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Aviation System Block
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THE FRAMEWORK
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Table of Contents 

APPENDIX A – SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMME OF BLOCK UPGRADES ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 1 
APPENDIX B – DETAILED AVIATION SYSTEM BLOCK UPGRADES ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 9 
Performance Improvement Area 1: Airport Operations ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 11 
Thread: Airport Accessibility (APTA) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 11 
Module N° B0‐APTA: Optimization of Approach Procedures including vertical guidance ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 13 
Module N° B1‐APTA: Optimized Airport Accessibility ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 19 
Performance Improvement Area 1: Airport Operations ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 25 
Thread: Wake Turbulence Separation (WAKE) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 25 
Module N° B0‐WAKE: Increased Runway Throughput through Optimized Wake Turbulence Separation ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 27 
Module N° B1‐WAKE: Increased Runway Throughput through Dynamic Wake Turbulence Separation ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 35 
Module N° B2‐WAKE: Advanced Wake Turbulence Separation (Time‐based) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 43 
Performance Improvement Area 1: Airport Operations ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 47 
Thread: Runway Sequencing (RSEQ) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 47 
Module N° B0‐RSEQ: Improve Traffic flow through Runway Sequencing (AMAN/DMAN) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 49 
Module N° B1‐RSEQ: Improved Airport operations through Departure, Surface and Arrival Management ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 55 
Module N° B2‐RSEQ: Linked AMAN/DMAN ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 65 
Module N° B3‐RSEQ: Integration AMAN/DMAN/SMAN ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 71 
Performance Improvement Area 1: Airport Operations ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 75 
Thread: Surface Operations (SURF) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 75 
Module N° B0‐SURF: Safety and Efficiency of Surface Operations (A‐SMGCS Level 1‐2) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 77 
Module N° B1‐SURF: Enhanced Safety and Efficiency of Surface Operations – SURF, SURF‐IA and Enhanced Vision 
Systems (EVS) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 83 
Module N° B2‐SURF: Optimized Surface Routing and Safety Benefits (A‐SMGCS Level 3‐4 and SVS) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 89 
Performance Improvement Area 1: Airport Operations ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 97 
Thread: Airport Collaborative Decision Making (ACDM) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 97 
Module N° B0‐ACDM: Improved Airport Operations through Airport‐CDM ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 99 
Module N° B1‐ACDM: Optimized Airport Operations through A‐CDM Total Airport Management ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 105 
Performance Improvement Area 1: Airport Operations ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 109 
Thread: Remote Air Traffic services (RATS)‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 109 
Module N° B1‐RATS: Remotely Operated Aerodrome Control ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 111 
Performance Improvement Area 2: Globally Interoperable Systems and Data ‐ Through Globally Interoperable 
System Wide Information Management ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 121 
Thread: FF/ICE (FICE) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 121 
Module N° B0‐FICE: Increased Interoperability, Efficiency and Capacity through Ground‐Ground Integration ‐‐ 123 
Module N° B1‐FICE: Increased Interoperability, Efficiency and Capacity though FF‐ICE, STEP 1 application  
before Departure ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐129 
Module N° B2‐FICE: Improved Coordination through multi‐centre Ground‐Ground Integration: 
(FF-ICE, Step 1 and Flight Object, SWIM) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 135 
Module N° B3‐FICE: Improved Operational Performance through the introduction of Full FF‐ICE ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 139 
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Performance Improvement Area 2: Globally Interoperable Systems and Data ‐ Through Globally Interoperable 
System Wide Information Management ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 145 
Thread: Digital Air Traffic Management ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 145 
Module N° B0‐DATM: Service Improvement through Digital Aeronautical Information Management ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 147 
Module N° B1‐DATM: Service Improvement through Integration of all Digital ATM Information ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 153 
Performance Improvement Area 2: Globally Interoperable Systems and Data ‐ Through Globally Interoperable 
System Wide Information Management ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 157 
Thread: System Wide Information Management (SWIM) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 157 
Module N° B1‐SWIM: Performance Improvement through the application of System‐Wide Information 
Management (SWIM) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 159 
Module N° B2‐SWIM: Enabling Airborne Participation in collaborative ATM through SWIM ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 165 
Performance Improvement Area 2: Globally Interoperable Systems and Data ‐ Through Globally Interoperable 
System Wide Information Management ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 169 
Thread: Advanced Meteorological Information (AMET) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 169 
Module N° B0‐AMET: Meteorological information supporting enhanced operational efficiency and safety ‐‐‐‐‐ 171 
Module N° B1‐AMET: Enhanced Operational Decisions through Integrated Meteorological Information (Planning 
and Near‐term Service) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 181 
Module N° B3‐AMET: Enhanced Operational Decisions through Integrated Meteorological Information (Near‐
term and Immediate Service) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 191 
Performance Improvement Area 3: Optimum Capacity and Flexible Flights – Through Global Collaborative ATM ‐ 197 
Thread: Free‐Route Operations (FRTO) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 197 
Module N° B0‐FRTO: Improved Operations through Enhanced En‐Route Trajectories ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 199 
Module N° B1‐FRTO: Improved Operations through Optimized ATS Routing ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 213 
Module N° B3‐FRTO: Traffic Complexity Management ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 221 
Performance Improvement Area 3: Optimum Capacity and Flexible Flights – Through Global Collaborative ATM ‐ 225 
Thread: Network Operations (NOPS) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 225 
Module N° B0‐NOPS: Improved Flow Performance through Planning based on a Network‐Wide view ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 227 
Module N° B1‐NOPS: Enhanced Flow Performance through Network Operational Planning ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 233 
Module N° B2‐NOPS: Increased user involvement in the dynamic utilization of the network ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 239 
Performance Improvement Area 3: Optimum Capacity and Flexible Flights ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 243 
Thread: Alternative Surveillance (ASUR) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 243 
Module N° B0‐ASUR: Initial capability for ground surveillance ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 245 
Performance Improvement Area 3: Optimum Capacity and Flexible Flights – Through Global Collaborative ATM ‐ 251 
Thread: Airborne Separation (ASEP) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 251 
Module N° B0‐ASEP: Air Traffic Situational Awareness (ATSA) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 253 
Module N° B1‐ASEP: Increased Capacity and Efficiency through Interval Management ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 259 
Module N° B2‐ASEP: Airborne Separation (ASEP) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 265 
Performance Improvement Area 3: Optimum Capacity and Flexible Flights – Through Global Collaborative ATM ‐ 271 
Thread: Optimum Flight Levels (OPFL) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 271 
Module N° B0‐OPFL: Improved Access to Optimum Flight Levels through Climb/Descent Procedures using ADS‐B
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Performance Improvement Area 3: Optimum Capacity and Flexible Flights – Through Global Collaborative ATM ‐ 277 
Thread: Airborne Collision Avoidance Systems (ACAS) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 277 
Module N° B0‐ACAS: ACAS Improvements ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 279 
Module N° B2‐ACAS: New Collision Avoidance System ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 285 
Performance Improvement Area 3: Optimum Capacity and Flexible Flights – Through Global Collaborative ATM ‐ 291 
Thread: Safety Nets (SNET) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 291 
Module N° B0‐SNET: Increased Effectiveness of Ground‐Based Safety Nets ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 293 
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Module N° B1‐SNET: Ground‐based Safety Nets on Approach ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 297 
Performance Improvement Area 4: Efficient Flight Path – Through Trajectory‐based Operations ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 301 
Thread: Continuous Descent Operations (CDO) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 301 
Module N° B0‐CDO: Improved Flexibility and Efficiency in Descent Profiles (CDO) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 303 
Module N° B1‐CDO: Improved Flexibility and Efficiency in Descent Profiles (CDOs) using VNAV ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 311 
Module N° B2‐CDO: Improved Flexibility and Efficiency in Descent Profiles (CDOs) using VNAV, required speed 
and time at arrival ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 315 
Performance Improvement Area 4: Efficient Flight Path – Through Trajectory‐based Operations ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 321 
Thread: Trajectory‐Based Operations (TBO) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 321 
Module N° B0‐TBO: Improved Safety and Efficiency through the initial application of Data Link En‐Route ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 323 
Module N° B1‐TBO: Improved Traffic synchronization and Initial Trajectory‐Based Operation ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 331 
Module N° B3‐TBO: Full 4D Trajectory‐based Operations ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 339 
Performance Improvement Area 4: Efficient Flight Path – Through Trajectory‐based Operations ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 345 
Thread: Continuous Climb Operations (CCO) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 345 
Module N° B0‐CCO: Improved Flexibility and Efficiency Departure Profiles ‐ Continuous Climb Operations (CCO)
 ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 347 
Performance Improvement Area 4: Efficient Flight Path – Through Trajectory‐based Operations ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 355 
Thread: Remotely Piloted Aircraft  Systems(RPAS) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 355 
Module N° B1‐RPAS: Initial Integration of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) into Non‐Segregated Airspace ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 357 
Module N° B2‐RPAS: Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Integration in Traffic ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 365 
Module N° B3‐RPAS: Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Transparent Management ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 373 
APPENDIX C‐ REFERENCE TABLE OF THE NEW AND OLD ASBU MODULES ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 379 
APPENDIX D‐ LIST OF ACRONYMS ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 381 

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Appendix A – SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMME OF BLOCK
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Appendix A
Performance Improvement Area 1: Airport Operations
Block 0 Block 1 Block 2 Block 3
B0-APTA B1-APTA
Optimization of Approach Procedures Optimised Airport Accessibility
including vertical guidance This is the next step in the universal implementation
This is the first step toward universal of GNSS-based approaches.
implementation of GNSS-based approaches.
B0-WAKE B1-WAKE B2-WAKE (*)
Increased Runway Throughput through Increased Runway Throughput through Dynamic Advanced Wake Turbulence Separation
Optimized Wake Turbulence Separation Wake Turbulence Separation (Time-based)
Improved throughput on departure and arrival Improved throughput on departure and arrival The application of time-based aircraft-to-
runways through the revision of current ICAO runways through the dynamic management of wake aircraft wake separation minima and changes to
wake vortex separation minima and procedures. vortex separation minima based on the real-time the procedures the ANSP uses to apply the
identification of wake vortex hazards. wake separation minima.
B0-RSEQ B1-RSEQ B2-RSEQ B3-RSEQ
Improved Traffic Flow through Sequencing Improved Airport operations through Departure, Linked AMAN/DMAN Integrated
(AMAN/DMAN) Surface and Arrival Management Synchronised AMAN/DMAN will promote AMAN/DMAN/SMAN
Time-based metering to sequence departing and Extended arrival metering, Integration of surface more agile and efficient en-route and terminal Fully synchronized
arriving flights. management with departure sequencing bring operations network management
robustness to runways management and increase between departure airport
airport performances and flight efficiency. and arrival airports for all
aircraft in the air traffic
system at any given point
in time.
B0-SURF B1-SURF B2-SURF
Safety and Efficiency of Surface Operations Enhanced Safety and Efficiency of Surface Optimized Surface Routing and Safety
(A-SMGCS Level 1-2) Operations- SURF, SURF IA and Enhanced Benefits (A-SMGCS Level 3-4 and SVS)
Airport surface surveillance for ANSP. Vision Systems (EVS) Taxi routing and guidance evolving to
Airport surface surveillance for ANSP and flight trajectory based with ground / cockpit
crews with safety logic, cockpit moving map monitoring and data link delivery of clearances
displays and visual systems for taxi operations. and information. Cockpit synthetic
visualisation systems.
B0-ACDM B1-ACDM
Improved Airport Operations through Optimized Airport Operations through Airport-
Airport-CDM CDM
Airport operational improvements through the Airport operational improvements through the way
way operational partners at airports work operational partners at airports work together.
together.
B1-RATS
Remotely Operated Aerodrome Control
Remotely operated Aerodrome Control Tower
contingency and remote provision of ATS to
aerodromes through visualisation systems and tools.

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Performance Improvement Area 2:
Globally Interoperable Systems and Data – Through Globally Interoperable System Wide Information Management
Block 0 Block 1 Block 2 Block 3

B0-FICE B1-FICE B2-FICE B3-FICE
Increased Interoperability, Efficiency and Increased Interoperability, Efficiency and Improved Coordination through multi- Improved Operational
Capacity through Ground-Ground Integration Capacity though FF-ICE, Step 1 application before centre Ground-Ground Integration: (FF- Performance through the
Supports the coordination of ground-ground data Departure ICE/1 and Flight Object, SWIM) introduction of Full FF-
communication between ATS U based on ATS Introduction of FF-ICE step 1, to implement ground- FF-ICE supporting trajectory-based operations ICE
Inter-facility Data Communication (AIDC) defined ground exchanges using common flight inform ation through exchange and distribution of All data for all relevant
by ICAO Document 9694. reference model, FIXM, XM L and the flight object information for multicentre operations using flights systematically shared
used before departure. flight object implementation and IOP standards. between air and ground
systems using SWIM in
B0-DATM B1-DATM support of collabor ative
Service Improvement through Digital Service Improvement through Integration of all ATM and trajector y-based
Aeronautical Information Management Digital ATM Information operations.
Initial introduction of digi tal processing and Implementation of the ATM information reference
management of information, by the implementation model integrating all ATM information using UML
of AIS/AIM making use of AIXM, moving to and enabling XML data representations and data
electronic AIP and better quality and availability of exchange based on internet protocols with WXXM for
data. meteorological information.
B1-SWIM B2-SWIM
Performance Improvement through the Enabling Airborne Participation in
application of System-Wide Information collaborative ATM through SWIM
Management (SWIM) Connection of the aircraft an information node
Implementation of SWIM services (applications and in SWIM enabling participation in collaborative
infrastructure) creating the aviation intranet based on ATM processes with access to rich voluminous
standard data models, and internet-based protocols to dynamic data including meteorology.
maximise interoperability.
B0-AMET B1-AMET B3-AMET
Meteorological information supporting Enhanced Operational Decisions through Enhanced Operational
enhanced operational efficiency and safety Integrated Meteorological Information (Planning Decisions through
Global, regional and local meteorological and Near-term Service) Integrated Meteorological
information provided by world area for ecast Meteorological information supporting automated Information (Near-term
centres, volcanic ash advisory centres, tropical decision process or aids involving: meteorological and Immediate Service)
cyclone advisory centres, aerodrome information, meteorological information translation, Meteorological information
meteorological offices and meteorological watch ATM impact conversion and ATM decision support supporting both air and
offices in support of flexible airspace management, ground automated decision
improved situational awareness and collaborative support aids for
decision making, and dynamically-optimized flight implementing weather
trajectory planning. mitigation strategies.
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