ATAG Corporate brochure

Air transport is a major contributor to the
world economy, moving over 1.6 billion
passengers annually and 40% of the
world’s manufactured exports by value.
Despite setbacks during the past couple
of years, market demand is returning and
passenger traffic is expected to double in
the next 15-20 years, with freight traffic
growing even faster.
Current air navigation services (ANS)
procedures and infrastructure cannot
properly handle this growth. In certain
regions, notably Europe and North
America, flight delays due to system
overload have already reached
unacceptable levels. Elsewhere, in remote
areas and over the oceans, considerable
improvements to ANS are required.
The air transport industry is focusing
its efforts on the need for change. One
Sky…global ATM is the air transport
industry's vision of a future global air
navigation system that offers enhanced
safety and efficiency whilst accommodating
worldwide air traffic growth in an airspace
that is seamless and devoid of national
borders. Achieving this vision will result in
environmental benefits (i.e. reduced
emissions), and lower overall costs for the
airlines through operational improvements,
efficiency, avionics equipage and equitable
user charges.
Air transport safety, efficiency and growth driven by market demand
Executive summary
With the International Civil Aviation
Organization’s (ICAO) ATM Operational
Concept, Global Air Navigation Plan, and
IATA’s ATM Implementation Roadmap
in-place, we now have the potential to
implement a truly global airspace
environment. These planning documents
define a future concept based primarily
on the following technologies: data link
communications, digital aeronautical
information services (AIS), the Global
Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and
automatic dependent surveillance (ADS).
These technologies will enable the
transformation of air traffic management to
provide for collaborative decision-making,
dynamic airspace management, strategic
conflict management, flexible use of
airspace and all weather operations.
One Sky…global ATM is a unique
challenge, as it calls on governments and
the air transport industry to work together
as partners. It requires an international
perspective rather than a local or indeed
regional view. And it also means
addressing the issue of State sovereignty
over airspace in a collaborative way, and
putting in place a series of measures that
will effectively remove existing "borders"
in the sky. These changes are imperative
in order to achieve mutually beneficial
solutions including lower overall costs for
both government and the air transport
industry. Airlines simply cannot afford to
"The air transport industry has been living with the promise of a new, seamless,
global air traffic management system for over a decade. The technology is in hand
and it is up to governments to act. A cost-effective implementation of such a system
is long overdue, now is the time to make it happen!"
Giovanni Bisignani, Director General & CEO, IATA
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continue funding the proliferation of
standards, local technology solutions
and equipage requirements or projects
that fail to realise the full potential of
advanced technologies.
The transition to a modern ATM system
must take full advantage of the potential
of existing and future ATM improvements,
such as reduced vertical separation minima
(RVSM), required navigation performance
(RNP), area navigation (RNAV), free routing
and the capability of sophisticated, modern
aircraft. The gradual transition to a modern
ATM system must be conducted in a
manner that enables users to develop a
business case with near-term payback.
The successful experiences in various parts
of the world should encourage all regions
to follow as soon as possible. ICAO
leadership is needed to assist States to
address the institutional challenges thereby
enabling implementation of an efficient and
effective global ATM system. ICAO must
also ensure that its member States’ plans
are aligned with the ICAO ATM Operational
Concept, Global Air Navigation Plan and
the IATA ATM Implementation Roadmap.
This will require all partners to share the
same vision and determination.
"We must press on with our vision for an interoperable, seamless and global air
traffic management system for international civil aviation in the 21st century.
Its progressive realisation will be of immense benefit to all sectors of our industry."
Dr Assad Kotaite, President of the ICAO Council