An Airline PerspectivePrepared by Capt. Ian Varcoe, Air New Zealand

COMMUNICATIONS

• HF – What standards

• Datalink – First performance based communications

• SATVOICE

NAVIGATION

• MNPS

• RNAV

• RNP

• RNP SAAAR

SURVEILLANCE

• China graph pencil

• Radar

• ADS C

• ADS B(Computer integrations)

PERFORMANCE BASED WHAT ?

MNPS

RNP 10

FANS 1/A (1995)

SEPARATION BASED ON ALL THREE ELEMENTS

Optimum routing

UPR’s

DARP’S

Navigation closer to obstacles/ restricted airspace, etc.

Less fuel / greater payload

Less time

ADVANTAGES FOR THE AIRLINE

NON STANDARD PROCEDURES• ATC in one location• Pilots fly in many airspaces• Infrastructure world wide

LEADS TO• Errors

Therefore reduced performance Therefore increased separation Less than optimum performance

AIM• Standards infrastructure and operations world wide

• FANS – The GOLD standard

• CAA / ICAO Lack of timely documentation Nothing to certify against Nothing to gain operational approval against

DIFFICULTIES

FANS 1 (FIRST AIRLINE WITH OPERATIONS APPROVAL)

OPTIMUM ROUTING AND ALTITUDES BASED ON AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE

GREATER PAYLOAD ON ULTRA LONGHAUL

LOWER FLIGHT TIMES

RNP AR

• ZQN

Greater reliability of service Increased payload Safety

Also used at WLG and ROT

AIR NEW ZEALAND’S BENEFITS

USE OF AIRBORNE CAPABILITY

WORLDWIDE TIMELY GROUND IMPLEMENTATION

(Justifies Airline Financial Commitment)

STANDARD PROCEDURES

TIMELY DOCUMENTATION

OPEN MINDS

ENHANCED SAFETY

WISHES