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American Airlines Data Link. 23 September 1999. American Airlines. Captain Brent Blackwell. Outline. American Airlines - General. Why Data Link?. PETAL IIe. US FAA CPDLC. Summary. A A Route Structure. Japan. Europe. Hawaii. Caribbean. Mexico & Central America. South America.

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23 September 1999

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  1. American Airlines Data Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 September 1999 AmericanAirlines Captain Brent Blackwell

  2. Outline AmericanAirlines - General Why Data Link? PETAL IIe US FAA CPDLC Summary

  3. AA Route Structure Japan Europe Hawaii Caribbean Mexico & Central America South America

  4. AA Fleet Mix F-100 75 S-80 284 B-727 72 B-737 18 B-757 102 B-767 79 A-300 35 DC-10 11 MD-11 10 B-777 11 Total 697 American Eagle 200 a/c - Regional Jets EMB-135 EMB-145 RJ - 70 Daily Departures AA & AE 4000 Approximate

  5. Why Data Link? • Big use of ACARS since mid 80’s • Emerging Requirement Today for additional AOC Capacity • Oceanic Airspace Capacity • RVSM / Timing • ATS Related Delays - Adverse Trends • High Density Enroute Airspace • High Density Terminal Areas

  6. Why Data Link? Cont.. • Technical Review • Com Digital • Nav MMR w / GPS • Surveillance ADS • ATN DL • Lead Moved to Europe - US Follower • Chicken and EGG - AA contributed to breaking deadlock • Influence Europe / USA Harmonization

  7. Why Now? • ATN VDL Mode 2 - Emerging Digital Data Link Candidate • Petal Trials extended for ATN VDL Mode 2 • CPDLC 1 & 1a • Trial and National Deployment Plan • Link 2000 Follows in Europe • AA Leadership Decided - Now is the Time! • Cooperative Team Assembled

  8. AA Organization/Participation ATNSI ARINC Rockwell/Collins AA Eurocontrol US FAA FAA Tech Center BCAG • PIT • CIT

  9. AA - BCAG TSA • We want to benefit from FANS experience • OED - OSA - Aircraft Requirements • Certification Plan - Europe to US CPDLC • Independent review of Tests / Data / Design • Support - Petal IIe Trials • Support - CPDLC Trials

  10. PETAL IIe • 4 - Boeing767’s AA/Boeing TSA • Honeywell Pegasus FMC - w / ATC button - ATN • GPS Position Source for FMC • SATCOM - Voice/Data (AOC) • CMU Based Arch. vs FMS Based Arch. • MCDU only Pilot interface w/alerting • US FAA Tech Center - Introduction of DL • Trial end of October - 3 Configurations • Industry Participation - Pilot Unions, Airlines, BCAG

  11. Petal IIe B-767 Block Diagram Alert Message Display Message Display Upper EICAS Left MCDU Right MCDU CMU Left FMC Right FMC VDR

  12. AA Petal IIe Schedule • Boeing TSA 3 Qtr `99 • Cockpit Configuration “Complete” 1 Qtr `01 • CPDLC Procedures & Trng Programs 2 Qtr `01 • CMU / VDR Development & Integration 2 Qtr `01 • AA Petal II Maastricht First Flight 2 Qtr `01 • Operational Approval 2 Qtr `01

  13. US FAA CPDLC 1 & 1a • 4 Boeing 767’s • Petal IIe System Design • Continue to participate w/France - Post Petal • 24 Boeing 737’s AA Committed Jan 99 • TSA • Design and Review • Certification Support • Flight Trials • First Milestone • Data Link Flight from Europe to MIA

  14. Boeing 737 Block Diagram Message Display Message Display Alert Light Left MCDU Right MCDU CMU Left FMC Right FMC VDR

  15. CPDLC 1 &1a Schedules • Boeing TSA 3 Qtr `99 • Operational Approval 2 Qtr `01 • Service for Miami live operations 2 Qtr `02 • FAA Build 1 Trial (1 Year) • CPDLC FAA Build 1a 2 Qtr `03 • Expanded MSG set • Leads to National Deployment • Fleet Retrofit Underway Now

  16. Airline Challenges • Msg. Set Interface (FANS & ATN) • Dual Stacks w / Different Protocols & Interface • To avoid dual stacks, FANS gnd stations w/ATN port. • Over-Reliance of MCDU as an Interface • FMC • SATCOM • AOC • ATC ? Pilot selectable option, No external demand.

  17. Airline Retrofit Program • Should be Simple & Inexpensive to install. • Manufacturers must recognize existing fleets. • AA pursuing a CMU based architecture to ease retrofit process. • One part # for all fleets • Reduces future Support Costs • Facilitates future Msg. sets / Functions / Cert. • 777 Evolution (?)

  18. . . AA Program Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 September 1999 AmericanAirlines

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