Presentation to the ICAO IVATF Montréal, 27th – 30th July 2010
EUROCONTROL/CFMU VOLCANIC ASH CRISIS REPORT
European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
Žarko SIVČEVEUROCONTROL/CFMU
Network Operations
1. 14th April – 28th April2. European coordination 3. 3rd May to 23rd May4. Volcanic ash – solutions sought5. What if an eruption starts tomorrow?
It all started on 14th April …
1.14th April – 28th April
From contingency
to crisis
VAAC London - First Volcanic Ash Advisory - 14th April
VAAC London - First Volcanic Ash Advisory - 14th April
CFMU activates its volcanic ash contingency procedure
• Early warning – issue information on volcanic ash activity
• On request of national ATC providers : CFMU Applies measures
• Facilitate information exchange – organise teleconferences
Europe enters an ash aviation crisis on Thursday 15 April
1414thth April 2010 – April 2010 – 15:0015:00
1818thth April 2010 – April 2010 – 15:0015:00
Impact on the European traffic 15 April – 21 April
Daily Traffic per Volcano Activity Week
2857
8
2859
7
2265
3
2496
5
2812
6
2750
8
2808
7
2084
2
1165
9
9330
5204
5335
2191
1
1310
1
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED
W201015 W201016
• 54% of flights not operated
• More than 100,000 flights
• 1% of annual traffic
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
PARIS CH DE GAULLE
FRANKFURT MAIN
LONDON/HEATHROW
MADRID BARAJAS
MUENCHEN 2
SCHIPHOL AMSTERDAM
ROME FIUMICINO
BARCELONA
WIEN SCHWECHAT
ISTANBUL-ATATURK
COPENHAGEN KASTRUP
ZURICH
PARIS ORLY
OSLO/GARDERMOEN
DUESSELDORF
BRUSSELS NATIONAL
STOCKHOLM-ARLANDA
ATHINAI/ELEFTHERIOS VENIZELOS
MILANO MALPENSA
GENEVA
W201016
W201015
Impact on Airports (traffic) 15 April – 21 April
In the area directly affected by the ash – 70% reduction
Outside of the area directly affected by the ash – 23% reduction
Impact on Aircraft Operators (traffic) 15 April – 21 April
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
LUFTHANSA
RYANAIR
EASYJET
AIR FRANCE
SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM
AIR BERLIN
TURKISH AIRLINES
KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES
ALITALIA
BRITISH AIRWAYS
IBERIA AIRLINES
AUSTRIAN AIRLINES
SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES
AIR NOSTRUM
NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE
WIDEROES FLYVESELSKAP
TAP PORTUGAL
VUELING AIRLINES
LOT POLISH AIRLINES
OLYMPIC AIRLINES
W201015 W201016
In the area directly affected by the ash – average reduction of 67%
Outside affected areas - average reduction of 20%
Several airlines lost more than 80% of foreseen traffic
2. European Coordination
UNLOCKING THE CRISIS: 19TH APRIL
• Close coordination – EC & EUROCONTROL– EC – political leadership – EUROCONTROL – network management
expertise
• EUROCONTROL proposes three options• Teleconference of the EUROCONTROL
Provisional Council (AM) & EU Council of Ministers (PM) – option 3
Unlocking the crisis: 19th April
OPTION 3- NO FLY ZONE
- Contaminated Zone - Ash Free Zone
Buffer 60NM
States to decide on NO FLY ZONE
NEW ROLE FOR EUROCONTROL/CFMU
• Early warning – issue information on volcanic ash activity
• On request of national ATC providers : CFMU applies measures
• Facilitate information exchange – teleconferences
• Publish charts to assist states in deciding on NO FLY ZONE
EUROCONTROL - NO FLY ZONE Proposal – April 20th – 28th
3. 3rd May to 23rd May
NO ASH IN EUROCONTROL ZONE – April 28th – May 3rd BUT…
• Closures in UK and Ireland, then Portugal, Spain, Italy, Morocco
• 11th May – UK CAA/Met Office remove the 60NM buffer following a safety assessment - States retain prerogative to add the 60NM buffer
• 18th May - UK CAA/Met Office issue a new CHART: black, grey, red
• 21st May – EASA issue a Safety Information Bulletin:– NO FLY ZONE, – ENHANCED PROCEDURES ZONE: GREY AND RED, – NORMAL ZONE
3rd May – Volcanic ash procedures restarted…
NEW VAAC LONDON CHART
EUROCONTROL CHARTS – May 3rd – 23
rd
4. Volcanic ash – solutions sought
Lessons learned
AOs
ANSPs
Regulators
CFMU
VAACs
…IVATFIVATF
Lessons learned - AOs
CFMU Network Operations Portal (NOP)
https://www.cfmu.eurocontrol.int/PUBPORTAL/gateway/spec/index.html
13.5 million hitsin one day!
• EC, EUROCONTROL, EASA working together
• EUROCONTROL/CFMU facilitated:– Information sharing, – Pan-European coordination and – Implementation of appropriate network solutions (as
foreseen for the future European Network Manager)
• EC & EUROCONTROL created a European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell (EACCC)
Lessons learnt - Crisis
European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell
• Main role: to facilitate the management of crisis situations affecting aviation in the European (ECAC) region
• Activated when circumstances beyond the normal environment of operations are evident
• Responsibilities:– alert, – take initiatives,– propose measures to manage the crisis,– coordinate the implementation of these measures,– ensure that an external communication policy
is properly executed
EC & EUROCONTROLEASA, AO, ANSP, AirportsICAO, regulators & NSAMilitary, acft manuf …
ATM or airworthiness
ATM or airworthiness
Harmonised approach in
states
Harmonised approach in
states
ThresholdThresholdDispersion
model validation
Dispersion model
validation
Enhanced information exchange
Enhanced information exchange IVATFIVATF
Volcanic ash – solutions sought…
5. What if an eruption starts tomorrow?
Contingency or crisis ?
• Alert: Icelandic MWO VAAC CFMU Crisis Cell MWO/
SIGMETNOF/NOTAM
NOPPortal
VAAAsh
conc.
Danger
Areas???
Low
Med
ium
StateA
StateB
State
C ?
• Information exchange: teleconferences
• Information: VAAC
• Measures: States CFMU
Hig
h
Harmonised
approach!
EUROCONTROLTHANK YOU!
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