1. Joint Planning and Development Office “Where new ideas are welcome”
The Next Generation Air Transportation System
Joint Planning and Development Office
“Where new ideas are welcome”
October 13, 2004

2. Public Law December 12, 2003
Establishes the requirement for an integrated plan
Plan must meet air transportation safety, security, efficiency and capacity needs beyond those currently included in the Operational Evolution Plan
Establishes the Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO)
Establishes a multi- agency Senior Policy Committee
Requires the JPDO to
Operate in conjunction with relevant programs in specified government agencies
Consult with the public and ensure the participation of experts from a broad range of entities within the private sector
Establishes the requirement for an integrated plan for the next generation air transportation system for 2025
Plan must meet air transportation safety, security, efficiency and capacity needs beyond those currently included in the Operational Evolution Plan
Establishes the Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) to execute the program
Establishes a multi- agency Senior Policy Committee to work with the JPDO and provide guidance
Requires the JPDO to
Operate in conjunction with relevant programs in specified government agencies
Consult with the public and ensure the participation of experts from a broad range of entities within the private sector

3. Governance and Execution
Senior Policy Committee (SPC)
Joint Planning and Development office (JPDO)
Integrated Product Teams (IPTs)
Integrated framework of architectures
Robust systems engineering process
Senior Policy Committee (SPC)
Advise the Sec of Transportation on the transformation of the Nation’s Air Transportation System
Provides policy guidance for plan execution
Identify resource needs and makes recommendation to their agencies for necessary activities
Joint Planning and Development office (JPDO)
Executes the integrated plan
Coordinates aviation and aeronautics research programs to achieve more effective and directed programs
Integrated Product Teams (IPTs)
Will execute the transformation strategies
Designated agency leads with affected partners and multi-discipline expertise
Coordination across all IPTs by JPDO
Integrated framework of architectures
Robust systems engineering process

4. The Integrated Product Teams
Harmonize Equipage and Operations Globally - FAA
Develop Airport Infrastructure to Meet Future Demand - FAA
Integrate Air Transportation Security Activities - DHS
Establish an Agile Air Traffic System - NASA
Establish User-Specific Situational Awareness - DOD
Establish a Comprehensive Proactive Safety Management Approach - FAA
Environmental Protection that Allows Sustained Aviation Growth - FAA
Develop a System-Wide Capability to Reduce Weather Impacts – DOC/NOAA

5. Capability to Reduce Weather Impacts
Weather impacts present day operations during all phases of flight—approximately 70% of all air traffic delays are attributed to weather – annual cost estimated at over $4B
Weather strategy IPT will act to better coordinate USG and industry efforts utilizing end to end program management concepts
1. Safety related costs (damage/litigation/procedural changes) add additional $3B annually—23% of system accidents list weather as a factor 2.
A. Use of new weather support tools will increase operational focus and relevance
Promotes weather common situational picture to all NGATS operational systems
Reduces opportunity for confusion in interpreting weather information—may reduce training requirements
Increases safety across system, reducing general aviation opportunities for controlled flight into terrain as a result of flying into unexpected IFR conditions
3.b. Plan for changes in aircraft, airport, and system technology to enable operations in a wider spectrum of weather conditions
Transformation payoff realized by:
Integrated operational weather information will allow greater decision-making on the ground and in the cockpit, greatly enhancing safety and capacity.
Review and modify existing policies/regulatory rules for weather and its application to operational decisions

6. Transformation Direction
Improve NGATS aviation weather services through formation of weather IPT to coordinate USG, industry, and private sector efforts/interests with specific charge to:
Define and document NGATS aviation weather requirements (100% requirement)
Map out existing research efforts across partners/agencies
Synchronize existing weather research activities – identify gaps against 100% requirement
C. Advance weather specific technology
Observations
Forecasts
Increase weather information accuracy and reliability
1. E. Promote better use of forecaster expertise, applying where it is value added
Define and coordinate database interface requirements with private sector vendors

7. Transformation Direction (cont)
Streamline research to operations processes
Development and implementation of 5-dimensional aviation weather database (spatial, temporal, and probability) key transformation enabler
Changes role of weather providers from product delivery to information management
Ensure weather information is accounted for in future NGATS command and control systems

8. Status
Team developed draft national weather plan document during past 12 months
Team consists of DOC/NASA/FAA/DOD/association/industry members
Breakout groups examining observations/forecasts/ dissemination/integration/training with charge to list first order estimates of cost, schedule, risk, and major milestones by October 31st
NASA/FAA/NOAA conducted kickoff meeting to explore agency roles in developing aviation weather database

9. Issues
Budget wedge asked for in FY07 DOC/NOAA submission, however difficult to augment FY05/06
Role and mission of IPT not well understood throughout participating agencies
Development of aviation weather database major enabler to weather vision, however, significant technology investments/risk involved

10. Thank you.
Thank for this wonderful opportunity to tell you about our initiative and hopefully make you a partner in the transformation of the global air transportation system.
And please, spread the word.
I would be happy to take your questions.