Institutional and Governance aspects of ATFM

Jean jacques Sauvage
Head of External Relations
Institutional and Governance aspects of ATFM
Jean- Jacques Sauvage
Head of External Relations, EUROCONTROL
Office of the Director General Amman, 14-15 October 2009

EUROCONTROL Developments
1960: A common European ATC system in the upper
airspace
1997: EUROCONTROL Mission
To harmonise and integrate Air Navigation Services in
Europe, aiming at the creation of a uniform Air Traffic
Management System for civil and military users, in order to
achieve the safe, orderly, expeditious and economic flow of
traffic throughout Europe. (Article 1 of the revised Convention)
Today: Building a Single European Sky

IS
FI
Membership of the EU,
EUROCONTROL and
ECAC
1960:
Six States: UK,
France, Belgium,
Luxembourg,
Germany,
Netherlands
NO
DK
SE
EE
LV
LT
RU
XX
Eurocontrol (38 +
European Community)
ECAC (44)
EU (27)
Today:
38 States
IE
GB
NL
PL
BY
KZ
European
Community
PT
ES
FR
BE
LU
CH
DE
SM
IT
CZ
AT
SI
SK
HU
HR
BA
CG
SR
MK
RO
BG
MD
UA
TR
GE
AM
AZ
IR
AL
GR
CY
SY
IQ
MA
DZ
TN
MT

Remember …
1980s
Volume of air traffic in Europe grows
steadily resulting in worsening delays
• Many flights incur delays greater than ½ hour
• Many disruptions in ATM
• ATC does not trust the ATFM system
• Lack of information to the public
© EUROCONTROL2005 – Central Flow Management Unit

Why to create CFMU: Back in the 1980’s
major crisis : ATM mess
Creation 5 regional units
Does’nt
work
ATFM system
Londres
Paris
Francfort
1988
MATSE Decision
CFMU is created.
Eurocontrol will implement
and operate it
One central
unit : CFMU
+
Local FMP
Madrid
Rome
ATM
Delays
1996
CFMU fully
operational
Traffic
1980
1990

The ECAC Ministers decided in 1980 to create the CFMU and entrusted
EUROCONTROL the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation to
develop and operate it. CFMU became operational in 1995
CFMU
is part of the
EUROCONTROL
Agency
the Executive body of
the
EUROCONTROL
Organisation
CFMU/D/elo-ATCA05.ptt – 21/10/05

ATFM principles
Safety first : avoid overload for controllers
Principles
• Safety/Capacity : no “en-route holding pattern”
• Equity : “First planned at the constraint (FPL), First served”
• Economy : constraint on the ground (delay, before “push back”)
How ?
Integrated FPL processing system
To match
the demand
+
European radar plots
Demand
and
the capacity
Airspace infrastructure
+
Traffic handling capabilities
Capacity
BALANCING
ATFM
To know all the European demand
to match equitably with the capacity
Need for a central unit : CFMU

3 main Principles and Functions
To know the demand
• FPL
• CPR
Initial Flight
Planning
To know the infrastructure
• Airport
• in the air
• Capacity
Env & EAD
Aeronautical
Information
Network Information
Sharing
To match and manage
(inside the infrastructure)
the demand
&
the capacity
Air Traffic Flow
& Capacity
Management

ADDITIONAL KEY FUNCTIONS
Establish list alerts and EC SAFA Warnings
‣The EC/EUROCONTROL SAFA/blacklist Alarming Function,
has been set up in order to monitor air traffic in Europe and
issue relevant alarms.
‣Under this system, two distinct types of alarming messages
are sent out by EUROCONTROL to all (42) SAFA participating
states (EU 27 + 15)

ADDITIONAL KEY FUNCTIONS
Management of critical and crisis events through appropriate
contingency procedures
The contingency procedures shall include:
‣ Organisational and co-ordination arrangements
‣ ATFM measures to manage access to affected areas to prevent
overloading of the whole or part of the airspace and/or airports
concerned.
‣ Circumstances, conditions and procedures for the application of priority
rules for flights, which respect Member States’ essential security or
defence policy interests.
‣ Recovery arrangements
‣ 11th September
‣ EURO 2004 in Portugal, World Cup 2006 in Germany, UEFA football
finals, air shows, Monaco Grand Prix, Cannes festival, EURO football
2008.

CFMU History
‣ 1975 - 1980 Serious delays
‣ 1979 Informal DGCAs meeting – 1st reference to coordinated ATFM measures
‣ 1980 ICAO regional meeting developing the concept of Central Data Bank (CDB)
called Data Bank EU (DBE)
‣ Oct 1988 MATSE 1 Frankfurt meeting – ECAC Transport Ministers decided to create the
Central Flow Management Unit (CFMU)
‣ 1989 Delays nightmare – 25% flights by more than 15’
‣ 4 July 1989 EUROCONTROL Commission decision to create a CFMU supported
by FMPs (Flow Management positions) in each ACC, based on the
ICAO centralised Traffic Management Organisation (CTMO) concept
‣ May 1991 Directors Air Navigation decision to transfer overall authority for ATM measures
to the CFMU
‣ March 1995 Decision to create a crisis management structure (quick & collective reaction)
‣ March 1996 CFMU full operational
‣ March 1999 Kosovo conflict – CFMU worked with NATO and ICAO to absorb military traffic on the
civil routes in the Kosovo neighbouring States

CFMU Implementation Plan (IP) - European Model
1. Process in Europe
‣ Development of a CFMU IP (covering operational, financial, administrative and institutional aspects of the
implementation of flow management measures and agreement
‣ Agreements concluded between EUROCONTROL and the participating states
‣ ICAO decision that the participating States will be linked to the CEU-West
2. Contents of the CFMU Project
‣ ATS environment database describing ATS infrastructure and CFMU users specifications
‣ Strategic database of air traffic demand (STRAT)
‣ Integrated Initial Flight Plan Processing System (IFPS)
‣ Tactical database containing flight plans (TACT)
‣ Archive database used for quality control statistics and ATFM planning (ARCH)
‣ Tools for operating tactical data like an automatic slot allocation function (CASA)
‣ Data network linking CFMU with FMPs and Aircraft Operators
3. Possible process in the Arab area
‣ Any similar CFMU in the region to be based on the ICAO Centralised Development Traffic Organisation (CTMO)
concept
‣ A central regional FMU supported by FMPs in each ACC to be foreseen
‣ Air Traffic Demand database and appropriate IT applications to support
‣ FMPs to be equipped with terminals linked to CFMU
‣ Aircraft Operators to be granted access to the CFMU system
.

The Agency in numbers
2,205 permanent staff (PS) & 106 contract
staff (CS) from 38 countries
• CFMU 446 (PS), 18 (CS)
• CND 656 (PS), 55 (CS)
• MUAC 682 (PS), 10 (CS)
(270 ATCOs)
• CRCO 101 (PS), 1 (CS)
• HR & Finance 237 (PS), 13 (CS)
• DG/Office 83 (PS), 9 (CS)
7 geographical locations
• Brussels, Brétigny, Luxembourg,
Maastricht, Budapest, Prague,
Karlsruhe
Budget: 720 million Euros in 2009
• 583 million Euros contributed by States
Part IX : Budget 2009 CFMU and EAD
• CFMU : € 110.971.073
• EAD : € 14.261.200
• TOTAL : € 125.232.273
(Source: EUROCONTROL- DR & DF-April 2009)

EUROCONTROL - Structure
MINISTERS
General Assembly
Performance Review
Commission
Civil/Military Interface
Standing Committee
Civil & Military Representatives
Council
Safety Regulation
Commission
Standing Committee
on Finance
Air Navigation
Services Board
Director General
AGENCY
Military ATM
Board
Audit Board

CFMU Governance
CN (Commission)
‣ Transport and Defence Ministers
PC (Provisional Council)
‣ General Directors Civil Aviation and their military equivalents
OCG (Operational Coordination Group)
‣ Directors Operations
CFMU Supervisory Board
‣ EUROCONTROL Director General, Director CND, Director CFMU
‣ 2 representatives of ANSPs (MM Riedle from DFS, Francu from Romatsa)
‣ 1 representative of airspace users (Mr Wood ELFAA)
‣ 1 representative from airports (Mr Salazar)
‣ 1 representative from military ATM Board (Col. Logan - Chairman MAB)

Operations Coordination Group (OCG) - 1
Terms of Reference
Purpose
‣ The Operations Coordination Group (OCG) is an advisory body to the
Director General of EUROCONTROL, tasked with ensuring coordination on
operational issues relating to the European ATM network.
‣ The Group shall ensure that the stakeholders, acting in partnership with the
Agency, participate in the definition and coordination of the deployment of
safe and optimised operations of the European ATM network, including the
most effective use of available airspace, airports and ATC capacity.
Composition
‣ Since the OCG will focus mainly on operational issues, membership of the
group shall be senior operational civil and military representatives designated
by the EUROCONTROL Member States and high-level representatives from
organisations representing civil airspace users and airports

Operations Coordination Group (OCG) - 2
Terms of Reference
Role
The Group’s main responsibilities shall be to :
‣ Plan and coordinate operational actions to address network performance gaps
and to ensure commitments for their implementation and monitor the resulting
overall performance of the ATM network ;
‣ Plan and coordinate actions triggered by significant changes within the
European Air Traffic Management system and monitor implementation ;
‣ Coordinate the implementation of the EUROCONTROL ATFCM strategy,
policy and principles within the framework of the dynamic management of the
European ATM network ;
‣ Review the CFMU work programme and related plans and expenditures,
advise on the resources to be made available for ATFCM, including those for
the CFMU and at local level; develop and monitor ATFCM performance
indicators ; ensure that stakeholder needs are met in the development and
operation of the European ATFCM system ;
‣ Coordinate and monitor the operation and enhancement of the European AIS
Database (EAD) in consistency with the Aeronautical Information Management
strategy ;
‣ Advise the director General of EUROCONTROL on future network
requirements from a pan-European operational perspective.

CFMU Supervisory Board
Terms of Reference
1. Supervisory boards for each Organisation Unit affected will provide advice and
assistance to the Director General and Directors in the exercise of the tasks
and functions as contained in the Statute of the Agency.
2. Supervisory Boards will, in particular, provide strategic advice on the
implementation of the Business Plan and Budget of the Directorate and its
mission and objectives and monitor the Unit’s performance against its Business
Plan and Budget.
3. Supervisory Boards may submit views and recommendations on all key matters
affecting the relevant Organisation Unit, including policy initiatives, proposals on
resources allocation and monitoring and risk management.
4. Supervisory Boards, which should be limited in size, will be composed of
Agency Directors and the Director General in an ex officio capacity. They will
be complemented by ‘non-executive Directors’ (i.e. Senior Managers at Director
level from outside of the Agency). The non-executive Directors are expected to
actively contribute in assuring balanced and risk managed views and
recommendations. Supervisory Boards are required to reach their conclusions
by consensus.

EUROCONTROL
ATFM Legal Tools
ACAC Members
(Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Oman, Palestinian Authority,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Morocco,
Yemen)
EUROCONTROL amended Convention dated 13.12.1960 (in particular Article 2.3 (a))
EUROCONTROL revised Convention dated 27.06.1997
Memorandum of Cooperation between EUROCONTROL and EC dated 22.12.2003
ACAC-EUROCONTROL Agreement for cooperation dated 19.09.2003 (in particular,
Article1. (d), (f), (g) and Article 3)
Bilateral Agreement with some ACAC Member States (Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco)
Other developments in ATFM: EUROMED, ICAO/MID, EMAC

EUROCONTROL Convention
Amended Convention (13.12.1960)
Article 1.1
(e) To co-ordinate their activities with regard to air traffic
flow management by establishing an international system of
air traffic flow management in order to ensure the most
effective utilisation of the airspace
Revised Convention (27.06.1997)
Article 1.1
(g) To develop the available capacity to meet the air traffic
demand and to ensure its most effective utilisation through
the joint establishment, operation and development of a
common European air traffic flow management system, in the
framework of the introduction of a uniform European air traffic
management system;
Justification
Concerns:
- The establishment of a common international air traffic flow
management system aimed at ensuring the most effective
utilisation of airspace based on the development of a Central
Flow Management Unit (CFMU). This activity was
recommended by MATSE/1 in October 1988 and agreed by
the Permanent Commission at its 74th Session in November
1988. The present amended Convention includes only a
reference to this activity as a future potential task and
therefore needs to be updated.
Article 2.1
(k) To assist the Contracting Parties and interested nonmember
States in the institution and operation of an
international air traffic flow management system;
Article 2.1
(e) To develop and operate a common European air traffic
flow management system at a common international centre in
the framework of (d) above;
(f) To develop, adopt, and keep under review common
standards, specifications and practices for air traffic
management systems and services;
This is based on the ECAC decision, endorsed by the
Permanent Commission, to create a CFMU and have it
operated by EUROCONTROL and on the de-activation of the
ICAO ATMG.
This identifies more clearly the activities on standardisation
which at present take place on the basis of the present Article
2.1. The ECAC Institutional Strategy recommended that
Standards should be binding on States.
Article 2.3
The Organisation may further, at the request of one or more
non-member States, be entrusted with the following tasks:
(a)To assist such States in air traffic flow management and
in the planning and provision of air navigation services and
equipment;
(b)To assist such States in the calculation and collection of
charges not covered by the Multilateral Agreement relating
to Route Charges which are levied by them on users of air
navigation services.
The performance of such tasks shall in each case be
governed by special agreements between the Organisation
and the States concerned.
Article 2.3
The Organisation may:
(a) Conclude special agreements with non Contracting
Parties interested in participating in the performance of the
tasks provided for in Article 2.1;
(b) at the request of non-Contracting Parties or other
international organisations, perform on their behalf any other
tasks pursuant to this Article, on the basis of special
agreements between the Organisation and the parties
concerned

EUROCONTROL- EC
Memorandum of Cooperation
Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between EC and EUROCONTROL dated 22.12.2003
“4. Areas of cooperation
Without prejudice to other issues that may require more importance or require immediate attention and
action, and subject to the results of joint periodic reviews referred to in paragraph 9, the priority areas are:
4.1. With regard to the implementation of the Single European Sky and, in particular with a view to the
development of relevant implementing rules,
‣ safety and security,
‣ human resources ad ATC training,
‣ provision of air navigation services, including access to data, accounting principles, air navigation
charges schemes and performance regime,
‣ provision of air navigation services, including access to data, accounting principles, air navigation
charges schemes and performance regime,
‣ provision, common management and publication of aeronautical information,
‣ airspace, architecture and management, in particular European Upper Flight Information Region
(EUIR), functional airspace Blocks (FABs) and airspace classification,
‣ civil/military coordination,
‣ flow and capacity coordination,
‣ systems and equipment and their interoperability including communication (COM), surveillance
(SUR) and navigation (NAV) systems,

Cooperation in the Mediterranean Area
EUROMED
‣ Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey
AEFMP
‣ Algeria, Spain, France, Morocco, Portugal
BLUEMED
‣ Cyprus, Greece, Italy,Malta
EMAC
‣ Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
ACAC
‣ Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Oman, Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, Tunisia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Morocco, Yemen
Bilateral Cooperation with EUROCONTROL- CFMU
‣ Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Tunisia as adjacent States to the CFMU area
‣ Morocco and Turkey, Members of the CFMU area

Integration of non-EUROCONTROL States in CFMU
and EAD (ACAC area)
On the basis of a Bilateral Agreement and paid by the relevant States according to the charging principles
agreed by the Member States
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Libya
Egypt
Israel
Syria
Jordan
Lebanon
Bahrain
ATFCM
CFMU State. MoC under signature
Adjacent state.
No request so far
Adjacent State. Request for integration. Draft MoC
No relationship
Potential adjacent State. To be discussed via ACAC
Adjacent State. Official request in December 2008
Adjacent state
No request so far
CFMU proposal via EUROMED in December 2008 proposing to Syria
to become an adjacent State but no reply
CFMU proposal via EUROMED but no reply
Adjacent State but no request
Request. CFMU staff missions via ACAC in May 2009
EAD
Connection planned in 2010
Letter sent to EUROMED coordinator
No reply so far
Request for integration. Draft MoC
No relationship
Potential adjacent State.
To be discussed via ACAC
Connection planned in 2009. EAD Staff
missions financed by EUROMED to that effect
Adjacent state
EAD letter sent to EUROMED coordinator but no
reply
Official request in December 2008.
EAD to coordinate with EUROMED
Request in October 2008. EAD staff missions
financed by EUROMED to that effect
Request sent by EAD to EUROMED coordinator
but no reply
Request for information

Charging Policy principles applicable for the integration of non-
EUROCONTROL States in support to States24
Support to States
Integration to CFMU/EAD
Level
Strategic
Member States and ECAC
States with Bilateral
Agreements
Free
ECAC States without
Bilateral Agreements
NON-ECAC States
Integration to CFMU/EAD
NON ECAC States
Tactical
Technical
and
Operational
a. Staff costs without taxes
;
b. 5 % administrative
overhead on staff costs
and all other expenses
a. Staff costs with taxes;
b. 5 % administrative
overhead on staff costs
and all other expenses
a. Staff costs with taxes ;
b. 15 % administrative
overhead on staff costs and
all other expenses
a. 15 % administrative
overhead on staff costs and
all other expenses
b.Staff costs with taxes ;
a. Staff costs with taxes ;
b. 20 % administrative
overhead on staff costs
and all other expenses
a. Staff costs with taxes ;
b. 20 % administrative
overhead on staff costs
and all other expenses
a. EUROCONTROL
budget and contribution
key : PNB (30 %), ATC
(70 %) of the non ECAC
State.
CFMU/EAD Budget and
contribution key.
b. 12 % administrative
overhead costs.

Thank you.
------------
Questions ?