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What's New - Air Traffic Control System Command Center
- May 2009
National Playbook
- December 2008
e-CVRS Reservation
As of 9 December 2008, Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
will require slot reservations for nonscheduled operations (currently, only ORD, LGA and DCA require reservations
for unscheduled operations). Users should go to the e-CVRS reservation site on the ATCSCC Intranet or fly.faa.gov
to reserve a slot for nonscheduled arrival or departure to these airports.
- April 2008
WATRS Plus Route Structure Redesign and Separation Reduction Project
Effective June 5, 2008 at 1100Z the West Atlantic Route System (WATRS) will be restructured.
Existing routes, or route sections, will be replaced by new routes and fixes. This implementation will
reduce the lateral separation standard to 50 nautical miles between appropriately equipped aircraft
(Required Navigation Performance 10 (RNP 10) or RNP 4). The FIR regions affected will be New York,
Miami, and San Juan. Additionally, Jacksonville Center, Moncton ACC, Haiti ACC, Dominican Republic ACC,
and Havana ACC will implement a modified route/fix structure.
- June 2007
General Aviation Coded Departure Routes (GA CDR)
The CDR program provides a rapid means to reroute aircraft when the filed route is constrained
by either weather or congestion. Historically, abbreviated CDR clearances have only been issued
to airline customers who have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the facilities that
issue abbreviated CDR clearances. Recently, general aviation customers have requested the use of
this reroute capability. This change permits general aviation customers to communicate to
Air Traffic Control (ATC) facilities their ability and willingness to accept CDRs and their
capability to accept abbreviated clearances associated with CDRs.
- March 2007
Integrated collaborative rerouting (ICR)
ICR is a process that builds on FEA/FCAs. The ICR process requires that a constraint is identified early.
Traffic management may issue a planning (PLN) advisory describing the system constraint and providing
route guidance. System stakeholders are allowed an opportunity to consider the area of concern,
and provide early intent (EI) messages that communicate their decisions in response to the constraint.
EI messages update enhanced traffic management system (ETMS) flight trajectories, monitor alert values
and routing intentions. At the expiration of the EI window, traffic management can then analyze the
customer responses and decide if the actions taken have resolved the issue, or if recommended routes,
required routes, airspace flow programs (AFP) and/or other traffic management initiatives (TMIs) will
be necessary to further reduce demand.
ICR allows system stakeholders flexibility in managing their flights based on an identified NAS constraint,
reducing the possibility of more restrictive initiatives. Traffic flow management (TFM) tools benefit
from enhanced flight information and collaborative responses to system capacity actions.
- 06.08.2006
NSST
On or about Saturday, June 17, 2006, the Severe Weather area at the David J. Hurley
Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) will be dissolved and replaced by a new
functional area consisting of ATCSCC National Traffic Management Officer (NTMO) personnel:
the National System Strategy Team (NSST).
The NSST will control a variety of national airspace management functions and processes
from one organizational location.
Functions and processes managed by the NSST will include conducting Planning Teleconferences,
coordinating and implementing Airspace Flow Programs (AFP), managing reroutes, and facilitating
International Operations.
- 03.15.2006
AFP Concept
Airspace Flow Programs (AFP) will be introduced in the spring of 2006 and
mark a significant new step in enroute traffic management. The principal goal
for the initial deployment will be to provide enhanced enroute traffic management
during severe weather events.
- 03.15.2006
Graphical Depiction of AFP
Beginning in the spring of 2006, customers will have access to a graphical
representation of a published AFP along with the associated parameters and advisory.
This will allow customers to consider options for avoiding the area associated with a
delay and to be more proactive when operating in the National Airspace System.
- 03.14.2006
XML Airport Status Page is Changing
In order to support the addition of AFPs, the XML Airport Status page will be changing. Read all about it.
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