Monitoring Report: AIRAC 1208 No 03/1203 26 July 2012 ......Monitoring Report AIRAC 1208 (26 July 2012 – 22 August 2012) - 6 - 3. AIRSPACE DESIGN INDICATOR 3.1 FLIGHT EFFICIENCY

No 03/1203 Edition: AIRAC 1203

Monitoring Report: AIRAC 1208 26 July 2012 - 22 August 2012

E UROCONTROL

EUROPEAN ORGANISATION FOR SAFETY OF AIR NAVIGATION

European Route Network Improvement Plan

(ERNP) Implementation Monitoring

Monitoring Report: AIRAC 1208 26 July 2012 - 22 August 2012

DIRECTORATE NETWORK MANAGEMENT

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European Route Network Improvement Plan (ERNIP) – Implementation Monitoring Monitoring Report AIRAC 1208 (26 July 2012 – 22 August 2012)

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TABLE OF CONTENT TABLE OF CONTENT...................................................................................................................... 1 1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. 3

1.1 SUMMARY...........................................................................................................................3 1.2 EVOLUTIONS TOWARDS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN TARGET ............3 1.3 AIRSPACE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING ..............3 1.4 EXTERNAL DOCUMENT RELEASE...................................................................................4

2. LIST OF PROPOSALS IMPLEMENTED AIRAC 1208 (26 JULY 2012)............................ 5 2.1 SUMMARY OF MAJOR PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED ON 26 JULY 2012..........................5

3. AIRSPACE DESIGN INDICATOR...................................................................................... 6 3.1 FLIGHT EFFICIENCY INDICATORS EVOLUTION .............................................................6 3.2 FLIGHT EFFICIENCY EVOLUTION PER AIRAC CYCLE...................................................6 3.3 EVOLUTION OF INDICATORS ...........................................................................................7 3.4 BENEFITS............................................................................................................................7

ANNEX A: DETAILED LIST OF PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED 26 JULY 2012 ............................... 9 ANNEX B: ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................... 12


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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 SUMMARY This Report informs on the progress achieved to further improve the airspace design and utilisation flight efficiency based on the improvement proposals implemented during the relevant AIRAC cycle. The methodology used for assessing flight efficiency is included in the WP9 of RNDSG/64. This document can be consulted on: http://myorbite.eurocontrol.int/http://beid.eurocontrol.be:8980/Members/irc/eurocontrol/rndsg/home. This edition focuses on AIRAC 1208 (26 July 2012).

1.2 EVOLUTIONS TOWARDS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN TARGET

The Performance Scheme for air navigation services and network functions includes an environment/ flight efficiency Key Performance area: Average horizontal en-route flight efficiency: o the average horizontal en-route flight efficiency indicator is the difference between the length of

the “en-route” part of the trajectory and the optimum trajectory which, in average, is the great circle.

o “en-route” is defined as the distance flown outside a circle of 40 NM around the airport. o the flights considered for the purpose of this indicator are:

- all commercial IFR flights within European airspace; - where a flight departs or arrives outside the European airspace, only that part inside the

European airspace is considered; - circular flights and flights with a great circle distance shorter than 80NM between terminal

areas are excluded. For the performance reference period starting on 1st January 2012 and ending on 31st December 2014, the European Union-wide and EUROCONTROL performance targets will be as follows: Environment target: an improvement by 0,75 percentage points of the average horizontal en-route flight efficiency indicator in 2014 as compared to the situation in 2009.

1.3 AIRSPACE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING The Network Manager coordinates the following activities to achieve the required improvement in flight efficiency:

Enhancing European enroute airspace design through annual improvements of European ATS route network, high priority being given to: o Implementation of a coherent package of annual improvements and shorter routes; o Improving efficiency for the most penalised city pairs; o Implementation of additional Conditional Routes for main traffic flows; o Supporting initial implementation of free route airspace.

Improving airspace utilisation and route network availability through: o Actively supporting and involving aircraft operators and the computer flight plan service

providers in flight plan quality improvements; o Gradually applying route availability restrictions only where and when required; o Improving the use and availability of civil/military airspace structures.

Efficient Terminal Manoeuvring Area (TMA) design and utilisation through: o Implementing advanced navigation capabilities; o Implementing Continuous Descent Operations (CDO), improved arrival/departure routes,

optimised departure profiles, etc. Improving awareness of performance.


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1.4 EXTERNAL DOCUMENT RELEASE A copy of the AIRAC Report of the European Route Network Improvement Plan is also available via the restricted OneSky Online websites for access by other interested members of the RNDSG, ASMSG and NETOPS (see ref sub-sections under main section "LIBRARY"). EUROCONTROL OneSky Teams NETOPS, RNDSG and ASMSG Library: http://myorbite.eurocontrol.int/http://beid.eurocontrol.be:8980/Members/irc/eurocontrol/ant/home http://myorbite.eurocontrol.int/http://beid.eurocontrol.be:8980/Members/irc/eurocontrol/rndsg/home http://myorbite.eurocontrol.int/http://beid.eurocontrol.be:8980/Members/irc/eurocontrol/asm-sg/home EUROCONTROL Airspace, Network Planning & Navigation activities website http://www.eurocontrol.int/airspace/public/subsite_homepage/homepage.html Furthermore, it is planned to upload the AIRAC Report of the European Route Network Improvement Plan as well on: NOP Network Operations Portal / Post-Operations https://www.public.cfmu.eurocontrol.int/PUBPORTAL/gateway/spec/index.html ERNIP database: http://prisme-web.hq.corp.eurocontrol.int/ernip-database/Index.action

http://myorbite.eurocontrol.int/http://beid.eurocontrol.be:8980/Members/irc/eurocontrol/ant/home

http://myorbite.eurocontrol.int/http://beid.eurocontrol.be:8980/Members/irc/eurocontrol/asm-sg/home

http://myorbite.eurocontrol.int/http://beid.eurocontrol.be:8980/Members/irc/eurocontrol/asm-sg/home

http://www.eurocontrol.int/airspace/public/subsite_homepage/homepage.html

https://www.public.cfmu.eurocontrol.int/PUBPORTAL/gateway/spec/index.html


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2. LIST OF PROPOSALS IMPLEMENTED AIRAC 1208 (26 JULY 2012)

2.1 SUMMARY OF MAJOR PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED ON 26 JULY 2012 During the AIRAC cycle 6 packages of airspace improvements coordinated at network level have been implemented. The list below provides an overview of the major improvement projects implemented on 26 July 2012:

Egypt: - Cairo FIR new Night ATS route.

Germany / Austria:

- ATS route network improvements.

Germany / France: - ATS route network improvement (shorter route option city pair EDDM - LFPG).

Italy:

- Milano FIR ATS route network improvements.

Spain: - Madrid FIR ATS route network improvements.

Turkey:

- Ankara FIR Lower ATS route network improvements (for new Igdir/LTCT airport).

A detailed list of all improvement measures implemented on 26 July 2012 is attached in Annex A. The list is an extract of the European Route Network Improvement Plan database accessible via: https://extranet.eurocontrol.int/http://prisme-web.hq.corp.eurocontrol.int/ernip_database/Index.action A description of the airspace improvements together with orientation maps due for implementation on the relevant AIRAC cycle is provided in the RNDSG Airspace Improvements Synopsis (RAIS).

https://extranet.eurocontrol.int/http:/prisme-web.hq.corp.eurocontrol.int/ernip_database/Index.action


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3. AIRSPACE DESIGN INDICATOR

3.1 FLIGHT EFFICIENCY INDICATORS EVOLUTION The graphs below show the evolution of the airspace design flight efficiency (RTE-DES) and of the last filed flight plan indicator (RTE-FPL) between 2007 and 22 August 2012.

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3.2 FLIGHT EFFICIENCY EVOLUTION PER AIRAC CYCLE The graph below shows the evolution per AIRAC cycle of the flight efficiency indicators between 2007 and 22 August 2012.

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Note: FPL: Flight Plan data provided by CFMU, SAAM analysis performed by DNM/COO/NOM/OPL. DES:Ttraffic demand provided by CFMU, airspace environment data, profile calculations and SAAM analysis provided by DNM/COO/NOM/OPL.


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3.3 EVOLUTION OF INDICATORS The current data indicates that, the route extension due to airspace design reduced between 2009 and 2012 by 0.48 percentage points. The evolution of the airspace design indicator is on the right trend and the contributions of the airspace design projects are key for improving flight efficiency. The current data indicates that, the route extension based on the last filed flight plan reduced between 2009 and 2012 by 0.25 percentage points. The difference between the airspace design indicator and the last filed flight plan indicator was 1.45 percentage points in 2009 and is 1.68 percentage points in August 2012, recording a slight decrease compared to the previous AIRAC cycle. The route extension due to airspace design reached in August 2012 a historically low level, at 2.93%. The evolution of the airspace design indicator is on the right trend and the contributions of the airspace design projects are key for improving flight efficiency. The route extension based on the last filed flight plan went down to the lowest levels ever at 4.53% in August 2012. The differences shown above clearly indicate that more efforts must be made to improve the efficiency of the airspace utilisation and to ensure that the indicator based on the latest filed flight plan follows a similar trend like the airspace design indicator.

3.4 BENEFITS Due to the airspace design improvements, the savings achieved during the AIRAC cycle 1208 amount to 121 114 NMs flown less compared to the equivalent AIRAC cycle in 2011. This translates into approximately 727 tons of fuel, or 2400 tons of CO2, or 605 000 Euros. Based on the last filed flight plan indicator, the savings achieved during the AIRAC cycle 1208 amount to 241 000 NMs flown less compared to the equivalent AIRAC cycle in 2011. This translates into approximately 1400 tons of fuel, or 4800 tons of CO2, or 1 205 000 Euros.

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ANNEX A: DETAILED LIST OF PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED 26 JULY 2012 The following table presents detailed information about each of the improvement proposals developed within the RNDSG and implemented 26 July 2012. The description of the proposals is based on the information available from different sources (e.g. AOs, ANSPs and EUROCONTROL). For the correctness and verification of the relevant aeronautical information consult official State AIP publication. The data from this document should not be used for operational purposes. The table includes:

Proposal number: A reference number to identify each proposal allowing to trace at which RNDSG it was

initiated.

Description: A detailed description of the planned improvement proposal.

Objective: A brief description of the purpose of the enhancement measure.

Status: The implementation status defined as Proposed, Planned, Confirmed or Implemented.

Project Group: The Functional Airspace Block Group (FAB), Regional Focus Group (RFG), Sub-Group (SG) or any other Project Group(s) involved directly or indirectly by the proposed enhancement measure.

Project Category: The nature of the proposed enhancement measure defined through Project Categories referring to:

o Airspace Structure; o ATC Sectors; o ATS Routes; o CDRs: o Civil/Military Airspace; o DCTs; o Free Route Airspace; o Night Routes; o RAD; o Route Redesignation; o TMA.

States and Organisations: The States and/or Organisations involved directly or indirectly by the proposed enhancement measure.

Originator(s): The States, Organisations who have originated the proposal.

Comments: The conditions and/or pre-requisites which have to be met in order to implement the proposal or any other relevant comment(s).

Note: The list of implemented changes for this AIRAC cycle does not claim to be complete.


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Proposal : 69.221 Status: State(s) & Org. Comments:

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To implement a shorter route option for city pair EDDM - LFPG as follows: 1. new ATS routes and/or route segments:

T107 LUPEN - KUNOD eastbound (ODD) [CDR 1/2] only for ARR EDDM; UM164 PELOG - UTABA westbound (EVEN) [CDR 1] only for DEP EDDM; Z714 OLASO - LUPOL westbound (EVEN) [extension];

2. realignment of existing ATS route UM164 as LUPEN - UTABA and change it from eatbound to bidirectional (westbound only for DEP EDDM).

Objective: To reach the requirement of major AOs.

Implemented 26 JUL 2012 Project Group: FAB EC 50 MPCPEs Project Category: ATS Routes

DEU FRA Originator(s): DEU

Germany stated that new SID OLASO will allow proper connection to UM164 via LUPEN.


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To implement bidirectional ATS route UM191 NVS - PDT. Objective: To further improve ATS route network within Spain.

Implemented 26 JUL 2012 Project Category: ATS Routes

ESP Originator(s): ESP

Extension of existing RD. Currently UM191 exists as RIVRO - BARDI

- RIDAV - DIPOL - NVS.


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To implement the following eastbound ATS route segments: 1. Y11 LAPRI - KUMIN, vertical limits FL145/195, MNM FL150, 2. M730 NITAM - KUMIN, vertical limits FL155/195, MNM FL170; 3. M730 KUMIN - KODOK, vertical limits FL135/195, MNM FL150; 4. M730 KODOK - TOP, vertical limits FL095/195, MNM FL110. Objective: To further improve the ATS route network within Milano FIR.


ITA Originator(s): ITA


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To implement the following new low level ATS routes for traffic to/from new Igdir (LTCT) airport: 1. W138 YAVUZ - PEXES - GDR bidirectional; 2. W159 ARI - GDR bidirectional. Objective: To further improve ATS route network within Ankara FIR.

Implemented 26 JUL 2012 Project Group: RFG SE Project Category: ATS Routes

TUR Originator(s): TUR



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To implement northbound Night ATS route T55 NABED - GINDI - KATAB. Objective: To further improve the ATS route network within Cairo FIR while providing a shorter option for HEGN and HEMA departures to Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

Implemented 26 JUL 2012 Project Category: Night Routes ATS Routes

EGY Originator(s): EGY

Hours of operation 2200-0500. Estimated savings ~34NM per flight.


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a. To implement the following new ATS routes and/or route segments: i. T168 KERAX - EBIPA - INBOS - PSA - PEKIG - ASBAB

bidirectional; ii. Y168 UTOPO - GEKPI - KNG eastbound (ODD) [DEP EDFE

only]; iii. Y169 UTOPO - RID southbound (ODD) [DEP EDFE only];

b. To realign the following existing ATS routes (new waypoint): L605, UL605, M/UM852, N/UN871, Q104, Q118, UQ305, T700, Z113.

c. To raise the upper vertical limit of ATS route Z714 LUPOL - PELOG from FL90 to FL660.

d. To permanently withdraw existing waypoint BAGED. e. To introduce changes to utilisation remarks on the following ATS

routes or route segments: N850, Q230, Q800, UL986, UN851, UZ36, UZ131, Z850.

Objective: To further improve ATS route network between Germany and Austria.


DEU AUT Originator(s): DEU AUT


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ANNEX B: ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

1. The following ISO-3 coding of States is used in the column States and Organisation: ALB Albania IRQ Iraq ARM Armenia ITA Italy AUT Austria LBY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya AZE Azerbaijan LTU Lithuania BEL Belgium LUX Luxembourg BGR Bulgaria LVA Latvia BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina MAR Morocco BLR Belarus MDA Moldova, Republic of CHE Switzerland MKD The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia CYP Cyprus MLT Malta CZE Czech Republic MNE Montenegro DEU Germany NLD Netherlands DNK Denmark NOR Norway DZA Algeria POL Poland EGY Egypt PRT Portugal ESP Spain ROU Romania EST Estonia RUS Russian Federation FIN Finland SRB Serbia FRA France SVK Slovakia GBR United Kingdom SVN Slovenia GEO Georgia SWE Sweden GRC Greece SYR Syrian Arab Republic HRV Croatia TUN Tunisia HUN Hungary TUR Turkey IRL Ireland UKR Ukraine IRN Iran, Islamic Republic of

MUAC Maastricht UAC


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2. BLUMED FAB, DANUBE FAB and FAB CE proposals referenced in proposal number box are coded with a unique identification number abbreviated as BM or DN or CE, respectively, following by four digits (XXXX) (example BM0001 or DN0001 or CE0001).

3. Content of each proposal is an indication of State’s intention to implement the relevant airspace improvement but don't represent a copy of any official publication. For the correctness and verification of the relevant aeronautical information consult official State AIP publication. The data from this document should not be used for operational purposes.

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