American Airlines Data Link 23 September 1999 American

. . . American. Airlines. . Data Link. . . 23 September 1999 American. Airlines Captain Brent Blackwell

Outline American Airlines - General Why Data Link? PETAL IIe US FAA CPDLC Summary

AA Route Structure Japan Europe Hawaii Caribbean Mexico & South Central America

F-100 S-80 B-727 B-737 B-757 B-767 A-300 DC-10 MD-11 B-777 Total AA Fleet Mix 75 284 72 18 102 79 35 11 10 11 697 American Eagle - Regional Jets 200 a/c EMB-135 EMB-145 RJ - 70 Daily Departures AA & AE 4000 Approximate

Why Data Link? • Big use of ACARS since mid 80’s • Emerging Requirement Today for additional AOC Capacity • Oceanic Airspace Capacity – RVSM / Timing • ATS Related Delays - Adverse Trends – High Density Enroute Airspace – High Density Terminal Areas

Why Data Link? Cont. . • Technical Review – Com – Nav – Surveillance – ATN Digital MMR w / GPS ADS DL • Lead Moved to Europe - US Follower • Chicken and EGG - AA contributed to breaking deadlock • Influence Europe / USA Harmonization

Why Now? • ATN VDL Mode 2 - Emerging Digital Data Link Candidate • Petal Trials extended for ATN VDL Mode 2 • CPDLC 1 & 1 a – Trial and National Deployment Plan • Link 2000 Follows in Europe • AA Leadership Decided - Now is the Time! • Cooperative Team Assembled

AA Organization/Participation ATNSI Rockwell/Collins AA Eurocontrol • PIT BCAG ARINC US FAA Tech Center • CIT

AA - BCAG TSA • We want to benefit from FANS experience • OED - OSA - Aircraft Requirements • Certification Plan - Europe to US CPDLC • Independent review of Tests / Data / Design • Support - Petal IIe Trials • Support - CPDLC Trials

PETAL IIe • 4 - Boeing 767’s AA/Boeing TSA – Honeywell Pegasus FMC - w / ATC button - ATN – GPS Position Source for FMC – SATCOM - Voice/Data (AOC) • CMU Based Arch. vs FMS Based Arch. • MCDU only Pilot interface w/alerting • US FAA Tech Center - Introduction of DL – Trial end of October - 3 Configurations – Industry Participation - Pilot Unions, Airlines, BCAG

Petal IIe B-767 Block Diagram Message Display Left MCDU Left FMC Alert Upper EICAS CMU VDR Message Display Right MCDU Right FMC

AA Petal IIe Schedule • Boeing TSA 3 Qtr `99 • Cockpit Configuration “Complete” 1 Qtr `01 • CPDLC Procedures & Trng Programs 2 Qtr `01 • CMU / VDR Development & Integration 2 Qtr `01 • AA Petal II Maastricht First Flight 2 Qtr `01 • Operational Approval 2 Qtr `01

US FAA CPDLC 1 & 1 a • 4 Boeing 767’s – Petal IIe System Design – Continue to participate w/France - Post Petal • 24 Boeing 737’s AA Committed Jan 99 – TSA • Design and Review • Certification Support • Flight Trials • First Milestone – Data Link Flight from Europe to MIA

Boeing 737 Block Diagram Message Display Left MCDU Left FMC Message Display Alert Light CMU VDR Right MCDU Right FMC

CPDLC 1 &1 a Schedules • Boeing TSA • Operational Approval – Service for Miami live operations – FAA Build 1 Trial (1 Year) • CPDLC FAA Build 1 a 3 Qtr `99 2 Qtr `01 2 Qtr `02 2 Qtr `03 – Expanded MSG set – Leads to National Deployment • Fleet Retrofit Underway Now

Airline Challenges • Msg. Set Interface (FANS & ATN) • Dual Stacks w / Different Protocols & Interface – To avoid dual stacks, FANS gnd stations w/ATN port. – Over-Reliance of MCDU as an Interface • FMC • SATCOM • AOC • ATC ? Pilot selectable option, No external demand.

Airline Retrofit Program • Should be Simple & Inexpensive to install. • Manufacturers must recognize existing fleets. • AA pursuing a CMU based architecture to ease retrofit process. – One part # for all fleets – Reduces future Support Costs – Facilitates future Msg. sets / Functions / Cert. • 777 Evolution (? )

. . . AA. Program. Summary. . . . 23 September 1999 American. Airlines .