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LINK 2000+

European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation

ICAO WG NBrussels July 3rd-6th

Presented by Eurocontrol – Martin Adnams

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Why Data Link?

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CPDLC is Silent & Clear

ATC MSG

ATC MSG

C P D L C - M E S S A G E O 1 / O 1 09 : 4 5 – E D Y Y 5 O P E N

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Why Data Link Now ?

Kick Start the Future

Fewer Misunderstandings

Reduced Controller/Pilot Workload

More ATC Capacity

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ProgrammeProgrammeObjectivesObjectives

ProgrammeProgrammeObjectivesObjectives

The LINK 2000+ Programme

Implementing En-route CPDLC over ATN/VDL2 Baseline ICAO standards Forward compatible with new services/technology

Data link to supplement voice

11% Capacity Increase with 75% flights equipped

IntentLetter of Commitment/Concrete Plans

Operational Use

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Strategic Context

Strategic Context Objectives Scope Approach

2000> 2005 > 2020+

ACARSP+S

RADAR

ACARS

Classic Radar

Mode S

VDL2

En-Route CPDLC

Aircraft Parameters

Mode S

VDL2 ADS-B Receiver

Initial ADS-B

More CPDLC

More FIS services

Airborne Separation

Trajectory negotiation

Autonomous Separation

LINK 2000+LINK 2000+

Mode S EHSMode S EHS

FUTUREFUTUREOPS/COMOPS/COM

CASCADECASCADE

2010 >

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PioneersPioneersIncentivesIncentivesMandate Mandate

PioneersPioneersIncentivesIncentivesMandate Mandate

• Pioneers– Objective: 100+ aircraft equipped

• Incentives – Objective: accelerate Airborne equipage to gain

early benefits, return on investment

• Mandatory Carriage (SES IR)– Objective: more than 75% of flights in LINK

airspace before 2014

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3 Step Approach to Implementation

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LINK Today 2005 - Maastricht

Operational

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Operational

Bottleneck?

“CPDLC 2008” – Maastricht UAC, Germany, Switzerland, Italy operational

1-10%

11-20%

21-30%

21-30%

21-30%

21-30%

21-30%

11-20%

1-10%

1-10%x-x% = additional capacity required by

summer 2009 relative to 2004*

* - source, Network Capacity Plan 2006-2009

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LINK 2010/11 – Portugal, France, Spain and UK

Operational

21-30%

21-30%

>30% >30%

21-30%

11-20%11-20%

>10%

1-10%

>30%

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Pioneers are Flying/Ready to Fly

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AIRLINE COMMITMENT GROWS

Airborne Airborne implementation implementation

has startedhas started

Airborne Airborne implementation implementation

has startedhas started

LufthansaLufthansa

Generating more than

200,000 CPDLC

flights/year Total Number Pioneer Airframes = 302Some places are left ……………

12 CRJ900

75 MD8023 A321

Lufthansa CityLineLufthansa CityLine

6 A320/321

New

12 A320/321

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More Pioneers ?

Total = 302

Funded = 144

Airframe Places Left = some

14 Airlines Recruited33 Airlines Visited

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Pioneer Avionics

ROCKWELL CMU Pioneers are flying

Honeywell CMU Mk II will be certified July

AIRBUS ATSU will be certified September

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b – Route Charge scheme

2 Step Incentive Scheme

25%

75%

equipage

2006/7 2009 2014

Pioneers

Incentives

•Earlier Benefits•Better flight profiles•Less misunderstandings•Higher Productivity•Less delay

Equipage=Benefits

Forward fit Retro fit

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4) Combined Scheme

a – TEN - for the first 25%

MandatoryCarriage

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AdoptionDELIVERY

InitialPlan

Mandatory Implementation

May 2005 EC gave a Mandate to EUROCONTROL to Develop an Implementing Rule (IR) for Datalink Services

EC IR Review

Q1 07IR Delivery

Feb 06

RA Consult

Regulatory Approach

May 06RA Delivery

Draft IR

Q4 06IR Consult

SSC

LAW

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May 2nd RA Workshop

Services ServicesServices

Alternative 3Alternative 1 Alternative 2

IR

IR

IR

MoC=Means of Compliance

TechnologyOpen

MoC 1Eurocontrol

SpecAt time T1

ATN/VDL M2

MoC 2

At time T2

FANS Acc

ATN/VDL M2 ATN/VDL M2

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ATC Centre

A/G Comms Service Providers

Aircraft

VDL2VDL2

Interoperability : Alternative 1

Procedures

FDP

Procedures

CPDLC Service

ATN

LRUs

Wideband?

VDL2

Antennas SPECTRUM

VHF

Band X

ATN

Front End e.g. Widebande.g. Wideband

CMU/ATSU

IP?

CPDLCService IP?

IRIR+MOC 1 (now)

IR+MOC 2 (2020+)

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IR Development - Next Steps

May 06RA Delivery

Dec 06Formal

Consultation(TBC)

UpdateRA and SOR (Summary

of Responses)

Draft IR and JM

(Justification Material)

DraftDraftFinalFinal

ReportReport

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Datalink IR Expectations (subject to consultation)

Service set not Exclusive

LINK 2000+ Services

Implementation Dates Set (Air/Ground)

FANS issues will be addressed

Airspace Definition

Baseline Technology ATN/VDL Mode 2

Politics

Politics

Technology Extensible

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Other Regions

Federal AviationAdministration

JAPAN

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Summary

Good Progress

Other Regions becoming active

Pioneer Scheme Highly Successful

LINK set to Emerge from the Pioneer Phase

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