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TS-0108 — Airborne Spacing Flight Deck Interval management (speed/more complex route geometries) in high density environments

The ASPA-FIM application require the flight crew to achieve and maintain a given spacing (either precise or 'at or greater than') with a designated target aircraft which may not be flying direct to a merge point (more complex route geometry). The spacing is in time. The IM clearance types envisaged are Achieve-by then Maintain and Achieve-by (on same routes and merging routes) and Capture then Maintain / Achieve (on same routes). The applicable phase of the flight is in the arrival within the IAF and in the approach.
Although the flight crew is given a new task, separation provision is still the controller's responsibility and applicable separation minima are unchanged, i.e. distance-based separation in the arrival phase and time-based separation in the final approach phase.

Rationale

The additional benefit of ASPA-FIM is to simultaneously achieve high arrival capacity and predictability while enabling aircraft to operate on previously established RNAV/RNP routes (which enable more continuous descents, resulting in decreased fuel burn and noise). The arriving traffic is expected to be synchronised towards the IAF by queue management processes; spacing will then be delegated to the aircraft to optimise the trail towards the FAP
Forecast V3 end date
31-12-2021
Benefits start date (IOC)
25-11-2029
Full benefits date (FOC)
31-12-2034
Current Maturity Level
V2
Solution Data Quality Index
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Current Maturity Phase
R&D
Scope
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Release
2020
PCP Status
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TS-0108
 
A/C-15b
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
A/C-48a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
A/C-67
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
APP ATC 61
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
ASAS-STD-02
HUM-002
V5
IOC - FOC
HUM-003
V5
IOC - FOC
A/C-31a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
AGDLS-STD-01
APP ATC 144

Dependent OI Steps: No associated data

SESAR Solutions

PCP Elements: No associated data

Implementation Objectives: No associated data

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