Advanced ATM Techniques Symposium and Workshops
Today’s Opportunities for Saving Fuel and Reducing Emissions
4 – 6 November 2013, ICAO Headquarters, Montréal
Session 3
What is the value of ATFM ?
Australia : With and without ATFM
- a world of difference?
John Moore, Airservices Australia
• Australian ATM Overview
• History of ATFM in Australia
• Australian ATFM
• Questions
Airspace
Equator
Australian
Airspace
Approx 5000NM
Flight Information Regions
ATC Facilities
 2 major ATC Centres
– Brisbane
– Melbourne
 29 Towers
 ~ 4M movements
 ~ 137M passengers
.
Capital City Airport Projected Movements
 2-4% movement growth anticipated at major Australian airports
Australian ATFM Background
 1994: Controlled Departure Time Program (CDTP) - first attempt to
reduce airborne delays by controlling departure times
 1995: The Australian Government introduced the Sydney Demand
Management Act and mandated an airport slot scheme
 1998: CDTP replaced by the Central Traffic Management System (CTMS)
 2007: Airservices review estimated the cost of arrival delay for industry in
Australia at our major ports at ~ AUD$65M per year
 2008: ATFM “proof of concept” application. Metron Aviation - Integrated
Flow Manager and the establishment of the Airservices National
Operations Centre in Canberra
.
Central Traffic Management System (CTMS)
PER Movements
Australian ATFM Background
 Since then we have seen stronger than expected traffic growth in some
areas, particularly those associated with mining activity (e.g. Perth Airport)
14,000
13,500
12,500
12,000
11,500
11,000
10,500
10,000
9,500
.
3
Sep- 1
Jul- 13
May- 1
3
Mar -1
3
Jan-13
2
Nov- 1
2
Sep- 1
Jul- 12
1
Nov- 1
1
Jan-12
Mar -1
2
May- 1
2
Sep- 1
Jul- 11
May- 1
1
0
Nov- 1
0
Jan-11
Mar -1
1
Sep- 1
Jul- 10
May- 1
0
Mar -1
0
Jan-10
9
Nov- 0
Mar -0
9
May- 0
9
Jul- 09
Sep- 0
9
Jan-09
9,000
Movements (per month)
13,000
Australian ATFM Background
 2010: Airservices determined
that transferring airborne
delay to ground delay at our
busiest airports could save
the industry around
AUD$10M per year
 Airservices engaged (then)
Metron Aviation to establish a
new capability for Ground
Delay Programs
.
Australian ATFM Implementation
 In 2012 Airservices
established ground
delay programs using
Metron Harmony for
ANSP at:
 Sydney
 Perth
 Brisbane
 Melbourne in 2014
.
15,000
J ul-1
0
Aug 10
Sep 10
Oct-1
0
Nov 10
Dec 10
J an-1
1
Fe b-1
1
M ar-1
1
Apr-1
M ay- 1
11
J un-1
1
J ul-1
1
Aug 11
Sep 11
Oct-1
1
Nov 11
Dec 11
J an-1
2
Fe b-1
2
M ar-1
2
Apr-1
2
M ay12
J un-1
2
J ul-1
2
Aug 12
Sep 12
Oct-1
2
Nov 1
Dec - 2
12
J an-1
3
Fe b-1
3
M ar-1
3
Apr-1
3
M ay13
J un-1
3
J ul-1
3
Aug 13
Minutes of airborne delay
(per month)
50,000
32,000
45,000
30,000
40,000
28,000
35,000
26,000
30,000
25,000
24,000
20,000
22,000
.
20,000
Movements (per month)
ATFM Benefits
 Sydney airport has demonstrated a steady reduction in airborne delay in a
period that has also seen increasing movements
SYD Comparison Airborne Delay & Movements
ATFM Benefits
 Since the implementation of GDPs using Harmony for ANSPs in Dec12 at
Brisbane airport, there has been a reduction in peak airborne delays
.
ATFM Benefits
 More qualitative benefits include:
 improved ability to predict demand/capacity imbalances
 improved ability to take action to adjust capacity to meet demand
 improved ability to predict and manage ATC workload
 Airlines and airports have access to predicted demand/capacity
information
 shared information so that decisions can be made in a collaborative
manner
 Airservices is in the process of engaging financial consultants for an
independent assessment of the realised benefits of ATFM in Australia
.
Next steps - Long range ATFM capability
.
Future program
 Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM)
 Departure management to minimise taxi queues
.
Questions?
Thank You
Advanced ATM Symposium and Workshops,
4 - 6 Nov 2013, Montréal, Canada
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