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ASPIRE Update

APEC TPT-WG Aviation Emissions TaskforceSingapore 15/16 Sept 09


Presentation Contents

• Background • What is ASPIRE and its purpose?• ASPIRE membership• What are the goals of ASPIRE?• ASPIRE Strategic Plan• ASPIRE Flight Concept• The Way Ahead


Background

• APEC Environmental Summit in Singapore in September 2007.

• Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) collaboration could help airlines reduce their fuel burn and emissions.

• Holistic approach involving coordination of all phases of flight

• ASPIRE ‘Joint Statement’ signed in Singapore in Feb 2008 between US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Airservices Australia and Airways NZ

• Demonstration flights started in September 2008


What is ASPIRE?

ASPIRE is a forum for collaboration where the air

navigation service provider (ANSP) partners will

engage with governments, airlines and other

stakeholders to reduce the environmental impact of

aviation throughout Asia and the South Pacific

through technological innovation and best practice air

traffic management


Goals

1. implementation of operational procedures on Asia Pacific flights

2. world-wide interoperability of procedures and

standards

3. capitalise on existing technology and best practices

4. develop shared environmental performance metrics

5. provide a systematic approach to ensure milestones

are achieved and key risks are managed

6. communicate ASPIRE goals and achievements


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ASPIRE Partnership

• The current ASPIRE partners (FAA, Airservices Australia and Airways NZ) have approved expansion of the ASPIRE partnership in 2009/10

• 2009 - Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (October)

• 2010 – Civil Aviation Authority Singapore

• Focus will be on adding key strategic partners in the future who are prepared to:– Promote best practices for environmental stewardship

– Take a leadership role in development of new technologies and procedures


The ASPIRE Strategic Plan

• Strategic plan was released in Oct 2008 by the ASPIRE partners

• 3 primary components:

– Recommended ANSP Best Practices in Asia and the South Pacific

– Fuel and emissions metrics and reporting

– The ASPIRE Work Program “A”


ASPIRE Recommended Best Practices

• Asia and SoPac procedures, practices or services that have demonstrated success in the reduction of fuel burn and emissions

• Examples include:– User Preferred Routes– Dynamic Airborne Reroute Procedures– Performance Based Navigation (PBN) Separation– Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM)– Optimized Profile Descents


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ASPIRE Performance Measurement

• Recognition of the need to develop end-to-end performance measurements for fuel and emissions, including:– Calculate the benefits of SoPac enhancements (e.g.

30/30, RVSM)– Establish current baseline performance– Develop the “Perfect Flight” benchmark


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ASPIRE Work Program A

• Work Program A was initiated in June 2008 by the initial ASPIRE partners to focus on South Pacific efforts

• The Work Program promotes new or expanding initiatives with potential to reduce emissions


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ASPIRE Work Program A (cont)

• Work Program A initiatives include:– Development of the performance model– The “ASPIRE Flight” demonstration program– Enhancement of the Dynamic Airborne Reroute

Procedures– Oceanic In-Trail Procedures– Oceanic separation below 30/30– Coastal Tailored Arrivals


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The ASPIRE Flight Concept

• 3 Flight demos between the US and Australia/New Zealand

• Flights have demonstrated a snapshot of the maximum potential for environmental efficiency:– Using today’s technology and procedures, and– Removing controllable constraints

• The ASPIRE flights are media events involving VIP’s from airlines, industry and ANSP’s

• Press coverage before, during and after each flight


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ASPIRE Flight Components

• Gate to Gate demonstrations, involving:– No-Delay taxi to the runway– Unimpeded climb-out on departure– User Preferred Route for the oceanic phase of flight– Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM)– Cruise Climb– Variable optimized speed– RNP-4 oceanic separation minima (30/30)– Dynamic Airborne Reroutes (DARP)– Tailored Arrival to the approach– No-Delay taxi to the gate


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ASPIRE Flights

Operator

SponsorANSP

SponsorANSP

PartnerAirframe City Pair

ASPIRE Flight One

Air New Zealand

Airways NZ FAA B777Auckland to SFO

ASPIRE Flight Two

Qantas Airlines

Airservices Australia

FAA A380Los Angeles to Melbourne

ASPIRE Flight Three

United Airlines

FAAAirservices Australia

B744Sydney to SFO


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ASPIRE – Air New Zealand

• Air New Zealand B777 from Auckland to SFO

• Successfully Conducted Sept. 12, 2008• Operational Notes:

• Flight fully executed each planned ASPIRE optimization event

• A single dynamic reroute (DARP) was performed in Auckland airspace

• An additional DARP was evaluated, but was not needed• Flight was able to fly a complete Tailored Arrival into SFO


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ASPIRE – Air New Zealand


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ASPIRE – Qantas

• Qantas Airlines, A380 from Los Angeles to Melbourne, Australia

• Successfully Conducted October 20th, 2008• Operational Notes:

• Successfully executed every planned operational element except the dynamic reroute (DARP)

• Ground optimization at LAX limited by special A380 handling requirements

• Flight was routed direct to the oceanic gateway, bypassing airspace restrictions

• Attempted the DARP in Oakland airspace, but the aircraft was unable to downlink the dynamic route request


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ASPIRE – Qantas


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ASPIRE – United

• United Airlines, B744 from Sydney to San Francisco• Successfully Conducted Nov 14th, 2008• Operational Notes:

• Flight fully executed each planned ASPIRE optimization event

• A dynamic reroute (DARP) was performed in Oakland airspace

• Flight was able to fly a complete Tailored Arrival into SFO• The flight was met at SFO by California Gov Arnold

Schwarzenegger


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ASPIRE – United


Summary Fuel Savings

Fuel Saved(in kilos)

Fuel Saved(in kilos)

Flight in Oct

8900 Flight in Oct

8900

Flight in Sept

3500Flight in Sept

3500

Flight in Nov

4800 Flight in Nov

4800

Fuel Carbon(in kilos)

Fuel Carbon(in kilos)

Flight in Oct

28,000 Flight in Oct

28,000

Flight in Sept

11,200Flight in Sept

11,200

Flight in Nov

15,000 Flight in Nov

15,000

“Perfect Flight”Savings

“Perfect Flight”Savings

Demonstrations were part of ASPIRE initiative

Demonstrations were part of ASPIRE initiative


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ASPIRE status

• The ASPIRE Partners have published the first ASPIRE Annual Report

• The report includes:– Status on ASPIRE Work Program– Data from performance measurements– Outcomes of ASPIRE flight

demonstrations• ASPIRE Chair handed to Airservices

Australia

ASPIRE Website


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ASPIRE Wins Jane’s ATC Global Award

Any Questions?

Also see contacts from ASPIRE Partners at

http://www.aspire-green.com/mediapub/default.asp

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