Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea - Aena.es

Establishment of a procedure for controlling
Aena’s participation in the development phase
of the SESAR programme, so that, in order to conduct
monitoring:
− Work groups have been created to develop all
the projects awarded and carry out the associated
management tasks.
− Coordination mechanisms have been established
through SESAR Committee meetings, in
addition to the use of the online tool developed
for this purpose.
It is fi tting to underscore the fact that the process to
guarantee Aena’s contribution to the SESAR programme
is an ongoing activity: a guarantee that Aena will
fulfi l, in due time and form, the duties specifi ed in the
contracts entered into with the SESAR Joint Undertaking
(SJU).
CNS/ATM SYSTEMS DIRECTORATE
Functional changes in the SACTA, ÍCARO systems
The Automation Division has adapted the SACTA and
Ícaro system to European regulations (SES) and its alignment
with the SESAR (defi nition of safety requirements,
introduction of European regulations, drafting CE verifi -
cation statement, etcetera).
EPISODIO 3: AFUA (Advanced Flexible Use of
Airspace) concept
The Simulation Division, within the simulation activities
of the European Union EP3 project for the validation of
elements of the SESAR concept, participates in several
validation exercises that have enabled clarifying and refi
ning this concept regarding the fl exible use of the airspace
among civil and military users.
GBAS (Ground Based Augmentation Systems)
projects
The Satellite Navigation Division (DNS), within the
General information
Air navigation
SESAR framework, currently participates in three
GBAS projects for the SESAR Joint Undertaking
(SJU), The fi rst of these, led by the DNS, was
launched on December 17th, 2009 and it is called
GBAS Operational Implementation, Once it is
accepted by the SJU in mid 2010 the tasks projected
in it will begin, These basically concern detecting the
need to succeed in putting in place the GBAS CAT I
procedure on the European scale in the short term,
In 2010 the other two GBAS projects included in the
SESAR will be launched.
DIRECTORATE OF SNA OPERATIONS
The Aeronautical Information Division has initiated its
participation in the SESAR programme by developing
the Project Initiation Reports (PIR).
2,6 SNA OPERATIONS
Providing the service of technical operations of the Air
Navigation System (SNA) guarantees, through the Central
and Regional-Sector Organization of Technical Operations
in Air Navigation, the technical and operational
availability of air navigation systems through:
The management, performance and supervision
of the specialized activities of preventative and corrective
maintenance of the AN systems.
Monitoring and controlling the system.
The development and deployment of support and
analysis tools, to achieve continual improvement.
The optimization of the useful life of the systems.
The main activities conducted during the year 2009 are
described by areas below.
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