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1Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
Single European SkyAnd
Functional Airspace BlocksDirectorate-General for Energy and Transport
European Commission
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2Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
Single European Sky
Outline of this presentation:
1. Single European Sky background
2. Single European Sky current situation and achievements
3. Single European Sky second legislative package
4. Functional Airspace Blocks
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Single European Sky
• Revolution in the economic and regulatory landscape of air transport in Europe on the last 20 years
• Before 1987, national markets within the EU were protected and fragmented
• Three successive packages of liberalisation measures (1987-1992) have changed the map
• Largest and most successful example of regional market integration and liberalisation
The The ReasonsReasons
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Single European Sky
The aviation single market – key figures• A €140bn business in 2006 • Carrying over 730 million passengers in 2006 (of
which 480 million within EU) • ~11 million tons of cargo in 2005 • ~35% of world air passenger traffic (2006) • +150 airlines (scheduled passenger carriers) • +400 airports (scheduled services) • ~5,300 aircrafts in service (2006) • 2.8 million indirect jobs (3% of EU workforce)• 30 largest airlines alone employ 360,000 staff
The The ReasonsReasons
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Single European Sky
- After the liberalisation of traffic in 1990s EU experienced a level of unprecedented deterioration in on-time performance of air carriers
- One of the reasons identified was the underperformance of the ATM systems: ageing technologies and systems will face considerable traffic increase by 2020
- Other important reason: fragmentation of European skies- High Level Group report in November 2000- The EU responded with an ambitious regulatory initiative
The The ReasonsReasons
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SES Situation of ATM in Europe
European airspace is fragmented according to national borders rather than traffic flows.
More than 60 Area Control Centres in Europe in 2003.
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7Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
SES Situation of ATM in Europe
Sectors and routes are designed according to national borders rather than traffic flows.
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8Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
SES Situation of ATM in Europe
Traffic is still expected to grow, and even to double between 1997 and 2020.
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Single European Sky
- SES legislative package was adopted by the EU Council and European Parliament and entered into force in April 2004:- Framework Regulation- Service Provision Regulation- Airspace Regulation- Interoperability Regulationhttp://ec.europa.eu/transport/air_portal/traffic_management/ses/legislation_en.htm
LegalLegal BasisBasis
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Single European Sky
- Supranational law NOT intergovernmental law- European Law characteristics:
1. Primacy/supremacy over national laws2. Direct Effect
- Horizontal Direct Effect: EU Regulations- Vertical Direct Effect: EU Directives
European LawEuropean Law
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Single European Sky
- EU Regulations- Proposed by the European Commission- Decided/approved by EU Council of Ministers and European
Parliament
- Secondary law (application of EU Regulations)- Technically developed by Eurocontrol through mandates- Legislation and mandates are decided by Single Sky Committee
(SSC) on the basis of European Commission proposals- SSC: States (civil and military) plus observers (Eurocontrol, ICAO)- Industrial Consultation Body (industry and stakeholders) advices
European Commission
WhoWho DoesDoes WhatWhat
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Single European Sky
- To restructure European airspace as a function of air traffic flows, rather than according to national borders
- To create additional capacity
- To increase the overall efficiency of the ATM system
- To enhance safety standards
The ObjectivesThe Objectives
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Single European Sky
- The Single Sky Legislation reforms the organisation of air navigation service provision
- Institutional measures:
- Separation of regulatory activities from service provision, establishment of National Supervisory Authorities (oversight)
- common requirements for ANSP, certification & designation
- bodies which manage implementation (SSC, ICB) involving all stakeholders (staff, military, industry, ICAO)
- Financed by uniform system of charging
- To achieve full Interoperability of the European ATM Network (ofsystems, constituents and associated procedures)
The The FeaturesFeatures
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Single European Sky
- New airspace architecture:
- Setting-up of cross-border functional airspace blocks (FABs) as an intermediate step
- European Upper Flight Information Region
- Harmonisation of FL division level and of airspace classification, common principles and criteria for route & sector design
- Flexible Use of Airspace
- Rules for Air Traffic Flow Management
- Air Traffic Controller License
- Geographical scope: SES now includes 38 States (EU-27, ECAA, Switzerland, Morocco)
The The Features 2Features 2
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Single European Sky
Achievements (I)Achievements (I)
• Legal and institutional framework in place:• Single Sky Committee assists the Commission in adopting
the enabling legislation through comitology with civ/military participation, EASA, ICAO and 3rd countries
• Industry Consultation Body enables all industry stakeholders and social partners to contribute to legislation
• Technical support from Eurocontrol in the rulemaking process through mandates
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Single European Sky
Achievements (II)Achievements (II)• Separation of service provision from regulation
- Each Member State has established a National Supervisory Authority (NSA) to ensure effective regulation and for avoiding conflict of interests. NSAs are also exercising a safety oversight function - Since 20 June 2007, air navigation service providers have become subject to certification by the NSAs
• Transparency of charges- A common charging scheme ensures full transparency in the
establishment of air navigation service charges
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Single European Sky
Achievements (III)Achievements (III)• Harmonisation in licensing of controllers
- Harmonised level of competence and an improved mobility of workers (Important social dimension as there are i.e. 16.500 ATMcontrollers within the EU)
• Advances in the efficient use of airspace- Common provisions for the flexible use (civil and military) of airspace- Harmonisation of airspace classification in the upper airspace above FL 195 classified as Class C Airspace
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Single European Sky
Achievements (IV)Achievements (IV)• Towards interoperable equipment
- An effective interoperability mechanism has been established toadopt implementing rules (Regulations) and to develop Community specifications (Standards) - So far 4 implementing rules & 2 Community specifications have been adopted- Indispensable mechanism for the efficient implementation of SESAR
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Single European Sky
New Context (I)
• Environment- Aviation’s share of EU greenhouse gas emissions (currently 3%) is
predicted to increase.- Network improvements could save up to 4.8 mil tons of CO² per
year• Fragmentation
- Significant additional costs for airspace users (€ 2 bn per year could be saved by reducing fragmentation)
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20Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
Single European Sky
New Context (II)
• Capacity- Very important increase of traffic within the next 20 years with EU
enlargement and Open Skies agreements• Economics
- Cost efficiency improvements are not sufficient- Current European route network is an amalgamation of national
routes that makes additional flight length 15% longer than domestic flights, resulting in additional costs of €2.4 bn per year
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21Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
Single European Sky
Single European Sky 2nd package: What are our goals…
• put the emphasis on the right governance using the Community method as driving force of aviation regulation
• ensure the highest safety standards by implementing a comprehensive Total System Approach
• focus on a more efficient and performing air transport networkincluding the pan-European perspective
• establish a sustainable European air transport system reducing the effects of aviation on the climate change
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22Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
Single European Sky
Second Legislative PackageSecond Legislative PackageWill be based on 4 pillars
• PERFORMANCE: SES
• TECHNOLOGY: SESAR
• SAFETY: EASA
• CAPACITY: Network“Gate-to-Gate”
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23Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
Single European Sky
Second Legislative PackageSecond Legislative PackagePERFORMANCE (I)
• Introduction of a performance-driven approach and framework, including independent performance review body at European level
• Performance regulation with specific European targets
• Better flight-efficiency to be achieved through improvement of the network architecture and more efficient use of routes
• Network management function, responsible for the European route design and the management of resourc es and planning of SESAR deployment
• Acceleration of the creation of Functional Airspace Blocks
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24Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
Single European Sky
Second Legislative PackageSecond Legislative PackageTECHNOLOGY
• SESAR the technological component of the SES
• SESAR program in 3 phases1. Definition phase (2004 – 2008)2. Development phase (2008 -2013)3. Deployment phase (2013 -2020)
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25Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
Single European Sky
Second Legislative PackageSecond Legislative PackageSAFETY
• Extension of EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) competence to airports, air navigation services and air traffic management
• Implementation of the Total System Approach
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26Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
Single European Sky
Second Legislative PackageSecond Legislative PackageCAPACITY
• To integrate capacity management in the air and on the ground
• Action Plan for airport capacity, efficiency and safety in Europe
• Establishment of an Observatory to exchange and monitor data/information on capacity requirements in support of the Network Management Function
• Increase predictability: Planning and management in function of required time of arrival
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27Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
Single European Sky
Network Management Function: InformationNetwork Management Function: Information
AirlinesAirlines ATMATM
AirportsAirports
Network Management
Function
Network Management
Function
FAB FAB FAB
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FUNCTIONAL AIRSPACE BLOCKS
• FABs reflect need in Europe to organise airspace and service provision according to operational requirements rather than to national boundaries
• Fragmentation of European airspace: one ATC system per country - Diverging performances: each SP functions in national legal &
institutional environment- Suboptimal size of ATCCs and of sectors- Economic cost: € 2.4 bn- Low productivity rate when compared to Australia, Canada, US- Safety: safety levels between SPs vary significantly- Small scale of operations hampers swift introduction of new
technologies
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29Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
FUNCTIONAL AIRSPACE BLOCKS
• Objectives:- Achieve maximum capacity, efficiency and
safety of the SES ATM network- Reduce fragmentation- Take into account real traffic flows and not
national borders- Harmonisation of procedures and infrastructures- Consolidation of service provision- Homogenous charging policy
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30Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
FUNCTIONAL AIRSPACE BLOCKS
• Legal requirement (Airspace Regulation): MS shall reconfigure their upper airspace into FABs
• Definition: “airspace block based on operational requirements, reflecting the need to ensure more integrated management of the airspace regardless of existing boundaries”
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FUNCTIONAL AIRSPACE BLOCKS
Functional airspace blocks shall, inter alia:(a) be supported by a safety case;(b) enable optimum use of airspace, taking into account
air traffic flows;(c) be justified by their overall added value, including
optimal use of technical and human resources, on the basis of cost-benefit analyses;
(d) ensure a fluent and flexible transfer of responsibility for air traffic control between air traffic service units;
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32Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
FUNCTIONAL AIRSPACE BLOCKS
(e) ensure compatibility between the configurations of upper and lower airspace;
(f) comply with conditions stemming from regional agreements concluded within the ICAO; and
(g) respect regional agreements in existence on the date of entry into force of this Regulation, in particular those involving European third countries.
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33Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
FUNCTIONAL AIRSPACE BLOCKS
Expected performance improvements from FABs (I)
• FABs are the explicit tool to address the airspace fragmentation, but implicitly other aspects of fragmentation are also potentially addressed by FABs: airspace fragmentation can hardly be addressed in isolation given its link with service provision (operational, technical, financial, social) and supervision.
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34Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
FUNCTIONAL AIRSPACE BLOCKS
Expected performance improvements from FABs (II)Proposed performance framework with KPAs (Key Performance Areas) and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to evaluate progress overtime:
Interoperability of ATM systems
Commonality of ATM systems
Capacity/delays
Routing extension
Environmental impact
Airspace use and design
Financial cost-effectiveness
Airspace events per flight-hour
Safety maturity of Regulators and ANSPs
Compliance with ESARRs
TechnicalOperationalEconomic
EfficiencySafety
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35Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
FUNCTIONAL AIRSPACE BLOCKS
UK-IR
Spain-Portugal
FAB EC
NUAC
Baltic
FABCE Danube
Blue MED
Map of FAB initiatives 01/07/2008
(Source: Performance Review Unit) NEFAB
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36Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
FUNCTIONAL AIRSPACE BLOCKS
FABs initiatives: Experience so far (I)• Process for FAB creation slower than initially expected
- In 2008, only one official notification expected (UK/IR)
• Mismatch betweena) airspace users expectations (“Quick wins”, restructuring of airspace and service provision), andb) current FAB initiatives (in most cases, a phased process, with main savings after 2015)
• FABs provide genuine momentum for closer regional cooperation• A lot of resources are devoted to feasibility studies• ANSPs reluctant to pursue “aggressive” integration scenarios due
to lack of incentives and to a number of complex issues to be resolved (e.g. social)
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37Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
FUNCTIONAL AIRSPACE BLOCKS
FABs initiatives: Experience so far (II)• Most FAB initiatives are looking at a wider scope than just
airspace optimization (cooperation in service provision, training, procurement…)
One of the reasons for slower process than anticipated
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Airspace management
Sector and route design
Safety management system
Charging
ATM integration
Training
Ancillary services
Interoperability of ATM systems
Commonalityof ATM systems
Developmentof ATM systems
FAB supervision arrangements
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Sector and route design
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Training
Ancillary services
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Commonalityof ATM systems
Developmentof ATM systems
FAB supervision arrangements
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38Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
FUNCTIONAL AIRSPACE BLOCKS
FABs initiatives: Experience so far (III)• Real opportunities for improvements in airspace organisation,
particularly in route and sector design: FABs have the potential to address ¾ of route extension issues
• This would represent substantial benefits for airspace users(especially with the current high fuel costs): impact on environmentnon-negligible (lower CO2 emissions)
• FABs should significantly improve efficiency and safety through: - Common management of airspace (increased capacity, more flexibility…)- Increased interoperability of ATM systems which in some FAB initiatives
even leads to commonality of systems- Common procurement and maintenance of systems- Common training- Common data and shared situational awareness.
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39Directorate-General for Energy and Transport / Air Transport Directorate
Single European Sky & FABs
Thanks for your attentionAlfonso Arroyo
[email protected]://ec.europa.eu/transport/air_portal/traffic_management/index_en.htm
Montreal, 02 June 2008