On 15 June, an open day was held at NATS research and development lab in the UK to share the research and demonstration work undertaken on arrival management streaming and pairwise separation in approach. The outcomes and developments were presented and discussed among SESAR partners, NATS, EUROCONTROL, NLR, DLR, Skyguide, FABEC and Boeing.
The open day was organised within the context of three SESAR 2020 projects: Enhanced arrivals and departures (EAD PJ.01-W2), Integrated TMA, Airport and Runway Operations (ITARO PJ.37), Safety Optimised Runway Throughput (SORT).
The event presented a concept for arrival management (AMAN) streaming and gave details of the validation exercises, followed by on-site demonstrations showing AMAN HMI, AMAN radar replay with AirNav ADS-B data and the ‘snapshot viewer’ screen, illustrating how such streaming could support systemised airspace. This demonstration was complemented by a presentation given by EUROCONTROL on ways to reduce holding times by taking more delay on the ground.
The event also looked at solutions linked to pairwise separation in approach, which were demonstrated together, and discussed outcomes from the related exercises. Participants also had the chance to watch a replay of the pairwise demonstration activity.
The meeting concluded with an overview of progress on queue management projects and how to build on the work in future activities.
The three projects have focused on operational improvements to the flow of arriving and departing traffic with the hope of bringing greater efficiencies once implemented. To find out more about these SESAR projects please click the links below:
- Enhanced arrivals and departures (EAD PJ.01-W2)
- Integrated TMA, Airport and Runway Operations (ITARO PJ.37)
- Safety Optimised Runway Throughput (SORT).
