ON THE FEASIBILITY OF TRAFFIC SYNCHRONIZATION IN CENTRAL EUROPEAN UPPER AIRSPACE

Several studies have been launched recently in Europe and USA aiming to support the future vision of synchronized ATM system with the ultimate goal to fill the gap between the predictive and the adaptive components of ATM systems. The predictive component could be illustrated, taking the case of Europe, by the slot allocation planning performed by Central Flow Management Unit (CFMU) while the adaptive component can be illustrated by the local tactical actions performed by the controllers [3] [4] [5]. Several organizational changes have been proposed such as Multi Sector Planner [6], Super Sector [7], Shift [8], and Traffic Organization [9]. Some other studies on traffic organization have investigated the potential of flow synchronization; however they focus mainly on speed control and/or solely on the terminal areas [10] [11]. Abstract