Tag: NextGen

ICNS 2011 – May 10-12, Herndon, VA., USA

Renovating the Global Air Transportation System The 2011 Integrated Communications Navigation and Surveillance (ICNS) Conference addresses long term research and development as well as early implementation of integrated CNS technologies needed to enable NextGen and SESAR. The Conference is focused on providing an understanding of CNS programs, longer term plans, standards development, research, and ICNS… Continue reading ICNS 2011 – May 10-12, Herndon, VA., USA

ATC Global – Separating the vision from the reality?

My apologies but I stole that title from the ATC Global 2011 web site. I did this because I wanted to make sure that their slogan for the year is an error and not what the industry will get dished out at the event itself. Separating the vision from the reality is an ominous thing… Continue reading ATC Global – Separating the vision from the reality?

Trajectory based operations (TBO) – Still not properly understood in SESAR? Take 2.

You may recall that a while ago I had written an article with the same title, expressing concern that this all important element in the SESAR Concept of Operations was apparently still not properly understood by some of the “experts” working on the subject. Recently another paper dealing with trajectory management crossed my desk and… Continue reading Trajectory based operations (TBO) – Still not properly understood in SESAR? Take 2.

Encouraging news from the SWIM front

System Wide Information Management (SWIM) is one of the mainstays of both SESAR and NextGen. It has been known for some time now that a lot of the shortcomings in air traffic management (ATM) are directly or indirectly related to poor management and limited or non-existent sharing of the sea of information actually available at… Continue reading Encouraging news from the SWIM front

Airbus now also an air traffic management company

Several years ago, Boeing was so worried about the sad state of air traffic management in the US and Europe that they actually thought it would adversely impact their customers to the point where they would end up buying fewer aircraft… This was the stated reason for the establishment of Boeing ATM, a new division… Continue reading Airbus now also an air traffic management company

NextGen in trouble?

Why is it almost a given that new air traffic management programs, big and small, usually end up in trouble, fail to deliver their promised benefits or drag on for years swallowing money like there was no tomorrow? We could count on one hand the number of truly successful ATM projects of any significance. Doubts… Continue reading NextGen in trouble?

Enhanced Surveillance of Aircraft and Vehicles (ESAV'11) – September 12-14, 2011

Following the successful Symposia ESAVS 2007 in Bonn/Germany, ESAV’08 in Capri/Italy and ESAVS 2010 in Berlin/Germany, ESAV’11 is dedicated to ing up-to-date information to researchers, operational experts and decision makers in the world of sensors and systems development, tracking, sensor data fusion, avionics and airport operations as well as of the pertaining air traffic control… Continue reading Enhanced Surveillance of Aircraft and Vehicles (ESAV'11) – September 12-14, 2011

Trajectory based operations (TBO) – still not properly understood in SESAR?

Following Henning’s article about the fate of the original SESAR Concept of Operations (CONOPS), I received a slew of mails basically confirming his point of view and worries. Of particular concern seems to have been a document dealing with trajectory management… People who had seen this document were of the opinion that it was little… Continue reading Trajectory based operations (TBO) – still not properly understood in SESAR?

Equipping for NextGen – where does the cash come from?

If anything, the LINK2000+ program in Europe has shown what a bit of free cash can achieve. Equipping aircraft for Controller/Pilot Digital Link Communications, the raison d’être of LINK2000+, was proving difficult as in the initial phases those who spent on the required avionics would see few benefits and hence there were no takers. Then,… Continue reading Equipping for NextGen – where does the cash come from?