SESAR Factsheet - Airport Operations Management (pdf)

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Airport Operations Management
Introduction
Introduction
The Airport Collaborative Decision Making (or A-CDM) concept was developed with a view
to enhancing the quality of both airport and network operations through the sharing of
accurate information.
The SESAR Definition Phase identified the need to build on A-CDM in order to improve
situational awareness among airport partners and reinforce the collaborative decisionmaking process. In SESAR, all airport stakeholders, including airlines, the airport operator,
the air navigation service provider, ground handlers and de-icing agents, will have access
to a common, centralised information source – referred to as the Airport Operations Plan
(or AOP). The AOP is a “rolling” plan, which means that it is dynamically updated as a function of the evolving operational situation.
The AOP will also be the principal means by which the integration of airports into the
overall ATM network will be achieved.
Scope
The scope of the Operational Focus Area (OFA) entitled ‘Airport Operations Management’
includes:
n
The development and validation of an Airport Operations Plan (AOP) and an Airport
Operations Centre (APOC) for managing airport operations in nominal, adverse or
exceptional operating conditions.
n
Full integration and consistency with the Network Operations Plan (NOP) including
the definition of all interfaces between the AOP/APOC and NOP.
n
All management phases, i.e. long-term, medium/short-term planning, execution
(including monitoring and mitigation procedures) and post-operations processes.
Concept
The concept will be scalable in order to facilitate its implementation across the broadest
possible spectrum of airport environments in Europe.
The Airport Operations Management concept is articulated around four services:
nThe
Steer Airport Performance service develops the performance standard (i.e.,
goals, targets, rules, thresholds, trade-off criteria and priorities) for airport operations
and sets an overall strategic direction.
nThe
Monitor Airport Performance service maintains surveillance over airport
operations, airport performance (against KPAs), airport environment (e.g. weather
monitoring), supervising airport-related information and any information that can
impact the airport performance, providing observations, forecasts, alerts and warnings
against pre-defined thresholds.
The Manage Airport Performance service consists of the operational procedures and
decision support processes required to support the reaction to the airport monitoring
and performance steering.
Finally, the Perform Post-Operations Analysis service provides:
n
A facility for fully understanding the airport performance against the performance
plan and identify the root causes of any deviations.
n
A facility for assessing the continued relevance of the performance plan.
Airport Operations Centre (APOC)
The concept also envisages, particularly in larger airports, that the four key services
described above will be managed and coordinated as part of the Airport Operations
Centre (or APOC). The functioning of the APOC will bring together the main airport stakeholders and will be a platform for stakeholder communication and coordination, based
on shared knowledge. It will be equipped with a real-time monitoring system, a decision
support system and a set of collaborative procedures which will ensure a fully integrated
management of landside and airside airport processes. The APOC will be the essential link
between the airport and the ATM network manager and will be the entity responsible for
airport performance management.
The APOC monitoring system will be based on the notion of a “Performance Dashboard”.
The aim of such a dashboard is to provide rapid access to the current and predicted
airport performance along with appropriate deviation alerts, comparing the performance
with that defined during performance steering. SESAR will develop the content of the
performance dashboard, focussing on developing those indicators which are most pertinent for the task of airport operations performance management.
Validation
The validation of the
different elements associated with the Airport
Operations Management
concept is being performed
by the SESAR partners with
a focus on maturity levels
V1 through to V3 of the
Third Edition of the E-OCVM
methodology.
The work to date has comprised the elaboration of operational requirements captured
in the form of an Operational Scenario and an Environment Description (OSED) covering
the four services described above and integrating specific operational processes, such as
the management of the de-icing process and the management of demand and capacity
imbalances.
The next phase of the validation
lifecycle focuses on gaming activities where the concept is being
tested in a dynamic simulation
environment. In such an environment, individual stakeholders are
presented with information and
can update the system according
to their operational priorities and
in so doing, refine those elements of the operational concept focusing on overall airport
performance management and the collaborative decision-making process.
Validation at V3 of the OSED requirements will be based on pre-industrial prototypes
provided by the SESAR industry partners and will take place through live and shadow
mode trials as well as real-time simulations, building on all of the lessons learned during
the gaming simulations. At each stage of the validation process, the SESAR operational
documentation will be updated
and refined in order to optimise
the quality of the information
available as we go forward to
the deployment of SESAR.
Screen shots of a gaming
simulation
For further information please contact:
Alan Marsden
Directorate SESAR and Research
Tel: +33 1 69 88 73 61
Fax: +33 1 69 88 73 52
E-mail: [email protected]
EUROCONTROL Experimental Centre
Centre de Bois des Bordes - BP 15
91222 Brétigny/Orge Cedex
France
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