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FANS-1/A in Asia ATN 2002 - The ATC Data link Conference

FANS-1/A in Asia ATN 2002 - The ATC Data link Conference. Owen Dell Manager International Operations, Cathay Pacific Airways. Hong Kong is our home Fleet ~ 80 airframes - B747/777; A340/330. FANS-1/A in Asia.

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FANS-1/A in Asia ATN 2002 - The ATC Data link Conference

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  1. FANS-1/A in AsiaATN 2002 - The ATC Data link Conference Owen Dell Manager International Operations, Cathay Pacific Airways 24 September 2002

  2. HongKongisourhome • Fleet ~ 80 airframes - B747/777; A340/330

  3. FANS-1/A in Asia • ICAO Air Navigation Commission approved the CNS/ATM concept in 1993 and accepted FANS-1/A as an interim system • Cathay Pacific was a FANS-1 pioneer • Almost 10 years later only 65% of the CX fleet is FANS-1/A equipped - Why??

  4. FANS-1/A in Asia • Total cost benefit to CX for FANS-1/A (ground and airborne): -$?,000,000 (e.g. One recent month - USD9,000 in datalink communication charges for ADS reports requested by one ATS provider!!)

  5. FANS-1/A in Asia • A positive cost benefit has been established in the Pacific - this has not occurred in Asia • Proliferation of ADS/CPDLC facilities in Asia at various stages of implementation with some duplicating radar coverage - (China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand)

  6. FANS-1/A in Asia • In the Pacific great effort has been made to ensure a co-ordinated implementation - e.g. FITs/CRA • No such effort has been made in Asia • FANS Action Team for the Bay of Bengal (FAT-BOB) established - only one meeting several years ago

  7. FANS-1/A in Asia • Hopefully things are about to change • ICAO to revitalise FAT-BOB and form a similar group for the Western Pacific/South China Sea area • IATA has recently made ADS/CPDLC implementation in Asia a formal priority at a regional level

  8. FANS-1/A in Asia • However still several years away from meaningful ATC applications using ADS/CPDLC • In the meantime we continue to wrestle with issues which could easily be solved using ADS/CPDLC - e.g. large scale weather deviations and poor HF communications performance

  9. FANS-1/A in Asia • Circular argument - full benefits not available until all aircraft are equipped - all aircraft will not be equipped until benefits are demonstrated and routinely available • No positive business case now or in the foreseeable future to retrofit the remaining 35% of the CX fleet

  10. FANS-1/A in Asia • Meanwhile technology development continues unabated • ADS-B, CDTI, TIS-B, Synthetic Vision • It is critical for "end users" to help guide the development and implementation of technologies and ensure they meet industry needs - how many operators on today’s programme?

  11. FANS-1/A in Asia • The challenge for all is to develop a strong positive cost benefit, using technology that works and is easily interoperable in the environment of Asia’s ATS providers • If this does not happen CNS/ATM will not move forward in Asia regardless of the march of technology

  12. THANKYOU

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