Professional and short courses
Air Traffic Management
| Location | Marylebone, Central London |
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| Faculty | Architecture and the Built Environment |
This Air Transport short course examines issues in air traffic management, including economic, regulatory and performance aspects. We will discuss current procedures, regulations, policies and data sources, in addition to the latest research and European planning in SESAR. You will also explore the technical aspects of flow management, flight planning and performance measurement.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for air transport professionals, such as:
- middle management at both airlines and airports
- management from air transport related industries (eg software/solutions development)
- employees at air navigation service providers
- employees working in airline scheduling, airport management and operations, and ATM research functions
Academics from research institutes and universities, especially those engaged in air transport research, also will find the course beneficial for their work and research
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| Start date | Duration | Day and time | Price | Apply |
| 8 April 2019 | 2 days | Monday to Tuesday, 9.30am–5.30pm | £545*/£595 | Coming soon |
*Early-bird discount if you book by 4 March 2019.
Course content
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- evaluate and assess current issues in air traffic management
- critically appraise current air traffic management and flight planning methods and practices, identifying future challenges, considering planned improvements and new concepts
- identify key research areas in air traffic management, citing applied examples and new methods
Tutor information
Each session is presented by a senior expert in the field, with a balance between practitioners from industry and leading academic researchers. The course lecturers are:
- Dr Andrew Cook, Principal Research Fellow, University of Westminster
- Dr Luis Delgado, Senior Research Fellow, University of Westminster
- Dr Gérald Gurtner, Senior Research Fellow, University of Westminster
- Graham Tanner, Senior Research Fellow, University of Westminster
- Julie Cranch, Head of Strategic Operational Development, NATS
- Adrian Clark, Manager Advanced Concepts, Future ATM & Policy, NATS
- David Bowen, Chief ATM, SESAR Joint Undertaking
- Professor Francisco Javier Saez Nieto, University of Cranfield & SESAR Scientific Committee
- Matt Shreeve, Principal Consultant, Helios
Organisers
This seminar is one of a number of short courses organised by the Department of Planning and Transport at the University of Westminster. Each course provides an in-depth analysis of a topical issue through a limited number of high class, detailed presentations.
The Department of Planning and Transport has been involved with air transport research, consultancy and teaching for 40 years. The University’s association with aviation goes back much further, however, as it was here in the 19th Century that Sir George Cayley first demonstrated the principles of flight.
Day 1 (Monday 9 April 2018) (current operations)
| Time | Title | Speaker | Learning and delivery objectives |
| 9.15–9.30am | Registration | ||
| 9.30–9.45am | Welcome and introduction to course |
Dr Andrew Cook, Principal Research Fellow, University of Westminster |
Understand the scope of the module/course and wider context of SESAR |
| 9.45–10.45am | The principles of air traffic flow management |
Dr Luis Delgado, Senior Research Fellow, University of Westminster |
Understand how flow management operates under capacity constraints - compare and contrast US and European approaches |
| 10.45–11.30am | The principles of flight planning and ATM messaging |
Graham Tanner, Senior Research Fellow, University of Westminster |
Appreciate the main principles of current flight planning through discussion of: an example flight plan; the route availability document; slots; flight planning tools. Includes an introduction to the Extended Flight Plan (EFPL). |
| 11.30am–12pm | Tea/coffee | ||
| 12–12.50pm | Operating en-route and oceanic airspace - design and challenges |
Julie Cranch, Head of Strategic Operational Development, NATS |
Understand the main features of operation of the London Flight Information Region and other domestic en-route airspace and the main principles of operating oceanic airspace; compare and contrast them; understand future plans to converge these two environments |
| 12.50–2.30pm | Lunch, Sherlock Holmes hotel | ||
| 2.30–3.20pm | ATC at Heathrow: the world’s busiest dual-runway airport |
Adrian Clark, Manager Advanced Concepts, Future ATM & Policy, NATS |
Understand the main principles of operating a dual runway, segregated mode, airport; stack system, cross-border operations, and the link to airspace design; gain knowledge of future expansion challenges |
| 3.20–3.10pm | Performance measurement in ATM | Dr Andrew Cook | Appreciate key aspects of performance measurement in ATM with comparisons across the main regions: US-Europe-China; gain knowledge of latest regulatory and KPI context |
| 4.10–4.40pm | Tea/coffee | ||
| 4.40–5.30pm | SESAR - a high-level content view of the programme |
David Bowen, Chief ATM, SESAR Joint Undertaking |
Attain familiarity with the main operational and technical content of SESAR and its Key Features through a high-level content overview |
Day 2 (Tuesday 10 April 2018) (future concept and research)
| Time | Title | Speaker | Learning and delivery objectives |
| 9.30–10.15am | Future concepts in ATM | Dr Luis Delgado | Attain familiarity of the core challenges of future ATM, understanding links with performance measurement, with further insights into trajectory-based operations and free routes. |
| 10.15–11am | The challenges and benefits of increased automation in ATM |
Prof Francisco Javier Saez Nieto, University of Cranfield & SESAR Scientific Committee |
Understand how automation will contribute to ATM, reducing workload and human errors; identify key challenges such as human capability and recovery from degraded modes of operation, plus preventing skill decay |
| 11–11.30am | Tea/coffee |
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| 11.30am–12.15pm | Modelling methods in aviation - comparative benefits |
Dr Gérald Gurtner, Senior Research Fellow, University of Westminster |
Understand why modelling is necessary, appreciating the main methods and pros and cons of each - with an overview of the challenges of linking causal (e.g. agent-based) and correlation (e.g. Bayesian, neural network) models. |
| 12.15pm–1pm | Digitalising ATM: the cybersecurity challenge |
Matt Shreeve, Principal Consultant, Helios |
Be able to define the concept of cybersecurity and identify its key characteristics; discuss typical types of threat and vulnerability in ATM and the stakeholders potentially impacted; identify drivers of increased risk, potential mitigation strategies and associated implementation challenges |
| 1–2.30pm | Lunch, Sherlock Holmes hotel |
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| 2.30–3.15pm | Essential data sources in aviation and ATM | Graham Tanner | Gain familiarity with the key datasets available to support aviation and ATM research, costs and accessibility, pros and cons, synergies |
| 3.15–4pm | The SESAR exploratory research (ER) programme in a nutshell |
Dr Andrew Cook |
Gain familiarity with: the core work carried out across SESAR ER; the main areas of research supporting the Master Plan; links with the industrial programme; funding for calls; main events; role of the Scientific Committee and the Engage KTN |
| 4–4.30pm |
Tea/coffee |
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| 4.30–5.20pm | Vista - insights into a current SESAR exploratory research project | Dr Gérald Gurtner | Understanding the key objectives and implementation of a current SESAR ER project, outlining the partnerships and project stages, with a summary of the technical content and key results |
Venue
Course fees
- Morning and afternoon coffee/tea and lunch each day
- Tour of historic London pubs on the Monday evening (participants pay for their own food and drink on the pub tour)