1. ATN 2003 - London - 23 September 2003 Alex Wandels

2. * Accommodation of FANS1/A is possible for long-haul flights
The LINK 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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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, €
Cost increase for non-equipped flights per year: €
Result: an overall saving of 161, € per year
An Airline Example

7. 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

8. 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

9. Airborne implementation has started
Aircraft Equipage
SAS
20 B737 NG
First operational by the end of 2003
Airbus Transport
5 A ST
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

10. 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

11. 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.