Air Traffic Management/Safety ServicesDavid CoileyVP Aviation

Steve KongTechnical Marketing and Business Development Manager

The vision and the action

Already: Flight tracking

Now: SwiftBroadband - Safety

ATM airspace over land

The vision and the action

Already: Flight tracking

Now: SwiftBroadband - Safety

ATM airspace over land

Inmarsat’s Vision is to be at the forefront of the innovation, technology and services of the

“Connected Aircraft”We will continue investing our efforts in shaping

the next generation Safety services network while anticipating the passenger’s demand for

communication services

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I2 (x4)Classic Aero

I3 (x5)Classic Aero

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I4 (x3)Classic Aero

SwiftBroadband

Alphasat (x1)Classic Aero

SwiftBroadband

1990-92 1996-98 2005-2008 2013-142013

I5 (x4)Global Xpress (Ka-Band)

$350M USD

$1.6B USD

$1.5B USD

Inmarsat is fully funded and invests

Inmarsat in Air Traffic ManagementThe three Air Traffic Management pillars: CNS

CommunicationVoice over satcom

…to FANS1/A digital data-link:

Already over oceans (Classic Aero, soonSB-Safety)

Coming to continents (CPDLC over IRIS)

*: Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract

Navigation• Supporting satellite-

based navigation aids

FAA WAAS

EU EGNOS

Surveillance• From ground radars over

land, HF over oceans…

• …to ADS-C* over oceans

The vision and the action

Already: Flight tracking

Now: SwiftBroadband - Safety

ATM airspace over land

Flight tracking issuesMain issue in oceanic airspace, no ground surveillance meansCommercial aviation: mostly wide body aircraft

Need for an affordable solution:• To locate aircraft in a more systematic

way, with more accuracy than with existing procedures / systems

• To increase the reactivity in case of abnormal route deviation or event

Surveillance pillar - FANS / ADS-CADS-C: an existing, robust service to track aircraft -• Concept developed by ICAO• Regular position reports at pre-set frequencies (periodic contract)• Automatically triggered deviation reports (event)• Increased rate of periodic contract in case of event• Alert in case of position report being not submitted within time limits• Possibility of up to five contracts in parallel

Number of FANS capable Wide-Body aircraft flying oceanic routes is already nearing 80%• New wide-body aircraft are all FANS• And virtually all are Classic Aero

FANS / ADS-C coverage from ATSPsMostly all oceanic areas covered

Geographical coverage is expanding

Possible “contract” with airline’s own ground systems

…but usage is not systematic – except over dense routes

Graphic courtesy of The Boeing Company

Flight tracking capabilities

Operational today FutureClassic Aero Yes, ADS-Contract Free Basic Tracking service

offeredClassic Aero Burst timing and frequency

LogOnVerification Timer Reduced

Studying addition of positioning capability

SwiftBroadband Safety Lat, Long, Hdg, Gnd Speed, Track at 2 min interval, and on all ACARS messages. Timer is configurable from ground

Free ADS-C Basic Tracking

More frequent embedded GPS position data

FDR offload on Priority IP service

SwiftBroadband(non safety)

2 D position at 2 min intervals Studying addition of Alt, Hdg, Gnd Speed and more frequent

Inmarsat is directly supporting the ICAO/IATA and ITU initiatives

ADS-C: A key element of ATM evolutionAvailable now and cost-effective

Free of charge for basic Tracking• One free ADS-C Position Reporting every 15’ offered by Inmarsat to the 80%

of wide-body transoceanic aircraft that are FANS equippedImproved separation for dense oceanic routes: • Increased reporting (every 5-10’) to reduce separation • Minimal cost to airline (~$10 per flight), far below potential fuel savings

A key element of the evolution of ATMTested and proven for i4D4D trajectory in the futureOpen room for more parameters and more triggering events

…and Black Box in the cloud

Classic Aero• Proprietary solutions available

SwiftBroadband• Need for Industry to define the

requirement• Prioritised IP with SB Safety

The vision and the action

Already: Flight tracking

Now: SwiftBroadband - Safety

ATM airspace over land

SwiftBroadband safety features

Cockpit communications replicating Classic Aero:• 2 x Cockpit Voice• 1 x FANS1/A Data

New features:• Prioritised IP Data pipe • Aircraft position reporting

and tracking• Additional to ADS-C and

Way-Point reporting ACARSbased messaging

In-built aircraft position reporting and flight tracking

NETWORK 1SwiftBroadband

NETWORK 3Classic Aero I3

NETWORK 2Classic Aero I4

SwiftBroadband oceanic safety serviceSwiftBroadband will be preferred communications path, supported by Classic Aero on I4 and on I3Introducing redundant routes through the use of SwiftBroadband as a parallel network to Classic Aero, it aims at providing:• Four 9’s communications system availability• ATS data transaction times meeting RCP240

Classic Aero serviceSwiftBroadband Service

2 Services, 2 Constellations, 3 Networks

RCP240 Safety service supporting 30/30 NM separations – and more to come

I4 Constellation I3 Constellation

For safety services voice and data

SVGM• Satellite Voice Guidance Material• Yet To Be Approved for Routine Safety• 2014-2015: SATVOICE Trials

• Classic Aero, SBB, IridiumGOLD• Global Operational Data Link Document• Applies for FANS 1/A ACARS only• ADS-C and CPDLC

• Aircraft Reporting and Controller ClearancesPerformance Approvals by:• PARC CWG (FAA Sponsor - USA)• Regional ANSP

• NAVCanada, UKNATS, AirwaysNZ, CASA, FAA, JCAB

FANS1/ASwiftBroadband

SATVoiceTrials

Classic, SBB, Iridium

PTT VoicePartyline

GOLDData Link

performance

Performance based Aviation Rule Making Committee –Communication Working Group

SwiftBroadband Safety evaluations

SwiftBroadband ACARS now flying!

HAL STC and further airlines planned

Target airline STC +6 months

ARINC AQP complete… flight test remain

Boeing AEIT and SITA VAQ in progress or near completion

Available nowFor retro fit STC’s

ACARS over IP (SwiftBroadband)Fast performanceIncluded inside SATCOM transceiverSame ACARS CMU Wiring, No changes for FANS1/ACompetitive hardware and airtime ratesAPPROVED ON ACARS NETWORKS*

*See ARINC and SITA For Details

SwiftBroadband: VHF-like performance

7 sec @ 50%

15 sec @ 90%

VHF and SBBData Link

15 sec @ 50%

30 sec @ 90%

Classic AeroData Link

In areas where VHF Data Link is not available, SBB ACARS is expected to perform comparably to Domestic Airspace data link

time (seconds) time (seconds)

FANS1/A over SB-Safety configurationACARS over SwiftBroadband and IP data for EFB

HLD

SBU

Electronic Flight Bag Updates while en Route.Weather, Flight Planning etc. during flight

Wired Ethernet

Inmarsat Antenna

FANS1/A and ACARS via

existing CMU

AMSCMU

Dialer Panel PTA12

AMS

FMS

Using existing SATCOM data link connection to

CMU for ACARS

Using ethernet for electronic flight bag

ARINC429

AID: ARINC 759

Aircraft interfacesExample architecture (multi-channel)

SB Safety AES

Configmodule

BGANground

segment

TE #1

TE #2

TE #3

RF Channel

CMU

USIM #1

USIM #2

USIM #3

CU #2

CU #3

CU #4

CU #1 Channel Unit200 kHz

USIM #4

ACARS Data

TE #4EFBapplications

EFB IP Data

Prioritised IP Data

CockpitVoice

Prioritised IP applications

Voice MCDUVoice ACP

Airline/Passenger Communications TE #5

Channel Unit200 kHz

Channel Unit200 kHz

Channel Unit200 kHz

Airline/Passenger Communications TE #6

Airline/Passenger communications TE #7

AC domain

RF Split/Combine

ACdomain

AISdomain

PIES/AISdomain

PIES/AIS domain

VOIP Gateway

ACARS Gateway

HPA

Is this the best we can do?

ACARSAircraft communications addressing and reporting systemVia SATCOM, VHF, HF – Includes MIAM-ACARS over IP (SBB/Ku/Ka/ATG)

State of data and connectivity todayFOQA

Flight operations quality assuranceMOQA

Maintenance operations quality assuranceFDR/CVR

Flight data recorder/ cockpit voice recorderEHM

Engine health monitoring

More data: The connected aircraft

What does this mean?speed, performance, capacity

IP dataEFB/FOQA/MOQA etc…

ACARSAOC/AAC/APC

FANS 1/AATS

ACARS

4MBPer Month

FOQA/MOQA

1MBPer Flight Hour

EHM

4MBPer Flight

Real-time

0.5MBPer Flight Hour

0.2%ACARS

24%FOQA/MOQA

38%EHM

26%EFB

12%Real-Time Data

By the numbers:

85%VHF/HF

15%SATCOMACARS

1.9 GBTotal monthly connected data

Match equipment to airline requirementsFlight deck + cabin or flight deck only solutions

AvionicsProvided by

ARINC 7812 MCU

ELGA, IGA or HGA

1 x SwiftBroadband Safety or AOC Channel• 2 x Voice, 1 x ACARS, 1 x IP Data

Data arbitration• For support to AIS Domains

Up to 200, 300 or 400 Kbps• Depending on antenna type

ARINC 781/761 6 or 8 MCU

IGA or HGA

1 x SwiftBroadband Safety orAOC Channel• 2 x Voice, 1 x ACARS, 1 x IP Data

Up to 3 x SwiftBroadband channels• For AIS or PIES domains

Up to 300 or 400 Kbps• Depending on antenna type

The vision and the action

Already: Flight tracking

Now: SwiftBroadband - Safety

ATM airspace over land

IRIS precursorUpgrade programme to SwiftBroadband to meet the required performance standards for terrestrial data-link• Service to enter pre-operational flight trials in

the 2017 timeframe

Operational objective to support initial 4D applications both within oceanic domains for e.g. sequenced arrivals and within EU continental domain as a complement to VDL2Satellite communication solutions have long been recognised as beneficial to ATM “over oceans”: soon over continents as well!

IRIS precursor

Initial data linken-route

Initial 4DTrajectories and airport

Full 4D businesstrajectories

Short term Medium term Long term

VDL M2 / Satcom + Iris “Pre-cursor” >>>> Evolves >>>>

ATN and FANS1/A Converged Datalink Datalink

Evolution TBD

Link 2000+ CPDLC in Europe En-route

FANS1/A CPDLC, ADS-C in Oceanic

Global: Initial 4D, extendedCPDLC, ADS-C

Ground-ground COM/SWIM

Global: Full 4D, integratedTechnology

COM, NAV, SUR, and SWIM

Thank you