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North Atlantic Flight Planning Background Q Q Q Q Q Intent to highlight problems in North Atlantic Flight Planning Illustrate difficulties for Airlines. Traditional Way of constructing the OTS using PRM messages. Domestic Flight Planning Restrictions in EUR and NAM. Busiest Oceanic Airspace in the World North West Europe to North East USA “Today’s” Routing Requirements Complex Flight Planning Process Increase in Operating Costs Relevance of the PRM message 2

North Atlantic Flight Planning Background - Continued Q Track Construction Method Q Q Q “Better” Options Impact of Domestic Delays New Flight Planning Tools 4 D Optimization / More Planning Options Flying Faster Costs More Fuel / Money 4

North Atlantic Flight Planning Objectives Q More Efficient Airline Operations Q Introduce CDM during the OTS Construction Phase Q Reduce the Complexity of the Flight Planning Process Q Consider “End to End” Flight Planning Q Remove the “Guesswork” Element from Flight Planning Q Enable ATSP’s to have a Better Understanding of the Flight Planning Process 5

North Atlantic Flight Planning Current Problems Q NAT Traffic causes considerable strain on Domestic Traffic Flows Q More Collaboration between Domestic and Oceanic ATSP’s Q Recent Example, Airlines sending MTT’s to the CFMU during NERC Transition 6

North Atlantic Flight Planning Eastbound Q NOTAM’s Contained in the Daily OTS Message 7

North Atlantic Flight Planning Eastbound Q Notams that do not appear on the OTS Message!! 8

North Atlantic Flight Planning Eastbound - Continued Q North American Restrictions - For Example: 9

North Atlantic Flight Planning Eastbound - Continued Q UK Flight Level and Routing Restrictions Q NERC Transition Q UK NATS extension of NERC procedures until 26 th October 2002 10

North Atlantic Flight Planning Eastbound - Continued Q “Ad-hoc” Restrictions 11

North Atlantic Flight Planning Westbound Q NOTAM’s Contained in the Daily OTS Message 12

North Atlantic Flight Planning Westbound - Continued Q Montreal FIR Restrictions Q Late application of European restrictions Q Confusing Language of CFMU Messages / Information 13

North Atlantic Flight Planning Westbound - Continued 11 LFEEFMP new (Rel: Thu 18 Apr 2002 15: 04) URXY TO PON 190+ Reason : Capacity. 04: 20 05: 40 EPON 19 E 12 LFEEFMP new (Rel: Thu 18 Apr 2002 15: 04) URXY TO PTV Capacity 190+ 04: 20 05: 40 EPTV 19 E 14

North Atlantic Flight Planning Westbound - Continued 5 EDYYFMP cancel (Rel: Thu 18 Apr 2002 05: 30) TRA 305 ACTIVITY ALL 05: 40 07: 00 MALAU 18 E Reason : Military Exercise 6 EDYYFMP cancel (Rel: Thu 18 Apr 2002 07: 12) TRA 305 ACTIVITY ALL 08: 00 09: 45 MALAU 18 M Reason : Military Exercise 15

North Atlantic Flight Planning Westbound - Continued Q North Sea Message - Lack of Information 16

North Atlantic Flight Planning General - Comments Q Applicability of PRM Process Q New “Tools” / Options? Q Solutions Used in Other Oceanic Areas Q Better Proactive ATM Q Availability of More Optimum “End to End” Routes 17

North Atlantic Flight Planning General Comments - Continued Q Timelines: PRM, OTS, Flight Planning Q Best Use of Available Flight Planning Time? Q Availability and Access of Relevant Flight Planning Information Q “High Profile” Flights Q Connections / Cost of Missed Connections 18

North Atlantic Flight Planning General Comments - Continued Q Cost of fuel versus time Q Example EDDF - CYYZ Boeing 747 -400 20

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North Atlantic Flight Planning Q Route One versus Route Two - Burn: 22

North Atlantic Flight Planning Q Route One versus Route Two - Cost: 23

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North Atlantic Flight Planning Proposed Solutions and Ideas Q Q Q Q Q Better and More Useful Information will lead to better decision making Website for “One Stop Shopping”. Plain Language Information from the CFMU Timely Application of all Restrictions Greater Sharing of Information by using CDM Managing Tactical changes/restrictions More creative application of needed Restrictions Is there a way to segregate a NAT flow from a Domestic flow? Possibility of specific EUR Domestic Routings to NAT? Should priority be assigned to NAT destined traffic? 26

North Atlantic Flight Planning The Way Forward Q Informal Discussions Already Under Way Q Concept already Introduced to NAT ATSP’s Q Future Presentations - IATA / ICAO meetings Q Establish small Working Group from the Brussels meeting Q Organize next meetings, one in NAM and one in EUR for later this year. 28

North Atlantic Flight Planning Conclusion Q It is not our intent to criticize anyone Q We merely want to ask the question “ Can we do a better job than we are doing now” Q It is the responsibility of the entire industry to ensure the on-time arrival of a passenger. Q By working together we can reduce operating costs and increase revenue for both Airlines and ATSP’s Q Ensure integrity of the Airline schedule. 29

North Atlantic Flight Planning Comments / Questions / Ideas ? “Thank You for your Time and Attention” and “Thank you for flying Air Canada” 30