level
• W (Work) level

• O level
• Responsibility on Task level (according to
  requirements defined by R level), inclduding
• Technical content
• Output of deliverables.

• W level
• Contribution work within a given Task under the
  control of O level
• may be performed by multiple Participants.

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Linking content and process
SESAR Definition Phase can only be successful in
a collaborative effort.
Collaboration without guidance (better
organisation) is risky.

• ATM comprises many disciplines.
• For each of these disciplines there are
  specialised entities.
• None of these entities has enough knowledge of
  the other disciplines to take leadership over
  them.
• Such a claim would not be acceptable for the
  other entities.
• No entity is willing, nor able, to be main
  contractor

• Cost/Schedule problems
• Efficiency losses
• Unsatisfactory quality of project results
• Frustration of stakeholders and loss of buy-in
• Project may lose track!
• In addition, the Purchaser and the general public
  need a well-defined interface to the project

Separation of Content and Process

• Content R/O/W
• Process and Interface Project Directorate

Reconciliation of Content and Process
Content Integration Team (CIT)
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Definition Phase a new Approach

• Shared objectives
• Shared Expertise
• 50 participating companies / associations /
• contributing to the Buy-in of results by the Air
  Transport Community at large
• Shared Governance
• The ExCom
• The Content Integration Team
• The Project Directorate
• Shared Processes
• working together in a coherent way

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What after the Definition Phase ?

• The ATM Master Plan foundation for the
  Implementation phase
• Development Phase necessary development
  /validation work to be conducted, accompanying
  regulatory measures
• Implementation Phase deployment of the developed
  Master Plan in the European ATM.
• SESAR Joint Undertaking being currently proposed
  by the EC
• to manage the Development Phase
• to rationalise European technological development
  efforts

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Management of Content Integration via Content
Integration Team

• Ensure consistency of results while
• WBS contains 20 WPs and 64 Tasks.
• 40 to 50 organisations are working on R, O,
  and/or W level.
• Timescale is tight (24 months) and many WPs and
  tasks run in parallel.
• Establishment of a Content Integration Team
• Composed of Experts bringing expertise of the
  Basic Consortia.
• Users (1)
• ANSP (2)
• Industry (2)
• EUROCONTROL (tbd)
• Definition of, and agreement on, Milestone
  Objective Plan with R levels (with O support).
• Integrating output of Tasks and WPs into
  Milestone Deliverables.

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Main functions of the Project Directorate

• Day-to-day management of the Project
• Interface to EUROCONTROL and Project Associates
  in contractual matters
• Point of contact for external parties
• Practical / logistics organisation of events
• Ensure that the Project is carried out
  efficiently
• Cost/Schedule planning and controlling
• Control of adequate resource allocation
• Quality Management, Risk Management, etc.
• Manage E-Room and other common tools
• Facilitate work of R/O/W to produce satisfactory
  results
• Work-Package Co-ordinators, Milestone
  Co-ordinators, Performance Manager
• Detect potential problems
• Act as a moderator / facilitator amongst
  stakeholders

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Executive Committee

• The Executive committee is in charge of the
  overall direction and major decisions with a
  strategic and high level operational role.
• It gives appropriate mandate to the project
  directorate for the daily project operations.
• It supervises the work of the Content Integration
  Team.
• It decides upon use of the Project reserve.
• It is composed of
• 4 Users representatives including the Chairman,
• 3 ANSPs representatives,
• 2 Airports,
• 1 Industry,
• 1 Military observer.
• All decisions should be based on consensus, where
  required voting mechanism applies with at least
  75 for decision.

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Key Objectives at each Milestone (1 of 2)

• At M1 Status of Current Situation Future
  Expectations (D1)
• Capture of Current Situation with clear
  identification of Rationale
• Strengths, Weaknesses, Deficiencies, Overview of
  Current Initiatives, etc.
• Expectations for Future
• At M2 will have Set of Requirements for Future
  ATM System Network (D2)
• Outline Vision of Future Air Transport Industry
  Role of ATM
• Performance Requirements for Future Network
• Identification of Best Practice Principles
  upon which to Build
• At M3 will have Definition of Future ATM Target
  Concept (D3)
• Concept of Operations
• Architecture for Future ATM System Network
• Set of Enabling Technologies Identified
• Outline of Total Cost Preliminary Assurance
  that Target is Viable

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Key Objectives at each Milestone (2 of 2)

• At M4 will have a Best Deployment Sequence
  (D4)
• Confirmation of Viability (Technical, Financial,
  Institutional, etc.)
• Options for Deployment Sequence Recommended
  Best Approach
• Definition of Deployment Packages (Transition
  from Legacy Systems/Framework)
• At M5 will have the SESAR ATM Master Plan (D5)
• Detailed Plan of Actions which All Relevant
  Organisations need to undertake to Implement
  Changes
• Inputs to Future Business Plans, RT/D Plans,
  Risk Assessment Régimes, Development of Future
  Management Processes, etc.
• At M6 will have Basis of SESAR Implementation
  Programme of Work for 2008-2013 (D6)
• Proposed Management Structure for SESAR
  Implementation Phase
• Proposed Structured Lifecycle Methods to
  Support Implementation
• Detailed Programme of Work for First 5 Years of
  Implementation Phase

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D1 recommendations Air Transport Framework
Air Traffic Management from a business perspective

• Integrated partners
• Link their businesses
• Amortise effects of sudden fall in demand
• Empowerment
• ATM industry to make own business decisions
• De-Fragmentation
• Performance framework a basis for decision
  making
• Liberalised approach for the provision of Air
  Navigation

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D1 recommendations The Institutional View of ATM

• Consistent framework of legislation regulation
• Constructive tension
• Between institutional business frameworks
• Unambiguous ATM safety regulatory framework
• Across the whole air transport industry
• Global interoperability
• By performance-based regulation a simplified
  approach to developing standards
• Overarching governance structure for
  implementation

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Role of the Human in ATM Today

• PROACTIVE APPROACH TO CHANGE MANAGEMENT
• Collaboration, transparency inclusiveness
• Involvement of staff at all levels
• Significant improvement
• Resource planning
• Licensing

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D1 recommenadtionSafety, Environment, Security
Transition Aspects

• SAFETY
• Accurate measurement of current level of safety
• Stronger emphasis on safety design criteria
• Importance of human in ATM
• ENVIRONMENT
• Proactive management approach
• SECURITY
• Security of future ATM System matching the risk
• APPROACH TO TRANSITION
• Flexibility in Systems architectural design
• European ATM System design authority role must
  be central

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D1 RecommendationsOperational Technical View
of the current ATM System

• A- One Single design authority for European ATM
  System
• empowered to define, plan manage the
  implementation
• of the System which has
• One functional architecture
• An integrated ground-based and airborne systems
  design
• Separation of Services
• ATM services
• Supporting (technical) services
• Physical assets
• Flexibility
• B- Focused RD

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D2 ATM Performance Targets Overall Scope

• An outline vision of the future air transport
• industry and the role of ATM within it.
• Framework of economic, safety, environmental and
• security regulation enabling a long term
  sustainable air transport
• Identification of performance gaps and the
  potential for improvements
• Flexibility to quickly adapt to market changes
• A viable transition path needs to be achievable
• Short term solutions to resolve the present
  urgent blocking
• points needs to be included
• Business model supported by all stakeholders to
  achieve
• optimum benefits

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D2 Key messages

• Results First brain storming session Excom
• Future market environment- Growing but following
  effects need to be considered.
• Changes in market segments UAV/VLJ/MIL/GA/BA
• Security measures/risks
• New traffic patterns within Europe and between
  continents
• Fleet composition ( I.e effect A 380)
• Open Sky Agreement
• Fuel costs
• Potential constraints Infrastructure Environme
  nt

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D2 Key messages (Continued)

• ATM services- Providing maximum added value
  (performance) to European Air transport noting
• Resolving fragmentation- Reduction
  ANSPs/Unbundling of services/Cost effectiveness
• Commitment and business objectives from each
  stakeholder
• Differential services/funding/financing/charging
  principles
• Ownership of assets
• Governance of RD, network and services
• Potential for competition/market mechanisms
• ATM security
• Need to improve predictability/flexibility/
  adaptability of services
• Changing human role in future ATM services

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D3 Scope ATM target concept

• ATM target concept a concept being a combination
  of
• Operational concept element
• The principles of operation
• The architectural principles
• The technical infrastructure
• The supporting technologies