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AOM19.5 — ASM and A-FUA

Airspace Management (ASM) and Advanced Flexible Use of Airspace (A-FUA) aim to provide most efficient airspace organisation and management in response to civil and military airspace users’ requirements after completion of an enhanced CDM process among all concerned partners. ASM with A-FUA provides a solution for dynamically managing airspace users’ demands in various operating environments regardless of national boundaries.

ASM procedures and processes shall facilitate a dynamic management of airspace structures, such as variable profile area (‘VPA’), temporary restricted/reserved area (‘TRA’) and temporary segregated area (‘TSA’).
The ASM process must promote cross border operations, e.g. establishment of Cross-border areas, to improve the efficiency in airspace utilisation (more flexible solutions available), satisfying civil and military requirements. The ASM system shall support cross-border activities resulting in shared use of volume of airspace regardless of national boundaries.

The process starts at strategic level (ASM level 1) with the involvement of relevant civil and military ATM partners to ensure the optimal airspace organisation and efficient rules, including priority rules, for the management of airspace structures during pre-tactical (ASM level 2) and tactical (ASM level 3) phases.
Along all phases, local and NM systems will use and exchange coherent and updated aeronautical/airspace data, made available to airspace users. This enables planning to be undertaken on the basis of accurate information relevant to the time of the planned operations.

A rolling process in the pre-tactical and tactical phase will support the continuous exchange of ASM data among all concerned ATM partners. A CDM process between all involved operational stakeholders will enhance the daily Network Operations Plan (NOP) by identifying the most suitable solutions for the allocation of airspace structures to satisfy both civil and military requirements aiming at improving the performance of the European route network.

In the pre-tactical phase, an enhanced notification process to AOs/CFSPs will ensure common awareness of the airspace availability and provide the opportunities for more efficient flight trajectories, contributing to environment performance achievements.

In the tactical phase, ASM information, such as pre-notification of activation, notification of activation, de-activation, modification and release of airspace structures, is shared between ASM systems and affected civil and military ATS units/systems in order to enhance ATCOs’ situational awareness regarding the actual status of airspace reservations and thus, to ensure safety.

The ASM support systems (LARA or equivalent) shall:

• support cross-border activities resulting in shared use of volume of airspace regardless of national boundaries;
• be interoperable with neighbouring ASM systems, whenever required, to support cross-border operations;
• support the continuous exchange of ASM information with NM system for the rolling AUP and UUP;
• support the new AUP template content and format containing additional information such as NPZ and FUA group restrictions;
• ensure the utilisation of airspace data aligned with the centralised airspace data provided by NM system;
• exchange airspace status data with ATC system;
• support exchange of airspace data according to SWIM requirements as described in SDP Family 5.3.1, where SWIM is available.

In alternative to deploying ASM support systems, States may decide to fully rely on NM applications and system capabilities such as CIAM and its further developments and migration to NES. .

The Network Manager system shall:

• reflect the changes in the status of airspace structures such as VPA, TSA, TRA as well as routes in order to notify updated information to ANSP systems, AUs/CFSPs in a timely manner;
• provide EAUP/EUUP information;
• provide a centralised airspace data information supporting the ASM process.

AU systems shall be interoperable with NM system to retrieve up-to-date airspace status information, to file and modify flight plans based on timely and accurate information.

ATC systems shall correctly depict the activation and de-activation of configurable airspace reservations.

Aeronautical/airspace data shall be used and exchanged in a coherent way between local and NM systems.

NOTE FOR MILITARY AUTHORITIES: It is the responsibility of each military authority to review this Objective IN ITS ENTIRETY and address each of the SLoAs that the military authority considers RELEVANT for itself. This has to be done on top and above of the review of "MIL" SLoAs which identify actions EXCLUSIVE to military authorities.

Edition
2022
Stakeholders
Air Navigation Service Provider / Airspace Users / Network Manager
Type
CP1
Scope
ECAC+
Status
Active

Context

Applicability Area(s) and Timescales

Applicability Area 1:
All EU SES States
(All EU SES States )
Applicability Area 2:
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel, Moldova, Morocco, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Timescales From By Applicable to
Initial Operational Capability 01-01-2014 - Applicability Area 1 + Applicability Area 2
Full Operational Capability / Target Date - 31-12-2022 Applicability Area 1 + Applicability Area 2

Links to SESAR Solutions

Links to PCP ATM Sub-Functionalities

ICAO Block Modules: No associated data

References

Applicable legislation
- COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/116 of 1 February 2021 on the establishment of the Common Project One supporting the implementation of the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan provided for in Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 409/2013 and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 716/2014
Applicable ICAO Annexes and other references
None
Deployment Programme 2022
Family 3.1.1 - ASM and A-FUA
Operating Environments
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Expected Performance Benefits

Safety
Improved safety due to increased situational awareness of supervisors.
Capacity
Increased capacity due to better use of available resources, both human and airspace.
Operational efficiency
Reduced saturation periods and flight delays. Improved operational efficiency.
Cost efficiency
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Environment
Reduced fuel burn and emissions.
Security
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  Code Title From By Related Enablers
 
ASP01 Deploy automated ASM support systems (LARA or equivalent)
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
ASP02 Adopt the NM system (CIAM) for ASM capabilities
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
ASP03 Implement procedures and processes for a full rolling ASM/ATFCM process
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
ASP04 Adapt ASM systems (LARA or equivalent) to support a full rolling ASM/ATFCM process
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
ASP05 Implement interoperability of ASM support systems with NM system
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
ASP06 Implement interoperability between ASM support systems to facilitate cross border operations
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
ASP07 Optimise planning and allocation of airspace booking
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
ASP08 Implement procedures related to ASM level 3 (tactical) information exchange
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
ASP09 Adapt ASM and ATC systems for automatic ASM data exchanges
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
ASP10 Adapt ASM system to manage airspace data information aligned with centralised airspace data provided by NM system
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
ASP11 Safety Assessment
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
ASP12 Training
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
ASP13 Operational use
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
USE01 Adapt airspace users’ systems for processing EAUP/EUUP information
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
USE02 Adapt airspace users’ system to process RRP messages or enhanced utilisation of opportunity tool application
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
USE03 Training
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
USE04 Operational use
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
NM01 Adapt NM systems to support a full rolling ASM/ATFCM process
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
NM02 Implement procedures and processes for a full rolling ASM/ATFCM process
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
NM03 Improve ASM notification process
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
NM04 Provide a centralised airspace data information to support ASM process
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
NM05 Safety Assessment
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
NM06 Training
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
 
NM07 Operational use
  • 01-01-2014
  • 31-12-2022
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AOM19.5
 
20140101_20221231
ASP01
 
69%
20140101_20221231
ASP02
 
46%
20140101_20221231
ASP03
 
63%
20140101_20221231
ASP04
 
67%
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ASP05
 
70%
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ASP06
 
35%
20140101_20221231
ASP07
 
74%
20140101_20221231
ASP08
 
66%
20140101_20221231
ASP09
 
45%
20140101_20221231
ASP10
 
64%
20140101_20221231
ASP11
 
63%
20140101_20221231
ASP12
 
55%
20140101_20221231
ASP13
 
39%
20140101_20221231
USE01
 
20140101_20221231
USE02
 
20140101_20221231
USE03
 
20140101_20221231
USE04
 
20140101_20221231
NM01
 
20140101_20221231
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20140101_20221231
NM03
 
20140101_20221231
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20140101_20221231
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20140101_20221231
NM06
 
20140101_20221231
NM07
 
20140101_20221231

Supporting Material

Title Related SLoAs

SDM - Standardisation and Regulation support to CP1 deployment 2021, Deliverable D1.1.1 07/2021

https://www.sesardeploymentmanager.eu/publications/deployment-programme

ASP01, ASP02, ASP03, ASP04, ASP05, ASP06, ASP07, ASP08, ASP09, ASP10, NM02, NM03, NM04, USE01, USE02

Consultation & Approval

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