26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-8.2.1

CONTRACT-BASED AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TO FULFILL THE ARRIVING-ON-TIME OBJECTIVE

S. Guibert, L. Guichard, C. Rihacek*, L. Castelli**, A. Ranieri**
EUROCONTROL, France; *Frequentis AG, Austria; **Univ. of Trieste, Italy

Keywords: ATM, punctuality, Contract of Objectives, global efficiency, accountability

CATS project assesses the “arriving on schedule” concept while improving efficiency and synergy between all ATM actors through the Contract of Objectives. ATM actors negotiate and agree on their own objectives. This organization is based on breakdown of responsibility between the actors. Transfer of responsibility is explicit and formally contracted

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