Providing controllers with improved coordination tools is key to meeting Single European Sky performance targets, which aim to triple airspace capacity. SESAR is supporting development of functions to aid capacity and safety. Reliable and accurate conflict detection and resolution services lead to better decision making and fewer tactical interventions by controllers.
This SESAR Solution consists of innovative approaches that provide the en-route controller with two separation provision services: First, an enhanced monitoring conformance service (MONA) for both tactical and planning controllers. Compared to the existing MONA, this SESAR Solution includes a new alert to take into account lateral deviation and the rate change monitoring in climbing and descending phase to minimize false alerts. Second, a conflict detection and resolution service fully dedicated and designed for the tactical controller with a conflict detection service down to flight level 100.
This service is based on effective clearances and specific ergonomics and use developed for the tactical controller, but also available and usable for the planning controller Where existing tactical controller tools (FASTI baseline) do not fully match with the tactical controller’s needs and do not cover all adherence deviations and present false alarms, this SESAR Solution can optimise air navigation service productivity, increases the benefits of such services, and increase the confidence of the en-route controllers in such coordination tools.
This Solution was validated through a series of exercises including several real-time simulations assessing the operational acceptability of automated tools in specific environments such as a free route environment. Ultimately, the SESAR work focused on the distribution of tasks between planner and tactical controllers, and how the tools are integrated into the decision-making process.
This SESAR Solution, which is available for industrialisation, is now implemented in 23 countries across Europe: Armenia, Austria Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Hungary, Germany, Georgia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova Maastricht UAC, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, Sweden
SJU references: #27/Release 5
Benefits
• Improved safety
• Better management of resources and controller workload
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