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Lufthansa German Airlines, Dirk Zschunke

Connected Aircraft – Lufthansa viewEuro Aircom & Connected Aircraft User Group Meeting

Hamburg, October 18th, 2017


Air/Ground Communication Services are used by all LH Group aircraft operators. All aircraft are Datalink- and/or EFB-equipped.


620+ aircraft generate 120+ mio messages in 2017, providing andreceiving data, thus providing benefit to the operations.

� Flight Operations

ATIS, Airport WX, FMS data, …

� Operations Control/Mission Support

OOOI, Position Reports, OFP, …

� Maintenance Operation

ACMF, CMCF, Defect Reporting

� Ground Operation

Loadsheet, Signature, BoardingReady, …

� Fuel Management

Fuel Order, eTicket, NoFueling

� Passenger Services

Connecting Gates, Rebooking


LH has supplemented AOC functionality with several EFB apps to gopaperless, improve safety and efficiency in operation.

� Flight Operations

ATIS, Airport WX, FMS data, …

� Operations Control/Mission Support

OOOI, Position Reports, OFP, …

� Maintenance Operation

ACMF, CMCF, Defect Reporting

� Ground Operation

Loadsheet, Signature, BoardingReady, …

� Fuel Management

Fuel Order, eTicket, NoFueling

� Passenger Services

Connecting Gates, Rebooking

+ Briefing package+ Inflight Weather+ …

+ Briefing package+ xml Loadsheet


LH introduced EFB apps providing AOC functionality, able toconnect to IP and traditional ACARS, even for 25+ year old aircraft.

PAX

CommunicationService Provider

SATVHF

Avionic

FMS ATC CMC Refuel

Airline

Airshow/ IFE

Printer

SITA ARINC

ANSPs

ATC

Onboard Comm Manager(s)

Ground Comm Manager (DLK-GS/ISB)

Airline

TANGO manage/mMiddleware

EFB

eFF ground

EFB

Cellular WiFi FlyNet

Telekom

www

www

Least Cost Routing

Report GenerationDecoding, Report Forwarding, Repository

Encoding, Compression, Security,

Altea MesXLido/Flight

AOC CabinPrinter

Panasonic

IP Gateways

Routing Connect. Mngr


use case example: EFF briefing package is loaded via cellular comm. Processing of data provides additional benefit.


use case example: inflight update of clouds, storms, turbulence andicing areas. Efficient encoding and filtering reduces data volume.


use case example: FMS data crosscheck allows to identify entryerrors/differences. Access to aircraft data is key.

FMS entries can be checked with the data provided in the EFF, the

Loadsheet and the Performance calculation application.

also addresses AFM restrictions


use case example: EFB hosted Flight Profile application reusesfunctionality already implemented for FMS

� - on ground, FPO receives flight plan

and atmospheric data from the EFF

briefing package, similar to the FMS

� - triggered by FMS request, updated

data is retrieved from the UAD

provider (e.g. flight planning system)

� - filtered data for up to 4 altitudes is

sent to the FMS (ACARS - 3.5kB)

� - full data package for 12 altitudes is

sent to the FPO (primarily MIAM IP,

MIAM ACARS backup - <3kB)


New A350 IMACS components have been attached to the „IP ready“ infrastructure.

PAX

CommunicationService Provider

SATVHF

Avionic

FMS ATC CMC

Airline

Airshow/ IFE

Printer

SITA ARINC

ANSPs

ATC

Onboard Comm Manager(s)

Ground Comm Manager (DLK-GS/ISB)

Airline

TANGO manage/mMiddleware

EFB

eFF ground

EFB

Cellular WiFi FlyNet

Telekom

www

www

Least Cost Routing

Report GenerationDecoding, Report Forwarding, Repository

Encoding, Compression, Security,

Altea MesXLido/Flight

AOC

Panasonic

IP Gateways

Routing Connect. Mngr

SBB

IMACS

IMACS


More robust and security enhanced IMACS version should allow usto make use of it and takeoff with a fully connected aircraft.


Thank you for your attention.

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