Imagine if air traffic controllers stopped managing specific chunks of sky and instead focused on a specific group of planes, regardless of where they are. It is like switching from a system where a teacher manages a classroom to one where a mentor follows a small group of students through different rooms. This allows planes to fly straighter paths, saving fuel and reducing the stress on controllers.
Current airspace is divided into rigid sectors, which limits capacity and increases controller workload as traffic grows. This leads to indirect flight paths and unnecessary fuel consumption.
A validated Flight Centric ATC concept including new allocation strategies, controller radar displays, and ECAC-wide deployment scenarios.
If you are an ANSP dealing with exhausted sector capacity and high controller workload — this project developed a sectorless ATC concept that distributes work based on aircraft count. This improves cost efficiency (CEF2) and capacity (CAP).
If you are an airline dealing with high fuel costs due to indirect routing — this project developed a flight-centric routing method that reduces deviations from planned trajectories. This directly improves fuel efficiency (FEFF1).
If you are a software firm dealing with outdated radar display standards — this project developed a new controller radar display and support tools for flight-centric management. This enables the transition to higher levels of automation.
Based on available project data, specific pricing is not provided, but the project analyzes cost efficiency (CEF2) based on a previous Cost-Benefit Analysis from PJ.10-W2-73.
Yes, the objective is to develop the concept for ECAC-wide implementation in medium density traffic areas, considering national boundaries.
Based on available project data, there is no specific mention of licensing terms or IP ownership; results will be disseminated via scientific papers and a project website.
The project develops deployment scenarios that are specifically designed to be consistent with the existing limitations of the VHF spectrum for voice communications.
The project runs from 2023-06-01 to 2026-05-31 to bring the solution to a completed V3 maturity level.
The consortium is industry-heavy with a 56% industry ratio, comprising 9 partners across 6 countries. The presence of 5 industrial partners and 2 SMEs suggests a strong focus on commercial viability and practical application rather than purely academic research.
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