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Stan Pszczolkowski

FAA Technical Center

(609) 485-6918

stan.pszczolkowski @faa.gov

March 2, 2005

Federal Aviation Administration

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Recent Events

• December 12 Next Generation Air Transportation System Integrated Plan Delivered to Congress

• December 21 10 Year Controller Staffing Plan Announced• January 20 Domestic Reduced Vertical Separation Minima

Implemented in FL290-FL410, Inclusive, (Separation Changed from 2000’ to 1000’)

• February 1 Lockheed-Martin Awarded Automated Flight Service Station Contract (A-76 Process)

- 2,500 Employees Affected

- Facilities Reduced from 58 to 17

- 3 Hub New Facilities

• February 7 FY-06 F&E $ Reduced 3% (‘05 Reduced 13%)

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Next Generation Air Transportation System

• Vision 100 – Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (PL 108-176)– Transform Air Transportation System

– Unique Coalition of Public and Private Partnerships

– Develop an integrated plan to: “...ensure that the Next Generation Air Transportation System meets air transportation safety, security, mobility, efficiency, and capacity needs beyond those currently included in the FAA’s Operational Evolution Plan.”

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Next Generation Air Transportation System

• Congress Tasked Agencies to Form Senior Policy Committee– Secretary of Transportation, Chair

– Secretary of Defense

– Secretary of Homeland Security

– Secretary of Commerce

– Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy

– Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

– Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration

• Established Joint Planning and Development Office (www.jpdo.aero)– Small and Focused Office

– Close Collaboration with Experts in Government and Private Sector

– Delivered “Next Generation Air Transportation System Integrated Plan”

JPDO Organization

FAA Administrator

JPDO Director/Deputy Dir

PartnershipManagement

REDAC ExecutiveCommittee

Sys Engineering & Integration

Interagency IPT Leads

Interagency IPT Leads

Senior Policy Committee

Evaluations & Analysis

PortfolioManagement

Business Management

ChiefArchitect

Master IPT

AirportInfrastructure

AviationSecurity

Air TrafficManagement

SituationalAwareness

SafetyManagement

EnvironmentalProtection

WeatherGlobal

Harmonization

Interagency IPTs

NGATS Institute

Studies

IPT

Expert

Participation

NGATS Institute

Stakeholder Review Panel

NGATS Institute Executive Director

JPDO Board

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• Integrated, Multi-Agency Plan to Meet the Needs of 2025 and Provide Substantial Near-Term Benefits

• Address Critical Civil Aviation Safety and Economic Needs and Integrate National Defense and Homeland Security Improvements

• Goals of Plan– Promote economic growth and create jobs

– Expand system flexibility and deliver capacity to meet future demands

– Tailor services to customer needs

– Ensure national defense readiness

– Promote aviation safety and environmental stewardship

– Retain and enhance U.S. leadership and economic competitiveness in global aviation

Next Generation Air Transportation System (NGATS)Integrated Plan

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NGATS Integrated Plan Strategies*and Selected Research Areas

• Develop Airport Infrastructure to Meet Future Demand (FAA)• Establish an Effective Security System Without Limiting Mobility or

Civil Liberties (DHS)• Establish an Agile Air Traffic System (NASA)

– Allocation of Services/Functions Between Ground/Air and Automation/Human– Determine Requirements for Communication, Navigation, Surveillance (CNS)– Define CNS Architecture Options to Allow All Aircraft to Operate the Same Within

Specific Airspace– Provide Comprehensive Air Traffic Services at Small Airports – Define Alternatives for Expanding Airfield Capacity– Make IFR Capacity Equal to VFR at Most Critical Airports – Include Net-Centric

Architectures, Permit Routine System Access by UAVs.

* Assigned to Integrated Product Teams

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NGATS Integrated Plan Strategies (Continued)

• Establish User-Specific Situational Awareness (DoD)– Define Requirements, Data Sharing Policies for All Users, Include Liability Issues

– Define Architectures that are Flexible and Secure; Determine Cost of Services and Organizational Responsibility

• Establish a Comprehensive Proactive Safety Management Approach (FAA)

• Develop Environmental Protection that Allows Sustained Aviation Growth (FAA)

• Develop a System-Wide Capability to Reduce Weather Impacts (DoC)

• Harmonize Equipage and Operations Globally (FAA)

JPDO 3 Year OutlookFY05 FY06 FY07

Top-level EA and Transformation Roadmap - As Is / To Be, Assumptions, Constraints, RM Elements and Decisions, Criteria - Benefits Assessment

Alignment Assessment - “As Is” EA assumptions and assessment - “As Is” Programmatic Coverage & Gaps

Institutional / Policy / Technology Alternatives / Assessments - Portfolio Coverage and Gaps

Refined EA and Transformation Roadmap

Required Portfolio to Implementthe Transformation Roadmap

Investment Options - Trade-offs / Alternatives - Institutional, Policy, Technology, % and balance of goals - OMB Required Assessments

Complete EA, Transformation Roadmap and Portfolio

Program Planning Complete

Integrated PerformanceAssessment

Transition from Planning to Implementation

Achieve a clear, consistent vision for NGATS and articulate all critical

institutional, policy and technology issues

Achieve a clear, affordable roadmap to achieve NGATS

Achieve a funded portfolio of aligned programs across

agencies

• Financing Transformation – Market-based methods and guaranteed performance to accelerate transition

• Field next-generation infrastructure and retire legacy systems toimprove service and reduce costs

• Move to virtual facilities – reduce geographic tie of facilities to airspace, increasing workforce productivity

• Move to automation in uncontrolled airspace, increasing reliableaccess to small airports

Pursue Opportunity Based Transformationas a Complement to Planning…

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Collaborative Information Environment

Satcom

ATC Controller

GPS

Navigation

Airport Services • TIS• FIS• Hospitality• Maint.

Internet • Weather Products • NOTAMs• Flight Service Stations• Other

VPN

Gateway

Original Graphic: Courtesy of Computer Networks & Software Inc.

VHF RadioVHF Radio

VHF RadioLine of

sight

NAS Services• ATM System • HUB Airports• TIS-B

Non-CIE Aircraft

XML Web Services

DATABASE

CONNECTIVIT

Y

DISCOVERY ON DEMANDDISCOVERY ON DEMAND

XML Web Services

CIE CIE CloudCloud

XML Web Services

• XM• RFID• AM/FM• 802.xx

Airborne Internet

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