Doc 9854: Global Air Traffic Management Operational Concept

The operational concept contained herein is intended to guide the implementation of CNS/ATM technology by providing a description of how the emerging and future ATM system should operate. This, in turn, will assist the aviation community to transition from the air traffic control environment of the twentieth century to (iv) Global Air Traffic Management Operational Concept the integrated and collaborative air traffic management system needed to meet aviation’s needs in the twenty-first century. This effort should be seen as the next step in an evolutionary process that began with the FANS concept — the goal being an integrated, global ATM system. This document presents the operational concept that is intended to meet the needs of the ATM community into the foreseeable future. Appendix A provides a description of the ATM community, and a glossary of terms used specifically for describing the operational concept is contained in Appendix B.