Delivering DigitalServices

Aeronautical Data

in Airline Operations

Presented By: Reinhard ThanhäuserLufthansa Systems

Date: August 26, 2014

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Flight Planning

Aircraft Perf

FMS

Charting

Load Control

Check-In

OPS Control

Crew Planning

Network Planning

Sales Ticketing

Airline IT

Flight PlanningStrategic Planning

Tactical Planning

Operational Planning

Inflight Support

Postflight Analysis

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Long Term Short Term Actual Flight Event During Flight After Flight

RouteEvaluation

NetworkPlanning

OverflightClearance

PerformanceData

RouteOptimization

FuelOptimization

OperationalFlight Plan

LatestChangesNOTAMWatch

WeatherWatch

Statistics

Fuel Policy

Baseline Data

Statistics

Baseline Data Baseline Data

Temporal Data

Baseline Data

Temporal Data

Fuel Consumption

Flight Time

Operational PlanningGoals

Legal flight planSafe flightEconomic flight

Pilot (End User) SupportBriefing package

RoutingFuel calculationWeatherRestrictionsNOTAM

Consistent informationOperational flight planFMSCharting

Inflight support

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Tem

pora

lity

Tailo

ring

Required Data

Navigation Data

Weather Data

Operational Data

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Navigation Data

Common DataStatic dataNOTAMRestrictionsRulesRegulations

Tailored DataCustomers ask for data tailoringDifferent view on the worldOperational reasons

Operational riskEquipment

Political reasonsLocal agreementsFlight restrictions

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Operational DataFlight Event Data

Aircraft rotationCrew rotationBooking dataATS flight planAircraft performanceAircraft equipment

Customer PoliciesFuel policySpecial proceduresAirport authorizationTraffic rightsCrew qualificationStatisticsCost index

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Weather Data

Airport WeatherMETARTAFRunway conditionsEvaluated for

DepartureDestinationAlternatesETOPS alternates

Enroute WeatherUpper Air DataSignificant weather chartsOther weather phenomena

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Other Data

Flight PlanningCosmic radiationEnvironmental dataSpecial flight planning data

Life vest airspaceDirectsArtificial waypointsNon-published data

Fuel price

AdminSystem configurationUser rightsDispatch offices

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Temporality

ValidityLifecycleTime schedulesChanges during lifecycleShort term changes (NOTAM)No overlaps in temporality

Flight Planning ImpactFlights „between“ AIRAC cyclesComplex evaluation

Determination of current stateManual evaluation of NOTAM may be required

Data integrity

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Data Tailoring

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3900 m700 m

AIRAC AIRAC AIRAC AIRAC

AIP

Data Provider

Mega - Air

Micro - Air

9300 m

3900 m

3200 m (FPL)3900 m (FMS)

3900 m (FPL)3900 m (FMS)

3900 m9300 m

1000 m

4000 m3900 m

4000 m3900 m

3200 m (FPL) 4000 m3900 m (FMS) 4000 m

4000 m

3900 m (FPL) 4000 m3900 m (FMS) 4000 m

NOTAM 2900 m

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Data SourcesNavigation Data

AIPAmendmentsSupplementsCircularsNOTAMMilitary publications (if available)ATC

Customer DataCustomer policiesCustomer manualsContractsCommunication

Other SourcesTopography/TerrainCharts/Satellite imagesIndependent organizations

Weather DataWeather providers

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Data Maintenance

Lido/Flight24/7 data providerWorldwide coverageQuality assurance

More than 2500 documents per yearIncreasing amount of data

Manual editing processHuge manpowerApplication related

Partly automated NOTAM parserAutomated WX importMostly automated OPS data import

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Jan-08 Jan-09 Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-130

20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

120000

140000

160000

180000

Lido/Flight NOTAM Processing

Received NOTAM Affected Objects

Data Structures

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Life is not always easy …

Data QualityInconsistent dataIncomplete dataUntrusted dataAmbiguous data

BriefingDifferent processing time

Flight planningChartingFMS

Different data providers

Flight PlanningInsufficient dataUnspecified NOTAMHandling of complexity

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Example

6 NM

Inconsistent DataThree definitions of the same waypointTwo countries

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Example

O0186/14 NOTAMN Q) ****/QFAXX/IV/NBO/A/000/999/4146N****E**** A)**** B) 1408180700 C) 1410180400E) RWY 09L: METAL FENCE HGT 2M INSTL AT DIST 160M FM RWY EXTREMITYTOWARDS LMM. RWY SHOULDER AND STOPWAY REDUSED BY 240M.STRIP DIMENSIONS: 3260 X 202M. CREATED: 18 Aug 2014 07:13:00

662 RLMM

662 VLMM

Ambiguous DataThere is no stopway .Which LMM ?

RWY TORA TODA ASDA LDA

09L 2600 3000 2600 2700

27R 2600 3000 2600 2700

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ExampleComplexity

How does a bulb affect flight operations ? A case study…

Airport Suitability CheckLido/Flight checks destination and all possible alternates for suitability

At the ETAWeather forecastWeather minimaFire fighting categoryNOTAM situation…

A Broken Light BulbMay downgrade the approach lightsMay close and approach procedureMay close the airportMay force the aircraft to divertMay cause a delayMay cause that the crew exceeds allowed duty timesMay cause an additional night for the passengers…

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RequirementsAdvantages of digital data

Automated processingUnique dataTimely availabilityReady for visualization

Digital data shall beCompliant with standards

ISOICAO/IATADO 200

Quality assuredBusiness rulesADQ

Unique and identifiableConsistentComplete

Static data (Baselines)Temporal data (Delta)

ExtendableReliable

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Paper versus AIXMANSP Survey (2011)

Survey was contacted by Lufthansa Systems FlightNav85 of 169 organizations answered the survey

How is aeronautical data published today?How will aeronautical data be published in the future?

Today AIXM Usage

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VisionIf I could make a wish …

XMs would become a common „language“ between all airspace usersXMs would be fully implemented in SESAR and NextGenANSP world would be merged with the airline world

ANSPs would provide a one stop shop for aeronautical dataFlight planning systems would be able to connect to different data providersThe entire AIP would be available in AIXM

Data would be available without delayData would be quality assured and always consistentData changes would be applied directly to the database

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ConclusionAIXM

AIXM is a mature data model ready for useData content is still only available marginallyPlease provide not only NOTAM, but also static dataQuality assurance has to be implemented

XMsare the right way to answer our challengesare more than an interfacecan be fully utilized, if the philosophy behind is consequently implementedShould be further enhanced in close cooperation with airspace users

Thank you !

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Contact Information

Reinhard ThanhaeuserPerformance and Operations Engineering

Lufthansa Systems AGFRA AF/L-SPAm Prime Parc 2D-65479 RaunheimGermany

Tel.: +49 69 696 90922E-mail: Reinhard.Thanhaeuser@lhsystems.com

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