ATN 2003 - London - 23 September 2003 Alex Wandels

* Accommodation of FANS1/A is possible for long-haul flights The LINK 2000+ Programme Co-ordinating the implementation of en-route CPDLC (ACM, ACL, AMC, DLIC) over ATN/VDL2* by 2007. Providing a migration path for legacy data link services from ACARS to ATN/VDL2. Programme Objectives * Accommodation of FANS1/A is possible for long-haul flights

A Three-step Approach 1 2 3 Pioneers Incentives Mandate Objective: 100 aircraft and 4 to 5 centres equipped. Incentives Objective: 25% of flights equipped by 2007 through route charge reduction in LINK airspace. Mandate Objective: more than 75% of flights equipped at the end of the decade. 2 3

1 The Pioneer Scheme Airlines Area Control Centres The Pioneer Scheme is a fact. Financial support and access to the LINK Test Facility. 3 Airlines - 45 aircraft contractually committed. Implementation has started. Area Control Centres The Pioneer Scheme is proposed. One centre per ANSP, provided implementation is early.

2 Incentives The Idea Current Status CPDLC equipped aircraft: less workload. Route Charge reduction of 2%. Compensated by non-equipped. Target: implemented in 2005. Current Status Support from Airlines and ANSPs. but Route Charges are managed by States. Airline ACC

2 Incentives 2% reduction for equipped flight ~13 € Compensation per non-equipped flight ~0.47 € Example Airline conducts 22 data link equipped flights per day. Saving for equipped flights per year: 218,778.98 € Cost increase for non-equipped flights per year: 57415.61€ Result: an overall saving of 161,363.37 € per year An Airline Example

3 The Mandate Two Rules Rule 1: Mandatory Carriage Interoperability Rule 1: Mandatory Carriage ENPRM in 2004 Mandate for new aircraft: 2009 Upper Airspace of the LINK area Rule 2: Interoperability Single European Sky later ENPRM

Ground implementation proceeds ACC Implementations Maastricht UAC: Operational since June 2003 Karlsruhe UAC (DFS) Operational in 2006 Madrid ACC (Aena) Reims ACC (DNA) Ground implementation proceeds

Airborne implementation has started Aircraft Equipage SAS 20 B737 NG First operational by the end of 2003 Airbus Transport 5 A300-600ST First by early 2004 Lufthansa 20 A320 First by mid 2004 American Airlines 13 B767 back by the end of 2003 Airborne implementation has started

Reims Karlsruhe Maastricht In Summary equipage Pioneers Incentives Mandate All ACCs in LINK area 90% -VDL2 to ATN -test support 2% route charge reduction 2009 forward-fit 2014 retro-fit 25% Madrid Roma Reims Karlsruhe Maastricht 100a/c Maastricht 2005 2007 2009

but CPDLC is alive in Europe. In Summary We are taking part in “a severe contest between intelligence, pressing forward, and an unworthy timid ignorance, obstructing our progress”…… but CPDLC is alive in Europe.