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9965. Thus, any Airport or ANSP facing
capacity issues may successfully establish a
sound ATFM planning and operational
management process to ensure safe and
efficient use of capacity, in collaboration
across regions. This is already happening
within the context of initiatives such as the
“cross-border ATFM” in the Americas and
the “Distributed Multi-Nodal ATFM
Network”, in the Asia/Pacific Region.
Of course, it is still a challenge to advance
the desired level of regional implementation,
with gate-to-gate data sharing among the
involved authorities. In the present context,
it is not uncommon for flights to be
“captured” only when they are identified by
the ATM systems of a control region or
sector. This situation reduces the time for
decision-making regarding the operation of
incoming aircrafts, in particular if outside
the estimated time stated in their flight
plans. With cross-border integration,
advanced ATFM services will increase
anticipation, allowing timely and optimized
measures to avoid or minimize delays.
Airport slots, sector capacity, meteorological
information, special use airspaces and other
resources are just a few examples of factors
to be aware of, at every minute. Provision of
reliable data on such aspects are some of the
benefits offered by Skyflow, translating flow
management processes into digital streams,
with priorities established, tasks assigned,
and messages sent to appropriate entities.
Based on the ATFM system requirements
defined by DECEA, ATECH has developed
the Aquila module, which provides features
of the SWIM concept integrated within the
Skyflow system. This new platform for
sharing aeronautical information gives to
the control organizations the necessary data
to make well informed decisions, choosing
efficient actions, ensuring safety to flights
and reducing impacts to the user by
receiving information from each stage of
flights coming from other countries.
As an example, DECEA has recently
started operating its PCICEA Project, a
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Figure 4: Aquila SWIM
technology of the PCICEA
platform in Brazil shares
information between DECEA
and Eurocotrol
Figure 5: The new
Aeronautical Infrastructure
Reservation (AIR) module,
has been operating in the
ATFM system in Brazil since
March 2018
platform for sharing current airspace
information using SWIM. That is an initial
implementation for a complete airport
collaborative decision-making information
sharing platform (ACISP). Its operation
started in November 2018 at the CGNA in
Rio de Janeiro, where flight information
from Brasilia, Curitiba, Recife and the
Atlantic Centers has being exchanged
between Brazil and Europe (see figure 4), as
a result of an agreement between DECEA
and Eurocontrol. Using these SWIM
features, the new technologies did confirm
the success in sharing data, as expected for a
mature cross-border ATFM.
Direct integration
Another example of a quick customization,
for regional or local requirements, is the new
Aeronautical Infrastructure Reservation
(AIR) system (Figure 5), operating in Brazil
since March 2018. The AIR is an application
module developed for Sigma, the Brazilian
version of Skyflow developed by ATECH for
DECEA. The module allows direct and
online interaction between the airline and
the CGNA, simplifying the access and the
consultation process for immediate
reservation of infrastructure. This helps
airlines plan their networks and was made
possible thanks to the advanced ATFM
solution already in operation
in Brazil.
Atech celebrates 10 years as a private
company and Skyflow is a good result of the
long term R&D efforts in partnership with
DECEA. The system provides refined
algorithms for decision support, being an
advanced automated tool to deal with the
airspace capacity-demand balance. Its
collaborative decision-making capabilities
are a key enabler to include all stakeholders
in the decision process. Offering all Traffic
Measures Initiatives (TMI) preconized by
ICAO, Skyflow is helping countries to
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