1. COPYRIGHT © 2013 BOEING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Identifying potential service enhancements to increase operator participation DCIT May 2013 Brad Cornell

2. COPYRIGHT © 2013 BOEING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2 Initial Data Link Services provide baseline capability and benefits  Initial Tower and En-Route services establish baseline functionality and benefits for ATC and operators  Departure Clearance  Initial Check in, Transfer of Comm  Altitude and Altimeter Settings  Go Button  Services were selected based on several factors;  ATC input,  Operator input,  Ground automation functionality  Airborne functionality,  Training requirements,  Benefits for both ATC and Operators

3. COPYRIGHT © 2013 BOEING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 3 Can initial operational capability be leveraged to provide additional services and benefits  “Go Button” service provides significant operating capability and benefits compared to other regions implementing datalink in domestic airspace  Go Button service requires routeclearance uplink functionality providing air / ground automation integration (i.e. uplink messages loadable into FMC)  Enhancing existing ground automation capability to accept routeclearance downlinks may provide practical path to enable desirable operator, ATC benefits and improve datalink program participation

4. COPYRIGHT © 2013 BOEING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 4 Potential Downlink Services  Pilot initiated “direct-to” route request  Single waypoint  Pilot initiated route request  Limited number of waypoints potentially used to reroute around weather  AOC initiated route request (similar to DARP)  AOC developed route modification sent up to aircraft (AOC route uplink) then downlinked to ATC as route request

5. COPYRIGHT © 2013 BOEING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 5 Proposal for DCIT  Develop cost / benefit analysis of additional datalink services enabled by routeclearance downlink capability  Establish ground rules  Develop common concept of operation  Identify measurable benefits for both operators and ATC  Direct to  Aircraft initiated route request  AOC initiated route request through aircraft (similar to DARP)  Are there other services that may offer benefits;  Offset requests?  Weather deviation requests?  Block Altitude requests?  Goal of exercise – Identify cost effective service enhancements that will improve operator participation

6. COPYRIGHT © 2013 BOEING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 6 Questions?