International Harmonization of NEXTGEN/SESAR with a series of Next Steps

1. International Harmonization of NEXTGEN/SESARwith a series of Next Steps Nancy GrahamDirector, Air Navigation Bureau October 2010

2. Tomorrow’s Global Aviation System • ICAO is Serious about Global Harmonization • $80B+ will be spent over the next 10 years • ICAO’s Global Air Navigation Plan (which the U.S. and Europe designed) outlined the Concept • NEXTGEN and SESAR followed the concept; but neither implementation “packaged” in a way that can be understood and/or supported by global community • ICAO Assembly agreed • ICAO 12th Air Navigation Conference is the stake in the ground (opportunity) to have the Global Aviation Community agree to Global SYSTEMUpgrades (blocks vs bits) – lets use it!

3. Tomorrow’s Global Aviation System • What is an Aviation SYSTEM (or block) Upgrade?? • Intended Operational Improvement/Metric to determine success • Necessary Procedures/Air and Ground • Necessary Technology/Air and Ground • Positive Business Case per Upgrade • Regulatory Approval Plan/Air and Ground • Well understood by a Global Demonstration Trial • All synchronized to allow initial implementation • Won’t matter whenor where implemented

4. Step 1 – Get Harmonization on the Global Agenda • Initial NEXTGEN/SESAR Symposium (2008) • Allowed U.S. and Europe to reassure the Global Community that NEXTGEN and SESAR were not being developed in a vacuum • Convened Standards Organization (SO) Roundtable (2009) • Initiated relationships between ICAO and other standards making bodies • Formalized relationships with SO’s through agreements • Plan to consolidate and expedite standards efforts

5. Step 2 – Global System Upgrades • Creating Global SYSTEM Upgrades from Individual NEXTGEN/SESAR Plans • Safety Needs Dictate it • Global Operators will Demand it • Global Agreements keep both programs Sold • Initial Efforts Completed • Individual Regional Plans Reviewed • Gap analysis developed • Common areas for SYSTEM/Block upgrades exist • ICAO will sponsor the effort to develop the “Blocks” from the existing regional programs

6. Step 3 – Global Rollout and FeedbackSeptember 2011 • ICAO hosts Global Air Navigation Forum - provides the opportunity to: • Outline System/Block agreements to int’l community to gain their buy in and get their feedback • Sign global and regional agreements for global operational trials to drive common solutions and procedures and involve the community • Create positive publicity for both U.S. and Europe • Give the press something interesting to watch and to talk about

7. Step 4 – Sealing the Global DealNovember 2012 • ICAO Special* 12th Air Navigation Conference • Will formalize International Agreement which will result in a revised Global Air Navigation Plan • Will identify performance standards and international procedures ICAO will develop; by when • Will identify what specifications are necessary by other standards bodies; by when • Will outline risk areas with planned mitigation strategies; by region • Will outline a way forward for ATC Communications; with decision points via an Avionics Appendix • ICAO will also rollout an electronic Air Navigation Plan to accompany which will: • Provide real time transparency at the regional level • Allow real-time regional planning of airspace restructuring and new routes • * Special Conference includes Security and Environment elements

8. Next Steps (1) • U.S. and European officials agree on global System Upgrade or “builds””approach • Two different levels of effort are required • One at the technical level; called Technical Team • One at the larger system level; called Challenge Team • After consultation ICAO proposes a series of next steps • Technical Team • Proposed Technical Team participants: Technical Architect/s from JPDO/FAA; JU/Eurocontrol; IATA; IFALPA; IFATCA; RTCA and Eurocae • Teleconference with the technical participants selected to formulate the “builds” in November to begin the technical effort • Face-to-face meeting; January in Montreal (for as long as needed) to complete the by the end of January – hosted by ICAO Director ANB

9. Next Steps (2) • Challenge Team • Proposed Challenge Team Participants – Deputy Administrator FAA/Director JPDO; DG Eurocontrol; Director JU; DG IATA; Chair ICCAIA; DG CANSO; Pres IFALPA; Pres IFATCA – hosted by ICAO Director ANB • Propose meeting early February; in Montreal (with second meeting planned as back up, if needed, at the end of February) • Political Agreement • Use Vice President Kallas’ visit to the U.S. in March as an opportunity to publicize the agreement on global “builds” • Announce bilateral efforts to agree on one ATC Communication Strategy

10. Next Steps (3) • Tidy Up • Technical Team and/or Political Team meet in April to finalize the details including the Business Case and Regulatory Approval Plan • Formulate plans for a series of global operational demonstrations and/or trials • Share • Rollout “builds” during the ICAO Air Navigation Symposium; get feedback from the global aviation community • Announce and sign agreements global demos and trials • Integrate feedback into plans for formal ICAO Special AN Conf; Nov 2012 (Special includes Security and Environment elements)

11. Your feedback is most welcome, ideally by 4 November 2011, so that we can incorporate your views and begin the process IATA OPC/22 Meeting