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European Volcanic Ash Crisis Report - Lessons Learned and Solutions Sought

This report provides an overview of the European volcanic ash crisis in 2010, including its impact on air traffic, airports, and aircraft operators. It also discusses the lessons learned and the collaborative efforts of EUROCONTROL and other stakeholders in managing the crisis and seeking solutions for future eruptions.

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European Volcanic Ash Crisis Report - Lessons Learned and Solutions Sought

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  1. Presentation to the ICAO IVATF Montréal, 27th – 30th July 2010EUROCONTROL/CFMU VOLCANIC ASH CRISIS REPORT Žarko SIVČEVEUROCONTROL/CFMU Network Operations European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation

  2. It all started on 14th April … • 14th April – 28th April • European coordination • 3rd May to 23rd May • Volcanic ash – solutions sought • What if an eruption starts tomorrow?

  3. 14th April – 28th April Fromcontingencytocrisis

  4. VAAC London - First Volcanic Ash Advisory - 14th April

  5. VAAC London - First Volcanic Ash Advisory - 14th April • CFMU activates its volcanic ash contingency procedure • Early warning – issue information • on volcanic ash activity • On request of national ATC providers : CFMU Applies measures • Facilitate information exchange – organise teleconferences • Europe enters an ash aviationcrisison Thursday 15 April

  6. 14th April 2010 – 15:00

  7. 18th April 2010 – 15:00

  8. Impact on the European traffic 15 April – 21 April • 54% of flights not operated • More than 100,000 flights • 1% of annual traffic

  9. Impact on Airports (traffic) 15 April – 21 April In the area directly affected by the ash – 70% reduction Outside of the area directly affected by the ash – 23% reduction

  10. Impact on Aircraft Operators (traffic) 15 April – 21 April In the area directly affected by the ash – average reduction of 67% Outside affected areas - average reduction of 20% Several airlines lost more than 80% of foreseen traffic

  11. UNLOCKING THE CRISIS: 19TH APRIL 2. European Coordination

  12. Unlocking the crisis: 19th April • Close coordination – EC & EUROCONTROL • EC – political leadership • EUROCONTROL – network management expertise • EUROCONTROL proposes three options • Teleconference of the EUROCONTROL Provisional Council (AM) & EU Council of Ministers (PM) – option 3

  13. OPTION 3 - NO FLY ZONE - Contaminated Zone - Ash Free Zone Buffer 60NM States to decide on NO FLY ZONE

  14. NEW ROLE FOR EUROCONTROL/CFMU • Early warning – issue information on volcanic ash activity • On request of national ATC providers : CFMU applies measures • Facilitate information exchange – teleconferences • Publish charts to assist states in deciding on NO FLY ZONE

  15. EUROCONTROL - NO FLY ZONE Proposal – April 20th – 28th

  16. NO ASH IN EUROCONTROL ZONE – April 28th – May 3rdBUT… 3. 3rd May to 23rd May

  17. 3rd May – Volcanic ash procedures restarted… • Closures in UK and Ireland, then Portugal, Spain, Italy, Morocco • 11th May – UK CAA/Met Office remove the 60NM buffer following a safety assessment - States retain prerogative to add the 60NM buffer • 18th May - UK CAA/Met Office issue a new CHART: black, grey, red • 21st May – EASA issue a Safety Information Bulletin: • NO FLY ZONE, • ENHANCED PROCEDURES ZONE: GREY AND RED, • NORMAL ZONE

  18. NEW VAAC LONDON CHART

  19. EUROCONTROL CHARTS – May 3rd – 23rd

  20. 4. Volcanic ash – solutions sought

  21. Lessons learned AOs Regulators ANSPs … CFMU VAACs IVATF

  22. Lessons learned - AOs

  23. CFMU Network Operations Portal (NOP)https://www.cfmu.eurocontrol.int/PUBPORTAL/gateway/spec/index.html 13.5 million hitsin one day!

  24. Lessons learnt- Crisis • EC, EUROCONTROL, EASA working together • EUROCONTROL/CFMU facilitated: • Information sharing, • Pan-European coordination and • Implementation of appropriate network solutions (as foreseen for the future European Network Manager) • EC & EUROCONTROL created a European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell(EACCC)

  25. European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell • Main role: to facilitate the management of crisis situations affecting aviation in the European (ECAC) region • Activated when circumstances beyond the normal environment of operations are evident • Responsibilities: • alert, • take initiatives, • propose measures to manage the crisis, • coordinate the implementation of these measures, • ensure that an external communication policy is properly executed EC & EUROCONTROLEASA, AO, ANSP, Airports ICAO, regulators & NSA Military, acft manuf …

  26. Volcanic ash – solutions sought… ATM or airworthiness Harmonised approach in states Enhanced information exchange IVATF Dispersion model validation Threshold

  27. 5. What if an eruption starts tomorrow? Contingencyor crisis ?

  28. Alert: Icelandic MWO  VAAC  CFMU  Crisis Cell VAA MWO/SIGMET • Information: VAAC Ashconc. NOF/NOTAM • Measures: States  CFMU NOPPortal • Information exchange: teleconferences StateB StateC ? Harmonised approach! Medium Low High Danger Areas??? StateA

  29. THANK YOU! EUROCONTROL

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