ASPIRE Update
APEC TPT-WG
Aviation Emissions Taskforce
Singapore 15/16 Sept 09
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Presentation Contents
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Background
What is ASPIRE and its purpose?
ASPIRE membership
What are the goals of ASPIRE?
ASPIRE Strategic Plan
ASPIRE Flight Concept
The Way Ahead
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Background
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APEC Environmental Summit in Singapore in September 2007.
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Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) collaboration could help
airlines reduce their fuel burn and emissions.
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Holistic approach involving coordination of all phases of flight
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ASPIRE ‘Joint Statement’ signed in Singapore in Feb 2008
between US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Airservices
Australia and Airways NZ
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Demonstration flights started in September 2008
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What is ASPIRE?
ASPIRE is a forum for collaboration where the air
navigation service provider (ANSP) partners will
engage with governments, airlines and other
stakeholders to reduce the environmental impact of
aviation throughout Asia and the South Pacific
through technological innovation and best practice air
traffic management
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Goals
1. implementation of operational procedures on Asia
Pacific flights
2. world-wide interoperability of procedures and
standards
3. capitalise on existing technology and best practices
4. develop shared environmental performance metrics
5. provide a systematic approach to ensure milestones
are achieved and key risks are managed
6. communicate ASPIRE goals and achievements
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ASPIRE Partnership
• The current ASPIRE partners (FAA, Airservices
Australia and Airways NZ) have approved expansion of
the ASPIRE partnership in 2009/10
• 2009 - Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (October)
• 2010 – Civil Aviation Authority Singapore
• Focus will be on adding key strategic partners in the
future who are prepared to:
– Promote best practices for environmental stewardship
– Take a leadership role in development of new technologies and
procedures
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The ASPIRE Strategic Plan
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Strategic plan was released in Oct 2008 by
the ASPIRE partners
3 primary components:
– Recommended ANSP Best Practices in Asia and
the South Pacific
– Fuel and emissions metrics and reporting
– The ASPIRE Work Program “A”
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ASPIRE Recommended Best
Practices
• Asia and SoPac procedures, practices or
services that have demonstrated success in
the reduction of fuel burn and emissions
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User Preferred Routes
Dynamic Airborne Reroute Procedures
Performance Based Navigation (PBN) Separation
Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM)
Optimized Profile Descents
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ASPIRE Performance
Measurement
• Recognition of the need to develop end-toend performance measurements for fuel
and emissions, including:
– Calculate the benefits of SoPac enhancements (e.g.
30/30, RVSM)
– Establish current baseline performance
– Develop the “Perfect Flight” benchmark
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ASPIRE Work Program A
• Work Program A was initiated in June 2008
by the initial ASPIRE partners to focus on
South Pacific efforts
• The Work Program promotes new or
expanding initiatives with potential to
reduce emissions
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ASPIRE Work Program A
(cont)
• Work Program A initiatives include:
– Development of the performance model
– The “ASPIRE Flight” demonstration program
– Enhancement of the Dynamic Airborne Reroute
Procedures
– Oceanic In-Trail Procedures
– Oceanic separation below 30/30
– Coastal Tailored Arrivals
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The ASPIRE Flight Concept
• 3 Flight demos between the US and Australia/New
Zealand
• Flights have demonstrated a snapshot of the
maximum potential for environmental efficiency:
– Using today’s technology and procedures, and
– Removing controllable constraints
• The ASPIRE flights are media events involving
VIP’s from airlines, industry and ANSP’s
• Press coverage before, during and after each flight
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ASPIRE Flight Components
• Gate to Gate demonstrations, involving:
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No-Delay taxi to the runway
Unimpeded climb-out on departure
User Preferred Route for the oceanic phase of flight
Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM)
Cruise Climb
Variable optimized speed
RNP-4 oceanic separation minima (30/30)
Dynamic Airborne Reroutes (DARP)
Tailored Arrival to the approach
No-Delay taxi to the gate
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ASPIRE Flights
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Operator
Sponsor
ANSP
Sponsor
ANSP
Partner
Airframe
ASPIRE
Flight One
Air New
Zealand
Airways NZ
ASPIRE
Flight Two
Qantas
Airlines
Airservices
Australia
FAA
ASPIRE
Flight
Three
United
Airlines
FAA
Airservices
B744
Australia
FAA
City Pair
B777
Auckland
to SFO
A380
Los
Angeles to
Melbourne
Sydney to
SFO
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ASPIRE – Air New Zealand
• Air New Zealand B777 from Auckland to
SFO
• Successfully Conducted Sept. 12, 2008
• Operational Notes:
• Flight fully executed each planned ASPIRE optimization
event
• A single dynamic reroute (DARP) was performed in
Auckland airspace
• An additional DARP was evaluated, but was not needed
• Flight was able to fly a complete Tailored Arrival into SFO
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ASPIRE – Air New Zealand
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ASPIRE – Qantas
• Qantas Airlines, A380 from Los Angeles to
Melbourne, Australia
• Successfully Conducted October 20th, 2008
• Operational Notes:
• Successfully executed every planned operational element
except the dynamic reroute (DARP)
• Ground optimization at LAX limited by special A380
handling requirements
• Flight was routed direct to the oceanic gateway, bypassing
airspace restrictions
• Attempted the DARP in Oakland airspace, but the aircraft
was unable to downlink the dynamic route request
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ASPIRE – Qantas
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ASPIRE – United
• United Airlines, B744 from Sydney to San Francisco
• Successfully Conducted Nov 14th, 2008
• Operational Notes:
• Flight fully executed each planned ASPIRE optimization
event
• A dynamic reroute (DARP) was performed in Oakland
airspace
• Flight was able to fly a complete Tailored Arrival into SFO
• The flight was met at SFO by California Gov Arnold
Schwarzenegger
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ASPIRE – United
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Summary Fuel Savings
“Perfect Flight”
Savings
Flight in Sept
Flight in Sept
3500
11,200
Flight in Oct
Flight in Oct
Flight in Nov
15,000
Fuel Carbon
(in kilos)
Flight in Nov
28,000
4800
Demonstrations were part of
ASPIRE initiative
8900
Fuel Saved
(in kilos)
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ASPIRE status
• The ASPIRE Partners have published the first
ASPIRE Annual Report
• The report includes:
– Status on ASPIRE Work Program
– Data from performance measurements
– Outcomes of ASPIRE flight
demonstrations
• ASPIRE Chair handed to Airservices
Australia
ASPIRE Website
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ASPIRE Wins Jane’s ATC
Global Award
Any Questions?
Also see contacts from ASPIRE Partners at
http://www.aspiregreen.com/mediapub/default.asp
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