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This presentation discusses the integration of information in the digital ATM user perspective, with a focus on Qantas Flight Operations and their global network. Topics covered include potential benefits, challenges, and contact information for further inquiries.
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Integrating information towards Digital ATM User Perspective Presented By: Michael Riegler Date: August 27, 2013
QANTAS Flight Operations • Global Network. • Mix of short, medium and long haul. • Mix of Boeing and Airbus fleet – B737, B767, B747, A330, A380. • Maintain aeronautical information “in-house”. • Use ARINC 424 navigation data. • Maintain a suite of AIP publications that support our global network. • AFTN feed of dynamic aeronautical data from Airservices Australia. 1
The Airline Perspective - Roadmap • Timing is perfect as QANTAS embark on flight planning system replacement. • Design considerations include adoption of new standards where possible. • Looking to design a system that allows QANTAS to take advantage of the benefits and “future proof” our system for global data changes.
The Airline Perspective – Potential Benefits • Rich static aeronautical data incorporating ARINC 424, AIP plus company extensions delivers a clean interface and a single point of truth for aeronautical data. • Structured formats support automated processing reducing the need for manual intervention.
The Airline Perspective – Potential Benefits • Dynamic data cross referencing static data provides enhanced presentation delivering greater situational awareness. • Rich structured format for internal system transfer of flight information provide enhanced information sharing. • Extensive temporal model provides analytical benefits.
The Airline Perspective – Potential Benefits • Temporal structure enables greater awareness of future data changes which enhances data management capabilities. • Structured NOTAM enables better filtering and therefore presentation of data relevant to a particular flight and its position in time and space.
The Airline Perspective - Challenges • Obtaining a global source of AIXM data. • Converting ARINC 424 to AIXM has its own challenges, how is a UUID assigned during the conversion process? • Vendor database structures may vary, data loading validation checks required. • Size of the data model means manual validation impossible, we require automated data validation tools.
The Airline Perspective - Challenges • To take advantage of the rich data structure manually entered and maintained supplementary data will be required • AIXM has been modelled on ANSP business process and data requirements, until the airline data modelling process is complete there exists unknown extension requirements.
The Airline Perspective - Challenges • GRID MORA not supported, what terrain data do we use? • The more we look at the AIXM model the more we find places for our specific data elements. For example: mapping airport usage categories by aircraft type for different calculations; ETOPS, alternate and landing.
Contact Information Michael Riegler – Manager Flight Dispatch Systems. Qantas Airways Limited mriegler@qantas.com.au 3