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AOM-0500 — Direct Routing for flights both in cruise and vertically evolving for cross ACC borders and in high complexity environments.

Direct Routing operations are established with the aim of providing airspace users with additional flight planning route options on a larger scale across FIRs such that overall planned leg distances are reduced in comparison with the fixed route network. These operations are fully optimized due to AFUA, specifically within environments with high complexity and / or involving cross ACC/FIR boundaries.

Rationale
Direct Segments are established within local and regional documentation and then made available for flight planning (with published conditions of use). Seen as an early iteration of the Free Route concept, Direct Routing operations allow airspace users to optimize flight and fuel planning.
Additional infrastructure is required locally and regionally to establish an appropriate network of Direct Routes (in addition or in replacement of the ATS Route Network) Extending this network at a larger geographical scale into high complexity environments requires advanced controller tools to cope with anticipated increase in ATCO workload.
The extension of direct routes across ACC/FIR boundaries also requires ground system support for airspace management and flight data processing. A-FUA at the regional scale can optimize the use of published Direct Routes with new ASM/DCB complexity assessment & resolution tools being provided to the NMF (Network Management Function).
OI Step Benefit: This OI Step provides Airspace Users with the opportunity to plan flight (and fuel) for shorter leg distances, in comparison with the fixed route network (Airways & CDRs), within cross ACC/FIR boundary & high complexity environments.
Forecast V3 end date
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Benefits start date (IOC)
31-12-2016
Full benefits date (FOC)
31-12-2024
Current Maturity Level
V3
Solution Data Quality Index
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Current Maturity Phase
R&D
Scope
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Release
R5
PCP Status
PCP

Context

Related Elements
Enablers
Activities
B1

Enablers

Timeline Table
Code Dates
 
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AOM-0500
 
AAMS-06c
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
AAMS-09a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
AAMS-11
IOC - FOC
AAMS-16a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
ER APP ATC 75
IOC - FOC
ER APP ATC 129
ER ATC 91
IOC - FOC
NIMS-21a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
NIMS-29
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
NIMS-42
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
STD-033
STD-061
STD-062
STD-063
STD-064
A/C-04a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
ATC-STD-01
ER APP ATC 77
IOC - FOC
ER APP ATC 160
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
ER ATC 94
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
ER ATC 157
METEO-05b
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
NIMS-37
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
REG-0012
REG-0500
REG-0517
SWIM-APS-01a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
SWIM-APS-02a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
SWIM-APS-03a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
SWIM-APS-04a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
SWIM-APS-05a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
SWIM-INFR-01a
V4
V5
SWIM-INFR-05a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
SWIM-NET-01a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
SWIM-STD-01
SWIM-STD-02
SWIM-SUPT-01a
SWIM-SUPT-03a
IOC - FOC
SWIM-SUPT-05a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
Code Title Related Elements Analysis
AAMS-06c Local ASM Tools to be updated to support Transmission of VPA-related data from local ASM tool to the NM
Analysis
AAMS-09a NM systems enhanced to exchange static data and airspace usage data with ASM support systems in AIXM format
Analysis
AAMS-11 ASM support systems enhanced to exchange real-time airspace status updates
Analysis
AAMS-16a Airspace management functions equipped with tools able to deal with free-routing
Analysis
ER APP ATC 75 Enhance FDP for Direct Route and Free Route Operations
Analysis
ER APP ATC 129 Upgrade FDP and provide Controller Tools to provide assistance to ATC Planning for Preventing Conflicts in En-Route Airspace
Analysis
ER ATC 91 ATC System Support for Advanced Conformance Monitoring in En-route Airspace
Analysis
NIMS-21a Initial Flight Planning management enhanced to support 4D for Step 1
Analysis
NIMS-29 Network DCB sub-system enhanced for Network Operations Plan (NOP) preparation and dissemination
Analysis
NIMS-42 NM systems enhanced to receive, process and display real-time tactical (ASM level III) airspace usage information
Analysis
STD-033 Flight Information Exchange Model v4 incl. ICAO FPL 2012, Extended Flight Plan and Flight Objects elements, in accordance with SESAR FIXM Strategy.
Analysis
STD-061 Updated EUROCONTROL Specification for MTCD (PCP)
Analysis
STD-062 Updated EUROCONTROL Specification for MONA (PCP)
Analysis
STD-063 Updated EUROCONTROL Specification for Trajectory Prediction (PCP)
Analysis
STD-064 EUROCONTROL Guidelines for APW (PCP)
Analysis
A/C-04a Flight management and guidance for Advanced RNP
Analysis
ATC-STD-01 Ground-Ground flight data exchange
Analysis
ER APP ATC 77 ATC Systems enhanced to exchange real-time (tactical) airspace status data with ASM support system
Analysis
ER APP ATC 160 ATC to ATC Flight Data Exchange Using The Flight Object
Analysis
ER ATC 94 ATC tools in support of RNP (e.g. RNP1, A-RNP) for En-Route
Analysis
ER ATC 157 Enhanced ATC System Support to the Tactical Controller for Conflict Detection and Resolution in En-Route
Analysis
METEO-05b Generate and provide MET information relevant for TMA and En-route related operations (PCP)
Analysis
NIMS-37 Basic Complexity assessment tools
Analysis
REG-0012 CS in support of PCP AF3- Free Routes
Analysis
REG-0500 Regulatory Provisions for Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) implementation
Analysis
REG-0517 Regulatory Provisions for the harmonised deployment of FUA and free route (PCP)
Analysis
SWIM-APS-01a Provision of G/G Aeronautical Information services
Analysis
SWIM-APS-02a Consumption of Aeronautical Information services
Analysis
SWIM-APS-03a Provision of G/G ATFCM Information Services
Analysis
SWIM-APS-04a Consumption of G/G ATFCM Information Services
Analysis
SWIM-APS-05a Provision and Consumption of Flight Object Sharing services
Analysis
SWIM-INFR-01a High Criticality SWIM Services infrastructure Support and Connectivity.
Analysis
SWIM-INFR-05a General SWIM Services infrastructure Support and Connectivity.
Analysis
SWIM-NET-01a SWIM Network Point of Presence
Analysis
SWIM-STD-01 AIRM
Analysis
SWIM-STD-02 ISRM Rulebook
Analysis
SWIM-SUPT-01a SWIM Supporting Registry Provisions
Analysis
SWIM-SUPT-03a SWIM Supporting Security Provisions
Analysis
SWIM-SUPT-05a SWIM Supporting IP Network Bridging Provisions
Analysis

Dependent OI Steps

Relationship Code Title Related Elements
Has predecessor AOM-0401 Multiple Route Options & Airspace Organisation Scenarios
Has successor SDM-0401 Sub-Regional DCB Common Service (Business Improvement)

SESAR Solutions

Code Title Program Related Elements Analysis
#32 Free Route through the use of Direct Routing SESAR1
Analysis
#65 User Preferred Routing SESAR1
Analysis

PCP Elements

Code Title Related Elements
S-AF3.2 Free Route

Implementation Objectives

Code Title Related Elements
AOM21.1 Direct Routing

ICAO Block Modules

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Designator Title Related Elements
  B1
B1-FRTO Improved Operations through Optimized ATS Routing