1. Aeronautical Communications Global Needs Global Solutions
Nicolas Zveguintzoff
Assistant Director, Technical/Financial Liaison

2. International Scheduled Traffic
IATA Today
Founded in 1945
274 Member Airlines in August 2003 I
International Scheduled Traffic
95% of

3. Over 90 Offices Worldwide

4. Present Status Industry
Total losses since 9/11 US$25 billion
Expected losses 2003 US$10 billion
Loading: Rising – Yield: Falling
Airports and Air Navigation Charges US$40 billion annually: Rising !

5. Airlines and Communication
Tool
to conduct business efficiently
to ensure safety
to provide service to the passengers
Capacity
restrictions in air traffic
reduced efficiency
passengers satisfaction
Increasing importance
reduction of separation
information need
new applications

6. The Basic Needs Adequate capacity/Radio Spectrum Global connectivity
Global interoperability
Scalability
Support Data/Voice/Video
Support for all classes of communication traffic
Cost effective

7. How do we get there ? Maintain present voice system
25 kHz
8.33 kHz in case of voice channel shortage
Encourage use of data communications for Air Traffic Services:
ACARS
Satcom/HF data
AOA
FANS 1/A
VDL Mode 2

8. Why no support for VDL Mode 3 or 4?
Proliferation of system solutions
No operational advantage versus present Voice and VDL Mode 2
Limited scalability - only option reduce time slots/bandwidth
Outdated technology by 2015
Do not provide additional communication capacity

9. How not to proceed Additional capacity ? 2003 2015 2020
VDL Mode 3
VDL Mode 4
8.33 /25 kHz
VDL Mode 2
2003
2015
Additional capacity ?
2020
New Operational Concept

10. How to proceed 2003 ITU WRC 2007 2007 2015 Impl. 2020
VDL Mode 3
VDL Mode 4
8.33 /25 kHz
VDL Mode 2
2003
Mobile.
Telecom
Techn.
New System
Definition.
ITU WRC 2007
2007
Standards
2015
Impl.
2020
New Operational Concept

11. Proven Concepts VDL Mode 3 and 4 Telecom Industry Digital systems
Digital voice
Directory of services
Operation independent from ground station
Telecom Industry
Channel availability
Open channels
On demand
Addressable voice
Bandwidth on demand
Scalability
Dynamic frequency allocation

12. Incentives
Operators that choose to invest should be provided with full benefits of the system
not be disadvantaged by those that don’t
While recognising the general principles of access and equity to airspace of all users
Realisation of early and full benefits will strengthen the business case and motivation of stakeholders

13. Achieving Cost Effectiveness
Sharing infrastructures
COTS
Limit system options
Establish critical mass

14. Recommendations Cleary identify the incentives
Improve global coordination of R&D, trials and operational implementation
Seek for a global integrated system solution
Closer association with telecommunications industry
Encourage data link implementation .
Airline Security
To close the loop on improved security, IATA developed recommended Security Standards for its Member Airlines. These are based on ICAO Annex 17. These were approved by our Board and adopted by the full membership in mid 2002.
Our goal is that all IATA airlines must have a Security Program in place and that program includes these Standards.
Our recently launched IATA Operational Safety Audit or IOSA program will audit airlines from an operational security standpoint against these standards.

15. Aeronautical Communications Global Needs Global Solutions
Nicolas Zveguintzoff
Assistant Director, Technical/Financial Liaison