Lyon-Saint Exupéry becomes France’s first regional A-CDM airport
Joe Sultana, Director Network Manager at EUROCONTROL, presented to Éric Bruneau, Director of Operations at DSNA, and to Tanguy Bertolus, CEO of Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport, a certificate awarding the A-CDM airport label to Lyon airport, in the presence of all the operational actors at the platform.
The Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) concept developed by EUROCONTROL for the major European airports makes it possible for all airport partners (air navigation services, airlines, ground handling companies and the airport operator) to take the most effective operational decisions in a collaborative way in order to optimise operations at the airport.
This initiative is based on a shared picture of the situation in real time. As a result, the Lyon approach control centre can manage the departing traffic in synchronisation with the pre-sequencing calculated by Lyon airport’s local departure management system in conjunction with the airlines and ground handlers. This optimised coordination allows better use of runway capacity by both inbound and departing flights, in complete safety, taking full account of local constraints. Furthermore, the traffic loads across the sectors managed by the en-route control centres are more predictable, which is of benefit to the whole European network managed by EUROCONTROL’s Network Manager.
This project, launched by the DSNA and AEROPORTS DE LYON in 2011 in conjunction with EUROCONTROL, is at an important stage in the modernisation of equipment at Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport. With this label, a first for a regional airport in France, customers and users at this airport can enjoy an efficient and safe service, even in difficult situations (poor weather conditions, technical malfunctions, etc.).
Éric Bruneau, Director of Operations at DSNA, made the following statement: “I would like to congratulate everyone involved in bringing to a successful conclusion this ambitious project, which is based on the sophisticated sharing of operational information in real time. With CDM, Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport offers an even greater degree of safety, which is necessary given the growth in traffic there. There will be a predicted 10% improvement in the punctuality of departing flights and reduced taxiing times, generating savings of almost 800 tons of fuel per year.”
In the words of Tanguy Bertolus, CEO of Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport: “Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport has embraced a strong growth dynamic. To ensure that this development is sustainable, Aéroports de Lyon has chosen to implement and optimise arrangements in phase with the requirements of the airlines and government administrations and to continue to minimise its environmental footprint. This project is the result of seven years of work with the airlines and the air navigation services for aerodrome and approach control at the Lyon’s airport. It is proof of our ability to work together !"
“We are very pleased to celebrate Lyon airport becoming the 26th fully implemented Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) airport in Europe”, noted Joe Sultana, Director Network Manager at EUROCONTROL. “A-CDM improves the overall efficiency of airport operations by optimising the use of resources and improving the predictability of events. This improved predictability is an enabler for a safer and more efficient European air traffic management network. The 26 airports currently implemented represent 34% of total departures in the European ATM network. By the end of 2019, we expect this figure to increase to over 45%,” concluded Joe Sultana, Director Network Manager at EUROCONTROL.
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About the DSNA
The French Air Navigation Service Provider, Direction des services de la navigation aérienne (DSNA), is one of the directorates of the Direction générale de l’aviation civile (DGAC) [Directorate General of Civil Aviation]. Its missions are to ensure, day and night, throughout the year, the safe, smooth and rapid flow of civil air traffic, while respecting the environment, containing costs and providing the associated communication, navigation and surveillance services. With 3.1 million flights controlled in 2017, the DSNA is the number one air navigation operator in Europe. The French air navigation services control on average 8,600 flights a year. Key figures: 5 en-route control centres, 78 control towers, including 6 overseas, and a staff of 7,500.
About EUROCONTROL
EUROCONTROL has as its primary objective the development of a seamless, pan-European air traffic management system which fully copes with the growth in air traffic, while maintaining a high level of safety, reducing costs and respecting the environment. EUROCONTROL has 41 European Member States and comprehensive agreements with the Kingdom of Morocco and the State of Israel.
About Lyon Aéroport
Lyon Aéroport manages the operation of Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport for commercial aviation and Lyon-Bron airport, 3rd French airport for business aviation. As the leading airport in the VINCI Airports network in France with almost 9 million passengers in 2022, Lyon-Saint Exupéry offers more than 100 direct destinations in 2023 and is connected to the main international hubs. It is linked to the city centre in 30 minutes by the Rhônexpress tram-train. Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport, VINCI Airports' centre of excellence for innovation, offers recent infrastructure and an innovation strategy focused on a quality passenger experience and operational excellence for airlines. Certified Level 4+ by the ACA (Airport Carbon Accreditation), ISO 14001 and ISO 50001, Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport is developing in total control of its environmental impact.
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About VINCI Airports
The world's leading private airport operator, VINCI Airports operates more than 65 airports in 12 countries in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Thanks to its expertise as a global integrator, VINCI Airports develops, finances, builds and manages airports by providing its investment capacity and its know-how in optimizing operational performance, modernizing infrastructures and managing their operations and environmental transition. VINCI Airports is the first airport operator to have committed to a global international environmental strategy in 2016, to achieve the goal of net zero emission across its entire network by 2050.
