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The pace of change in ATM is hotting up and it will be an exciting year ahead for all of
us affected by the progress of SESAR and the Single European Sky. Paul Ravenhill is our
SES expert, with his finger on the pulse of what's happening. He tells me hes looking
forward to the creation of the SESAR JU and conclusions drawn by the Commission's
new High Level Group on the future regulatory framework - as these developments
could lead the way to much faster deployment of new technology.
In this issue of ON AIR!, we present a conversation with someone familiar to many
in the industry, but only a recent addition to the Helios team: Dr Mike Fairbanks. Our
paths have crossed many times over the years, beginning at NATS in 1989, where we
were referred to as Laurel and Hardy! (Were not sure which one was which). Were
delighted to have him onboard.
The event of the season has to be ATC Maastricht in just a few weeks time see
HOT AIR! for details. It will be the end of an era since we understand that the exhibition
and conference will be moving to another European city in 2008. Well keep you posted.
And finally, thanks to all of you who responded to our electronic Christmas card forcharity. Your festive greetings warmed our hearts and
helped improve the lives of children in Africa.
News and Information
from Helios Technology
CONTENTS
For the first time, European ATM has a true stick to
achieve change. Since the SES legislation came into
force in April 2004, the Commission has launched work
on 16 Implementing Rules. Paul Ravenhill, Helios
Technical Director provides us with a brief overview of
where theyve got to, and whats to come.
Initial Implementing Rules, such as Co-ordinationand Transfer and Initial Flight Plan were designed to
ensure that common procedures and standards already
prevalent in much of Europe were mandated throughout
UPDATE
Single European Sky
NEW RECRUIT
Mike Fairbanks joins
ATM R&D
UK Knowledge Network
SATCOMS
On location
HOT AIR!
Our news section
OFF AIR!
The commuter
W I NT E R/ S PR I NG 2 0 07
Mike Shorthose
T E C H N O L O G Y
Happy New Year to all our readers
the SES area. Further Implementing Rules have defined
common requirements for the way that air navigation
services are provided and charged for.
Not all Implementing Rules have been given an easy
ride by the Single Sky Committee. A good Implementing
Rule should lead to a level playing field by providing
sufficient guidance for national authorities to enforcethe same requirements without over specifying how this
is achieved. And as we move forward the Implementing
Rules will become more difficult. Those on air-ground
Single European Sky UpdateProgress on Implementing Rules
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Mike Fairbanks recently joined Helios from Booz Allen
Hamilton w here he led the successful aviatio n policy
and regulatory w ork in i ts London office. To introduce him
to ON AIR! readers, weve asked M ike about his consulting
career, his more recent w ork and h is predictions for t he air
transport industry.
Q When did you jo in Hel ios and what type of w ork
w il l you be involved in?
A I joined on 9 October 2006. I guess I bring the ski l ls that
you w ould expect to fin d at Helios in the economics and
policy, and navigation t eams, but also a range of
complement ary experience focused on air transport po l icy,
regulation an d business strategy. For example, in t he air
transport sector I recently led a global pol icy study for t he
World Bank on best practice for private sector participation
in air transport infrastructure airports and ATM.
Q Tell us about the connections you have developed
w ith Hel ios over the years.
A I started my consulting career (too m any years ago to
contemplate) wi th Hel ios M anaging Director M ike
Shorthose at th e then Smit h Associates where w e wo rked
togeth er on a variety of CNS/ATM projects. Some years
later, myself and Andy Sage of Helios worked t ogether in
the Secretariat of the European Triparti te Group. Togetherw e helped to raise the profi le of EGNOS outside of the
aviation sector. In fact, I sti l l ow e Andy 20 from a bet
concerning M anchester Unit ed and t he Premiership/FA
Cup/Champions League treble in 1999!
Q You have also been involved in the Single European
Sky initiative from its very inception. What projects
did you work on?A In 2002 I w orked on the benchmarking of a i r navigat ion
services in the th en 15 EU Memb er States w hilst M artin
Hawley, John Raftery and others wo rked on the paral lel
study benchmarking air navigation services in the 10 new
M ember States. Recently, Ive also been involved in a
num ber of EC projects to assess the econom ic and social
impacts of the Open Aviation Area agreements between
the EU and third countries, including the proposed one
w i th the US.
Q You have been a consul tant for over 15 years. In
your view, what are the most exciting developments
the aviation industry can expect in the next 10 years?
A In a word l iberal isation - the normalisation of the
market moving from state-owned m onopol ies to a more
comm ercially consumer-driven orientation. To a degree
that has happened already in the airl ine sector alth ough
much remain s to be done in terms of t ruly open skies and
consolidation. The process is underway in airports but is
only just starting for ATM . Certainly greater l iberalisation
l ies ahead for aviat ion. The challenge w il l be to balancecommercial drivers with safety and environmental
imperatives.
Toget her a tlast!
M ike Fairbanksjo ins Helios
voice channel spacing and datal ink services wil l be t he first
to specify the need for avionics on aircraft, with potential ly
significant cost implications. We expect th is trend to
continue, as i t is the Implementing Rules that wil l provide
the legislative tools to force the pace of both gro und and
airborne equipage in l ine with the ATM roadmap being
developed by the SESAR project.
Mike Fairbanks (left) with Managing Director Mike Shorthose
What is an Impleme nting Rule?
With in th e SES, an Im plementing Rule extends the legislation in
l ine with the general requirements of the primary legislation. In
general i t is developed by Eurocontrol u nder mandat e from t he
European Comm ission. It becom es law once accepted by the
Single Sky Comm ittee and is binding on al l parties including
Member States, airspace users and service providers.
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Win a portable DVD player/games console!
Participate in the new official visitor opinion survey for
ATC Maastricht (run by Helios). Participation is online and
the whole survey takes no more than 10 minutes to
complete. We had 400 responses last year and would like to
get even more this year. Visit www.helios-tech.co.uk and
click on the logo link. But hurry up as the survey will close
on 31st January!
Helios at ATC Maastricht 2007: If you are thinking of
attending ATC Maastricht this year do come along and
say hello. We will be in the same place back wall of the
exhibition centre (stand 473) with fresh case studies and, hot
off the press, the results of the ATM Industry Survey. For moreinformation and free visitor registration, visit
www.atcmaastricht.com.
Multilateration: Helios has won a new contract from
EUROCONTROL to develop a generic safety case for the
use of multilateration to provide separation services in en-route
and terminal airspace. We are working in partnership with
Austro Control, and building upon our expertise in ADS-B and
A-SMGCS safety cases. The project is due for completion in
early 2007.
Conference review: 95 delegates joined us for
ATN2006+, the aviation communications conferenceheld in London on 28-29th November 2006. The FAA were
there to explain how they are working alongside EUROCONTROL
to define the strategy for migration to a future communications
infrastructure; covering the vision, shortlisted technologies and
planned work programme. Military needs were highlighted in
an enlightening presentation by Wulf Ehrhardt. Jim Stenson
talked us through SESAR progress, and airline views were
represented by several speakers discussing the need for unified
technical solutions and sound investment strategies. On day
two, we heard case studies on Electronic Flight Bags and the
'wired aircraft' as well as hearing evidence of the
environmental and cost benefits of Continuous Descent
Approaches using ACARS for Trajectory Agreement. The future
use of IP for aeronautical data link was also touched upon.
Interested in finding out more? Contact sales@helios-is.com
to purchase the full conference proceedings on CD-Rom.
What are the priorities for aeronautical
communications? And how can they deliver value
to airlines? The summary results of this exclusive online
survey we ran for ATN2006+ are now available. Contact
paul.ravenhill@helios-tech.co.uk to receive your
complimentary copy.
New faces - As well as Mike Fairbanks, we are pleased
to welcome a whole raft of new colleagues who started
over the past few months: James Valner, Alex Goman, Alex
Catlin and Marietta Clay.
The UK Air Traffic Management (ATM) industry has an
estimated turnover of around 750 million and
comprises over 100 organisations, including around 6
universities with a strong interest in ATM. Helios has been
working with the Farnborough Aerospace Consortium and
the South East of England Development Agency (SEEDA) to
manage a new knowledge network for UK ATM whose
aim is to bring more R&D projects to commercialisation and
build stronger collaboration between industry and academia.
Early work included taking a strategic view of the
industry, looking at where the market was headed, where
the UKs strengths are, and how to position UK suppliers
and researchers to best contribute to the upcoming R&D
needs of ATM. A series of events held during 2006 brought
the UK industry together and identified plenty of
enthusiasm to collaborate on R&D problems in the UK and
with European partners.
The ATM Knowledge Network is set to continue
through 2007, with the focus on:
Sharing information on the global ATM market developing an active and regular forum.
Mobilising the UK ATM community to be better placed
to access SESAR funding and other collaborative
framework agreements.
Providing opportunities for small businesses and
universities to showcase their products and services.
Adds project leader Martin Hawley: Our work in ATM has
a mostly European or global outlook so it has been very
satisfying to give a focus to the UK and to R&D; the key to
the sustainable development of the ATM industry.For further information on the ATM Knowledge
Network, please contact Martin Hawley at
martin.hawley@helios-tech.co.uk.
ATM Research &
DevelopmentMobilising theUK community
ATM Research &
DevelopmentMobilising theUK community
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News and Information from Helios Technology
AHelios-led team has successful ly comp leted a study for
ESA that determined a role for Satellite Communications
(Satcoms) w ithin the bu rgeoning Location Based Services
(LBS) market.
For this study, LBS encompassed any service delivered
to a user that rel ies upon knowledge of dynamic location
based informat ion. Location vendors are eagerly predictingthat the LBS market is almost ready to take off. Operators
have been investing in both location technology and
applications and rol l ing out services in Europe and A sia.
Teaming Helios experience in LBS w ith t hat of Inmarsat,
EADS Astrium and Roke M anor Research, the study w as
able to identify a path for Satcoms to take advantage of
th is ant ic ipated market grow th.
The team ident ified tw o services that offered an
opportunity for Satcoms in LBS. The services were
developed to harness the added value of Satcoms over
terrestrial commun ication: broadcasting, coverage, and
resilience:
1. A Traffic and Weather Broadcast Service providing
traffic and weather information to Europes private road
users, using a terminal to int erface with t he in-vehicle
navigator.
2. A Fleet Telematics Service providing a f lexible fleet
tracking and information service to fleet operators
throug h short, simple m essages.
For Sat coms and LBS, less is more
Greater processing capabil i ties on t odays vehicles allow s
many LBS services to be delivered wit h only small am ounts
of dat a per user, bringing significant potent ial cost
reductions. Both services demonstrat ed an opportu nity for
these service types targeted at the road mass market. The
Sat com s onlocation
For Satcoms andLBS, less is more
team developed a new direction for satcoms terminals,
w ith a tai lored low cost user terminal as a key enabler for
satcoms LBS. To complete th e path, t hey also came up
with an innovative business model, moving away from per
MB charging towards the kind of subscription model seen
in consumer markets.
Wha t is the me ssage f or Satcoms?
These services provide a positive exam ple of the
opport unities for Satcoms role in LBS. To realise this
opportunity the study concluded that Satcoms should buck
the trend t ow ards high speed, internet services and tai lor
low data rat e and broadcast services for the LBS market .
There is also an important role for terminal manufacturers to
provide tailored user terminals to support these services.
For more information on this project, contact andrew.sage@helios-tech.co.uk.
For further information, contact Mike Shorthose by email:
mike.shorthose@helios-tech.co.uk , telephone: + 4 4 1 2 7 6 4 5 2 8 1 1 or visit
our w ebsite www.hel ios-tech.co.uk.
This newsletter has been writ t en for the int erest of o ur clients and colleagues.We believe the facts are correct at the t ime of print ing, but cannot be held
responsible for any errors or omissions. Please send change-of-address details
to info@helios-tech.co.uk . Helios Technology Limit ed, Chamberlain House,
High Street, Bagshot, Surrey, GU19 5AE, UK.
Helios is a technical and business consultancy working in airports, air
traff ic management and navigat ion markets. We help our customers solve
problems and implement technical and operat ional solut ions that will
improve corporate performan ce. Our team has a range of expert isecovering research, planning, simulat ions, feasibility studies, cost benefit
analysis, procurement support and safety studies. Our know ledge covers all
of the technologies that support air traff ic management, as well as satellite
navigat ion and advanced communicat ion systems.
On foot a nd by carAn engineer goes every day by
train to the ci ty where he works.
At 8:30am, as soon as he gets off
the train, a car from w here he w orks picks him up and
takes him to the plant .
One day the engineer takes a train arriving at 7:00am
and starts walking towards the plant. On the way, the car
picks him up and he arrives at the plant 10 m inutes early.
At w hat t im e does he meet the car?
The answer w il l be published in the next edition of ON
AIR!. Please send your solutio ns to laurette.royer@helios-
tech.co.uk. Al l entries must be received by 31st M arch
2007. We wil l give a bottle of champagne to the first
correct answer draw n at random after this date. Good luck!
And the w inner is
The answer to our last puzzle 'What is the pi lot's last
name?' w as Bazso, here's why:
The three passengers live in Bratislava, Stansted, and between Bratislava and
Stansted.
As passenger Choroba has only 2 brothers, he cannot be the passenger who lives
near the chief steward betw een Bratislava and Stansted, as he would need at least 3.
As Jirku lives in Bratislava, then Choroba can only be living in Stansted. Thus, the
chief steward is also Choroba.
As the f irst off icer cannot beat himself at bi l l iards, the pi lot must be Bazso.
Wel l done to Andrew Rose from Br i t ish Ai rways who w ins
the champagne.
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