Transcript AIA Committee on Civil Aviation Leadership

Overview of the Next
Generation Air Transportation
System (NGATS) Institute
Michael Romanowski
Vice President, Civil Aviation
Aerospace Industries Association
Presentation to the AIA Air Transportation System Committee
July 26, 2005
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Agenda
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NGATS Institute purpose & goals
Operational overview of NGATS Institute
Timeline for Institute
Background - National Center for Advanced
Technologies (NCAT)
• Overview of FAA-NCAT Agreement
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Public meetings
Institute Management Council
IPTs & working groups
NGATS Institute Executive Director
Contracts & Studies
• Summary
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NGATS Institute Purpose & Goals
NGATS Timeline
2005
2008
Requirements
Definition
2025
Competitive Implementation
Why the NGATS Institute?
• Enable gov’t – private sector partnership in
next generation system definition
– Sustain long-term shared undertaking by promoting
jointly supported solutions & coordinated investments
• Enable mechanism for gathering & applying
best expertise
• Encourage & support transformation
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Operational Overview of NGATS Institute
JPDO Senior Policy Committee
Institute
Management Council
NCAT
Board
NCAT
JPDO Executive Office
NGATS Institute
JPDO (Gov’t)
Inst. Exec.
Dir. & Staff
IPTs
Contracts & Studies
Master IPT
1. Airport Infrastructure
2. Security System
3. Air Traffic System
4. User Situational Awareness
5. Safety Management
6. Environmental Protection
7. Weather
8. Global Equipage & Ops
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Timeline for NGATS Institute
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ATSC involved in concept definition – Jan 10
Concept endorsed by AIA Civil Leadership Committee & Executive
Committee – Jan 14
Joint AIA-ATCA proposal submitted to JPDO – Feb 2
Aviation & Space Stakeholders – Feb 28
Agreement between FAA & NCAT signed - March 9
Implementing agreement:
– Institute Management Council formed
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Posting for application to IMC on ncat.com – Mar 23
Executive Committee formed – April 13
Full IMC empanelled – May 17
IMC meeting monthly
– Executive Director
• Posting issued on ncat.com – Mar 10
• Dale Goodrich announced as NGATS Institute Executive Director – June 29
– Integrated Product Teams
• First pass IPT requirements received - May 17
• AIA comments returned to JPDO - June 27
• Awaiting posting of requirements on ncat.com
– Follow-on:
• Public meeting
• IPT representatives announced
• Contracts requests from JPDO
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National Center for Advanced Technologies (NCAT)
• Existing 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
– Affiliated with Aerospace Industries Association
• Chartered purpose:
– “provide a national focal point for the coordination of scientific research
and development of advanced technologies predicated upon a
cooperative relationship between government, academia, and business
in the public and national interest”,
– to “analyze government policies concerning research and development
of advanced technologies and to formulate improved approaches to
such research and development in the national and public interest.”
• NCAT is not a membership organization
– Charter supports broad industry and stakeholder participation, working
across industry lines, and joint decision-making
• Significant relevant experience
• Government contracts and studies
• Open, participative teams
• Example – Industry Affordability Task Force (DoD)
– 10 organizations/associations + government participate
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Opportunities for Engagement
• Any individual or organization eligible
to participate
• Participation opportunities:
– Public meetings
– Institute Management Council
– Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) & other
working groups
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NGATS Institute Public Meetings
• At least 1 public meeting per year
– Opportunity to input and comment to the
Institute
– Notification:
• NCAT/NGATS Institute website (ncat.com)
• Distribution to JPDO interested parties list
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NGATS Institute Management Council (IMC)
• Senior level – representing leadership of civil
aviation community
• Drawn from all segments of civil aviation community
• Oversees:
– Policy, recommendations, and products of the NGATS Institute
– Contracts awards process to ensure fairness & effectiveness
• IMC Executive Committee:
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Co-chairs + 3 members + JPDO (non-voting)
Acts on behalf of full IMC in between meetings
Selects the NGATS Institute Executive Director
Decisions of Executive Committee subject to IMC endorsement
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NGATS Institute Management Council
Allocation designated in contract – goal is to provide broadest
representation of civil aviation community
• Co-Chairs:
– Air Transport Association
(ATA)
– Air Traffic Control
Association (ATCA)
• Allocated seats:
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JPDO (Ex-officio)
Regional airline operations
Business aircraft operations
Helicopter operations
Small airplane (GA)
operations
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Manufacturers (2 seats)
Commercial Pilots
Air Traffic Controllers
Airport operators
Federal Advisory
Committees/Research (2 seats)
– “At Large” (2 seats)
Council composition will be reviewed annually
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NGATS Institute Management Council (IMC)
Achieved goal of representation by civil aviation community senior
leadership
Membership finalized at May 17 IMC meeting
• Co-Chairs:
– Air Transport Association (ATA)
– Air Traffic Control Association
(ATCA)
• Other Executive Committee
Members:
– Aerospace Industries
Association (AIA)
– Air Line Pilots Association
(ALPA)
– Aircraft Owners & Pilots
Association (AOPA)
– JPDO (Ex-officio)
• Other IMC Members:
– Airports Council International –
North America (ACI)
– Embry Riddle Aeronautical
University
• Other IMC Members:
– General Aviation Manufacturing
Association (GAMA)
– Helicopter Association International
(HAI)
– National Air Traffic Controllers
Association (NATCA)
– National Association State Aviation
Officials (NASAO)
– National Business Aviation
Association (NBAA)
– National Business Travel
Association (NBTA)
– Regional Airline Association (RAA)
– RTCA, Inc.
• Two year terms
• Initially ½ IMC members on 1 year term
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NGATS Institute Executive Director
• Employed by NCAT – dedicated to JPDO
support
– Selected by IMC Executive Committee
• Chief administrator & executive of NGATS
Institute
– Responsible for all operations of the Institute
• Accountable to Institute Management Council
for operational aspects
• Accountable to NCAT Board for financial
management of Institute
• JPDO provides office space to Institute staff
• Dale Goodrich announced as Institute
Executive Director – June 29
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IPTs and Working Groups
• Pro-bono participation
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement with JPDO’s IPTs
– Cross government & industry engagement
• JPDO requests desired expertise and skill mix for
teams
• NGATS Institute announces request for participants
• Applicants screened against requirements by review
team (headed by Exec. Dir.)
• Institute team composition subject to review by the
IMC
• Additional teams may be used to provide interim
reviews/guidance for specific IPTs
– Use existing broad-based coalitions where they exist (e.g., CAST)
• Awaiting final release of IPT requirements
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Contracts & Studies
• Funded activities
• JPDO requests and funds contracts executed by
NGATS Institute
• Notice of contract – request for bids to be posted on
ncat.com
• Selection team reviews bids and determines contractor
• Oversight:
– Award protest procedure
– Contractual Awards Oversight Board – subset of IMC
• Any award subject to review
• Reviews all protests for compliance with process
• Any concerns forwarded to IMC for disposition
• Awaiting more info on expected contract opportunities
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NGATS Institute Summary
• Excellent opportunity for all stakeholders to shape the next
generation air transportation system
– Fair, balanced framework
– Open participation
– All industry/user segments
• Institute operational
– IMC active – meeting monthly
– Executive Director in place – resides at JPDO
• Expect calls for IPT participation soon
– More info will be posted on ncat.com
– Requests for information to [email protected]
– Coordinate AIA participation through ATSC
• Timing for contract requests TBD
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