Workshop: 'datalink services enabling ATM efficiency: the role of Iris and multilink'
This event is organised by ESSP and VIASAT, and facilitated by SESAR Deployment Manager
Several key drivers for COM evolution have been identified, including ATS and AOC needs, performance, resilience, capacity and multilink flexibility. The 2035 implementation roadmap lists several technologies and subnetworks, including Iris. The deployment of these technologies, as a key enabler of trajectory-based operations, is currently being discussed within CP2.
This one-day workshop aims to give European airlines and ANSPs the latest perspective on multilink services enabled by Iris.
Several airlines and ANSPs will present their current and future equipage plans, the expected benefits of using satcom for ATC and airline operations, the challenges of air and ground deployment, and possible early use cases with operational benefits. The workshop will also present SESAR opportunities that could accelerate the pan-European deployment of Iris from a multilink perspective.
Agenda
09:00 - 09:30 Registration & Welcome
09:30 - 10:00 Keynotes
With speakers from SESAR Deployment Manager, European Commission DG Move, European Satellite Service Provider (ESSP), Eurocontrol and the European Space Agency (ESA).
10:00 - 10:45 PANEL 1 - Iris: current operational deployment and usage
ESSP will start with the current operations of Iris. MUAC, DSNA, Transavia will then present their experience and feedback on the Iris service, followed by Airbus Iris equipage perspective.
10:45 - 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 - 12:30 PANEL 2 - Benefits and uses cases for airlines
Several airlines, including easyJet, Jet2 and Transavia will present their equipage plans and their use cases for the satcom services.
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch & Networking
13:30-14:15 PANEL 3 – Deploying Iris: opportunities
The SESAR Digital Sky Demonstrator “AMEA” represents a key opportunity for airlines and ANSPs to deploy and use Iris. AMEA will be presented by Collins (lead of the project) and DFS. ESSP will explain the longer-term perspective for Iris deployment, including benefits and service cost. The CNS PM will update the audience with the latest Evolution plan and CP2 that will frame the deployment of multilink services.
14:15- 15:45 PANEL 4 Trajectory-based operations: how multilink will support
This panel will focus on the evolution of trajectory-based operations. Presentations will include the European Space Agency with the future Iris programmes activities (ATN/IPS, FF-ICE R2), the SESAR Joint Undertaking perspective for TBO evolution, Boeing’s TBO roadmap, Lufthansa’s expectations for TBO as well as TBO technology demonstrations from ATC industry players.
15:45 - 16:15 Q&A session
16:15 - 16:30 Conclusions & Next step
Practicals
Registration & Welcome: 09:00 - 09:30 - PLEASE BRING YOUR ID
Workshop: 09:30 - 16:30
Location EUROCONTROL, Rue de la Fusée 96, Brussels 1130, Belgium
After registration to the workshop, you will receive further practical details to ensure smooth access to the location.