About this exercise

This exercise aims to initiate integration of Airports into the ATM Network, through a first link between Airport Operations Plans (AOP) with Network Operations Plan (NOP). This entails moving from the current departure-based management of flights (focused on Calculated Take-Off Time) to an arrival time based management (focused on Target Time of Arrival exchange). This exercise addresses both a feasibility assessment of the integration and the assessment of the prediction made for TTAs.

Benefits

• Improve arrival predictability and assess its propagation to departure predictability
• Reduce arrival traffic bunching effect and assess its impact on Safety