10 - Challenge of the Environment
CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS OF AN ATC TOOL FOR TRAJECTORY OPTIMISATION
A. Spiteri¹, K. Chircop¹, D. Zammit-Mangion¹, A. Muscat², K. Falzon², J. Degiorgio³, F. Bezzina³; ¹University of Malta, Malta ;²Quaero Ltd., Malta ;³Malta Air Traffic Services Ltd., Malta
This paper presents the Concept of Operations (Con-Ops) associated with integrating a quasi-real-time ground-based trajectory optimization tool in the Air Traffic Control system. The tool is intended to be used a few minutes before a climb or descent to generate trajectories with minimual fuel burn which take into account the latest operational considerations.