Air navigation 1, INTRODUCTION

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1 1, INTRODUCTION The missions of air traffic services consist in the safe, effective and economical ordering of the traffic circulating in the airspace in which aircraft move simultaneously, and providing the references pilots need, based on the different radio-electric systems enabling them to fix their positions and follow scheduled flight paths, The concept of air navigation is founded on these two main guidelines. The functions entrusted to the Directorate of Air Navigation are defined by Aena s articles of association and they are as follows: Ordering, directing, coordinating, operating, managing and administering the services of air traffic, communications and aeronautical information, in addition to the infrastructures, facilities and communications networks of the air navigation system. Drafting and approving projects, and executing and controlling investments. Evaluating needs and proposals for new infrastructures. Participating in aeronautical education. The Directorate of Air Navigation plays a very active role in the diverse international programmes designed to standardize systems and unify airspaces, Particularly noteworthy are its participation in the European Single Sky Programme and its involvement in the European Region and the Canary Islands-South America corridor, As regards the Single European Sky, the Directorate is certified as a provider of air navigation services in the airspace of national sovereignty and the internationally delegated airspaces. These services are provided through five regional air navigation directorates: Central-northern, Eastern, Canarian, Southern and Balearic, and their headquarters are respectively located in Madrid- Torrejon, Barcelona-Gava, Gran Canaria-Telde, Seville-San Pablo and Palma de Mallorca-Son Sant Joan. «In the FIR Peninsula 1,75 million operations were recorded and in the FIR/ ACC Canary Islands, there were more than 280,000,» The trends in air traffic are demonstrated in the statistical data on the level of demand, which refer to the volume of air movements managed by the regional directorates, and taking into account the fact that a unitary flight may give rise to various movements as it crosses the different divisions of the Spanish airspace, In 2009 lower demands led to an 8,74% reduction, with respect to 2008, as regards movements in the peninsular airspace (which includes the Balearic region), There were a total of 1,756,942 movements, whereas in the Canarian airspace there was a reduction of 13,43%, with a total of 282,495 movements. 234

2 2, PROGRAMMES AND ACTIONS 2,1 QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM The Directorate of Air Navigation banks on a decided commitment to quality assurance, making this a main feature of its operating plan, A priority objective of Aena s quality plan is to maintain the Quality Management System (QMS) of the Directorate of Air Navigation in accordance with the UNE-EN-ISO 9001:2000 standards and the environmental management system (EMS) in accordance with the UNE-EN-ISO 14001:2004 standards, Therefore, the main actions carried out in 2009 consisted in: Implementation of the Environmental Management System (EMS) in accordance with the UNE-EN-ISO 14001:2004 standards, The Balearic DNRA obtained certification as a result of the audit completed by Aenor in December of 2008 (the certificate was issued in 2009), Similarly, the certificates of the Eastern Region, Canarian Region, Central-Northern Region and Southern Region and Central Air Navigation Services were renewed. The Directorate of Quality, Safety and Certification of Air Navigation completed the development phase and began implementing the plan for integrating the Directorate of Air Navigation s management, quality, safety and security systems. The objective of this plan is to ensure effective administration of the management systems, making them compatible with each other so that the DNA can establish aligned objectives, with an overall view of them, and facilitate decision-making in the realms of quality, environment, safety and security. 2,2 SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SMS) Need for the ANSMS The safety of air traffic constitutes a key commitment for the national and international organizations in charge of regulating and managing the air navigation system as a whole, and it is the air navigation service s reason for being, Therefore, the Air Navigation Safety Management System (ANSMS) developed by Aena through the DNA complies with the set of common requirements established by the European Commission and the Spanish Aeronautical Authority (DGAC) and, specifically, it is founded on the following principles: To grant the highest priority to safety in the provision of air navigation services, over and above any other financial, operational, social or environmental criterion. To succeed in minimizing the air navigation system s contribution to risk situations. To ensure a formal, explicit and proactive approach to systematic safety management. SAFETY The Safety Management System having been put in place in 2006 in compliance with the requirements established in the standards for the provision of air navigation services (EC no, 550/2004) and the ministerial order of the DGAC on March 16th, 2006 regarding the attainment of certification for providers of civil air navigation services in accordance with the European Single Sky rules, over the course of 2009 the following progress was made concerning safety: Important progress was made pertaining to training, as the CBT safety course was given to 1,212 students, Diverse manuals on this subject are 235

3 being produced and updated: drafting of the document on good practices regarding safety information, revision of the manual on the emergency plan and drafting of the AN protocol to put in place in the event that a serious accident or incident should occur. To improve the means of raising awareness about safety, a new magazine was published, +Seguridad en Navegación Aérea (More Security in Air Navigation), of which there were two editions made in 2009, A safety website was also developed, and its address is safety,lean,na,aena,es/, It can be visited directly or through Internav (Air Navigation s intranet). With regard to handling and assessment of safety incidents, the total number of internal notifications increased, The risk assessment and mitigation process is virtually consolidated, as the proper documentation for expediting it has been produced and the new coordination mechanisms have been established. SECURITY Among the Directorate of Air Navigation s main missions is to ensure the protection of people, facilities, technical means and data pertaining to AN, Therefore, the following steps were taken to improve the processes of security management: Human Resources for security were optimized by installing security systems that reduce expenses of security personnel without jeopardizing the facilities, Specifically, in 2009 reductions included: 1H9 in Menorca, 1H24 in Gran Canaria, 1H24 in Radar MGA of Malaga and 2H24 in the Southern Region ACC and C,R, el Judio. At the same time, detection systems were put in place, notably the implementation of Air Navigation credentials in the facilities where they were requisite. 2,3 DEVELOPMENT AND EVOLUTION OF OPERATIONS Organization and management of the airspace The Directorate of Air Navigation is committed to reaching maximum levels of quality in the services it provides by continually improving the efficacy of the services rendered and the efficiency of the system, As regards operations, the services provided are: organization and management of the airspace, management of the capacity-demand and control of air transit and aeronautical information. In order to increase efficiency, its objective is to reduce delays caused by the Spanish air transit management system, improve performance with respect to the number of operations in highly demanded periods and times, in addition to offering the possibility of selecting preferred routes and optimizing the management of traffic capacity and flow by meeting the requirements of users real-time operation. «Services are rendered through five regional directorates whose headquarters are located in Madrid-Torrejon, Barcelona- Gava, Gran Canaria-Telde, Seville-San Pablo and Palma de Mallorca-Son Sant Joan» 236

4 The strategic changes addressed in 2009, defined in the ATM action plan, are the following: In the organization and management of the airspace: the latter will be structured and managed regardless of internal and external organizational borders, The ATC sectors will be designed according to demands in air traffic flows, without the organizational borders entailing limitations in the attainment of the best solutions. The route design and network will be optimized: the network of routes will be designed according to users preferences, and procedures for facilitating alternatives will also be developed. ATC will be optimized through the development and dynamic application of ATC sector-position configurations in response to different operating scenarios. Availability of use of the entire airspace: the airspace will be treated as a continuous resource available to all users. It is important to highlight that 95,5% of the ATM 2009 action plan was accomplished. TRAFFIC In the year 2009 a total number of 1,879,810 flights were managed by the Directorate of Air Navigation, which represents an 8,99% decline from the 2,065,413 during The following tables show the trend in operations in Spain throughout the year 2009 and the downturn with respect to the traffic recorded in 2008: %09 vs, %08 FIR SPAIN 1,879,810 2,065,413-8,99% FIR PENINSULA 1,756,942 1,925,178-8,74% FIR/ACC CANARIES 282, ,320-13,43% 2,4 SINGLE EUROPEAN SKY: SES (SINGLE EUROPEAN SKY) FUNCTIONAL BLOCK OF AIRSPACE (FAB) SPAIN-PORTUGAL The mission of the Single European Sky initiative is to restructure the management of air traffic in Europe by establishing a standardized regulatory framework in response to the system s current shortcomings and to meet future needs, This includes the overall improvement in performance of the European air navigation system to afford added value to the air transport chain. FAB (Functional Airspace Block) Portugal- Spain The volumes of airspace in which Air Navigation provides services are designed without regard to national or organizational borders, to attend to operational requirements. During 2008, in parallel to the requisites established by the European Single Sky initiative, Aena and NAV Portugal laid down the bases for increasing collaboration in different technical areas, especially in the framework of the processes of constituting functional airspace blocks (FAB), This process led to the signature, on March 17th, 2009, of the agreement of understanding between the service providers and aeronautical authorities of Spain and Portugal, for the constitution of the future functional airspace block of south-western Europe (SW-FAB). 237

5 2, 5 SESAR (SINGLE EUROPEAN SKY ATM RESEARCH) - SESAR JOINT UNDERTAKING (SJU) The SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) programme represents the technological aspect of the Single European Sky initiative, which will endow Europe with a high quality air traffic control infrastructure and permit the stewardship and ecological development of air transport. «An office of the Directorate of Air Navigation has been opened in Brussels» By taking full advantage of existing technologies, and those developed recently, such as Galileo, the specific SESAR concept is based on the following fundamental characteristics: A dynamic up-to-date network operating plan for continual operations that guarantees a common view of its situation. Complete integration of airport operations, as part of air traffic management and the planning process. Managing flight paths in such a way so as to reduce to a minimum the limitations of the organization of the airspace. New methods of separating aircraft, which enable increased safety, capacity and efficiency. Managing the information of the entire system as a whole, safely connecting all stakeholders involved in the management of air traffic, so they will share the same information. People principally in charge of decision-making: controllers and pilots will receive assistance through new automated functions in order to facilitate their work and enable them to carry out complex decision-making processes. The development and implementation of the SE- SAR programme is being carried out progressively and it is divided into three phases: Definition phase ( ) The main objective during this phase is drafting a European ATM (air traffic management) master plan, This is undertaken by a consortium hired by Eurocontrol (which funds it in conjunction with the European Commission) in which the most relevant companies and organizations in the European air transport industry are represented: airlines (Lufthansa, Iberia, Air France,,,), manufacturers (Airbus, Thales, Indra,,,), airports (Aena, BAA, Fraport, Schipol,,,) and air navigation service providers (Aena, DFS, NATS, ENAV, DSNA,,,). Development phase ( ) During this phase the research, development and validation tasks stipulated in the ATM master plan will be carried out, All the activities at this stage will be coordinated and funded by the SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU), ultimately responsible for the identification and development of the future European ATM system. Deployment phase ( ) During this phase the operating solutions, and the technical means of facilitating them identified in the European master plan, will be progressively implemented. ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN Presentation of two tender proposals (BAFO 1 and BAFO 2) to the SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU), resulting in Aena s being awarded 95 of the 98 proposed projects, for a total value of 72,6 million euros. 238

6 Establishment of a procedure for controlling Aena s participation in the development phase of the SESAR programme, so that, in order to conduct monitoring: Work groups have been created to develop all the projects awarded and carry out the associated management tasks. Coordination mechanisms have been established through SESAR Committee meetings, in addition to the use of the online tool developed for this purpose. It is fitting to underscore the fact that the process to guarantee Aena s contribution to the SESAR programme is an ongoing activity: a guarantee that Aena will fulfil, in due time and form, the duties specified in the contracts entered into with the SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU). CNS/ATM SYSTEMS DIRECTORATE Functional changes in the SACTA, ÍCARO systems The Automation Division has adapted the SACTA and Ícaro system to European regulations (SES) and its alignment with the SESAR (definition of safety requirements, introduction of European regulations, drafting CE verification statement, etcetera). EPISODIO 3: AFUA (Advanced Flexible Use of Airspace) concept The Simulation Division, within the simulation activities of the European Union EP3 project for the validation of elements of the SESAR concept, participates in several validation exercises that have enabled clarifying and refining this concept regarding the flexible use of the airspace among civil and military users. GBAS (Ground Based Augmentation Systems) projects The Satellite Navigation Division (DNS), within the SESAR framework, currently participates in three GBAS projects for the SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU), The first of these, led by the DNS, was launched on December 17th, 2009 and it is called GBAS Operational Implementation, Once it is accepted by the SJU in mid 2010 the tasks projected in it will begin, These basically concern detecting the need to succeed in putting in place the GBAS CAT I procedure on the European scale in the short term, In 2010 the other two GBAS projects included in the SESAR will be launched. DIRECTORATE OF SNA OPERATIONS The Aeronautical Information Division has initiated its participation in the SESAR programme by developing the Project Initiation Reports (PIR). 2,6 SNA OPERATIONS Providing the service of technical operations of the Air Navigation System (SNA) guarantees, through the Central and Regional-Sector Organization of Technical Operations in Air Navigation, the technical and operational availability of air navigation systems through: The management, performance and supervision of the specialized activities of preventative and corrective maintenance of the AN systems. Monitoring and controlling the system. The development and deployment of support and analysis tools, to achieve continual improvement. The optimization of the useful life of the systems. The main activities conducted during the year 2009 are described by areas below. 239

7 2,6,1 AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION (AIS) Lleida Airport On the occasion of the opening of Lleida Airport, all the information on the airport and its charts slated for publication, in addition to the information to be inserted in the different parts of the AIP, was compiled. AERONAUTICAL SERVITUDE PROCEEDINGS Optimization of management and improvement of response times of the aeronautical servitude proceedings was achieved by implementing a coordination procedure, which has allowed the intervening units to resolve the studies in an average time not exceeding four months, Therefore, the average time for resolving the 179 files processed during 2009 was 105 days. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM The content of the geographic information system Opengis was expanded with the maps and orthophotos acquired from the IGN (National Geographic Institute), Of this content, the cartography generated at Air Navigation related to Aena property has been represented along with the Ingena geographic information database, Moreover, the configuration of aeronautical servitudes is being included in this information system as they are approved in the corresponding forum (currently 11 airports). TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEYING AND OBSTACLES AT CATEGORY II/III AERODROMES The cartography from Asturias, Girona, Santiago, Vigo and Vitoria airports has been received and is being reviewed for the main purpose of supporting the design of Category II/III approach movements, This cartography, in addition to fulfilling the ICAO requirements for the areas described in chapter 10 of Annex 15, related to knowledge of the terrain and obstacles, will serve as an aid in the comparative analysis of the terrain and the bordering surfaces established by aeronautical servitudes. Regarding local topographical and cartographic projects that directly affect the recording of Geographic Information, the initially programmed projects were attended to, and assistance was provided upon request. 2,6,2 CNS/ATM SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURES With regard to the compliance of the operating plan intended to improve, renovate and standardize air navigation infrastructures, the following are the most noteworthy actions carried out during 2009 in the different regional directorates: EASTERN REGION Construction of the new TACC Valencia and the new associated facilities, As of December 2009, 42,65% of the totality of the construction work was completed normally. CANARIAN REGION Project to improve AN facilities in the Canarian Region, The building project comprises the renovation of diverse air navigation aid facilities in the Canarian Region, both electrical and mechanical systems, and other civil works projects. CENTRAL-NORTHERN REGION Revamping the heating and cooling system of the ACC centralized systems building Madrid, Project to revamp the heating and cooling system of this building in order to achieve safe and effective cooling in the critical air navigation facilities located therein. Piping for fibre optics communications ring at Santiago de Compostela Airport, This plan was drawn up in order to meet the need for fibre optics communications in diverse facilities of the airport s airfield with TACC/TWR, Construction began in November of 2008, and it was completed in March of

8 SOUTHERN REGION Expansion of the equipment room in the TWR in Malaga, The basic objectives of this plan are to fit out spaces, undertake necessary renovations and dismantlement, in addition to revamping the electrical and mechanical facilities, for the eventual installation of the air navigation equipment associated with the projected demands of the future layout of the airport. 2,6,3 IN-FLIGHT VERIFICATION The most relevant actions during 2009 were: IN-FLIGHT CALIBRATION: Preferential use of Aena Internacional s In-Flight Verification Unit over other units that operated for Aena in this capacity: the agreed-upon number of hours to carry out with this unit for 2009 was exceeded. Permits for authorization flights at new facilities and associated procedures: The State Agency for Air Safety (AESA) obtained the abovementioned permits for the new unit of Aena Internacional, which will also allow the reports generated to be presented at air navigation forums. Periodic Calibrations Plan The completion of 96,68% of the flights planned represented the successful accomplishment of the objectives. 2,7 CNS/ATM SYSTEMS The main activities carried out during 2009 are described below by areas: 2,7,1 AUTOMATION Functional changes in the SACTA, ÍCARO and SCV systems SACTA SYSTEM (Automated Air Traffic Control System): Launching the 3,Z5 version of the SACTA System (Automated Air Traffic Control System) at the TMAroute control centres of the AN network (ACC Canaries, ACC Madrid, ACC Seville, ACC Barcelona, ACC Palma, TACC Valencia, Madrid-Barajas Tower, Barcelona Tower). Transition to opening of the new Terminal 1 at the Barcelona Tower, Adaptation of the SACTA System to the operation of the tower in the environs of the new airfield and launching the surface movement radar (SMR) service. ÍCARO System: The strategy of evolving the Ícaro 2000 system into the Ícaro XXI system was completed, ending the process that has allowed migrating from network architecture to a centralized architecture integrating all the information and functions, This architecture allows more control of the system from the logistical and management standpoints, thus facilitating the integrity and availability of the information. The transition of Ícaro 2000 to Ícaro XXI enabled reaching as many as 4,451 users, of whom 3,500 were users who connected to the system through the Internet in its Icaronet function, 430 were users who gained access to the system through the user stations provided in ARO offices of the airports and 450 were system operators. VCS SYSTEM (Voice Communications System) IN THE ACCs: Updating and deployment of the 2,4,T version VCS in the ACC of the Canary Islands and Palma de Ma- 241

9 llorca, This enables taking on migration to the Redan (air navigation data network) and making both systems compatible. Launching a VCS for ATS simulation at the Madrid Control Centre. Launching a VCS for the CED (Centre for Experimentation and Development) of Air Navigation. Launching the VCS equipment in the UCS to be expanded in the CATS rooms of the control centres of Seville, Palma de Mallorca and the Canary Islands. Programme for Upgrading Automation Infrastructures Control Centres Updating and modernization of equipment (switches) corresponding to communications of SACTA system data affecting the equipment of the control centres of the Balearic Islands, Seville, Barcelona, the Canary Islands and the towers in Palma and Malaga. Substitution of the disc arrays in the Palestra and GSI environments. Substitution of the 2K screens in the control centres at Palma, Seville and Malaga APP. Installation and launching of VCS equipment in the UCS of the CATS simulation rooms of the control centres at Seville, Palma de Mallorca and the Canary Islands. Operative expansion of the analogue telephonic signalling system ATS R2 and ATS N5 on a national and international level, to achieve standardization and unification. Completion and launching of the relocation and expansion of the SACTA and VCS equipment in the dynamic simulator of the Madrid Control Centre. Control Towers Launching of SACTA equipment in the provisional tower of Barcelona Airport and in the tower at Murcia-San Javier Airport. Technical validation of the new tower at Lleida Airport. Launching new consoles at the South Tower of Madrid-Barajas Airport. Initiation of installation in the tower at Fuerteventura Airport. Installation of 3 new tower positions in the control cab of the tower at Malaga Airport. 2,7,2 NAVIGATION AND SURVEILLANCE 1, AIR NAVIGATION Navigation aids, also called radio-aids, is the set of radioelectric signals generated in ground facilities and received airborne, which permit the instrumental flight of aeroplanes without the need for visual references, The navigation systems support instrumental flight, which consists of the following stages: departure, en-route, arrival, approach and landing, Each one of these stages has standard procedures and its associated radio-aids, published in the aeronautical navigation charts, The main activities conducted in 2009 are indicated below by programmes: 242

10 Programme of substitution, installation and removal of AN radio-aids ILS/DME (Instrument Landing System / Distance Measurement Equipment) The ILS provides aircraft with guidance information so that pilots, without external visual references, can reach a point of the descent path situated at a height called decision height, Once this height has been reached and only if pilots have established visual references with the runway, they will continue the descent and proceed to land. Activities: Substitution of the ILS of Saragossa Airport, runway 30R. Relocation of the LOC subsystem of Pamplona Airport due to the runway extension. Relocation of the GP-DME subsystem of runway 20 at Gerona Airport, because the threshold was set back to adapt the ILS system for category III operations. VOR-DME (VHF Omnidirectional Range-Distance Measurement Equipment) The VOR equipment supplies guidance information about the radius in which the receiver is located with respect to a direction of reference that is generally the magnetic north of the VOR station, The DME equipment provides aircraft with continuous and precise indications of the oblique distance between it and the ground-based station. Activities: Installation of a DVOR/DME in Cuesta de la Reina (Malaga) to substitute for the existing VOR-DME. Installation of the new DVOR-DME LTE in Lanzarote. NDB (Non Directional Beacon) This device permits pilots to select a heading and follow it, both en-route and during non-precision approaches or instrumental departures. Activities: Substitution for the NDB of Pamplona PP. Relocation of the NDB of Vigo VI. Programme to conduct studies of radioelectric servitudes and simulation The main tasks carried out within this programme are 289 studies of simulation and radioelectric servitudes, Of these, 281 resulted from requests by the DGAC and/ or the DPI and the rest (8) were internal requirements of the DNV or requests made directly to the division basically related to the critical or sensitive areas of the ILS systems. 2, SURVEILLANCE Surveillance is defined as the technique of the timely detection of targets, the determination of their position and the delivery of this information to users to support the safe separation and control of targets within a defined area of interest, The main activities carried out during 2009 were: Radar Surveillance New MSSR station between the parallel runways of Madrid-Barajas Airport. Provisional MSSR in Valencia. Updating the Valencia radar station (PSR+ MSSR). Surface Surveillance Completion of the installation of the mode S multilateration system for Tenerife-Norte Airport. 243

11 Completion of the installation of the SMR of Barcelona. Updating Tenerife Norte Airport SMR. Adjustment of the Barajas SMR and replacement of the SMR antennae at the south TWR. Tests in the Mode S Multilateration system of Madrid-Barajas Airport, for its verification. Other surveillance activities Disconnection and dismantling of old PSR and MS- SR radars in Valencia. Drawing up monthly reports on the state of Aena s radar surveillance network. Development of tools for evaluating the surface surveillance systems. 2,7,3 COMMUNICATIONS The Air Navigation Communications Division is in charge of designing, planning and implementing the communications networks, which transfer to the control towers and centres the information from radars, communications centres, radio-aids and other complementary systems which is necessary for the navigation of aircraft. The main activities carried out in 2009 are enumerated below: Ground-Air Stations A new transmitter centre began to operate at Malaga Airport, in addition to the new Control Tower at Murcia-San Javier Airport and new communications centre at Randa (Palma de Mallorca), New frequencies were opened at the ground/air communications centres of Barcelona Airport, Ground/air communications equipment was also installed in the control towers of Burgos, Vitoria and the provisional tower in Cordoba, Moreover, the validation and launching of ground/air communications took place at Ciudad Real Airport and the ground/air communications system of Lleida Airport was tested. Control Tower Equipment Voice communications systems (VCS) and recording systems were installed in the control towers of the airports in Murcia-San Javier, Cordoba (provisional), Barcelona (provisional), Burgos and Vitoria, and the last-resort radio system of the Malaga APP, and the new VCS control positions of the South Tower of Madrid-Barajas Airport began to operate. By changing the version of the CD30 communications system, the north, south and west towers of Madrid-Barajas, the East Tower of Barcelona and APP Malaga were updated, The version of the SDC-2000 communications system of the Tower of Palma de Mallorca was also changed. Ground-Ground Links Launching of a ground/ground fibre-optics communications system and radio links between Madrid-Barajas Airport and the Madrid (Torrejon) Control Centre Launching of a ground/ground fibre-optics communications system at Murcia-San Javier Airport REDAN (AIR NAVIGATION DATA NETWORK) A network that integrates voice and data communications providing coverage at all airports, air traffic control centres and, in general, sites that are sources or destinations of information related to air navigation, which enables connecting to other networks of the international aeronautics field. 244

12 Activities: New stations of the air navigation data communications system (REDAN) were incorporated, including Leon, Jerez, South Tower of Madrid-Barajas, Tower of Valencia and Tower of Murcia-San Javier, Similarly, the Valencia radar, Malaga 2 and the bypass radar system were integrated. Aeronautical Services Launching of Atis system at Jerez and Gerona airports Tx-Rx equipment at Menorca Airport for the transmission of Atis to substitute for the current transmission through the audio channel of the Menorca VOR. Revision and execution of improvement in 12 Atis systems (Amendment 74 Annex 3 ICAO) 2,7,4 CNS/ATM SIMULATION 1, Simulation Area Airport System Madrid-Barajas Airport and Madrid-Campo Real (NSAM) Airport Definition of scenarios of future operation and assessment of viability and benefits of the coexistence of both airports. Madrid-Barajas Airport Simulation study to assess the viability of Madrid-Barajas as an airport hub. Analysis of the lateral deviation, caused by wind or navigation, in the south configuration in current departures. Analysis of safety for independent operations in north configuration. Analysis of the visibility from the control towers of Madrid-Barajas. Ibiza Airport Simulation study for the analysis of possible radar approaches to Ibiza. Alicante Airport Study of the options for the airport s movement area to support the projects for the new runway to run parallel to the current one, the taxiway links between the runways, new terminal areas and location of the tower. Santiago Airport Analysis of the impact that the new location of the Terminal Building has on visibility from the tower. Malaga Airport Simulation of taxiway with the airport s projected operations. Air Navigation SACTA TWR CF 2 A project was initiated to evaluate the new versions of SACTA in route positions, control tower and TMA by estimating the impact that the changes and new functions of each version will entail in the controller s workload. FREQUENCY OF OCCUPANCY Study of the statistical frequency of occupation of sectors of the Spanish airspace and the control towers to analyze operational safety. 2, R&D&I AREA E-TLM Within the TMS (Traffic Management System) project Eurocontrol aims to launch an ATC (Air Traffic Control) workload monitor to support the supervisory positions 245

13 of the Eurocontrol MUAC (Maastricht) centre, To this end, the Aena components ETLM, WAC and MWM are being employed, Aena undertakes this R&D project in consortium with Indra and ISA software. ATMAN (ATC Human Workload Model) The mission of the ATMAN project is to minimize the risk of jeopardizing the health of air controllers, so it is necessary to define a simultaneous maximum workload parameter at the different tower, approach and en-route work-stations, Therefore, during 2009, in collaboration with CRIDA, the high level requirements of the application, algorithms, and means of calibration were determined to enable defining the workload model. Other Projects In addition to those mentioned above, participation in other EU and Eurocontrol research and development projects continued, among which those of particular note are: SESAR, Emma2, SpadeE2, Reset and Atmap, whereas the Caats2 project was completed in , AREA OF DEVELOPMENT OF SIMULATION IN- FRASTRUCTURE INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS This is an online application that provides services of projected and real operational information (sector load, delays, regulations, etcetera) for airports and sectors of the Spanish airspace, In the year 2009 a new version was developed that includes new functions such as the generation of automatic reports, comparisons of the organization of the airspace, with historical reports and projections, the exportation of data to other applications (Excel, Adobe Reader) and the geographic visualization of sectors and configurations. TRP (TAAM-RAMS Processor) A simulation data processor that enables translating ATC events from simulators to the workload calculator MWM (Multi-Workload Model), also introducing logical rules, In 2009 the internal development of TRP-java continued. MWM (Multi-Workload Model) A software application that simulates ATC tasks and workloads by using the Wickens model of interference of cognitive channels, In 2009 the MWM tool was developed for the purpose of unifying the existing versions and criteria. EXTERNAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS PITOT An integrated platform for processing, operating and analyzing simulation data, During 2009 it was granted greater stability and its capacity to manage multiple iterations and instances of the simulation-analysis was increased. SIMCO This project develops modules for monitoring and optimizing the calculation of simulation parameters and variables, In 2009 the following phases were carried out: Improvement of the Trafgen functions: generator of traffic that enables analyzing and generating traffic for SNA analysis and simulation studies. Development of OP-DIS (prototype of dynamic sectorization) and OP-MON phase II (prototypes for monitoring workloads). MAPPING Set of graphics libraries with development of modules of representation of geo-referenced information of the Trafgen, TRP, MWM and Perseo applications, In 2009 the following phases were carried out: Analysis, design and development of HMI modules of Trafgen and TRP. 246

14 Analysis and design of Perseo. Report of MWM evolution and achievement of objectives of knowledge transference. Maintenance and support of development. MASDATA: Optimization of the interpretation, handling and use of output data for advanced models of en-route, TMA and airport air traffic simulation, In 2009 the lines of research were continued and expanded through a second phase of the project called Masdata 2, The activities of algorithmic debugging were carried out. MIDAS Model of simulating human factors of air traffic control capable of acting on what other simulators do in accelerated time, The objective of the project is to connect Midas and RAMS through Pitot5, In 2009 the following phases were executed: Modules and tests to support hybrid simulation. Interconnection of RAMS-Midas through Pitot. VOICE Voice recognition system applied to the calculation of simulation parameters, The result of the project from 2005 was materialized in a first technological prototype, In 2009 the original prototype was used as a basis for developing a functional prototype. AGENT State-of-the-art ATM accelerated time simulation tool (based on agent software architecture), extremely adaptable to any present or future ATM concept, During 2009 the Air Top multi-platform licences were acquired. 2,7,5 SATELLITE NAVIGATION Aena s activities in this field focus on the implementation of the GNSS system in the Spanish airspace, employing it in the different phases of flight, Therefore, it is projected that the basic constellations such as GPS and the future Galileo, in addition to GBAS and Egnos augmentations will all be used under the premise of compliance with the requirements reflected in Annex 10 of the ICAO and the implementation plans that are being developed on the European scale. 1, EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) The most significant events during 2009 were: Signing the EGNOS Agreement The signing of this agreement by Aena, the rest of the EOIG partners and the European Commission (EC) meant that, as of April 1st 2009, the latter became the owner of and accountable for the management and operation of the Egnos system in the European Community. Contracts of the ESSP (European Satellite Services Provider) SAS with the European Commission: Egnos Signal Continuity Provision Contract, also known as Plan B, which lasts for 6 months, went into effect on April 1st 2009, The importance of this lies in the demonstration that ESSP SAS was capable of honouring this contract in due time and form to satisfy the client (EC), thus establishing the confidence needed to close the negotiations of the Egnos Service Provision contract. Egnos Service Provision Contract, known as Plan A, lasts for 51 months, It went into effect on October 1st 2009 and it ends in 2013, It projects the certification of the company ESSP SAS as Egnos service provider in accordance with the Single European Sky regulations and the Egnos Safety of Life (SOL) service statement. 247

15 Service Provision Unit (SPU) of the ESSP SAS This has been officially established since April 1st 2009, Though the ESSP SAS has actually been a legal body since September of 2008, the physical establishment of its units and hiring of most of the personnel took place in the year , GBAS (Ground Based Augmentation Systems) PROGRAMME Over the course of 2009 the following proceedings were completed: Service for the development of an SW tool for analyzing GBAS coverage a tool that will facilitate choosing the best site for a GBAS station in an airport in compliance with the international regulations. GBAS programme at Malaga Airport: The following plans were fulfilled: Technical assistance for conducting operational implementation of GBAS in SNA which provided the support necessary for preparing the implementation of GBAS operations in the Spanish Air Navigation System (SNA), specifically at Malaga Airport. Replacement of HW elements for GBAS CAT-I certification at Malaga Airport, which consisted in updating Malaga Airport s GBAS CAT I facility. The following plan was projected and contracted out: Supply of a portable GBAS monitoring station in operational state, This new system will serve as support for the operational implementation of Malaga s GBAS CAT I station by analyzing the performance and conducting the required periodical inspections of the ground-based system and, in future, analyzing the forthcoming GBAS sites in other airports in Spain. During the year 2009 work was carried out on the following projects of the Seventh Framework Programme of the GJU (now GSA General Services Administration), of the European Commission, the SJU, ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) and the ESA (European Space Agency): GIANT2 (EGNOS ADOPTION IN THE AVIATION SECTOR) Project included in the Galileo activities of the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Commission, whose mission is to support the introduction of Egnos in the civil aviation sector, embracing other segments such as corporate aviation, general aviation and rescue helicopters. IOP The Egnos unit was hired to perform the initial Egnos operations of the elements installed in Spain (MCC, ASQF and NLES at Torrejon and 5 RIMS installed in the airports of Gran Canaria, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, La Palma and Santiago). EDAS A contract was signed with GSA for the provision of Egnos data to authorized clients through the Edas application, Similarly, Aena provides a help desk service to registered and non-registered Edas users, for the purpose of facilitating the initial installation of the application and resolving any doubts or anomalies that may arise during the provision of data. CELESTE CCN A project carried out by a consortium led by Aena as main contractor, and whose other members are: Alcatel Alenia, GMV, Atech (Brazil), Indra SI (Argentina), Ineco DB (Brazil), Hispamar (Brazil), Telespazio Argentina and BCI (Panama), Its main objectives are: 248

16 Introduction to the Galileo services and their development from a multi-modal perspective with regard to selected markets Carrying out multi-modal demonstrations with Galileo and assessment of its operational advantages, The setting of the demonstrations will be the area between Mar del Plata and Rio de Janeiro. 2,7,6 SYSTEMS VERIFICATION Safety For the purpose of coordinating the safety activities and ensuring that these are carried out in a homogenous and coherent manner in all the operational divisions, the Division of Systems Verification conducted the following activities in 2009: Planning, coordination and uniformity of the safety activities with the operational divisions (Communications, Navigation and Surveillance, Automation). Production of guidance material for use by the Divisions of the Directorate of CNS/ATM Systems, notably that produced for assigning a level of guarantee to the system software (SWAL) during the process of risk analysis and mitigation of a CNS/ATM system. Conducting an overall analysis of safety, with regard to the service provided by the Directorate of CNS/ATM Systems. Supervision and collaboration on safety studies, Twenty of the safety studies conducted by the different CNSA divisions were supervised, Similarly, support was provided for all the phases of the safety study conducted for opening Lleida Airport. VERIFICATION During 2009, once the systems verification procedure at the DNA (DIET-07-PGR-022-1,0) was approved, its implementation in the different divisions and systems was continued, The implementation strategy was carried out gradually, defining verification plans by system, beginning with those projected to enter into service in 2009, and subsequently preparing the EC verification statement and the associated technical file. 2,8 INTERNATIONAL ARENA Among the objectives of Air Navigation is that of reinforcing its standing in the international arena, To this end, actions were undertaken throughout 2009 in the following fields: PENS: For the purpose of offering a joint European network of air navigation services and information exchange between stakeholders, based on IP protocols, the PENS (Pan-European Network Services) project was launched on October 28th 2009, as Aena and its Swedish and Norwegian equivalents officially became Eurocontrol users, Likewise, ENAV, LPS, NATS, and NAV Portugal signed a letter of intent with the commitment to join soon, At the same session, as ECTL had committed, Redan was formally subcontracted by Sita as a PENS solution to service provision in Spain, Aena therefore became the first service provider in Europe to reach this status, It is anticipated that, following in Aena s footsteps, other national ANSP networks will join in the coming months. To foster international institutional relations, high level bilateral meetings were held with Onda, Navair and the General Manager of Eurocontrol. 249

17 Strategic Planning Management coordinates the participation of AN in regional projects (AEFMP, ICAO), Therefore, the secretariat of the technical group was formed, the contribution and participation of the WG was coordinated, and the meeting with the committee director was prepared and held. The high level EC3, CECM and other Canso group meetings were prepared and attended in coordination with the different AN units, which were considerably influential given the significant level of acceptance of Aena s proposals. Aena s Air Navigation office was set up in Brussels. From March 17th to 19th 2009, the annual ATC Global Exhibition took place in the Dutch city of Amsterdam, Aena participated with a 108m² exhibit attended by personnel specialized in the different systems that were presented, ACC AEFMP Aenor Aesa AFUA AGEN AIS ANSMS ANSP ATC ATM ATMAN Bypas Radar CE CED Celeste CCN DGAC DNA Edas EGNOS EMS ESA ESSP FAB FABS LISTADO DE ACRÓNIMOS Area Control Centre, Agreement between Algeria, Spain, France, Morocco and Portugal, Spanish Association for Standardization and Certification, State Agency for Air Safety, Advanced Flexible Use of Airspace State-of-the-art ATM tool for accelerated time simulation (based on agent software architecture), Aeronautical Information Service, Air Navigation Safety Managment System, Air Navigation Service Providers, Air Traffic Centre, Air Traffic Management, ATC Human Workload Model Radar fallback system, European Commission, Centre for Air Navigation Experimentation and Development, Project carried out by a consortium led by Aena as main contractor, and whose other members are: Alcatel Alenia, GMV, Atech (Brazil), Indra SI (Argentina), Ineco DB (Brasil), Hispamar (Brazil), Telespazio Argentina and BCI (Panama), General Directorate of Civil Aviation, Directorate of Air Navigation (Aena), Contract signed with GSA for the provision of Egnos data, European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service, Environmental Management System, European Space Agency, European Satellite Services Provider, Functional Airspace Block Portugal-Spain, Functional Airspace Blocks Portugal-Spain, 250

18 G/A G/G GBAS GIANT2 GSA HUB ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization, IGN ILS-DME INGENA MAPPING MASDATA MIdas MUAC MWM MWM Software application that simulates ATC tasks and workload, NDB OP-DIS Dynamic sectorization prototype, OP-MON Opengis PENS PERSEO PIR PITOT QMS R&D&I Redan SACTA SAFETY Operational safety, SES Sesar SIMCO SJU SMR SMS SNA SW-FAB TACC LISTADO DE ACRÓNIMOS Ground/air communications, Ground/ground communications, Ground Based Augmentation Systems, Egnos Adoption in the Aviation Sector, General Services Administration, Transfer centre, Geographic database, National Geographic Institute, Instrument Landing System - Distance Measurement Equipment, Geographic database, Set of graphics libraries with development of modules of representations, Optimization of the interpretation, handling and use of the output data, Model of simulation of human factors of air traffic control capable of acting on what other simulators do in accelerated time, Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre, Multi-Workload Model, Geographic information system, Non-Directional Beacon, Pan-European Network Services, Phase 2 prototypes for monitoring workload for advanced models of simulation of enroute, TMA and airport air traffic, Geographic information system, Pan-European Network Services, Online application that provides a service of information on projected and real operations (sector load, delays, regulations, etcetera) for airports and sectors of the Spanish airspace, Project Initiation Reports, Integral platform for processing, use and analysis of simulation data, Quality Managment System, Resdarch & Development & Innovation, Air Navigation Data Network, Automated Air Traffic Control System, Sistema de gestión de calidad, Single European Sky, Single European Sky ATM Research, Project to develop modules for monitoring and optimizing calculations of parameters and variables of simulation, Sesar Joint Undertaking, Surface Movement Radar, Safety Management System, Air Navigation System, Functional Airspace Block Southwest Europe, Terminal Area Control Centre, 251

19 TMS Trafgen TRP TWR VCS Voice communications system, Voice VOR-DME WG WG LISTADO DE ACRÓNIMOS Traffic Management System, Generator of traffic that enables analyzing and generating traffic for SNA assessment and simulation studies, TAAM-RAMS PROCESSOR- Processor of simulation data that enables translating ATC events from simulators to workload calculator MWM (Multi-Workload Model), Control Tower, TAAM-RAMS Processor- Procesador de datos de simulación que permite traducir eventos ATC provenientes de simuladores al calculador de carga de trabajo MWM (Multi-Workload Model), Voice recognition system applied to the calculation of simulation parameters, (VHF Omnidirectional Range - Distance Measurement Equipment), Work Group, Grupo de trabajo, AIR MOVEMENTS BY REGIONAL DIRECTORATES OF AIR NAVIATION Central 922, ,768 1,038,625 1,135,146 1,134,465 1,042,793 Eastern 792, , , , , ,757 Canarian 293, , , , , ,495 Sevillian 363, , , , , ,868 Balearic 244, , , , , ,651 MOVEMENTS BY REGION FIR Spain 1,711,285 1,806,619 1,924,251 2,090,753 2,065,413 1,879,810 FIR Peninsula 1,586,801 1,676,539 1,783,168 1,949,578 1,925,178 1,756,942 FIR/ACC Canary Island 293, , , , , ,495 ACC Madrid 922, ,768 1,038,625 1,135,146 1,134,465 1,042,793 ACC Barcelona 792, , , , , ,757 ACC Seville 363, , , , , ,868 ACC Palma 244, , , , , ,651 TOTAL FLIGHTS OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTORATES OF AIR NAVIGATION 2,150,000 2,100,000 2,050,000 2,000,000 1,950,000 2,090,753 2,065,413 1,900,000 1,850,000 1,879,810 1,800,000 1,750,