High-level overview of A-CDM , its relationship to NextGen and the challenges for airport operators

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A-CDM Systems Approach
September 17, 2017
Enrique Melendez, PMP, C.M.
Vice President, Business Development - Airports
LEIDOS CIVIL GROUP

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 Policies, processes, procedures and
technologies for streamlined air traffic
management (enroute, terminal area and
airport)
 Satellite based communications and
reduced navigational procedures
 Performance measurement
 Benefits
− Reduce ascent and descent patterns
− Fuel Savings
− More time-efficient ground movement
(runway to gate and vice-versa)
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What is FAA NEXTGEN?

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 Pre-flight
 Surface/Departures
 Enroute
 Arrivals/Surface
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Elements of NEXTGEN focus
Area of Focus for
A-CDM

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 Variety of Stakeholders
 Integrate the ground
handling process
 Factor in other airport
activities
− Weather
− De-Icing Conditions
− Reduced operations due
to construction
− Terminal related capacity
elements/events
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Why A-CDM?

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 Manage non-movement surface area activities efficiently through
collaboration
 Optimize resource management to minimize impact to flight
disruption related activities
 Eliminate or minimize aircraft to aircraft/aircraft to vehicle/vehicle to
vehicle incursion (normal or low visibility conditions)
 Establish with Stakeholder Metrics and Measure Performance to
reduce aircraft turnaround where possible.
 Synergize airside operation with rest of the airport operations
(landside and airside)
 Increase overall situational awareness© Leidos. All rights reserved.
Role of the Airport Operator

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A-CDM – Integration Challenge
Problem: Multiple communication standards, hundreds of stakeholders, multiple languages,
rapidly changing information…
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ACI ACRIS
Flight
Ops
Terminal
Ops

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 The Challenge Today
− Variety of standalone data systems and information sources
− Minimal analytics and data trend analysis to support predictive behavior
 What is Needed
− an integrated information system platform which can
› Provide visual situational awareness of surface activities
› Predict, Detect and monitor potential disruptive events
› Provide for collaborative resolution/resource management
› Integrate with overall airport operations center
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The Missing Link – Total Airport
Management/APOC

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Total Airport Management
Situational
Awareness
Predictive
KPI Monitoring
Prescriptive

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