How do airports plan to solve their future ATM challenges? Johan Steinkjer, Technical Director ATM, Avinor Airports

How do airports plan to solve their future ATM challenges? 3rd Runway at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen Pilot Common Projects and Second Common Projects (PCP/CP2) EU funding for PCP projects. Future ATM system for TWR (FAS TWR) ATC TWR competition at Avinor Airports.

3rd RWY 3rd RWY: Ministry of Transport and Communications has given the green light for the planning of eastern alternative. Approval for actually building 3rd RWY needs to be given by the MoT. 3rd RWY will not be built until the full capacity of the 2 existing RWYs has been fully utilized. Capacity report by GFL in final stages to assess theoretical capacity.

BSL G1-2a – Pilot Common Projects

Revision of IR 716/2014 - Pilot Common Projects EC has given a mandate to the SESAR Deployment Manager (SDM) to draft a report that should prepare and facilitate the review of the IR 716/2014. EC is looking for a minimal revision to optimize the current IR. No introduction of new or withdrawal of existing ATM functionalities is envisaged. The EC specifically mentions in the mandate: the fine-tuning of the description of the ATM functionalities potentially adapt the stakeholders potentially adapt the geographical scope the deployment target dates.

Timeline for revision of PCP

…and at the same time «Second Common Projects» EC has tasked SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU) to propose candidates to a new Common Project (CP2). Candidates will be chosen from the SESAR 1 Solution catalogue. A total of 39 SESAR solution will be assessed before the summer and the CBA for each will be updated. Final delivery to the EC is 1st November 2017. For airports its important to focus on performance, not technology.

EU funding for Common Projects (PCP/CP2) Regulation (EU) No 409/2013 on the definition of common projects, the establishment of governance and the identification of incentives supporting the implementation of the European ATM Master Plan Common projects shall also: (a) demonstrate a positive business case for the European ATM Network, based on an independent cost-benefit analysis, and identify any potential local or regional negative impact for any specific category of operational stakeholders; (b) identify incentives for deployment, (…), in particular to mitigate negative impacts on a specific geographical area or category of operational stakeholders;

Funding - Norwegian Status CEF Call 2014: Avinor Flysikring AS (AFAS) received funding for phase I of Borealis Free Route Airspace Project. CEF Call 2015: Oslo Airport prepared application for pre-project “Future ATM System Tower”. Withdrew application after feedback from SESAR Deployment Manager. AFAS applied for funding of phase II of Borealis Free Route Airspace Project. All other participants got funding, not AFAS. AFAS in collaboration with OSL applied for funding of extended AMAN project (ref. PCP). No funding received. PENS project in collaboration with Eurocontrol and other European ANSP’s. All other participants got funding, not AFAS. CEF Call 2016: AFAS re-applied for all projects not receiving funding in 2015. Oslo Airport didn’t bother.

Revision of IR 716/2014 - Pilot Common Projects EC has given a mandate to the SESAR Deployment Manager (SDM) to draft a report that should prepare and facilitate the review of the IR 716/2014. EC is looking for a minimal revision to optimize the current IR. No introduction of new or withdrawal of existing ATM functionalities is envisaged. The EC specifically mentions in the mandate: the fine-tuning of the description of the ATM functionalities potentially adapt the stakeholders potentially adapt the geographical scope the deployment target dates.

Future ATM System in Norwegian TWR AFAS is replacing Natcon with Indra system through the «iTEC alliance» (UK, DE, ES, NO, NL, PL, LT). Timeframe 2021-2022 and this will affect all TWRs in Norway that has Natcon as their TWR system. OSL to implement all available technology to postphone building 3rd RWY as long as possible: Current ICW has limitations Reduce separation Reduce ATCO workload Increase capacity Fulfill the PCP for OSL Feasability study in progress.

Competition of TWR services at Avinor airports Meld. St. 30 (2016–2017) «Verksemda til Avinor AS». MoT has given Avinor «go-ahead» with competing TWR services at Avinor airports, pending Parliament descision in June. Start the work in 2017. CNS services is already open to competition. Where the business case is positive, Remote TWR might be an alternative to competition. Competition needs to be coordinated with the Norwegian Defence Forces. 13 airports identified as of special interest for the Norwegian Defence Force.

What has Avinor Airports done so far… Established «Avinor Airport ANS Department» Tested tender procedure at BGO and SVG for the 2017 contract. Analysed Avinor TWR to assess which TWR (s) should be competed first. Cost efficiency Norwegian Defence Force Attractiveness to market Remote TWR Wait untill autumn…