Michele Merkle - AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL WORKSHOP - Panel 1: Global regulation in Latin America and regional interoperability challenges -

2. NextGen: A Look at FAA Foundational
Improvements
31 March 2017
Wings of Change Workshop, Panel 1
Michele Merkle
Federal Aviation Administration

3. Why Modernize? Economies Depend on
Civil Aviation Growth
United States Market
- $1.3 trillion in economic activity
- 6 percent of Gross Domestic Product
- 2.2 Million Jobs
- $500+ Billion GoodsTransported perYear
Economic Growth depends on a
Healthy Aviation Sector

4. NextGen Evolution
• Largest modernization of National Airspace System (NAS) since start
of FAA
• NextGen Modernization – Focus on base CNS-A infrastructure
ª Communications: Digital communications with pilots and between FAA
systems/facilities
ª Navigation: Precise GPS routes/procedures in all airspace domains
ª Surveillance: High update rate surveillance used by controllers/pilots
ª Automation: Every ATC domain (En Route, Terminal, Tower, Command Ctr.), plus
decision support tools
• NextGen Transformation – Focus on operational integration
ª Trajectory Management: Aircraft controlled by time – not distance
ª Aircraft is full participant
ª Information sharing between FAA/user system enable new applications
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5. Delivering NextGen Improvements
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Communication, Navigation, Surveillance, Information Sharing, Weather
National Airspace System (NAS) Voice System (NVS), Data Communications (Data Comm), Automatic Dependent
Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B), System Wide Information Management (SWIM), Common Support Services-
Weather (CSS-Wx), NextGen Weather Processor (NWP)
Foundational Infrastructure
Automation Platforms for Terminal, En Route, Traffic Flow Management, and Tower
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Legacy System
Radar
Inefficient Routes
Voice Communications
Disparate Information
Fragmented Weather Forecasting
Weather Restricted Visibility
Forensic Safety Systems
Nationwide Focus
NextGen
Satellite
Performance Based Navigation (fuel savings)
Voice & Digital Communications
Automated Decision Support Tools
Integrated Weather Information
Improved Access in Low Visibility
Prognostic Safety Systems
Focus on Congested Metro Traffic

6. NextGen Priorities
Joint Implementation Plan 2017-2019
Surface
• Terminal Flight Data Manager
(TFDM)
• Data sharing via System Wide
Information Management (SWIM)
• Individual airports committing to data
sharing
Performance-Based Navigation
• Established on RNP
• Optimized Profile Descents
• Advanced Procedures
• Implementing Time Based Flow
Management (TBFM)
• Metroplex (ATL, CLT, LAS)
Data Communications
• Enroute full services
• VHF Digital Link (VDL) Mode 0
• Tower services at additional airports
• Industry equipage
• Wake Recategorization at 9
additional sites
• Wake Turbulence Mitigation for
Arrivals study
• Research on Time-Based Wake
Mitigation
Multiple Runway Operations
http://www.faa.gov/nextgen/media/NG_Priorities_Joint_Implementation_Plan.pdf
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7. ICAO Global Air Navigation Plan
Supports a harmonized global Air
Navigation System
• It is an overarching framework and
roadmap for ATC/ATM services
• Assists ICAO Regions and States to
establish air navigation priorities for the
next 15 years
• FAA NextGen fully aligns with the ICAO
GANP
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8. NextGen Documents
AnnualAnnualAnnual
5Years
Future of the NAS
- Concept document
- Future look ahead at NAS
evolution
- Goals for modernization
- Update to 2011 Midterm
ConOps
Enterprise Architecture
- Planning & engineering tool
- Plan for entire NAS
- NAS Service & Infrastructure
Roadmaps
- Internal
NAS Segment Implementation
Plan
- Planning document
- All milestones for NextGen
programs and execution
- Internal
- Tracking
document
- Updates,
milestones of
major
NextGen
programs
- External
NextGen Implementation
Plan

9. Thank you
Obrigada
www.faa.gov/nextgen/