The aviation community is facing complex challenges: surging air traffic, the imperative for efficiency, sustainability, and safety. ICAO, SESAR, and other initiatives drive modernization, having yielded many practical solutions ready for deployment. At major airports, tools like the Arrival Manager are enhancing operations, yet traditional AMAN systems encounter limitations for example, if input data is insufficiently available to enable extended planning. Enter the Frequentis Extended Arrival Manager (E-AMAN) leveraging AireonFLOW — a global, high-fidelity, low-latency position data source.
By extending the AMAN horizon symmetrically upstream, smoother traffic management is possible. Controllers in the upstream sectors, which may be well beyond the Flight Information Region (FIR) or Area of Responsibility (AoR), receive AMAN advisories enabling pre-sequencing of aircraft at fuel-efficient altitudes.
The space-based AireonFLOW data as input to E-AMAN fills surveillance data gaps. With it, a complete arrival traffic demand can be calculated, promoting stable sequences and enhanced controller situational awareness. With that, ANSPs have a robust system for efficient eco-friendly arrival operations.
