Single European Sky –Benefits for the airline industry

Warsaw, 28 November 2011

28 Nov 2011, Warsaw Conference : Implementation of the SES and its extension to Third countries

SES finally starts to gain momentumBut continues to be slowed down by EU Member States

2009SES II Legislative Package(EU)

1963Birth of Eurocontrol

2012Implementation of SES / FABs

After nearly 50 years of talk!

28 Nov 2011, Warsaw Conference : Implementation of the SES and its extension to Third countries

FABs will only deliver based on ambitious targets FABs will only deliver based on ambitious targets

ì SES II: FABs by 4/12/2012!

ì Current initiatives § Baltic § Blue Med§ Danube § FAB CE§ FAB EC§ DK-SE§ NEFAB§ South West§ UK-Ireland

ì Ambitious Local Performance Targets needed to ensure that FABs deliver real benefits

28 Nov 2011, Warsaw Conference : Implementation of the SES and its extension to Third countries

1 En-route Air Navigation Service Providers20 En-route centers

1 Operating system

ATM airspace: 10,4 million km²

USA EUROPE

1215 controlled flights per air traffic controler

€294 ATM cost / flight hour

ATM airspace: 11,5 million km²

38 En-route Air Navigation Service Providers65 En-route centers20 (approx.) Operating systems

595 controlled flights per air traffic controler

€573 ATM cost / flight hour

Reform of European air traffic managementEU ATM : 51 % lower performance - 95% higher cost

Source: Eurocontrol (for 2009) Performance Scheme: Initial EU-wide Targets Proposals

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Fragmentation(national airspaces and ATC systems, service providers)

InefficiencyAdditional cost, fuel consumption, and emissions

Example: direct connection Paris - Munich: 680 km. Actually flown distance due to ATC restrictions: 910 km!FABEC only achieved improvement on weekends.On average, European routes are 5,5%* longer due to ATC.

Single European Sky urgently neededATC fragmentation is „luxury“ which costs money, time, and nature

Graphics: Air France Annual Reports

* 2010 data; relative extension to the Great Circle Distance from a single flight perspective

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Public Funding needed to support SESAR implementationPublic Funding needed to support SESAR implementation

COST

BENEFIT

Communication Communication InfrastructureInfrastructure

Aircraft Down Aircraft Down TimeTime

Crew TrainingCrew Training

New & Modified New & Modified AvionicsAvionics

Fuel Cost Fuel Cost ReductionReduction

Payload Payload IncreaseIncrease

Crew Cost Crew Cost ReductionReduction

Delay Delay ReductionReduction

OnOn--TimeTimeArrivalsArrivals

A positive airline business case is essential to successful ATM evolution

A positive airline business case is essential to successful ATM evolution

ReductionReductionUsers chargesUsers charges

€ 30bn investments required mainly in aircraft upgrades

€ 30bn investments required mainly in aircraft upgrades

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Air traffic Flow management

NETWORK PERFORMANCE

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European Route Network design Scarce resources (frequencies and SSR codes)

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FABs

National

A reformed Eurocontrol continues to play a roleA reformed Eurocontrol continues to play a role

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ATM safety ATM safety -- EASA role needs to be clearly definedEASA role needs to be clearly definednew European approach towards crisis managementnew European approach towards crisis management

ì EASA must focus on safety only

ì EASA rules should build on existing SES rules

ì EASA needs to anticipate development of safety rules to allow efficient deployment of new technologies and concepts developed by SESAR

ì Safety measures must be proportionate to risk

§ Total ban of operations is unheard of!

§ Operators are responsible for assessing risk and conducting safe flight operations as part of their Safety Management System

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ConclusionConclusion

ì All EU Member States need to deliver on their commitment to implement SES – current national plans for 2012-2014 are clearly insufficient

ì Key AEA priorities:1. No watering down of SES performance targets

as the driver to implement FABs2. Public funding for SESAR implementation3. Support to Eurocontrol reforms4. EASA focus on safety role5. New approach to crisis management