[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49159-49160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21205]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Industry Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is hosting an
industry day to introduce the Four-Dimensional Trajectory (4DT) Live
Flight Demonstration Project to the aviation community. The FAA will
present and discuss the 4DT Live Flight Demonstration Project vision,
objectives, partnership requirements, and project timelines. The
Industry Day will provide the initial platform for interested
organizations to collaborate and strategize on project partnerships to
execute the live flight demonstrations with the FAA.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on October 24, 2018, from 1:00
p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Teaming proposals will be due 1 month following
Industry Day.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the FAA's Florida NextGen
Testbed (FTB), 557 Innovation Way, Daytona Beach, FL 32114.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Biruk Abraham, 4DT Live Flight Project
Manager, Technology Development & Prototyping Division (ANG-C5),
Federal Administration, 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20591;
telephone (202) 267-8816; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The current Air Traffic Management (ATM) environment is dependent
on the exchange of information via a combination of voice and digital
means. As ATM continues to evolve into a more collaborative decision
making (CDM) environment to support the increasing operational density,
the demand for digitally exchanging more and increasingly complex
information will continue to grow. In a CDM environment, the current
systems and mixed aircraft equipage of communication capabilities could
lead to inefficient use of airspace and airport operations. The FAA
envisions that leveraging emerging technologies and data exchange
standards will result in the exchange of significantly more and high-
quality aviation information via commercially available high-bandwidth
air/ground (A/G) communications infrastructure. This will enable an
efficient CDM environment, leading to the realization of trajectory-
based operations benefits within the National Airspace System (NAS) and
its airspace users.
The FAA is establishing a 4DT Live Flight Demonstration Project in
collaboration with partners in the aviation community to showcase
applications supporting A/G capabilities for the exchange of trajectory
information, negotiation of trajectories and execution of agreed upon
trajectories throughout all phases of flight, utilizing a commercially
available communications architecture and flight deck technologies.
To solicit industry partnership teams, the FAA is hosting an
Industry Day to introduce the 4DT Live Flight Demonstration Project.
The FAA invites the aviation community--commercial and corporate
operators, aircraft avionics manufacturers, aircraft connectivity
service providers, and all others interested in participating in the
live flight demonstrations to attend the 4DT Live Flight Demonstration
Industry Day. The Industry Day will provide a platform for interested
organizations to collaborate and strategize on project partnerships to
execute the live flight demonstrations with the FAA.
The 4DT Live Flight Demonstration will leverage the FAA's System
Wide Information Management capabilities, Controller-Pilot Data Link
Communications services, and FAA ATM and air traffic control (ATC)
ground automation capabilities. The FAA is seeking to engage industry
partner teams to provide complementary industry resources required for
the demonstration. These
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resources include, but are not limited to personnel and subject matter
experts (Pilots, Aircraft Dispatchers, etc.), aircraft equipped with
FANS 1/A, Airline Operations Center/Flight Operations Center flight
planning and dispatch applications, Electronic Flight Bags hardware and
software applications, Aircraft Interface Devices, A/G broadband
internet services, ground automation system applications, commercial
data management services, and other capabilities that industry may see
beneficial to support the future ATM environment. The Live Flight
Demonstration will provide a platform to showcase the benefits of
trajectory sharing and synchronization and begin to establish the
policies and procedures for their routine usage with the National
Airspace System.
Registration
Space at the FTB facility is limited and therefore, attendance will
be on a first come first served basis. However, a webcast will be
provided for those that cannot attend in person. To attend the Industry
Day (in person or via webcast), participants must register via the
following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/4dt-live-flight-demonstration-industry-day-tickets-48876809854.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 25, 2018.
Paul Fontaine,
Director, Portfolio Management & Technology Development Office (ANG-C).
[FR Doc. 2018-21205 Filed 9-27-18; 8:45 am]
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