ANNUAL

REPORT
THE EUROPEAN ORGANISATION FOR CIVIL
AVIATION EQUIPMENT

L’ORGANISATION EUROPEENNE POUR

L’EQUIPEMENT DE L’AVIATION CIVILE

EUROCAE
9-23 rue Paul Lafargue
93200 Saint-Denis - France
www.eurocae.net May 2016 - April 2017
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Contents

4 Reports 68 European ATM Standardisation

8 Overview Coordination Group (EASCG)

10 Council 69 European UAS Standards

12 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Coordination Group (EUSCG)

15 Partners 70 Participation to international

18 Working Group Activity conferences

47 Publications library 72 Broadcast & NEWSblog

54 EUROCAE Symposium and 54th 73 Workshop on Cybersecurity in Aviation

General Assembly 74 Membership

64 Working Group Awards 2017 82 Financial report

67 The Chairperson Club

MAY 2016 - JUNE 2017 1

 G E N E R A L S E CR E TA R IAT

General Secretariat

SECRETARY Christian Schleifer-Heingärtner

GENERAL +33 1 49 46 19 66
christian.schleifer@eurocae.net

EXECUTIVE Elodie Lanniel

ASSISTANT +33 1 49 46 19 65
elodie.lanniel@eurocae.net

OFFICE SUPPORT Raphaël de Courrèges

MANAGER +33 1 49 46 19 70
raphael.decourreges@eurocae.net

DIRECTOR Anna von Groote

TECHNICAL +33 1 49 46 19 71
PROGRAMME anna.vongroote@eurocae.net

TECHNICAL Adrian Cioranu

PROGRAMME +33 1 49 46 19 72
MANAGERS adrian.cioranu@eurocae.net

Sergiu Marzac
+33 1 49 46 19 73
sergiu.marzac@eurocae.net

TECHNICAL Luc Deneufchâtel

SECRETARY - EXPERT +33 6 70 70 69 71
luc.deneufchatel@eurocae.net

EUROCAE Alexander Engel

LIAISON +32 (0) 2 729 33 55
alexander.engel@eurocae.net

EUROCAE 9-23 rue Paul Lafargue

93200 Saint-Denis
www.eurocae.net

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R E P O R T F RO M T H E EUR O C AE P R ESI DENT
The growing number
of organisations, public
and private, who turn
to EUROCAE for support
reflects the ever increasing
relevance and significance
of our Association, as one
of the main standards-
developing organisations.
During my first term after having taken over
the Presidency from Eric Bernard, I observed
the implementation of several major decisions
taken at the Annual General Assembly in 2016.
These range from the deployment of a clear
and visionary strategy elaborated under the
authority of the Council to the establishment of
a leaner and more efficient working structure.
The move of the EUROCAE head office to a new
location will also provide the Organisation with a
working environment best suited to execute the
tasks assigned to our staff and to our members’
representatives. Finally a very successful symposium
in 2016 allowed EUROCAE to begin a new annual
exercise under the best possible auspices.
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One of the biggest strategic challenges that our
Organisation faces on a daily basis is to reconcile
the large number of organisations which form
its membership, and which often have different
specific interests. EUROCAE has performed its role
admirably, as a unique platform for an efficient
exchange among the many players in the aviation
industry. This constructive working spirit shows at the
level of the Council and the secretariat team, and
within the many working groups in the EUROCAE
structure.
It is consequently not only with pleasure but also
with great pride for what EUROCAE represents and
is successfully accomplishing that I look back on a
very positive annual exercise.
The final words of my report are words of gratitude
for the outstanding work done by the Secretary
General and his dedicated team, who day after
day make the best of the Organisation’s resources
to accomplish their tasks.
Francis Schubert
President
As Chair of the Council,
and on behalf of the whole
Council, it is my honour to
present this report at the
end of a successful and busy
year for our organisation.
This year was marked by
several achievements, in-
cluding the move from Malakoff to Saint Denis,
the launch of the new IT system, a record high
attendance at the Annual EUROCAE Symposium,
and very productive Working Groups. Membership
also increased by more than 10% over the year and
new members included IATA as our 200th member –
they bring a very useful and welcome participation
of airlines to the EUROCAE Working Groups.
We have continued our international engagement
with RTCA Inc. and SAE International, and have
actively participated to the ICAO Standards
Roundtable. We also signed a MoC with the
European Cockpit Association, who will provide
important know-how and another network that
could help expand our activities.
Thanks to the new membership fee structure, we
have additional resources we will use to better
respond to the needs of our members. The new
EUROCAE facilities in Saint-Denis are already
providing benefits – many Working Groups have
been using them since they were opened in
February 2017.
R EPOR T F R O M T H E CO U N CIL CH A IR
The EUROCAE Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
played a key role in maintaining a comprehensive
and dynamic work programme. The TAC has
updated the Technical Work Programme and
ensured EUROCAE keeps ahead of the industry
requirements in terms of new standards. The
updated work program will be made available
shortly on the EUROCAE website and I would
encourage you to look at it and let us know if you
have any suggestions.
The EUROCAE Council has been working with the
Secretariat on a series of improvement projects
to streamline the way that Working Groups are
launched and documents published when they
are ready. Changes have also been made to
the EUROCAE Internal Regulations that will further
improve our efficiency.
As this is my last term as Chair, I would like to thank
all of you for your support and wish you and
EUROCAE a successful year ahead. I encourage
all of you to continue to display the excellent
support you have showed to our organisation. This
will make EUROCAE even stronger, to better server
your companies and the aviation industry.
David Hawken
Council Chair
MAY 2016 - JUNE 2017 5
R E P O R T F RO M T H E SEC R ETARY G ENER AL
Dear members and friends
of EUROCAE,
I would like to provide you
with a brief overview of
the progress made over
the past year. The Business
Plan for the years 2016
and 2017 clearly indicated
that EUROCAE lacks the adequate number of
staff and resources. To ensure the proper support
and functioning and to provide the adequate
response to the increased demand for standards
from our members, the General Assembly had
approved in 2016 a new membership fee structure
which became effective beginning of 2017.
The new financial structure, together with the
increasing number of members, allowed us to add
an additional permanent technical programme
manager beginning of 2017.
I am pleased to report to you that EUROCAE is now
able to better respond to the strategic objectives
defined by the Council. This is just one of the
additional measures taken to better respond to
your demand, considering the 36 active working
groups. This is a record-high number of parallel
activities we’ve engaged in, which is expected to
increase further – always in line with the membership
demand.
A year ago we were announcing that EUROCAE will
move to a new location. Now, we have completed
the move. EUROCAE offers you modern facilities,
fully equipped with state of the art audio and video
equipment. With 3 conference rooms and one
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large communications area for breakout sessions,
the new facilities are most suited for Working Group
activities, no matter how complex. Situated in
Saint-Denis - just half an hour away from Charles de
Gaulle Airport and 10 minutes from Gare du Nord
– the headquarters allow for an optimum meeting
timing for your experts.
Moreover, we have revamped the IT infrastructure.
This brings us one step closer to the goal of offering
to all of you tangible savings in terms of time and
cost associated with participation of experts to
working groups, by reducing the administrative
burden and allowing more efficient and effective
meetings.
I am pleased to inform you that there are several
new and exciting projects that we initiated and
that you will hear more of in the next months.
EUROCAE will launch a training programme on
Cybersecurity, with the first training scheduled for
Q3, 2017. This follows the Cybersecurity workshop
organised together with EASA in Brussels. The goal
of this workshop was to shape and to tailor the
regulatory and EUROCAE work programme on
standardisation.
On the UAS side, WG-105 kicked off very well and
is already active in six focus teams. We are also
about to launch the European Unmanned Aircraft
Systems Standards Coordination Group – EUSCG –
in coordination with the European Commission and
EASA. This follows the already successful EASCG
initiative that is progressing very well and has proven
very successful.
This year’s edition of the EUROCAE Symposium
brought us to one of the most vibrant and chiefly
important aviation centres in the world: London.
With 12% of our members coming from the United
Kingdom, we see a clear interest and active
involvement here, translating in 27 member
organisations supporting the mission of EUROCAE.
The Symposium aimed at gathering your input
so we can use the conclusions of each of the
topics mentioned above to shape the EUROCAE
work programme. Our special event featured
distinguished representatives from EASA, European
Commission, ICAO, SJU, SDM, FAA, RTCA,
EUROCONTROL, UK CAA and prominent industry
leaders from around the world tackling the most
topical subjects of the aviation industry.
This year our speakers started the ‘roundtable’
discussions with an insight on the Performance-
Based Regulations. The following panels offered a
perspective from General Aviation (GA) and the
fast-developing world of the Unmanned Aircraft
Systems (UAS). Performance Based Navigation
(PBN), Datalink and Service Wide Information
Management (SWIM) were equally explored over
the two days of the Symposium.
Already last year we realised the changing
environment and the increased demand for
standards. This year we went further. With the
regulator providing a high level, performance
based and proportional regulatory framework,
R EPOR T F R OM T H E S E CR E TA RY G E N E R A L
standard developing organisations (SDOs) are
asked to complement these regulations with more
and more “how to comply” standards. EUROCAE
and you, our members, are ready to accept and
address these challenges.
Since our last Annual Report we kept you informed
timely and professionally via the Broadcast (we
have just released the 6th edition) and the periodic
NEWSblogs. We will continue to do so, and look
forward to hearing from you regarding any matters
you deem relevant for us to further emphasize or
activities to engage in.
Once again, I would like to take this opportunity
to congratulate my small but very dedicated
EUROCAE Secretariat team, which enabled the
smooth transition of the office move with virtually no
impact on daily business, while maintaining a top
responsiveness towards our members.
Last but not least, I invite you to come and visit us
in Saint-Denis!
With best regards,
Christian Schleifer-Heingärtner
Secretary General
MAY 2016 - JUNE 2017 7
O V E RVI E W
EUROCAE is
...a non-for-profit organisation which was founded
in Lucerne (Switzerland) in 1963 to provide a
European forum for resolving technical problems
with electronic equipment for air transport.
EUROCAE deals exclusively with aviation
standardisation (Airborne and Ground Systems and
Equipment) and related documents as required for
use in the regulation of aviation equipment and
systems.
EUROCAE is an association composed of members
who are all specialised in one or several technical
fields of Aeronautics and many of them are
considered to be among world’s leaders in their
domain.
EUROCAE is governed by a Constitution and
functions according to procedures resulting from
more than 50 years of experience and expertise in
the development of aviation standards.
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EUROCAE does
...develop technical specifications for the industry
and in support of European and global regulations,
aiming to increase safety, market potential, facilitate
interoperability and encourage technological
development in the interest of its European and
global stakeholders.
To develop EUROCAE Documents (EDs), EUROCAE
organises Working Groups (WGs) to which members
delegate experts working on a voluntary basis. In
general WG members come from the association
membership.
The development of EUROCAE documents is
governed by a well-proven core process promoting
team work, excellence, industry buy-in and
consensus while ensuring safety.
To date, EUROCAE has published more than 200
EDs, which are recognised worldwide as high
quality and state of the art standards.
EUROCAE has
...put in place a unique structure, the Technical
Advisory Committee (TAC), which brings together
leading experts of all stakeholder categories
represented in aviation. The role of the TAC is to
monitor the consistency and coherence of the
EUROCAE strategic work programme and to advise
on on-going and future activities.
Around 1.400 experts designated by EUROCAE
Members are currently collaborating in 36 active
Working Groups to revise or develop future EDs.
EUROCAE currently has over 200 members, with
full or limited membership, including industry,
service providers, regulators, research institutes and
international organisations. EUROCAE membership
is open to organisations and industries worldwide.
EUROCAE has a 100% Subsidiary “EUROCAE
Communication”. This limited liability company,
financially and legally independent from the
Association, is dealing with four commercial
activities:
O VE RVIE W
} Sales of ED documents.
} Contracts with external companies (covering
engineering studies and/or services in relation with
EUROCAE’s domains of activities, etc.).
} Event organisation. It concerns dedicated tech-
nical workshops, symposia (such as the EUROCAE
annual Symposium, usually accompanying the
General Assembly) and conferences.
} Training, in cooperation with the best experts
in their fields to provide with high-quality training
courses.
} EUROCAE has an elected President. It is governed
by an elected Council and managed by a General
Secretariat headquartered in the Paris area, France.
Council members, sponsored by their respective
Organisations, are elected and nominated during
the annual EUROCAE General Assembly.
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E U R O C A E C OU NC I L E U R O CA E CO U N CIL

COUNCIL May 2016 - April 2017 COUNCIL May 2017 - April 2018
EUROCAE PRESIDENT EUROCAE PRESIDENT
Francis SCHUBERT / SKYGUIDE - SWISS AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES Ltd. Francis SCHUBERT / SKYGUIDE - SWISS AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES Ltd.

COUNCIL OFFICERS COUNCIL OFFICERS

David HAWKEN / NATS LTD / Chairperson Jean-Christophe ALBOUY / AIRBUS Operations SAS / Chairperson
Marie-Hélène FOUCHE / GIFAS / Vice-Chairperson Marie-Hélène FOUCHE / GIFAS / Vice-Chairperson
Bruno AYRAL / THALES AIR SYSTEMS / Vice-Chairperson Bruno AYRAL / THALES AIR SYSTEMS / Vice-Chairperson
Peter GREEN / EUROCONTROL / Treasurer Peter GREEN / EUROCONTROL / Treasurer

COUNCIL MEMBERS COUNCIL MEMBERS

ORGANISATION REPRESENTED BY ORGANISATION REPRESENTED BY

AIRBUS Operations SAS Jean-Christophe ALBOUY DASSAULT AVIATION Eric BOUCHARD

DASSAULT AVIATION Eric BOUCHARD DFS GmbH Ralf BERTSCH

DFS GmbH Ralf BERTSCH DSNA Patrick SOUCHU

DSNA Patrick SOUCHU EASA Pascal MEDAL

EASA Pascal MEDAL FRAPORT AG Thorsten ASTHEIMER

FINMECCANICA SpA Paolo MALTESE FREQUENTIS AG Michael HOLZBAUER

FRAPORT AG Thorsten ASTHEIMER HELIOS Philip CHURCH

FREQUENTIS AG Michael HOLZBAUER INDRA SISTEMAS Francisco SANCHEZ ROMERO

HELIOS Philip CHURCH LEONARDO Paolo MALTESE

INDRA SISTEMAS Francisco SANCHEZ ROMERO NATS LTD Iain HARRIS

ROCKWELL COLLINS France Xavier BARICHARD ROCKWELL COLLINS France Xavier BARICHARD

SESAR JU David BOWEN SESAR JU David BOWEN

THALES AVIONICS Joseph HUYSSEUNE THALES GROUP Hugues MEUNIER

Council members as elected on 28 April 2017 at the 54th EUROCAE General Assembly in London (UK).

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TE C H N I C A L A DVI SO RY C O MMI TTEE (TAC ) T EC HN I C A L A D V I S O RY CO M M IT T E E ( TA C)

TAC May 2016 - April 2017 TAC April 2017 - May 2018

TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC)

Eric BOUCHARD / DASSAULT AVIATION / Chairperson Eric BOUCHARD / DASSAULT AVIATION / Chairperson
Ralph RUDOLPH / DFS / Vice-Chairperson Ralph RUDOLPH / DFS / Vice-Chairperson

MEMBERS MEMBERS

ORGANISATION REPRESENTED BY ORGANISATION REPRESENTED BY

AIRBUS Hervé KERHOAS AIRBUS Hervé KERHOAS

BAE SYSTEMS Robin DAVIES BAE SYSTEMS Robin DAVIES
DSNA Jean-Marc LOSCOS DSNA Jean-Marc LOSCOS
EASA Friedhelm RUNGE EASA Friedhelm RUNGE
EUROCONTROL Sasho NESHEVSKI EUROCONTROL Sasho NESHEVSKI
FRAPORT Michael MOWINSKI FRAPORT Michael MOWINSKI
SESAR JOINT UNDERTAKING David BOWEN IATA Giancarlo BUONO / Manfred MOHR
THALES AIR SYSTEMS Michel PROCOUDINE-GORSKY SESAR JOINT UNDERTAKING Marouan CHIDA
THALES AVIONICS Hugues MEUNIER THALES AIR SYSTEMS Michel PROCOUDINE-GORSKY
THALES AVIONICS Hugues MEUNIER

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PAR T N E RS PA R T N E R S

EUROCAE Partners
At EUROCAE, our goal is to maintain the
standardisation process relevant and dynamic,
aligned with the latest developments of the
industry, and in support of our stakeholder
community. To achieve this goal, we work closely
with our European and international partners for a
consistent approach to standardisation.
Furthering the outreach of EUROCAE during 2016-
2017, we concentrated on building a strong
relationship and long term cooperation with key
partners.
Implementing this strategic target, given by the
Council in the Business Plan, EUROCAE concluded
the following agreements:
• IATA (September 2016)
• European Cockpit Assosiation (ECA) (April 2017)
In addition, several agreements were reviewed
and are being updated to ensure their continued
relevance.

EUROCAE HAS AGREEMENTS WITH THE

FOLLOWING ORGANISATIONS:

} ASD-STAN } IATA
Memorandum of Understanding Memorandum of Understanding

} CEN (ESO*) } ICAO

Memorandum of Understanding Memorandum of Understanding

} CENELEC (ESO*) } RTCA Inc.

Memorandum of Understanding Memorandum of Cooperation

} EASA } SAE International

Framework Contract & specific activities in support Memorandum of Cooperation
of EASA activities
} SESAR Joint Understanding
} European Cockpit Association (ECA) Memorandum of Cooperation
Memorandum of Understanding
} SESAR Deployment Manager
} ETSI (ESO*) Memorandum of Cooperation
Cooperation Agreement

} EUROCONTROL
Cooperation Agreement

* ESO: European Standardisation Organisation

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 PAR T N E RS PA R T N E R S

Memorandum of Understanding with

Memorandum of Understanding with IATA
In July 2016, EUROCAE welcomed IATA, the Inter-
national Air Transport Association, as the 200th
EUROCAE member, and in September 2016,
Christian Schleifer-Heingärnter, EUROCAE Secretary
General, and IATA European Regional Vice-
President Rafael Schvartzman signed
Memorandum of Understanding between the two
organisations.
Christian Schleifer-Heingärtner,
Secretary General of EUROCAE,
and Rafael Schvartzman,
IATA Regional Vice President,
Europe, signing the MoU
on 15 September 2016.
“For more than 50 years, EUROCAE has been at
the forefront of harmonising and improving the
technical standards of the aviation industry. It is
therefore absolutely right that IATA formalises its
membership of EUROCAE and plays a full role in
a the working groups that align with our members’
priorities. EUROCAE’s work plays a crucial role in
creating a stronger aviation system and we look
forward to working with them in our shared objective
to create a safer, more secure and sustainable air
transport industry,” said Rafael Schvartzman, IATA
European Regional Vice President.
IATA’s involvement will focus on ensuring:
} Global interoperability for aircraft systems
} Increased efficiency across the aviation value
chain
} Reduced ground system fragmentation and
progress on the Single European Sky
} Reductions in the cost of modernising
infrastructure.
The Memorandum of Understanding provides a
frame for the IATA membership, and covers for
example the exchange of general and technical
information; the sharing of expertise, best practices;
participation in each other’s working groups; and
coordinated communication activities.
European Cockpit Association (ECA)
EUROCAE & the European Cockpit Association (ECA) EUROCAE President, Francis Schubert mentioned
marked the start of a closer partnership with the that a new collaboration always brings new
signature of a new Memorandum of Understanding. opportunities for both partners and ECA has
On 28 of April 2017 the organisations agreed on proven over the years its active involvement in
reinforced cooperation on the development of different developments steaming to ensure a high
industry standards for better and safer aviation. level of aviation safety based upon harmonised
rules throughout Europe and globally. EUROCAE
ECA represents over 38.000 professional pilots shares the same vision and is looking forward to
in Europe and has long established itself as the a constructive cooperation for the benefit of the
active voice of pilots speaking with the European aviation industry.
Institutions, such as the European Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA), the European Commission, the Christian Schleifer, EUROCAE Secretary General
European Parliament and the Council of Ministers, and Jon Horne, ECA Vice-President committed to
as well as EUROCONTROL, the European Civil actively cooperate within the framework of the MoU
Aviation Conference (ECAC) and the SESAR Joint and to effectively use all the available resources to
Undertaking. Its expertise has already made it a key the benefit of the industry.
contributor to various work streams at EUROCAE,
ranging from ATM, avionics, safety devices, airports
to RPAS.
This reinforced partnership between EUROCAE and
ECA will bring added value for both organisations
and industry overall. The MoU provides a basis for
facilitating the exchange of general and technical
information, sharing expertise and best practices,
ensuring cross-participation in working groups
where appropriate and developing joint positions
or recommendations to third parties on certain
topics.

“We share a long history of working with EUROCAE,

we share the same safety-oriented goals and Francis Schubert, EUROCAE President, and Jon Horne, ECA
Vice President, Europe, at the signature of the Memorandum of
objectives”, said Jon Horne, ECA Vice-President. Understanding on 28 April 2017
“The right, commonly understood technical stand-
ards are critical to aviation safety, and this is why we
are very happy as a profession to be fully engaged
and partnered with EUROCAE”.

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MAY
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20162016 2017 17
W O R K I N G GROUP AC TI VI TY W O R KIN G G R O U P L IS T

EUROCAE MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES HAD The record expansion of our activities, Working Group list
A REMARKABLE EVOLUTION OVER THE PAST at the requests of our members and
16 YEARS TO REACH OVER 200 MEMBERS following the strategic direction given
AND 36 ACTIVE WORKING GROUPS. by the Council, reflects the increasing WG TITLE DOMAIN
demand for EUROCAE documents and
FAS User group Forum on Aeronautical Software Avionics - System Engineering
services. Today, the portfolio of activities
EUROCAE has embarked on, at the request WG-14 Environment Avionics - Environment
of our members, has grown from avionics WG-28 Ground Based Augmentation Systems (GBAS) CNS - Navigation
equipment to include a very wide range of
WG-31 Lightning Avionics - Environment
topics, from ground equipment, aerodrome,
RPAS, AIS/MET, and security to SWIM and fuel WG-41 Advanced Surface Movement Guidance & Control Airports
cells. System (A-SMGCS)
WG-44 Aeronautical Databases AIS/MET - Databases
WG-49 Mode S Transponders CNS - Surveillance
WG-51 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) CNS - Surveillance
WG-59 Flight Data Processing (FDP) Interoperability ATM - Flight Data Processing
WG-62 GALILEO CNS - Navigation
WG-63 Complex Aircraft Systems Avionics - System Safety Assessement
WG-67 Voice over IP ATM - Intercommunications
WG-68 Altimetry Avionics - Sensors & displays
WG-72 Aeronautical Information System Security Security
WG-75 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) CNS - Surveillance
WG-76 AIS/MET Datalink Applications CNS - Datalink
WG-79 Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS), Synthetic Vision System Avionics - Approach &
(SVS) Landing Systems
WG-80 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems Miscellaneous
WG-81 Interoperability of ATM Validation Platforms ATM - Simulators
WG-82 New Air-Ground Data Link Technologies CNS - Communication
WG-83 Airport Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Detection Systems Airports
WG-88 Onboard Weight and Balance Systems Avionics - Safety systems
WG-89 Pitot tubes Avionics - Sensors & displays
WG-92 VDL Mode 2 airborne MOPS implementation support CNS - Communication
WG-95 Inflight Ice Detection Systems Avionics - Sensors & displays
WG-96 Wireless On Board Avionics Network Avionics - Architecture & Network
WG-97 Interoperability of Virtual Avionics Components Avionics - System Engineering
WG-98 Aircraft Emergency Locator Transmitters Avionics - Safety systems
WG-99 Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) Avionics - Architecture & Network
WG-100 Remote and Virtual Tower Airports
WG-101 Runway Overrun Awareness and Alerting System Avionics - Safety systems
WG-102 GEN-SUR SPR CNS - Surveillance
WG-103 Independent non-cooperative surveillance CNS - Surveillance
WG-104 SWIM services SWIM
WG-105 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) RPAS
WG-106 Electronic Flight Bag Miscellaneous

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D O M A I N S OF A CTI VI TY DO M A IN S O F A CT IVIT Y

EUROCAE Domains of Activity

} Avionics } Security

} Communication } AIS / MET

} Navigation } RPAS & General Aviation

} Surveillance } Miscellaneous

} ATM - Systems - Hydrogen fuel cells

} Airports - Electronic Flight Bag

} SWIM } Possible future activities:

- Space

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W O R K I N G GROUP R EP O R TS
WG-14 Environment
CHAIRPERSON: Marc Ponçon, AIRBUS Helicopters
SECRETARY: Gilles Crousier, Turbomeca
Created September 1970, WG-14 continues to
review and update ED-14 Environmental Conditions
and test procedures for airborne equipment and
also the related user guide material in ED-234 User
Guides Supplement to ED-14G.
ED-14 and DO-160 have existed for a long time and
were initially a set of simple procedures and limits
that were used to guarantee a minimum quality
level regarding the ability of airborne equipment
to function in the environment produced on-board
aircraft. Since the creation of WG-14 in 1970, the
purpose has evolved and many sections aim to
provide guidance on environmental stress, which
is as similar as possible to actual inflight conditions,
in particular when systems providing safety related
functions are concerned, and considering relevant
endurance aspects. This resulted in more complex
considerations and consequently a need to provide
more guidance to the user. In order to keep the
main requirement section limited in volume, it was
decided to provide this guidance as appendices,
finally gathered in a separated ED-234/DO-357
WG-28 Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS)
CHAIRPERSON: Pierre Ladoux, DSNA
Created December 1985, works on the mainten-
ance of ED-114A MOPS for Global Navigation
Satellite Ground Based Augmentation System
(GBAS) Ground Equipment to support Category I
Operations with the aim to correct issues that
would be detected during various GBAS CAT-I
implementation programs. In accordance, Change
1 to ED 114A was submitted end of 2016. WG-28 has
also started to work on the development of ED-114B
MOPS for Global Navigation Satellite Ground Based
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document, “Supplement to ED-14G User’s Guide”.
This has successfully been completed in 2015.
Due to technology evolution, equipment test levels
and procedures need to be periodically updated,
so that ED-14/DO-160 is now published as edition G,
and although the document has reached a high
maturity level, it is likely that it will continue to evolve
on a regular basis.
WG-14 collaborates closely with RTCA SC-135
Environmental Testing in the development of
these documents to ensure technically identical
standards in EUROCAE and RTCA.
WG-14 meeting, June 2017 at EUROCAE premises
Augmentation System Ground Equipment to support
precision approach and landing. This document is
intended to provide the basis for development and
approval of GBAS ground equipment supporting
approaches down to CAT III operational minima.
Due date for that document is Q2 2018.
WG-28 collaborates with WG-62 “Galileo” in
the context of GBAS Multi-Constellation/Multi-
Frequency. It also continued to co-ordinate its
activity with ICAO Navigation System Panel and
RTCA SC-159 Global Positioning System.
WG-31 Lightning
CHAIRPERSON: Franck Flourens, AIRBUS
SECRETARY: Stephen Haigh, Cobham
Created February 1987, the WG-31 is tasked to
prepare technical standards, specifications and
guidance material for supporting the development
of regulation and compliance processes in relation
to the hazards of Lightning and Electrostatics and
in liaison with the SAE AE2 Lightning Committee.
The mandate was extended in 2015 to integrate
compliance process for Electro-Magnetic
Compatibility (EMC) in association with the SAE AE4
(EMC-HIRF).
The WG is now running with 4 active sub groups
to address several complementary topics in
parallel with equivalent SAE AE2 task groups. This
organisation initiated in 2015 allows a better and
more effective implication of WG31 members
and a complete coverage of the different topics
addressed by both committees.
WG31 launched two round robin tests in association
with the SAE AE2 having the objective to prepare
evolution of two major test procedures: ED-14 Section
22 for qualifying equipment to the indirect effects
of lightning, and ED-105 photographic method
aimed at detecting ignition sources in fuel tanks.
Four European laboratories volunteered to
contribute to these test activities and started
providing essential results demonstrating the
practicality and better efficiency of new test
methods and paving the way to a consensual
revision of the related standards.
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Finally, the draft of the guidance document for
developing a certification approach for EMC
(request from FAA end of 2014 and integrated to
the TOR of the WG31 in 2015) has been finalised
and voted out in a joint session by both SAE and
EUROCAE committees. The EUROCAE document
is now referenced ED-248 with public consultation
launched in 2017.
To be noted a continuous increase of the WG-31
attendance again this year, with an average of 25
members participating to the sessions and covering
all branches of industry, laboratories and official
bodies.
On a more personal subject, WG-31 members
recognised the outstanding contribution of
Billy Martin who chairs the SAE AE2 for 17 years,
participating to all WG31 sessions to ensure tight
coordination on all subjects. Billy will retire from his
current position in October 2017 but will ensure a
transition period with the new chairman who should
be officially nominated by mid-2017.
WG-31 meeting #98 in Villaroche hosted by SAFRAN AIRCRAFT
ENGINES – February 2017
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WG-41 Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control
System (A-SMGCS)
CHAIRPERSON: Roy Posern, Fraport
SECRETARY: Vasileios Stefanioros, EASA
PROGRESS
The working group met five (5) times in 2016. The
group focused its activities in the revision of ED-117
‘MOPS for Mode S Multilateration Systems for Use
in Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and
Control Systems (A-SMGCS)’ and ED-117A has been
published in September 2016.
Currently, the working group is reviewing ED-
87C ‘MASPS for Advanced Surface Movement
Guidance and Control Systems (A-SMGCS’ Levels
1 and 2’ in order to support the implementation of
Pilot Common Projects as defined under Regulation
(EU) No 716/2014 on the establishment of the Pilot
Common Project supporting the implementation of
the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan.
LIAISON
The working group will maintain close cooperation
with EUROCONTROL on the development of the
new A-S<GCS specification. The close coordination
is necessary to allow the PCP requirements to be
addressed appropriately.
Furthermore, collaboration with ETSI is envisaged
in order to ensure maintenance of the Community
Specification EN 303 213. In the same way, close
coordination with SJU will be maintained in order to
integrate the outcome of the latest SESAR activities
on A-SMGCS.
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To allow that the SESAR Deployment Roadmap can
be met by all stakeholders, close communication
and coordination of standardisation activities, e.g.
through EASCG will be established.
Finally, the working group will also work in close
cooperation with other EUROCAE working groups
that are active in the same or similar topics as
surveillance systems, for example WG-51 SG-4
‘ADS-B and WAM Composite Surveillance’, WG-
49 ‘Mode S transponders’, WG-100 ‘Remote and
Virtual Towers’ and WG-102 ‘GEN-SUR SPR’.
FUTURE ACTIVITIES
The work plan of WG-41 is the following:
} ED-87rev D ‘MASPS for A-SMGCS including new
Airport Safety Nets Service and Routing Service to
be delivered by Q4/2017
} ED-128 rev A ‘Guidelines for Surveillance Data
Fusion in A-SMGCS’ to be delivered by Q2/2018
} ED-87 rev E ‘MASPS for A-SMGCS including new
Guidance Service’ to be delivered by Q4/2018
} ED-116 rev A ‘MOPS for Surface Movement Radar
Sensor Systems for use in A-SMGCS’ to be delivered
by Q4/2019.
WG-44 Aeronautical Databases
CHAIRPERSON: Stéphane Dubet, DSNA
SECRETARY: Sasho Neshevski, EUROCONTROL
After the successful revision of standards on
processing aeronautical data (ED-76A) in 2015,
WG-44 initiated in 2016 the update to ED-77 to
cover user requirements for navigation data,
considering the developments in the navigation
domain over the past 15 years in general, and in
particular the Performance Based Navigation
principles.
This joint initiative with RTCA SC-217 Committee will
determine applicable data quality requirements
considering both the ICAO latest propositions in the
new PANS-AIM and the existing ARINC standards on
navigation data.
WG-49 Mode S Transponder
CHAIRPERSON: Eric Potier, EUROCONTROL
Reactivated in January 2015, WG-49 has been
working in 2016 on a revision of the Mode S
Transponder MOPS (ED-73 and ED-115) to
} resolve errors reported by transponder
manufacturers,
} resolve misalignment between EUROCAE MOPS
and RTCA MOPS,
} reflect the last ICAO amendments,
} define new requirements as necessary to ensure
transponders are more robust to RF environment
encountered nowadays in Europe,
} review the data provided through transponder
registers to support new applications such as ACAS
X or Wake Vortex,
} remove unnecessary functions,
} and to add functions/data to support new
ADS-B 1090 MOPS including a possible new phase
modulation scheme.
Target date for the availability of these documents
is end of 2019.
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The expected standard update will also reflect
the new System Wide Information Management
context and take due account of the most recent
applications using navigation data ‘runway safety,
data driven charts, etc.).
The progress made in 2016 and early 2017, thanks
to participation of all stakeholders involved in the
aeronautical data chain, from originators through
data providers to airframe manufacturers, provides
good confidence for meeting the deadline for
publication of the updated standard in June 2018.
In addition, the future Transponder MOPS will
contain basic requirements necessary to include
future collision avoidance functionality (ACAS X)
into the transponder.
Finally, WG-49 – via the Combined Surveillance
Committee CSC - takes on board requirements
from EUROCAE WG-76/RTCA SC-206 (AIS/MET
Datalink Services) for the provision of the related
information.
Since in parallel work is performed on the
respective ADS-B document ED-102/DO-260
(MOPS for 1090 MHz Extended Squitter Automatic
Dependant Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) &
Traffic Information Services – Broadcast (TIS-B)),
a Combined Surveillance Committee (CSC) has
been established comprising members of EUROCAE
WGs 49 and 51 as well as RTCA SC 209 and 186 to
ensure a harmonised development. In addition
close cooperation is maintained with EUROCAE
WG-75 (Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems
(TCAS)) and WG-76 (AIS/MET Datalink Services)
and their respective RTCA counterparts SC-147
and SC-206.
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WG-51 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)
CHAIRPERSON: Michel Procoudine-Gorsky, Thales
SECRETARY: Jörg Steinleitner, EUROCONTROL
Currently WG-51 is active with two sub-groups:
} Sub-Group 1
develops a revision B of ED-102, the MOPS for 1090
MHz Extended Squitter Automatic Dependant
Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) & Traffic
Information Services – Broadcast (TIS-B) with a
target date end of 2018.
} Sub-Group 4
is responsible for an update of the specifications for
an ADS-B Ground System.
The work of SG-1 has just started in the course of
WG-59 Flight Data Processing (FDP) Interoperability
CHAIRPERSON: Jean-Guy Ravel, Thales Air-Systems
SECRETARY: Pedro Cruellas-Satores, EUROCONTROL
WG-59 is tasked with a revision of ED-133 Flight
Object Interoperability Specification. This deliver-
able is part of the Pilot Common Project PCP.
In order to develop operational and technical
requirements as basis for the revision of ED-133, two
Task Forces were established within the remits of
the SESAR Joint Undertaking. These two Task Forces
have been working on that task in the course of
2016.
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2016 together with EUROCAE WG-49 and RTCA
SC-186/SC-209. These groups are working together
in a Combined Surveillance Committee CSC to
ensure harmonised development.
SG-4 has published ED-129B Technical Specification
for a 1090 MHz Extended Squitter ADS-B Ground
System in May 2016 and has since been working
on a revision A of ED-142 Technical Specification
for Wide Area Multilateration Ground System
with Composite Surveillance Functionality. This
document will contain requirements for the
development of a ground infrastructure that utilises
functionalities of both, Multilateration and ADS-B.
Work on this deliverable is still ongoing.
Since the availability of the output of the SJU Task
Forces is a prerequisite for WG-59 to start the revision
of ED-133, the group has not met in person during
2016 but is closely following the SJU work. Activities
of WG-59 will restart as soon as the SJU deliverables
are available.
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WG-62 Galileo
CHAIRPERSON: Pierre Bouniol, Thales Avionics Galileo constellation which limits its use for civil
SECRETARY: Pierre Durel, GSA aviation. A working paper has been circulated to
the EC, GSA and ESA representatives.
During 2015, the Galileo OS MOPS has been EUROCAE WG-62 has proposed an update of its ToR
reviewed and commented. The main fact has been to acknowledge the changes described above.
the discussion on the Galileo Ionosphere correction The new ToR have been approved by the EUROCAE
model. The Nequick model is too demanding on the TAC in May 2016.
computational load and deemed not certifiable by
the EASA representative. A working paper on this To be noted: in addition to the Russian represen-
subject will be delivered soon. As a conclusion and tatives, EUROCAE WG-62 has welcomed Chinese
also due to the lack of constellation performance attendees in December 2015.
commitments, the Galileo OS MOPS has been put
on hold (see modifications of the ToR below).
In the meantime, discussions have accelerated on
a GPS/Galileo multi constellation SBAS MOPS (SBAS
DFMC MOPS). As the GSA is proceeding with the
EGNOS V3 program, a certain level of maturity
of the SBAS DFMC MOPS is required. A subgroup
led by the GSA has been created to build up the
preliminary MOPS to support the EGNOS v3 system
development.
EUROCAE WG-62 has raised a concern about a
specific failure mode of the current design of the
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WG-63 Complex Aircraft Systems
CHAIRPERSON: Olivier Nicolas, AIRBUS S.A.S
SECRETARY: Chris Lacey, AIRBUS S.A.S
The WG is working on updating ARP 4761 Guidelines
and methods for conducting the safety assessment
process on civil airborne systems and equipment
and publishing this as ED-135 / ARP 4761A. This
document is a companion document to ED-79A
Guidelines for development of Civil Aircraft and
Systems. The update will include new topics such
as Preliminary Aircraft Safety Assessment and
Aircraft Safety Assessment, or Model-Based Safety
Assessment. In addition, improvement to existing
chapters has been achieved, notably Common
Mode Analysis, Preliminary System Safety Analysis
and Zonal Safety Analysis. Related appendices
have been baselined.
ED-79A has been re-opened to create an en-
hanced version. The scope of ED-79revB, expected
within a 2 year timeframe has been negotiated
with SAE S18.
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Close control of the evolution of the document
was put in place to limit the impact ED-79B/
ARP4754B could have on Organisation, Procedures,
Directives and Development activities, Time &
Cost aspects. ED-79B will include clarifications, be
more user-friendly, introduce more flexibility to limit
the requested development activities (typically
for derivatives aircraft), and will align with ED-135/
ARP4761.
The group has also worked ER-008 dealing with
Incorporation of Atmospheric Neutron Single
Event Effects analysis into Safety Assessment. The
document reached a completion level very close
to the baseline version.
WG-63 has ongoing joint activities with SAE S-18. The
WGs are performing two joint plenary meetings per
year. In addition, WG-63 has 2 separate meetings
per year. WG-63 / S-18 also liaise with WG-72
Aeronautical Systems Security, to work on interface
between Safety and Security processes.
WG-67 Voice on Internet Protocol for ATM
CHAIRPERSON: Guy Potiron, DSNA
WG-67 has published three deliverables:
1 ED-136 Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) Air
Traffic Management (ATM) System Operational and
Technical Requirements
2 ED-137 Interoperability Standard for VOIP ATM
Components (published in 5 volumes)
3 ED-138 Network Requirements and Performan-
ces for VoIP ATM Systems (published in 2 parts).
Initial implementations of the standards let to
Change Requests (CR) that were collected by the
WG-67 leadership. These CRs were processed by
WG-67 after its reactivation.
WG-68 Altimetry
CHAIRPERSON: Alain Verbeke, Thales
SECRETARY: Bill Kunik, UTC Aerospace
WG-68 was created in 2005 and the most recent
TOR were approved in February 2017. WG-68
coordinates with SAE A-4 Aircraft Instruments
Committee.
The WG has developed a MOPS for altimetry
function equipment, taking into account the
performance needed for the modern operational
environment and criteria for RVSM.
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They applied in particular to ED-137, whereas ED-
136 and ED-138 remained untouched.
At the same time it was decided to re-structure ED-
137 in a way that would allow easier evolution of
the individual parts of the standard independent
from each other. ED-137 in future will consist of 4
Volumes, each of which has its own revision number.
In the course of 2016 good progress was achieved
in the revision of ED-137, leading to the Open
Consultation of Volume 1 (Radio) beginning of 2017
with subsequent publication.
Work on the other Volumes of ED-137 is ongoing and
expected to be finalised in the course of 2017.
As a result of work on the new document, the WG
also decided that ED-140 also needs revision to
ED-140A for compatibility and consistency with the
new Altimetry MOPS.
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WG-72 Aeronautical Systems Security
CHAIRPERSON: Jean-Paul Moreaux, EASA
SECRETARY: Clive Goodchild, BAE Systems
Created in December 2005, WG-72 is tasked to
establish process specifications, guidelines and
means of compliance to address security concerns
for aeronautical systems, including the whole life-
cycle of the aeronautical systems, addressing
security concerns for aeronautical systems to
ensure safe, secure and efficient operations amid
the growing use of highly integrated electronic
systems and network technologies used on-board
aircraft.
WG-72 is maintaining a very close connection with
RTCA SC-216 Aeronautical Systems Security and
with several other EUROCAE and international
working groups.
To respond to the anticipated EASA mandates
for Technical Material with respect to imminent
cybersecurity-related performance-based rule-
making, WG-72 has been re-structured into
subgroups with the objective of maintaining a
coherent and comprehensive set of standards for
all upcoming aspects of aeronautical information
systems security.
Mid 2016, the group has started working on a new
subject, Security Certification of ATM Systems (ED-
205). It is the beginning of reaching out from the
aircraft- and safety-centric perspective of the work
to the ground- and more business continuity-centric
logic. Looked at from a large European perspective,
this also means airspace capacity-centric.
At the same time, the existing airworthiness
security process-centric work continues, while the
understanding of critical factors and contexts grow
with the increased application of previous versions
of existing standards (ED-202A, ED-203). While
working on the next version of the latter, which had
been published separately from a similar variant
of RTCA (DO-356), the revision work significantly
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focuses on harmonising the two documents in
Europe and the US and to keep them harmonised WG-75 Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS)
in the future. Also, the need to align ED-204 to the
modifications and enhancements of ED-203 has
been identified recently. CHAIRPERSON: Bill Booth, EUROCONTROL Building on work performed earlier under
SECRETARY: Garfield Dean, EUROCONTROL participation from WG-73 and RTCA SC-147 and
The real importance of the working group, however, SC-228, WG-75 is also developing a MASPS laying
has followed the increasing awareness and concern down requirements for the interoperability of
of the subject of information security in aviation. WG-75 works jointly with RTCA SC-147 on the ACAS collision avoidance systems of differing design – at
All industry and governmental stakeholders now Xa/Xo MOPS scheduled for release in 2018. In the moment relating to the co-existence of ACAS
understand the high potential of the large-scale addition, work is performed on the development of and TCAS. This standard is expected for publication
risks caused by aeronautical systems security. And a MOPS for ACAS Xu for Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the second half of 2017.
it has been understood that all stakeholders will scheduled for release in 2020.
have to coordinate technical and operational
efforts and collaborate in establishing seamless
protections in order to protect the civil aviation
ecosystem. One key factor to make a sustainable
level playing-field happen and to keep it effective WG-76 AIS/MET Datalink Applications
will be a comprehensive set of rules which all
stakeholders will adhere to. With the emergence of
an updated Basic Regulation “Cybersecurity” – that CHAIRPERSON: Boris Resnick, IANS In order to achieve globally harmonised
part of Information Security related to the network- SECRETARY: Stephane Paris, AIRBUS implementation of the AIS/MET Datalink Services,
based communication of the modern world, discussion has been initiated with RTCA on a
including aircraft networks – will be considered in potential future cooperation of WG-76 and SC-206.
a fully comprehensive, aviation-wide and end-to- In their report prepared for the TAC WG-76 has These discussions are still ongoing.
end approach. At the EASA High Level Meeting identified 17 services in the AIS/MET Datalink
Cybersecurity in Civil Aviation, held in Bucharest, Domain to be further defined in detail. This work Until a common way forward has been defined,
Romania on 8-9/11/2016, the complementary is currently ongoing under involvement of a wide WG-76 is strictly working according to their
nature of performance-based regulation providing range of stakeholders by means of a questionnaire approved ToR.
the regulatory framework and industry standards to collect detailed requirements.
providing the means of compliance was clearly
recognised. In the meantime, RTCA SC-206 has published DO-
364, a MASPS containing three example services for
To complete its set of rules, EASA will need an the requirements determination.
equally broad set of technical standards. A
workshop was held at the Brussels EASA premises
on 31 May 2017 to discuss with all industry and
governmental stakeholders the width and depth
of the standards needed as well as priorities in
terms of standardisation activities (see also page
73). Its outcome will outline those elements of the
foundation for a resilient and secure future of civil
aviation in Europe and form the basis for a future
work programme of WG-72.
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WG-80 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems

WG-78 Standards for Air Traffic Data Communications Services
The Working Group has been put in dormant
state until the need for ATN B2 standards revision is
triggered by SESAR and/or NextGen programs.
WG-79 Enhanced Vision Systems, Synthetic Vision Systems
CHAIRPERSON: Bruno Aymeric, Thales Avionics
SECRETARY: Simon Innocent, Honeywell Aerospace
Re-activated in April 2014, WG-79 is collaborating
with RTCA SC-213 on vision systems.
Work topics identified in the “Report on future work
programme” published in January focus principally
on helicopter flights.
The principal objective of WG-79 is to publish a
“MASPS for a Combined Vision System for Rotorcraft
Operations”. To support this document, an Internal
Report on the various rotorcraft navigation opera-
tions and the effect of limited visibility (conops) is
being prepared. This work is followed by SC-213.
At the same time WG-79 is following the work of
SC213 on aircraft related topics.
CHAIRPERSON: Olivier Savin, DASSAULT AVIATION
SECRETARY: Tony Fallon, Parker Aerospace
First of all the chairperson expresses his thanks to
all working group members for their contributions
in 2016. Three working group meetings took
place last year. The group made good progress
and completed its joint MASPS/AS document in
accordance with the project plan. Document
ED245/AS6858 was released for open consultation
in September, and finalised by year end.
Between the meetings frequent WebEx conferences
were held mainly to discuss open action items.
Hamburg (Germany) Meeting (April 13-15)
Host of this meeting was the Center of Applied
Aeronautical Research, located now in its new
facilities in Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Germany. The
meeting was well-staffed. The ESD ARC met during
the first half of the week (April 11-13).
The chairperson pointed out that the working
group’s extended TOR are now approved by the
EUROCAE Technical Advisory Committee.
The EUROCAE representative presented the
company’s viewpoint on intellectual property
rights (IPR) and general working group membership
requirements. Work continued on every section of
the MASPS/AS document.
Toulouse (France) Meeting (November 14-18)
Host of this meeting was the French system designer
Safran Power Units (formerly Microturbo) located in
Toulouse, France. The meeting was well-staffed. The
group discussed the article contained in upcoming
EUROCAE Broadcast magazine and possible
participation to EUROCAE Symposium. The group
discussed possibilities to reach out to other WG
(UAS, GSE,...) where fuel cell applications may be
of interest.
The group reached consensus on the content of
the joint MASPS/AS document, and made it ready
for release.
FUTURE TASKS AND WAY FORWARD IN 2017
Bordeaux Meeting (July 18-20)
Host of this meeting will be Airbus Safran Launchers,
located near Bordeaux, France.
The group will discuss the content of a new Terms
of Reference, with the objective to include the
delivery of Minimum Aviation System Performance
Specification (MASPS) for the design and integration
of Fuel Cell Technologies of Liquid Hydrogen (LH2),
onboard reforming and material based storage of
Hydrogen - 2018.

In addition, during 2016 a new deliverable was
finalised - draft ED-249 ”MASPS for Aircraft State
Awareness Synthetic Vision Systems” - and currently
is undergoing an Open Consultation process.
WG-79 meeting #23 at EUROCAE premises
in Saint-Denis, Paris – May 2017
Vancouver (BC) Meeting (July 20-22)
Host of this meeting was the Canadian fuel cell
system supplier Ballard Power Systems, located
in Burnaby near Vancouver, BC. The meeting was
well-staffed. The ESD ARC met during the first half
of the week (July 18-20). The group welcomed the
new Chairperson (Olivier Savin), the new EUROCAE
representative (Adrian Cioranu). An overview of the
Terms of Reference (ToR) was given, and the group
discussed plan to start work on liquid H2, on-board
reforming, and materials based storage.
Work continued on every section of the MASPS/AS
document.

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WG-83 Airport Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Detection Systems

WG-81 Interoperability of ATM Simulators
CHAIRPERSON: Thomas Damm, DFS
SECRETARY: Sven Kaltenhäuser, DLR
Created March 2008, the group working on ED-
147A ATM Validation Platforms interoperability
requirement specification in order to improve the
specification and take into account the feedbacks
coming from readers and SESAR programme
(through WP-03).
The new version is going to delivered in 2017.
WG-82 New Air-Ground Data Link Technologies
ED-147 implementations have been a key enabler
for cross ATM-Domain validation exercises in SESAR.
Due to their capabilities of connecting the various
existing Industry Based pre-operational ATM
Validation Platforms (IBP) new operational concepts
could be validated and their implementations in
industry prototypes could be verified.
In order to support the usage of ED-147A an
associated document ED-148 Guidance to achieve
ATM Validation Platforms interoperability, giving the
best practices and details to implement is going to
be delivered in 2017 as well.
CHAIRPERSON: Stephane Larose, Thales specifications for FOD detection equipment with
SECRETARY: Catherine Bonari, DGAC STAC the aim of reducing FOD risk.
This will be of use to airports seeking to acquire
Created in 2010, WG-83 developed ED-235 MASPS equipment depending on the locally existing
for Automatic Foreign Object Debris Detection operational and environmental conditions. Also it
Systems. Following the Open Consultation and could serve as guidelines for airport operators on
Comments Resolution, the document was the selection of the appropriate FOD Detection
approved by the Council on 18 February 2016, and System.
published in March 2016.
Early 2016 the Secretariat and the WG-83 Leadership
have discussed future activities for the WG resulting
in draft Terms of Reference for the development of
an OSED (Operational Services and Environment
Definition) to describe the influence of local and
environmental parameters on the performance
of an FOD Detection System. By its deliverables
WG-83 is aiming at providing recommendation, as
necessary, operating procedures and/or technical

CHAIRPERSON: Armin Schlereth, DFS
SECRETARY: Paolo Burzigotti, ESA
WG-82 is tasked to develop a set of documents,
some of which are envisaged to be used in the
context of ICAO SARPS development or to be
recognised as a means of compliance. It is tasked
to develop standards relative to new air-ground
data link technologies including three components:
airport surface, satellite, and en route/TMA L band
systems. The group has recently finished work on the
following items:
} New MOPS for SatCom Performance Class B
based on INMARSAT SBB
Work on SatCom Performance Class A has been
delayed for now. New time planning on this subject
is planned for Q4/2017.
WG-82 works in coordination with RTCA SC-223
Aeronautical Mobile Airport Communication
System (AeroMACS) and with RTCA-222 on SatCom
matters.
WG-85 4D Navigation
After completing the deliverables as per the terms
of reference, the group has been dormant.
WG-88 Onboard Weight & Balance Systems
CHAIRPERSON: Kai Thraene, Airbus Helicopters the Weight and Balance Program) and secondary
SECRETARY: Luc Capaldi, DASSAULT AVIATION (intended to validate the centre of gravity and
weight computed by the crew).

} New MASPS for SatCom Performance Class B Created January 2011, addresses safety concerns
based on INMARSAT SBB linked to the improper position of the centre of
gravity.
WG-88 is aiming at providing MOPS for onboard
weight and balance systems, and as a result of a
study conducted by the WG has identified two kinds
of possible systems: primary (intended to replace
WG-88 identified the system accuracy as being
the main contributing factor to the feasibility
and operability of such a system. Following the
finalisation of the above-mentioned study the WG
is now working on the development of Minimum
Operational Performance Specification for on-
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WG-89 Revision of ETSO C-16 (Pitot Tubes)
CHAIRPERSON: Richard Lewis, AIRBUS
SECRETARY:
Vince Lopresto, UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS)
Created September 2010, WG-89 is tasked to
develop EUROCAE documents for heated Pitot and
Pitot-static probes in support of ETSO C-16a, with a
focus on updating the requirements for performance
in icing conditions, including ice crystal conditions.
WG-89 collaborates with SAE AC-9C Aircraft Icing
Technology Committee to update document
AS5562 Ice and Rain Qualification Standards for Air
Data Probes.
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ED-225 “Ice and Rain Minimum Qualification
Standards for Pitot and Pitot-Static Probes” was
published in March 2016.
The group also provided recommendations to SAE
on updates to AS8006 “Minimum Performance
Standard for Pitot and Pitot-Static Tubes” and the
resulting AS8006A was published in August 2015.
The group also developed recommendations to
EASA to update ETSO C16a, and started to work on
ED-226 which will include brief explanations of the
rationale for the new ED-225 requirements to aid
interpretation of the requirements.
WG-92 VDL Mode 2
CHAIRPERSON: Stéphane Pelleschi,
ROCKWELL COLLINS France
The task of WG-92 is to maintain the current ED-
92B version up to date and synchronised with VDL
standards mentioned above. ED-92 is used in the
baseline for the certification of the avionics systems
and has to be consistent with the expectations
of the DLS mandate introduced by Regulation
(EC) No 29/2009 of 16 January 2009 laying down
requirements on data link services for the single
European sky (the DLS IR).
The DLS-IR situation in Europe has conducted
the European Commission to mandate the SJU
to study the VDL Mode 2 performance issues
leading to provider aborts. The ELSA consortium,
which has been awarded by the SJU to lead this
study, worked closely with EUROCAE and RTCA to
consider the standards and material produced by
the committees, and to provide results that will be
used by these committees to further develop the
standards updates.
The ELSA report has been released and provides
some recommendations that have been reviewed
by the WG-92 in collaboration with RTCA SC-214
VDL-SG and AEEC DLK Technical Subcommittee.
The ELSA report has also done the so-called “Best-
in-Class” tests. These tests aimed at ensuring that,
in a representative environment of the actual VDL
deployment in Europe and the future deployed
multi-frequency environment, the avionics systems
reach the expected level of performance (notably
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no Provider aborts). These “Best-in-Class” tests have
been done on various equipment from several
suppliers and have raised some performance issues.
In addition, while working on ED-92B which currently
only contains test cases for the avionics systems,
the WG-92 identified the need to add test cases
related to ground systems requirements to ensure
the interoperability of the VDL Mode 2 systems.
Finally, a VDL Connection-less mode is under study
by the VDL working groups as it should improve the
system performances and reliability. The on-going
discussions may lead to VDL standards update
(ICAO 9776, ARINC 631, MASPS & MOPS) and, in
that frame, ED-92B should be impacted.
A main objective of the discussions regarding the
Connection-less mode is to ensure the backward
compatibility. The VDL systems will then remain
compliant with the DLS-IR mandate.
The WG-92, jointly with the AEEC and RTCA VDL
groups, will work intensively in 2017 and 2018
to prepare the future updates and ensure the
standards and related equipments will be available
on time for the DLS-IR mandate.
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WG-94 Take Off Performance Monitoring System
Discussions involving Take-off Performance
Monitoring Systems (TOPMS) began in the mid
1970’s. A TOPMS is a system to alert the pilot that the
aircraft’s performance is significantly less than the
scheduled performance at point in time where the
take-off can be safely abandoned. TOPMS have
been put forward as a possible solution to mitigate
the risks associated with data entry errors in the
performance calculation since early in the 1970s.
A number of recent accidents and the evolution
of available technology has resulted in renewed
interest in TOPMS. WG-94 had been tasked with
WG-95 Inflight Ice Detection
CHAIRPERSON: François Larue, Zodiac Aerospace
SECRETARY: Vince LoPresto, UTAS
} EUROCAE WG95 Main Group “ED-103 MOPS for
Inflight Icing Detection Systems Rev B
EUROCAE created in October 2012 Working Group
95 with the objective to update ED-103 “MOPS
for Inflight Icing Detection Systems” taking into
account the preparation of the new icing rules
and the recommendations of the “Ice Protection
Harmonisation Working Group”. The Working Group
95 kicked off in February 2013 and is working jointly
with the SAE AC9C Icing Technology Committee.
The ultimate goal of ED-103 is to specify the
performance and the design requirements of:
• sensors and systems able to detect the presence
of ice on aircraft monitored surfaces,
• sensors and systems able to annunciate the
presence and the nature of the atmospheric icing
conditions encountered by the aircraft.
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preparing a technical report to describe the current
state of the technology and practical feasibility of
Take Off Performance Monitoring Systems (TOPMS)
and provide guidance and recommendations
on the feasibility of publishing technical and/or
operational standard(s).
The report had been provided in 2014, and the WG
had been dormant since. As there is no EUROCAE
activity expected in the short term in this area, WG-
94 was consequently disbanded by the Council in
February 2017.
During the first half of 2016 the Working Group
was focused on the completion of Chapter 6
“Installation on Aircraft”. The second half of 2016
was dedicated to close the last actions and review
the entire document to clarify some requirements
and ensure coherency of the different sections.
WG95 objective is to release ED103 Rev B for Open
Consultation Q1 2017
} EUROCAE WG-95-Sub-Group “Long Range Icing
Awareness“
On June 2015, the EUROCAE council approved the
Terms of Reference of the new WG-95 sub-Group on
“Long Range Icing Awareness” sub-Working group
with the objectives to release after 12 months, a
report on the feasibility to standardise In-Flight Ice
Crystals Long Range Awareness capabilities by
Weather Radar (WXR).
The subgroup is coordinated with the RTCA SC-230
and completed end 2016 a draft version of the
“EUROCAE WG-95 SG feasibility report_final”.
WG-96 Wireless On-Board Avionics Networks (WOBAN)
CHAIRPERSON: Robin Davies, BAE Systems
SECRETARY: Peter Anders, AIRBUS
Initiated in 2013 this WG was tasked with producing
a Process Specification (PS) to provide guidance on
the certification of wireless communication systems
installed on-board an aircraft. The work was largely
complete by the end of 2016 and the document
was released for open consultation in early 2017.
Twenty comments were received and these were
reviewed and resolved to the satisfaction of the
WG members at a meeting held at BAE Systems,
Rochester on the 5th May 2017. The document is
currently in the process of being formatted and
approved for publication by the EUROCAE Council.
In parallel with completing the work on the
Process Specification, WG-96 started work on
the development of a Minimum Operational
Performance Specification (MOPS) for a Wireless
Avionics Intra-Communications (WAIC) component
that will operate in the Radio Frequency (RF) band
4200 – 4400 MHz. The Radio Regulations were
WG-97 Interoperability of virtual avionic components
CHAIRPERSON: Olivier Fourcade, AIRBUS
SECRETARY: Virginie Frouté, DASSAULT AVIATION
Physical test-benches used
in the aircraft development
are complex platforms with
high initial and recurrent
costs. One means to
alleviate these problems -
Virtual Testing - is a promising
solution that has already
demonstrated its benefits
in other industries (cell
phone, etc.). However, in the avionics industry, it
brings specific challenges: complex distributed
systems, hardware heterogeneity, and multiple
W O R KIN G G R O U P R E P O R T S
changed in 2015 to allow WAIC systems to share
this band with Radio Altimeters. This work is being
performed jointly with the RTCA Special Committee
(SC) SC-236. The purpose of the MOPS is to define
the means by which WAIC systems can coexist;
a) with each other and b) with Radio Altimeters.
To-date, there have been four face-to-face
meetings. Sub-working groups have been
established and work is being progressed via
regular bi-weekly Webex meetings.
WG-96 members at a meeting hosted by EASA, Cologne, 2016.
supplier infrastructures. Created in October 2013,
WG-97 is tasked to work on how virtual testing can
be integrated within the avionics development
process and to standardise exchanges and
integration between test benches (virtual or not),
virtual components, and real equipment. The main
purpose is to alleviate the use of real test bench and
to ease development with means enabling software
investigation and integration. Initial ToR (December
2013) has been updated and approved in February
2017 and the first official draft has been distributed
in March 2017.
The WG continues with the aim of having the
next version issued by beginning of 2018. Still no
certification credit is directly expected from the
resulting standard.
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WG-98 Aircraft Emergency Locator Transmitters
CHAIRPERSON: Philippe Plantin De Hugues,
Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses
SECRETARY: Stuart Taylor,
HR Smith Group of Companies
EUROCAE WG-98 continued to work jointly with
RTCA SC-229 to revise the MOPS ED-62A/DO-
204 in order to improve the document in light of
recent accidents. The work on this document is
progressing, and the document is now scheduled
to be released for Open Consultation in Q3/2017.
In parallel the group has developed a MASPS ED-
237 covering the function that would trigger ELT
transmission while in-flight, defining some high level
concepts and the typical functional interface
requirements between the ELT and the emergency
triggering element. The document defines the
minimum specification to be met for criteria which
can be used to detect an in-flight aircraft distress
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event and to trigger the transmission of sufficient
information for the purpose of locating an accident
site. It only specifies characteristics that are relevant
to the logic used for event detection and trigger
activation/cancellation.
These characteristics should be useful as guidance
material to regulatory authorities, designers,
installers, manufacturers, service providers and
users of systems intended for operation. ED-237
was published on February 2016, and referenced in
ICAO Annex 6.
WG-98 is maintaining close
liaison with the ICAO FLIREC-
SWG. North American as
well as European and Asian
Authorities are contributing
to WG-98 activity.
WG-99 Portable Electronic Devices
CO-CHAIRPERSONS: Stephan Schulte, Lufthansa
Technik; Robert Kebel, AIRBUS
Secretary: Nuria Riera, Triagnosys
Created April 2014, WG-99 worked jointly with
RTCA SC-234 Portable Electronic Devices, to align
the existing documents in EUROCAE and RTCA to
develop
• ED-130A/DO-363
Guidance for the Development of Portable
Electronic Devices (PED) Tolerance for Civil Aircraft
and
• ED-239/DO-307A
Aircraft Design and Certification for Portable
Electronic Device (PED) Tolerance
The documents were published on time in
December 2016 following an exemplary path of
collaboration. Following completion of their task, the
WG was disbanded by the Council in February 2017.
W O R KIN G G R O U P R E P O R T S
Safely dealing with electronic devices on board
aircraft has been a long, evolving process, ever
since concerns were raised about the usage of
electric razors onboard planes in the 1950’s. Fast
forward through the testing of operating two
hundred laptops onboard an empty aircraft fifteen
years ago, to today when airlines cannot escape
the ubiquitous use of cell phones, and the variety
of PEDs, is limited only by the imagination of PED
creators. Consolidating all guidance material for
usage of PEDs on aircraft has been an important
achievement for EUROCAE and RTCA.
To honour this achievement, the 2017 EUROCAE
Awards Committee has selected EUROCAE WG-
99 and RTCA SC-234 as the winners of the “Global
Harmonisation” Award, which was presented to the
Co-chairs during the Gala Dinner during the 2017
EUROCAE Symposium at the Royal Aeronautical
Society at London on Thursday, 27 April 2017.
Robert Kebel and Billy Martin accepting the 2017 Global
Harmonisation Award from David Hawken, EUROCAE Council
Chairperson, in name of the whole WG-99/SC-234
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WG-100 Remote and Virtual Towers
CHAIRPERSON: Jörn Jakobi, DLR
SECRETARY: Mariann Hintz, EUROCONTROL
Working Group 100 “Remote and Virtual Tower” was
founded in June 2014.
It consists of active contributors from more than
30 companies worldwide and acts in close
coordination with EASA, ICAO, SESAR, SESAR2020
PJ05 and EUROCAE WG41 A-SMGCS. The group
was tasked as a first step to develop standards for
remote towers optical systems. In September 2016
the MASPS document was published. These MASPS
are applicable to all optical sensor configurations
(visible, as well as infrared spectrum) to be used
for the implementation of the remote provision of
ATS to an aerodrome, encompassing the whole
chain from sensor to display. This standard will help
vendors and customers to quantify an optimal
operational system performance and to verify it in
a standardised way.
Participants of the 12th WG100 Meeting, May 2017
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For the time being the WG-100 work focuses on
an extension of the current MASPS (revision A) to
include ‘visual tracking’ technologies. By the WG100
‘visual tracking’ is understood as the augmentation
of the display of objects on the visual presentation
by using information obtained only by image
processing of the video from the optical sensors for
the purpose of increasing the operator’s situation
awareness. The MASPS (revision A) are expected to
be published by 2018.
Study on Visual Tracking Performance, DLR tower simulator
WG-101 Runway Overrun Awareness and Alerting System
CHAIRPERSON: Pierre Georges, DASSAULT AVIATION
SECRETARY: Logan Joneas, AIRBUS
Aviation Safety statistics indicate that runway safety
is a major accidents and incidents category, with
almost 30% of occurrences, most of these being
runway excursions. Modern avionics and aircraft
systems make it possible to design monitoring
systems which will follow in real time an aircraft
trajectory and energy state during approach
and landing, and using a runway database and
aircraft landing performances raise an alert to the
crew when the predicted stopping distance is not
compatible with the runway length. Such functions
are called «Runway Overrun Alerting and Awareness
Systems» and will give the crew the opportunity to
either execute a go around or increase braking ,
depending on the flight phase, if a safe landing is
estimated not to be possible.
WG-101 was started in September 2015 to create
MOPS (Minimum Operational Performance Speci-
WG-102 Generic Surveillance Safety and Performance Requirements
CHAIRPERSON: Roland Mallwitz, DFS
SECRETARY: Jörg Steinleitner, EUROCONTROL
WG-102 is tasked to specify generic surveillance
safety and performance requirements. Within the
approach taken these requirements are based on
operationally driven ATC surveillance requirements.
They are related to a logical end-to-end ATC
surveillance function and its respective sub-functions
(resembling typical physical ATC surveillance
components) and in this respect determine the
overall surveillance system performance. The goal
is to formulate generic safety and performance
requirements for surveillance in a consistent
technology independent manner.
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fications) for ROAAS systems, following a public
consultation by the European Aviation Safety
Agency on a proposed mandate for such systems,
in keeping with the safety plan to prevent runway
excursions. EASA plan to use the document resulting
from WG-101 work as a basis for a future rulemaking.
WG-101 membership is a fair cross-section of the
stakeholders community worldwide, including
aircraft manufacturers, avionics manufacturers,
airlines and pilots representatives, ATM, airport
systems and authorities, from both sides of the
Atlantic.
Participation has been very active and the group
has made significant progress in drafting the
Minimum Operational Performance Specification
for a Runway Overrun Awareness and Alerting
System. The document is planned to be released to
Open Consultation in Q3/2017.
With this overall system approach the EUROCAE
document(s) to be developed by WG 102 are
expected to support the surveillance performance
and interoperability regulation and provide
guidance for a harmonised implementation.
WG 102 had its kick-off meeting in October 2015.
The work of the group is closely coordinated with
the work related to the evolution of the Surveillance
Performance and Interoperability Implementing
Rule (SPI IR) EC 1207/2011 and a potential revision
of ESASSP, the EUROCONTROL Specification for ATM
Surveillance System Performance.
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WG-103 Independent Non-Cooperative Surveillance (INCS) System
CHAIRPERSON: Tim Quilter, Aveillant
SECRETARY: Andrew Desmond-Kennedy,
EUROCONTROL
WG-103 is a relative newcomer to the collection
of EUROCAE Working Groups. It was kicked off in
December 2015 and has hit the ground running.
It was established in recognition that the design
of Non-Cooperative Sensors is undergoing a
renaissance and that the sensors that traditionally
fulfilled this need, rotating Primary Surveillance
Radars, are now being supplemented by a
host of new designs made possible through the
technical advances that have occurred in recent
years. Whilst technologies have moved on, the
operational requirements have similarly adapted to
meet evolving environments.
WG-104 SWIM Services
CHAIRPERSON: Siegfried Schäfer, DFS
SECRETARY: Eric Roelants, EUROCONTROL
WG-104 started in January 2016 the works on
the standardisation of SWIM (System Wide
Information Management) Services that have
reached a maturity level so that they are ready
for standardisation. The focus of WG-104 is on a
standardised SWIM service description for the
extended Arrival Sequence (AMAN) SWIM service.
The main effort goes to the specifying those
elements which are needed for the standardisation
and on elaborating the right level of (technical)
detail of the SWIM service description. The existing
service description from SESAR1 for the extended
AMAN has been taken as a basis and has been
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Mitigating the clutter originating from wind farms
and detecting small Remotely Piloted Aircraft are
typical of the new demands being placed upon
new sensor designs.
The lack of a common technical specification,
upon which to base the designs of the emerging
sensors, threatened to lead to a plethora of sensor
types with the potential risk that none met the
operational needs of the end user. Even though the
group is in its early days significant progress is being
made on assembling a balanced specification
that is agnostic enough so as not to unnecessarily
constraint the designs yet precise enough to ensure
the systems produced in accordance with it are
both interoperable and capable of meeting the
user requirements. The group comprises a diverse
mix of sensor manufacturers and ANSPs. Whilst the
participation is largely European there are also
representations from America and the Far East.
further extended to reach a standardised service
specification. A standardised service will ensure
interoperability between systems provided by
different industry providers and can therefore be
seen as a first milestone towards the implementation
of an Open Architecture where the integration of
components from various providers will be enabled.
In addition, WG-104 is working on a guideline
document aiming to support the standardisation of
future services.
Another deliverable of WG-104 was the Work
Programme, which defines the Roadmap for the
standardisation of further services. This deliverable
was already completed at the beginning of 2017
and is currently under analysis by the TAC.
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WG-105 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
CHAIRPERSONS: Alain Vallee, Safran and the standards development for unmanned systems.
Michael Allouche, IAI The Workshop participants made it very clear that
SECRETARY: Andrew Jones, Thales they would like to see EUROCAE working with one
WG only covering the whole range of standards
required for the safe integration of UAS into the
EUROCAE has been working on standardisation for airspace.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems since 2006 when WG-73
was founded. Later WG-93 was split off with the aim Following the results of the Workshop, EUROCAE
to develop standards for small RPAS. initiated the creation of WG-105 which kicked off
from 15 to 17 November 2016.
In the course of 2015 the political and regulatory
environment changed. Initiated by the Riga Since the scope of WG-105 is very broad,
Declaration from the European Commission and implementing a structure that facilitates the
with the EASA Notice of Proposed Amendment management of the Work Programme was
(NPA) 2015-10, a shift towards a risk based, operation challenging. The work was organised in Focus Team,
centric approach for the approval and regulation each of them developing standards for a specific
of RPAS operations was implemented. aspect of UAS. To harmonise those developments
and to manage the overall Work Programme, a
Since the weight or the size of an Unmanned Steering Committee has been created consisting
Aircraft was no longer the decisive factor, also the of the WG Leadership and the Focus Team Leaders.
split of the EUROCAE activities into WG-73 and WG-
93 was no longer reflecting the new environment. It is expected that by middle of 2017 the ToR
During a workshop on 04 March 2016 a wide range have been revised and fine-tuned and the Work
of EUROCAE stakeholders were consulted on the Programme is in its final shape.
future structure EUROCAE would put in place for
WG-106 EFB Software Applications
CHAIRPERSON: Eric Lesage, AIRBUS WG-106 will deliver MOPS for Electronic Flight Bag
SECRETARY: Manuel Gucemas, Thales Avionics (EFB) Software Applications - 2018.
To facilitate the operational approval path in
Europe and an EASA ETSO authorisation, an
industry standard on EFB software applications
became necessary. Based on the existing material,
WG-106 should ideally unambiguously define
the perimeter of EFB applications, identify the
minimum requirements that any EFB application
must meet, propose guidance for specific class
of EFB applications and specify the data needed
for proper integration of the EFB application in
operations.
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New EUROCAE publications

EUROCAE published the following new documents during the period May 2016 to April 2017:

Light Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (LRPAS) Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) Ope-
ER-014 WG-93
rations Guidance material for Regulators and Operators
ED-240 MASPS for Remote Tower Optical Systems WG-100
ED-227 MASPS AeroMACS WG-82
MOPS for Mode S Multilateration Systems for Use in Advanced Surface Move-
ED-117A WG-41
ment Guidance and Control Systems (A-SMGCS)
ED-130A/ Guidance for the Development of Portable Electronic Devices (PED) Tolerance WG-99/
DO-363 for Civil Aircraft SC-234
ED-239/ WG-99/
Aircraft Design and Certification for Portable Electronic Device (PED) Tolerance
DO-307A SC-234
WG-73/
ED-244 UAS / RPAS Flight Crew Licensing Skill Test and Proficiency Check Report Form
WG-93
ED-241 Minimum Operational Performance Specification For Altimetry Function WG-68
Operational Services and Environment Definition (OSED) for Traffic Awareness
ED-238 and Collision Avoidance in Class A, B and C Airspace under Instrument Flight WG-73
Rules
ED-137/1C Interoperability Standards for VoIP ATM Components - Volume 1: Radio WG-67
ED-147A ATM Validation Platforms Interoperability Specification WG-81
ED-245 MASPS for Installation of Fuel Cell Systems on Large Civil Aircraft WG-80/
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1/WG7/70 MPS for airborne 75 MHz marker beacon receiving equipment ED-58 MOPS for area navigation equipment using multi-sensor inputs (airborne equipment)
MPS for airborne secondary surveillance radar transponder apparatus; Including Amend- MOPS for aircraft emergency locator transmitters
1/WG9/71 ED-62A
ment N°1 (measurement procedures)-April 1974 and Amendment N°2-6 January 2000 (406 MHz and 121.5 MHz – optional 243 MHz)
WG7C/1-74 MPS for airborne Doppler radar ground speed and/or drift angle measuring equipment ED-67 MOPS for devices that prevent unintentional or continuous transmissions
MPS for airborne automatic dead reckoning computer equipment utilising aircraft heading ED-68 MOPS for devices that prevent simultaneous transmissions
WG7C/2-74
and Doppler obtained velocity vector data
ED-72A MOPS for airborne GPS receiving equipment used for supplemental means of navigation
Software considerations in airborne systems and equipment certification
ED-12C
} �Including Amendment N°1 – 19 October 1999 ED-73E MOPS for Secondary Surveillance Radar Mode S Transponders
ED-14G Environmental conditions and test procedures for airborne equipment MOPS for combined ILS and MLS airborne receiving equipment
ED-74
ED-14G } Including Amendment N°1 – 15 July 1997
Environmental conditions and test procedures for airborne equipment
Change 1 ED-75D MASPS: Required Navigation Performance for Area Navigation
Audio systems characteristics and MPS covering microphones (except carbon), headsets,
ED-18 ED-76A Standards for processing aeronautical Data
handsets and loudspeakers, audio selector panels and amplifiers
ED-77 Standards for Aeronautical information
ED-22B MPS for airborne VOR receiving equipment
Guidelines for Approval of the Provision and Use of Air Traffic Services supported by Data
MOPS for airborne VHF Receiver-Transmitter operating in the frequency range 117.975 – ED-78A
ED-23C Communications
137.000 MHz
ED-79A Guidelines for Development of Civil Aircraft and Systems
ED-26 MPS for airborne altitude measurements and coding systems,�Including Erratum
ED-80 Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware
ED-27 MOPR for airborne area navigation systems based on VOR and DME as sensors
Certification of Aircraft Electrical/Electronic Systems for the Indirect Effects of Lightning
MPS for airborne area navigation computing equipment based on VOR and DME as ED-81
ED-28 } Including Amendment N°1 – 26 August 1999
sensors
MPS for airborne low range radio (radar) altimeter equipment, Including errata N°1 – 1 ED-82A MOPS for Mode S Aircraft Data Link Processors
ED-30
June 1980 ED-83 Recommendations on Ground Collision Avoidance Systems
MOPS for Microwave Landing System (MLS) Airborne Receiving Equipment
ED-36B ED-84A Aircraft Lightning Environment and Related Test Waveforms
} Including errata N°1 – 1 June 1980
MPS for airborne weather, ground mapping and assisted approach radars (including Data-Link Application System Document (DLASD) for “Departure Clearance” Data-Link
ED-85A
ED-38 surface-based transponder beacon system characteristics), Including Amendment N°1 – Service
March 1992, Including errata N°1 – 1 June 1980 MASPS for Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control Systems (A-SMGCS)
ED-87C
MOPR for airborne area navigation systems based on two DME as sensors Levels 1 and 2
ED-39
} Including errata N°1 – 1 June 1980 MOPS for Multi-Mode Airborne Receiver (MMR) including ILS, MLS and GPS used for
ED-88
MPS for airborne computing equipment for area navigation system using two DME as Supplemental Means of Navigation
ED-40
sensors; Including errata N°1 – 1 June 1980 ED-89A Data Link Application System Document (DLASD) for the “ATIS” Data Link Service
ED-42 MPS for fuel flowmeter systems to aircraft standards Including errata N°1 – 1 June 1980 ED-90B Radio frequency susceptibility Test procedures
MOPR for the SSR transponder and the altitude measurement and coding system Aircraft Lightning Zoning Standard
ED-43 ED-91
} Including errata N°1 – 1 June 1980 } Including Amendment N°1 – 6 September 1999 & Amendment N°2 – 27 June 2006
MOPS for airborne ILS localizer receiving equipment;�Including Amendment N°1 – Octo- MOPS for an Airborne VDL Mode-2 System operating in the frequency range
ED-46B ED-92B
ber 1995 & Amendment N°2 – July 1997; Including errata N°1 – 1 June 1980 118-136,975 MHz
MOPS for airborne ILS glide path receiving equipment; Including Amendment N°1 – 15 ED-92B MOPS for an Airborne VDL Mode2 System operating in the frequency range
ED-47B
July 1997; Including errata N°1 – 1 June 1980 Change 1 118-136,975 MHz
MPS for airborne automatic direction finding equipment; Including Amendment N°1 – Oc- MASPS for CNS/ATM message recording systems
ED-51 ED-93
tober 1987; Including errata N°1 – 1 June 1980 } Including Amendment N°1 – 23 November 1998
MPS for conventional and Doppler VHF omnirange (C VOR and D VOR) (ground equip-
ED-52 ED-94C Supporting Information for ED-12C and ED-109A
ment), Including Amendment N°1; Including errata N°1 – 1 June 1980
MASPS for a Global Navigation Satellite System Ground Based Augmentation System to
MOPS for microwave landing system (MLS) (ground equipment); �Including Amendment ED-95
ED-53A Support Cat 1 Operations
N°1 – August 1994; Including errata N°1 – 1 June 1980
MOPR for distance measuring equipment interrogators (DME/N and DME/P) operating ED-96 Requirements Specification for an Avionics Computer Resource (ACR)
ED-54
within the radio frequency range 960 – 1215 MHz (airborne equipment) ED-97 Interim Technical Performance Statement for EGNOS / WAAS Airborne Equipment
MPS for distance measuring equipment (DME/N and DME/P) (ground equipment); Inclu- ED-98B User Requirements for Terrain And Obstacle Data
ED-57
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ED-99D User Requirement for Aerodrome Mapping Information ED-124 Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) Development, Guidance & Certification Consideration

ED-100A Interoperability Requirements for ATS Applications using Arinc 622 Data Communications ED-125 Process for Specifying Risk Classification Scheme and Deriving Safety Objectives in ATM
MOPS for 1090 MHz Extended Squitter Automatic Dependant Surveillance – Broadcast ED-126 Safety, Performance and Interoperability Requirements Document for ADS-B-NRA Application
ED-102A
(ADS-B) & Traffic Information Services – Broadcast (TIS-B) with Corrigendum 1
Guidelines for Surveillance Data Fusion in Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and
Corrigen- ED-128
Control Systems (A-SMGCS) Levels 1 and 2
dum 1 for Corrigendum 1 for ED-102A
ED-102A ED-129B Technical Specification for a 1090 MHz Extended Squitter ADS-B Ground System

ED-103 MOPS for Inflight Icing Detection Systems ED-130A Guidance for the use of Portable Electronics Devices (PEDs) on Board Aircraft

ED-104A MOPS for Ground Ice Detection Systems ED-133 Flight Object Interoperability Specification
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Air Traffic Management (ATM) System Operational
ED-105A Aircraft Lightning Test Method ED-136
and Technical Requirements
Data Link Application System Document (DLASD) for “Oceanic Clearance” (OCL)
ED-106A Interoperability Standards for VoIP ATM Components
Datalink service
ED-137B (Volume 1: Radio - Volume 2: Telephone - Volume 3: European Legacy Telephone In-
ED-107A Guide to certification of Aircraft in a High Intensity Radiated Field (HIRF) Environment terworking- Volume 4: Recording - Volume 5: Supervision)

ED-108A MOPS for VDL Mode 4 Aircraft Transceiver (presented in 2 parts) ED-137/1B Interoperability Standards for VoIP ATM Components - Part 1: Radio
Software Integrity Assurance Considerations for Communication, Navigation, ED-137/2B Interoperability Standards for VoIP ATM Components - Part 2: Telephone
ED-109A
Surveillance and Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Systems
ED-137/3B Interoperability Standards for VoIP ATM Components - Part 3: European Legacy
Interoperability Requirements Standard for Aeronautical Telecommunication Network
ED-110B
Baseline 1 (Interop ATN B1) ED-137/4B Interoperability Standards for VoIP ATM Components - Part 4: Recording
ED-110B Interoperability Requirements Standard for Aeronautical Telecommunication Network
ED-137/5B Interoperability Standards for VoIP ATM Components - Part 5: Supervision
Change 1 Baseline 1 (Interop ATN B1)
Functional specifications for CNS/ATM Recording ED-137/1C Interoperability Standards For VoIP ATM Components (Volume 1: Radio)
ED-111
} Including Amendment N°1 – 30 July 2003 Network Requirements and Performances for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
ED-112A MOPS for Crash Protected Airborne Recorder Systems ED-138 Air Traffic Management (ATM) Systems
(Part 1: Network Specification – Part 2: Network Design Guideline)
ED-113 Aircraft Lightning Direct Effects Certification
ED-140 MOPS for Air Data Modules
MOPS for Global Navigation Satellite Ground Based Augmentation System Ground
ED-114A Minimum Technical Specifications for Airport Collaborative Decision Making
Equipment to Support Category I Operations ED-141
(Airport-CDM) Systems
ED-115 MOPS for Light Aviation Secondary Surveillance Radar Transponders
ED-142 Technical Specification for Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) Systems
ED-116 MOPS for Surface Movement Radar Sensor Systems for Use in A-SMGCS
} Volume I: Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Traffic Alert and Collision
MOPS for Mode S Multilateration Systems for Use in Advanced Surface Movement Avoidance System II (TCAS II).
ED-117A ED-143
Guidance and Control Systems (A-SMGCS) } Volume II: TCAS II Collision Avoidance System (CAS) Requirements Specification
Report on electromagnetic compatibility between passenger carried Portable Electronic } Attachment A to Volume II
ED-118
Devices (PEDs) and Aircraft Systems ED-143
Minimum Operational Performance Standards For Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance
ED-119B Interchange Standards for Terrain, Obstacle, and Aerodrome Mapping Data Change 1
ED-143 Minimum Operational Performance Standards For Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance
Safety and Performance Requirements Standard For Initial Air Traffic Data Link Services In
ED-120 Change 2 System II (TCAS II) Version 7.1
Continental Airspace (SPR IC)
High-Level Performance Requirements for a Global Navigation Satellite System / Ground
ED-120 Change 1 – Safety and Performance Requirements Standard For Initial Air Traffic Data ED-144
Based Augmentation System to Support Precision Approach Operations
Change 1 Link Services In Continental Airspace (SPR IC)
ED-120 Change 2 – Safety and Performance Requirements Standard For Initial Air Traffic Data ED-145 Airport-CDM Interface Specification
Change 2 Link Services In Continental Airspace (SPR IC) ED-146 Guidelines for Test and Validation Related to Airport CDM Interoperability
ED-121 MOPS for Trolleys, Containers and Associated Equipment Components
ED-147A ATM Validation Platforms Interoperability Specification
Safety and Performance Standard for Air Traffic Data Link Services in Oceanic and
ED-122 Operational Services and Environment Definition (OSED) for Aeronautical Information Ser-
Remote Airspace (Oceanic SPR Standard) ED-151
vices (AIS) and Meteorological (MET) Data Link Services
ED-122 Change 1- Safety and Performance Standard for Air Traffic Data Link Services in Oceanic
ED-152 Aircraft Precipitation Static Certification
Change 1 and Remote Airspace (Oceanic SPR Standard)
ED-123 MOPS for Flight Deck Door Monitoring System ED-153 Guidelines for ANS Software Safety Assurance

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Future Air Navigation System 1/A (FANS 1/A) – Aeronautical Telecommunications Network ED-227 Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards (MASPS) AeroMACS
ED-154A
(ATN) Interoperability Standard
Safety and Performance Requirements Standard for Baseline 2 ATS Data Communications
ED-155 MOPS Lightweight Flight Recording Systems ED-228A
(Baseline 2 SPR Standard)
ED-156A ADS-B Application Interoperability Requirements for VDL Mode 4 Interoperability Requirements Standard for Baseline 2 ATS Data Communications
ED-229A
(Baseline 2 Interop Standard)
Safety, Performance and Interoperability Requirements Document for ATSA-ITP
ED-159 Interoperability Requirements Standard for Baseline 2 ATS Data Communications, FANS 1/A
Application (Including Supplement of July 2012) ED-230A
Accommodation (FANS 1/A – Baseline 2 Interop Standard)
Supplement Safety, Performance and Interoperability Requirements Document for the In-Trail
Interoperability Requirements Standard for Baseline 2 ATS Data Communications,
for ED-159 Procedure in Oceanic Airspace (ATSA-ITP) Application ED-231A
ATN Baseline 1 Accommodation (ATN Baseline 1 - Baseline 2 Interop Standard)
Safety, Performance and Interoperability Requirements Document for Enhanced Visual
ED-160 Safety, Performance and Interoperability Requirements document for Traffic Situation Awar-
Separation on Approach (ATSA-VSA) ED-232
eness with Alerts (TSAA)
Safety, Performance and Interoperability Requirements Document for ADS-B-RAD
ED-161 ED-233 Safety & Performance Requirements document for CDTI Assisted Visual Separation (CAVS)
Application
Safety, Performance and Interoperability Requirements Document for ADS-B Airport ED-234 User Guide Supplement to ED-14G
ED-163
Surface Surveillance Application (ADS-B-APT)
ED-235 MASPS for Foreign Object Debris Detection System
Safety, Performance and Interoperability Requirements Document for Enhanced Traffic
ED-164
Situational Awareness During Flight Operations (ATSA-AIRB) ED-236 MOPS for Flight-deck Interval Management (FIM)
Safety, Performance and Interoperability Requirements Document for ATSA-SURF MASPS for Criteria to detect In-Flight Aircraft Distress Events to trigger Transmission of Flight
ED-165 ED-237
Application Information
Safety and Performance requirements (SPR) for Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) Operational Services and Environment Definition (OSED) for Traffic Awareness and Collision
ED-175
and Meteorological (MET) Data Link Services ED-238 Avoidance (TAACAS) in Class A, B and C Airspace for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems
MASP for Enhanced Vision Systems, Synthetic Vision Systems, Combined Vision Systems (RPAS) Operating under Instrument Flight Rules
ED-179B
and Enhanced Flight Vision Systems
ED-239 Aircraft Design and Certification for Portable Electronic Device (PED) Tolerance
ED-181 Guidance for the Development of Airborne Collision Avoidance Systems
ED-240 Minimum Aviation System Performance Specification for Remote Tower Optical Systems
Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for Aircraft Surveillance
ED-194A ED-241 Minimum Operational Performance Specification for Altimetry Function
Applications (ASA) System (Including Supplement)
Safety, Performance and Interoperability Requirements Document for Airborne Spacing MASPS for AMS(R)S Data and Voice Communications Supporting Required Communications
ED-195A ED-242
Flight-deck Interval Management (ASPA-FIM) Performance (RCP) and Required Surveillance Performance (RSP)
ED-201 Aeronautical Information System Security (AISS) Framework Guidance ED-244 UAS / RPAS Flight Crew Licensing Skill Test and Proficiency Check Report Form

ED-202A Airworthiness Security Process Specification ED-245 MASPS for Installation of Fuel Cell Systems on Large Civil Aircraft

ED-203 Airworthiness Security Methods and Considerations ER-001 Evaluation of a Proposal to Replace the TCAS RA “Adjust Vertical Speed” With “Level-Off”

ED-204 Information Security Guidance for Continuing Airworthiness ER-002 Policy Guidance for Fuel Tank Structural Lightning Protection Policy

ED-215 Software Tool Qualification Considerations ER-003 Definition and Taxonomy for Foreign Object Debris

ED-216 Formal Methods supplement to ED-12C and ED-109A ER-004 A Concept for UAS Airworthiness Certification and Operational Approval

ED-217 Object-Oriented Technology and Related Techniques Supplement to ED-12C and ED-109A ER-005 Contiguous Aircraft/System Development Process Example

ED-218 Model-Based development and verification supplement to ED-12C and ED-109A Intermediate Guidance Material for Compliance Demonstration related to Lightning Protec-
ER-006
tion of Fuel Tank Structure 25.981 requirements
ED-219 Aircraft Fuel Cell Safety Guidelines
ER-007 Recommendations for revision of ED-78A
ED-220 Guidelines for the Verification and Validation of AMDB ASRN for Routing Applications
ER-009 Guidance Material for the Generation of Aerodrome Mapping Databases
Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for Traffic Alert and Collision
ED-221A
Avoidance System II (TCAS II) Hybrid Surveillance ER-010 UAS/RPAS Airworthiness Certification - “1309” System Safety Objectives and Assessment Criteria
ED-222 Aeronautical Mobile Airport Communications System (AeroMACS) profile ER-011 Validation of the FGS Coupled to TCAS MASPS Requirements
Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for the Aeronautical Mobile Airport Command, Control and ATC Communications Operational Concept (C3 CONOPS) for
ED-223 ER-012
Communication System (AeroMACS) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS)
MASPS for Flight Guidance System (FGS) Coupled to Traffic Alert and Collision ER-013 Aeronautical Information System Security Glossary
ED-224
Avoidance System (TCAS)
Light Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (LRPAS) Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) Operations
ED-225 Ice and Rain Minimum Qualification Standards for Pitot and Pitot-Static Probes ER-014
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EUROCAE Symposium Highlights
Over 120 delegates attended the EUROCAE
Symposium on 27 and 28 April in London, UK.
The sessions focused on 7 topical subjects:
Performance-Based Regulations, General
Aviation, UAS - Regulatory, Performance
Based Navigation, Datalink, UAS -
Technology & Operations and SWIM.
Christian Schleifer-Heingärtner, EUROCAE Secretary
General, opened the event by highlighting the
achievements and the challenges EUROCAE is
facing, and giving an overview of the past year
since the last Symposium held in Vienna, Austria,
in April 2016. He noted the important level of
participation, which shows the high level of interest
from the industry towards the EUROCAE activity.
The EUROCAE President, Dr. Francis Schubert
emphasised how EUROCAE is a solutions-oriented
organisation. He acknowledge the constructive
working spirit at the Council, Secretariat and WGs
level. He welcomed the topics chosen for the
Symposium and encouraged the wide audience
to quality exchanges to take place during the two
days of the Symposium.
The host country was represented by Dame Deidre
Hutton, UK CAA Chair. In a keynote address, she
stressed that aviation should act as a community
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regardless of borders – national, international
or otherwise. Dame Hutton acknowledged that
EUROCAE work is very important as it brings
regulators and the industry working together and
that the UK CAA fully supports it.
Mr. Maurizio Castelletti presented the European
Commission perspective. He empahsised the
Environment as an area the EC is very active in, and
mentioned aviation safety regulations and Single
European Sky as key elements to focus on as well
as drones integration and emerging challenges
such as cybersecurity. He restated the EC support
to EUROCAE in developing aviation standards and
technical specifications with clear impact on ATM
and SESAR.
Mr. Adriaan Heerbaart, EUROCONTROL Director
Central Route Charges Office, Director Pan-
European Single Sky mentioned that standards
have to be carefully developed in order to avoid
over-standardisation or poor standards which
could affect the industry by bringing additional
costs. Mr. Heerbaart reiterated the commitment
of EUROCONTROL to support regional and
global standardisation efforts, while stressing
that cooperation is a prerequisite to a successful
standardisation activity.
SESAR Deployment Manager Deputy Managing
Director and Director Technical and Operations
Mr. Nicolas Warinsko presented the achievements
of the SDM. He emphasised that sustainable
deployment cannot work without standards, where
the value of EUROCAE work is well recognised. He
mentioned EUROCAE as a key enabler bridging
the gap between mature technologies and what
we can bring to market, where the importance of
global interoperability is critical.
SESSION 1:
PERFORMANCE-BASED REGULATIONS
The panel stressed how much global harmonisation
and global standards are essential for aviation
development. The industry is making tireless efforts
to bridge any gaps thereto, this including the
bilateral activity between standardisation bodies in
Europe and the United States.
At the global level, the ICAO Standards Roundtable
is a very important interface between standards-
developing organisations and ICAO. This requires
a standardisation roadmap, timeline and
deliverables. By making this roadmap transparent,
the aim is for stakeholders to come to ICAO to say
where the possible gaps are.
Performance-based regulations should limit
regulatory intervention to what is essential – the
performance requirements, and leave businesses
and the industry the greatest possible choice
to meet regulatory requirements. This would
promote innovation and the adoption of technical
standards by SDOs .
EASA mentioned that when talking about
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performance-based regulations we should also
talk about risk-based oversight. There are three
ingredients to performance based rules: objective,
process, and performance.
The EASCG model, a recognised initiative with more
than 1.5 years of experience, is a good example of
how the regulator and SDO work together.
Taking a consensus-driven development approach,
this process is now established and recognised
worldwide.
The ultimate goal of performance-based regu-
lations is a more stable regulatory frame and more
flexible second layer of industry standards. There is
no need to duplicate efforts – but to make use of
industry efforts instead.
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SESSION 2:
GENERAL AVIATION
There are significant challenges to GA certification
streamlining. These are linked to the average age
of GA aircraft, the cost of new aircraft (prohibitive
to many private pilots), and not the least the cost of
certifying new systems.
Solutions do exist, amongst which using perfor-
mance-based rules and industry standards, en-
abling the deployment of safety-enhancing
technology into existing fleet at lower costs, and
making technology safer.
See and avoid presents specific characteristics for
GA, as visual acquisition happens before device
detection. Whereas visual flight rules (VFR) are
simple – and by following them one stays safe and
avoids collision, when weather interferes, then
serious limitations to VFR can make the situation
very difficult to manage.
The industry should work together to ensure mutual
interoperability of 1090 MHz, use Information Display
& integration with 3rd party display solutions, and
to lower barrier to entry to develop products that
meet market needs. In a nutshell, some of the most
important standardisation challenges for GA are
related to equipment size, weight, power, cost,
and path to equipage. Also, a clear direction on
technological solution is needed, as it to identify
funding / financing opportunities.
Last but not least, interoperability is very important,
and here regulations and industry specification
requirements play a major role. To address this
matter and to enable and align strategies, GA
should engage with international standardisation
bodies.
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SESSION 3:
UAS - REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE
UAS exist since 1930s – though the activity was
mostly a military one until relatively recently. Yet,
there has been an exponential development in the
civil area since 2010.
Drones fly from minutes to several hours. There are
great variety of UAS masses, sizes, configurations,
modes of propulsion and command and
control. This is different equipment with different
operational requirements, making the spectrum for
UAS extremely vast. With over one million drones
registered in the US alone and a much greater
number of drones not registered at all, an awareness
and education campaign is necessary. When
regulating the operation of drones, the protection
of overflown people is a particularly important
matter that should always be considered.
Another major regulatory challenge stems from the
fact that the development of civil UAS (operations,
technologies) is worldwide, and many actors do
not come from the manned aviation community.
A number of tools exist, to help the regulators
around the world – whether we are talking about
the ICAO RPAS Manual, UAS Toolkit (for small UAS),
etc. There is a need for new working methods, at
the speed of industry development, to harmonise
domestic regulations globally.
EASA highlighted an upcoming NPA in this area and
the main elements it introduces in the regulatory
framework. According to this, 3 categories of UAS
are envisaged: open, specific and certified with the
operator being responsible for the safe operation
depending on rules applicable to the category of
operated UAS. Also, the registration of operators
(except the toys) would be required, There would
be an e-identification and geo-fencing requirement
as well.
SESSION 4:
PERFORMANCE BASED NAVIGATION
PBN brings up several benefits for stakeholders.
It improves above all safety, especially on final
approach, with the increase of confidence in
positioning accuracy, creates system flexibility
(where ATS routes, SIDs/STARs can be placed),
interoperability (one qualification, works
everywhere), and a better access to airports and
airspace. It also provides ground based equipment
rationalisation, DME optimisation, coordination
with standards, regulations and implementation
activities, and environmental improvements.
Also, there is a particular feeling about noise in
aviation. People are using social media, and
pressure mounts for authorities, airports, and
airlines. Noise is a major issue especially when
airports experience growth. Possible ways of
mitigating noise could entail to limit, and where
possible, reduce the number of people significantly
affected by aircraft noise and to consider the
environmental factors from the start, when
designing procedures, while engaging as early as
possible with the community. To this end, reducing
significant impacts rather than the number of
people who will experience some aircraft noise
would produce better results.
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On the other hand, new route designs may have
environmental benefits, but create operational
impacts and aircraft capability issues. This is not
just a challenge to PBN. The aircraft is the ‘noise
generator’, and there will be no optimal solution
that addresses all stakeholder needs. Nevertheless,
a balance will be required in order to find the
most acceptable route positioning or operating
concept.
Not the least, costs and timescales of changing
airports procedures are elements that would also
have to be mitigated in the process. And this does
not make the situation any easier to handle so PBN
can be easily implemented.
Going forward, EASA proposes PBN regulation
supported by standards. With the activity
harmonised at ICAO level in the PBN manual, it is
translated into aircraft certification requirements
and route design criteria. At the same time,
EUROCAE has a policy to revisit standards for
and bring them up to date. Along these lines
– and considering their importance in the PBN
context – EUROCAE should revisit the navigation
sensor standards (and maybe provide an update
thereto).
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SESSION 5:
DATALINK SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES
How do we ensure European DLS deployment? How
do we best prepare i4D and 4D ATM? How do we
ensure interoperability EUR/US? How do we make
an efficient use of the spectrum? Are the different
technologies mature and credible (SAT, Terrestrial,
AeroMACS)? How to manage complex Aircraft
Integration? How do we address Security Aspects?
And how do we handle operational situations in the
polar regions? - these questions were addressed
by the 5th panel at the EUROCAE Symposium that
dealt with Datalink.
SDM presented the way of working with relevant
bodies and the ongoing activities.
Considering the incoming DLS implementation
deadlines, SDM would evaluate with EUROCAE the
opportunity to anticipate the current plan for the
documents production. SDM fully supports EUROCAE
future activities, including the preparation of an ED
for ground test cases (by the end of 2018) and the
update to several other documents, based on the
specification of the VDL Connection-less mode (by
mid-2019).
From an EASA perspective, filling the gap towards
successful DLS implementation would be answered
through a single network infrastructure within a single
service area, allowing to balance the data traffic,
and the implementation of alternative COM means
for AOC to offload VDL mode 2 traffic. Essentially,
the goal is to establish an end-to-end certification
and oversight function. EASA is of the opinion that
the technology and operational environment
used to transmit ATN messages also needs careful
tailoring to the intended operational concept.
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From the IATA perspective, future COM needs
to support the evolution of en-route / TMAs and
Airport traffic (based on the SESAR ATM Master
Plan), to ensuring “Capacity meets Demand” , and
a worldwide interoperability and harmonisation
through global standards developed by ICAO,
RTCA, EUROCAE. To secure the DLS deployment, a
validation of the avionics system operation in the
evolving multi-frequency environment should be
done in a complete end-to-end environment.
Very importantly, the industry should proceed with
the validation of ELSA recommendations for the
airborne segment, moving forward with actions
started during the ELSA project.
On the regulatory side, the process for aircraft
certification should be improved. The European-
United States standardisation and roadmap
alignment should continue as a joint effort. There
is already a strong coordination between Europe
and the United States, however some differences
have to be dealt with.
Another expectation – from airline operators
this time – is to have a clearer direction where
things are going and which equipment an airline
should choose, considering the mix of available
technologies.
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SESSION 6:
UAS - TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
EUROCAE is very active in this area through WG- What emerged is that aviation requires solutions
105. The WG develops the necessary standards to for U-space (UTM) and that the impact of drones
enable safe integration of all classes of UAS into all on ANSPs is growing. How do drones enter and
classes of airspace. In doing so, WG-105 considers exit controlled airspace? This is one of the many
the emerging European regulatory proportionate questions to which there is no answer yet. SESAR
risk based approach and related categories (open/ expects some 7 million consumer leisure drones to
specific/certified), while giving due consideration be operated across Europe in 2050 – not counting
of the industry requirements and maintaining close the commercial and government missions. A more
coordination with EASA, JARUS, and other bodies fundamental question might be: are ANSPs going
concerned (i.e. SJU, EDA , RTCA, ASTM). to be part of the (new) business model?
Different business segments have specific
requirements. Whether we are talking about
operations, technical, regulatory or commercial
aspects, the challenges for each of these areas
are quite various. They span from public perception
(threat to privacy), to technical, operational,
planning, business risk. UAS airspace integration
and certification challenges are significant, as the
regulatory context is still evolving and the difference
between the European and the US context is
significant. The large number of UAS operations, size,
applications as well as of organisations involved
does not make the task any easier.
EUROCAE WG-105 facing these challenges through
due coordination with authorities and by taking a
holistic approach and having created an interface
with other involved stakeholders, while working on
six Focus Areas to provide deliverables oriented as
per industry needs.
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SESSION 7:
SYSTEM WIDE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
The SWIM panel provided an excellent overview of
what SWIM is and what is not, where we are today
compared to 8 years ago, what the evolution is in
the SESAR program, and which contributions have
made SWIM a unique development.
Thus, SWIM is an umbrella concept, which enables
the use of SWIM enabled applications. SWIM is
a notion, and not only a set of services; it is a
methodology, which comes with many standards.
SWIM characteristics include easy access to
information, easy connectivity, and the provision
of cost reduction in the ATM evolution. There are
multiple ATM stakeholders, each with specific needs
that drive the offer and respectively the consume of
ATM information from each other. The cost element
is an important one, which should be proportional
to the required performance level.
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There are many significant benefits SWIM is bringing
up, which can be looked at from a business or
an operational perspective. From a business
perspective, we can mention the agility in future
evolution, the flexibility in global uptake, as well as
the global interoperability. Common methods and
standards and a secured information, deliver cost
efficiency through a service oriented architecture.
From the operational perspective, SWIM enables
ASBUs (XMAN, A-CDM, FF-ICE, TBO, ..) and provides
the right information at the right time through
filtering, alerting, and visualisation.
EUROCAE WG-104 has already identified a list of
services that should be standardised. The WG itself
will focus on AMAN going further, while several
additional services are under consideration to be
standardised within the framework of EUROCAE,
possibly by the specific WGs dealing with those
areas with active support from WG-104 experts.
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54TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
On 27 April 2017, in London (United Kingdom),
the members of EUROCAE Association met at the
Radisson Blu Edwardian Bloomsbury Street Hotel for
an Ordinary General Assembly convened by the
Secretary General at the President’s initiative.
David HAWKEN as Chairperson of the Council
presented the Chairperson report, including the
vision, mission and objectives. Indeed, it is a priority
for the Council to ensure we continue to have a
credible and relevant Vision, Mission, Strategy and
Business Plan for EUROCAE.
EUROCAE VISION
The European leader in the development of
worldwide recognised industry standards for aviation.
EUROCAE MISSION
In support of EUROCAE’s Vision the Mission of the
organisation is defined as:
Develop standards by industry/members for the
industry needs that
} build upon the state of the art expertise of
its members and address the global aviation
challenges;
} are fit for purpose to be adopted internationally;
} support the operational, development and
regulatory processes.
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STRATEGIC LINES
} Strengthen the role as one of the leading inter-
national aviation standardisation organisations,
} Further grow the role of EUROCAE in aviation
standardisation at global level
} Growth of EUROCAE´s membership.
} Increase the efficiency of the EUROCAE´s stand-
ardisation development activities.
} Building a strong relationship and long term co-
operation with key partners.
} Strengthen in house expertise, tools and process-
es to fulfil and expand EUROCAE´s missions.
} Assuming responsibility and a leading coordina-
tion role for Aviation standardisation activities, in
Europe and worldwide.
} Being proactive and anticipating the standardi-
sation needs and challenges of members and the
industry.
} Ensure international harmonisation and global
interoperability
} Maintain EUROCAE´s independence through a
balanced funding mechanism.
2017 OBJECTIVES
In order to implement these strategic lines, the key
objectives for 2017 are to:
} Deliver Standards in accordance with the approved
technical work programme TWP 2017.
} Perform the duties necessary to fulfil the
leadership function of the European ATM
standardisation coordination group EASCG.
A P R IL 2 0 1 7 , L O N DO N
} Perform the duties as defined in the EC-EUROCAE David Hawken, who presented this report for the last
grant agreement. time as Council Chair, finished noting that “I would
like to finish this report by saying that in my view,
} Perform the duties as necessary for the established EUROCAE has had another successful year and is in
Communication and Public Relation (PR) system a strong position to improve and add more value for
members over the next period.”
} Implement a process management structure and
define the main processes of the organisation. The General Assembly approved the financial
report and elected the Council members and the
} Support the processes by implementing an President, who will exercise their function according
automation system. to the Constitution for a period of 1 year, until the next
General Assembly.
} Review the EUROCAE partnership agreements for
effectiveness and execution.
} Increase membership of airspace users and user
association.
} Implement the EUROCAE training strategy and
rollout of the 2017 Training Programme.
} Develop and start Implementation of CSR and CSV
policies.
In 2016, the General Assembly agreed some
changes to the Constitution and to the membership
fee structure. These were all aimed at ensuring
EUROCAE can meet the future needs of the Members.
On this point, EUROCAE had committed to some
improvements which are already delivering the first
tangible benefits:
} EUROCAE moved to new offices in St Denis, Paris
area, which provide better meeting facilities for
Working Groups and have better transport access
} Members can now download standards from the
EUROCAE website themselves;
Credit: Laura King Photography
} Average Publishing time for completed documents
in 2016 has improved to 35 days;
} The process to launch new Working Groups has
been streamlined.
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Working Group Awards 2017

This year’s symposium was also the occasion for the EUROCAE Awards are intended to recognise
EUROCAE Award Night. A total of five awards were excellence, leadership and hard work in EUROCAE
presented to outstanding leaders and contributors working groups (WGs) by the WG Chairperson,
of EUROCAE activities / Working Groups (WGs): Secretary, or other key members of the group.

GLOBAL HARMONISATION 1
1
Delivered to EUROCAE WG-99 Co-Chairs Robert
Kebel and Stephan Schulte and RTCA SC-234 Chair
Billy Martin for the outstanding collaboration in
the development of the standards for “Portable
Electronic Devices”.

WORKING GROUP LEADER 2

Delivered to François Larue for his outstanding
commitment and excellent contribution to
EUROCAE as Chairman of Working Group WG-95 2
“In-Flight Ice Detection Systems”.

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION 3

The 2017 EUROCAE Award for “Outstanding Contri-

bution” to Pierre-Yves Gauthier for his outstanding
commitment and excellent contribution in the
development of ED-147 “ATM Validation Platforms
Interoperability Specification”

INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBUTION 4
3
Delivered to Dr. Michael Garcia for his outstanding
commitment and excellent contribution to WG-
51/SG-4 and as main Editor of ED-129B “Technical
Francis Schubert, EUROCAE President, with the Award Presenters and the Awards Winners. Specification for a 1090 MHz Extended Squitter
ADS-B Ground System”.

5 6 WOMEN IN AVIATION 5

Delivered to Catherine Bonari for her outstanding

commitment and excellent contribution as
Secretary to EUROCAE Working Group WG-83 4
“Airport Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Detection
Systems”.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT 6

The 2017 EUROCAE Lifetime Achievement Award

to Alan Gilbert for many years of excellent support
and outstanding contributions to EUROCAE Working
Groups.

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Chairpersons Club 2017
On 30 March 2017 EUROCAE hosted the 2017
edition of the annual Chairpersons Club. Over
20 participants joined this year’s meeting hosted
by EUROCAE on the new premises in Saint-Denis.
Chairs and Secretaries of 13 EUROCAE WGs joined
this meeting.
LATEST NEWS
Christian Schleifer, the EUROCAE Secretary General,
informed the WG leaders of recent developments
at EUROCAE: from office move, new IT system,
and the annual Symposium to the stakeholder
engagement plan, cooperation agreements,
membership policy, and efficiency task force. He
also highlighted the record number of 36 active
Working Groups (WGs), compared with only 18 WGs
12 years earlier.
PERFORMANCE-BASED REGULATIONS
Performance-based regulation concept is a
key aspect where EUROCAE can and does act.
Performance-based regulations need to be
complemented by industry standards which provide
the technical details ‘how to comply’ with the high-
level regulations. EUROCAE is recognised by all key
regulators (ICAO, EASA, national regulators) as one
of the major providers of these technical standards
thanks to the high quality of the EDs developed
by our WGs. Whilst this is a very positive step and
welcomed broadly by the community, greater
reliance on industry standards also puts greater
expectations on EUROCAE and the WGs to deliver
their standards on time, and to address the right
scope. This was reminded and well acknowledged
by the WG leaders.
RELATIONSHIP WITH ICAO
Participating to the ICAO Standardisation
Roundtable was a major step for EUROCAE to further
engage with the international community in civil
aviation. EUROCAE is also invited to participate to
the ICAO Visionary Team to prepare the update of
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T H E CH A IR P E R S O N CL U B
the GANP, and is negotiating with ICAO to upgrade
the current Memorandum of Understanding to a
Memorandum of Cooperation to cover the closer
link between the organisations and the increased
use of EDs in the ICAO context.
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC)
ENGAGEMENT
Eric Bouchard, EUROCAE TAC Chairperson,
joined the Chairpersons Club. He provided a very
engaging presentation of the TAC and the future
of standardisation activities, stressing that WGs are
the ones that have the view what standardisation
activities will be happening in the coming years.
At the same time, more and more TAC members
are in touch with WGs to gather their expert view
for updating the work programme for the future
activities of the organisation.
He stressed that TAC reviews ToRs and supports WG
activities. In doing so, the TAC reviews proposals for
new standardisation activities, provides guidance
in the more and more complex environment –
Technical Work Program is a key driver, which
also ensures technical alignment with other
standardisation bodies. ToRs could be updated
using a ‘fast-track’ mechanism. If the relevant
information is shared by email ahead of the TAC
meeting to ensure all relevant details are made
available to the TAC, with the WG Chairperson
present, it should be possible that the ToR are
finalised at the same meeting.
The meeting ended on a similarly positive note that
was present throughout the day, with an interactive
session where participants shared best practices
and lessons learned. This furthered the sense of
collaboration among the industry stakeholders,
with support from the EUROCAE Secretariat. The
meeting also covered updates on current EUROCAE
activities and projects and provided an opportunity
for the WG leaders to network and exchange on
challenges encountered in their work and best
practices to address them.
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EUROCAE chairs the European ATM
Standardisation Coordination Group (EASCG)
On the initiative of the European Commission, the
EASCG, a joint advisory group was established to
coordinate the European ATM-related standard-
isation activities, essentially stemming from the
European ATM Master Plan, in support of Single
European Sky SES implementation.
The EASCG, according to its Terms of Reference
(ToR), develops, monitors and maintains an
overarching European ATM standardisation rolling
development plan, based on the standardisation
roadmap from the SESAR framework with additional
inputs from the EASCG members (including
military) and from other key actors in aviation as
needed. These tasks included in a first instance the
maintenance and updates of the Pilot Common
Project (PCP) “indicative roadmap with respect
to standardisation and regulation”, which was
completed in summer 2015.
Furthermore the group facilitates the sharing of work
among the Standards Developing Organisations
(SDOs), thus avoiding the risk of overlapping
developments and gaps. All relevant standard
development activities are monitored to identify as
early as possible resource difficulties, risks and other
issues related to the standard development.
The EASCG provides a forum to manage specific
standardisation topics, provides a platform for
finding consensus between the contributing organ-
isations and advises the European Commission on
standards development matters.
The membership of the EASCG is composed
of European Commission (DG MOVE), EASA,
EUROCAE, EUROCONTROL, ESOs and SJU. The SESAR
Deployment Manager, EDA and ASD participate as
observers. In October 2016, EASCG has granted
CANSO Europe permanent observer status.
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Since the creation of the EASCG, the group has
developed into a very efficient and effective
coordination platform, successful in coordinating
the main stakeholders and addressing complex,
pressing issues, such as the validation of standards,
in an open and collaborative manner.
The main deliverable of the EASCG is the European
ATM Standardisation Rolling Development Plan.
This rolling development plan is regularly updated
to reflect the evolution of the relevant activities.
Three versions of the RDP have been released,
providing increasing levels of detail on the various
standardisation and regulatory activities, and up-
to-date information on their progress. The RDP has
become the sole reference source for information
on standardisation activities in the ATM domain in
Europe.
Like in 2016, EASCG organised a session during the
WAC, which took place in Madrid in March 2017
(see also page 73 [WAC report EASCG session])
to further engage with the aviation community.
In addition, regular reports have been provided
to the Industry Consultation Body’s Technical
Subgroup.
The EUROCAE Secretariat, in its role of EASCG
Secretariat, also set up a dedicated website to
inform the aviation community about the activities
of the EASCG and make available the RDP for
download. The website, www.eascg.eu, went live in
July 2016, and over 100 stakeholders have already
registered their interest in the work of the group.
E U S CG
EUSCG – Coordination of
European UAS Standards Development
Several events such as EASA High Level conference
on Drones in Warsaw and the EASA Workshops on
Unmanned Aircraft Systems, have highlighted the
multitude of ongoing UAS-related standardisation
activities in Europe. They have confirmed the need
for a more holistic approach and a structured
coordination process for the standardisation
activities, supporting the regulatory framework set
up by the European Commission and EASA.
The environment in which UAS operations shall be
performed is changing. Moreover, the range of
UAS products and their types of operations is quite
wide, much wider than for manned aircraft. The
challenges faced and issues to be solved are often
different between the small and large UAS, leading harmonised and coordinated work programme
to technical solutions, which are also different. between the involved organisations, based on a
This is reflected in the different set of competent common understanding of standardisation needs.
standardisation bodies, per product class. Only a consolidated approach will allow resources
to be allocated in the most efficient way with each
To enable the safe operation and seamless organisation being responsible for the areas it is best
integration of UAS into the airspace in a coordinated suited for. The analysis of existing work programmes
and harmonised way, it is essential to ensure that shall ensure that gaps are prevented and overlaps
the necessary and appropriate standards are resolved.
available in due time. Considering that only finite
human resources available, there is a strong need It will be the task of the EUSCG to deliver a Rolling
to streamline relevant standardisation activities in Development Plan (RDP) for UAS Standardisation.
Europe. The UAS RDP which will contain detailed information
on who will develop which standards by when. It
Based on the positive experience with the will also show the connection of the standardisation
successful launch of the EASCG (European ATM activities to regulations or ongoing regulatory work.
Standards Coordination Group, www.eascg.eu), Involving the European Commission and EASA form
EUROCAE has proposed to initiate a similar group the start is essential to make sure that the RDP fits the
for unmanned systems, the EUSCG (European UAS political agenda and the regulatory requirements.
Standards Coordination Group). This proposal has
been made in coordination with the European EUROCAE has invited all stakeholders for the EUSCG
commission, DG MOVE, and EASA. Kick-Off meeting to take place on 01 June 2017 at
the new EUROCAE premises at Saint Denis. At the
The EUSCG shall bring together the regulators (EC time this report is written, 19 organisations have
and EASA) and all relevant standards-developing registered for the meeting, proof that this initiative
organisations (SDOs), supported by industry and is very well received by the stakeholder community.
representatives of UAS Operators, to ensure a
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EUROCAE at
World ATM Congress
EUROCAE actively participated at the World ATM
Congress, which took place 7 – 9 March 2017 in
Madrid. Under the motto “Partnering for excellence
in global aviation” EUROCAE was represented on a
joint stand with our partner organisations, including
the European Commission, SESAR Joint Undertaking,
SESAR Deployment Manager, EDA, EASA, and the
Network Manager.
In fact, ‘Partnering for excellence in global
aviation’ is the theme for all activities taking place
at the SESAR stand and theatre during the World
ATM Congress. Activities are being hosted by the
SESAR Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) and the SESAR
Deployment Manager (SESAR DM) in collaboration
with the European Commission, Network Manager,
European Defence Agency, European Aviation
Safety Agency and EUROCAE, the European leader
in aviation industry standards.
This partnership was visible during the three days
of the WAC, where the EUROCAE team had the
opportunity to contribute to several sessions, either
as active speakers or in the audience.
Christian Schleifer was invited to participate
to a high-level opening session, ‘Towards
Global Interoperability’. Ensuring that new ATM
systems around the world are harmonised and
interoperable is essential if the full benefits of ATM
modernisation are to be realised to the benefit of
airspace users and the travelling public. The EU and
US cooperation and the important role of the ICAO
at the global level were underlined.
Luc Deneufchatel contributed to a session discussing
the ‘Data Link Services Recovery Plan’, which
focussed on high-quality data communications
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capabilities in the form of the datalink technology
as essential enablers for the modernisation of air
traffic control and to achieve SESAR performance
benefits. Luc provided information on EUROCAE
planned activities to address the recommendations
of the ELSA report in WG-92. These recommendations
have been confirmed by the European Commission
in a mandate letter to EUROCAE.
Anna von Groote joined Peter Green, Head
of Standardisation Unit, EUROCONTROL and Al
Secen, Vice President for Aviation Technology and
Standards, RTCA in a session entitled ‘Standards
facilitating change in air traffic management: the
EUROCONTROL, EUROCAE and RTCA perspectives’.
The session focused on the openness, transparency
and consensus-based standardisation processes
and the cooperation between the organisations
ensuring complementarity of the activities and
avoidance of duplication and overlap.
Another session, organised by the SJU, ‘CNS and
Avionics: Challenges and Priorities’, showed how
the Single European Sky is fostering changes to the
aviation infrastructure including moving towards
rationalisation, cost reduction and more efficiency.
Finally, the EASCG workshop, ‘Standardisation:
connecting R&D achievements, industrialisation,
deployment and regulation’, presented the EASCG
activities and the Rolling Development Plan. Building
an efficient, sustainable and safe Single European
Sky requires the modernisation of the European ATM
infrastructure. The EASCG was recognised as an
essential link building the bridge between R&D and
deployment by coordinating standardisation and
regulatory activities throughout the development
process.
EUROCAE at the
I-CNS Conference
The 2017 ICNS Conference was
organised in Washington DC
between 18 and 20 April 2017.
The motto of the conference was
“CNS/ATM Challenges for UAS
Integration”.
The importance of industry
standards in the implementation
of the performance based
approach to the integration of UAS into the airspace
has been acknowledged widely.
EUROCAE has an extensive programme in place
for the development of these standards by Working
Group 105. During the conference EUROCAE
presented this work programme and how it can be
integrated into the European environment.
The session called for increased transparency and
improved coordination, and examples such as
the European ATM Standardisation Coordination
Group (EASCG) or the ICAO-led Standards Round
Table were welcomed. Further coordination and
awareness-raising about standardisation and
opportunities for participation to the standards
developing process were proposed. EUROCAE
is already actively engaged with our partner
organisations in Europe as well as internationally and
will continue to work towards global coordination.
EUR OC A E AT I N T ER N AT IO N A L CO N F E R E N CE S
EUROCAE at Aviation
Electronics Europe
The 2017 Aviation Electronics
Europe conference & exhibition
took place in Munich MOC on
25 and 26 April 2017.
EUROCONTROL shared their
booth with us, which gave
us the opportunity to present
EUROCAE at the AEE, and
Luc Deneufchatel was busy
at the booth answering questions and distributed
supporting and information material. EUROCAE
was also speaking at the opening session of the
conference, addressing the «Future Avionics
Mandates – the bridge between cockpit and ATM
programmes».
EUROCAE´s presentation covered the key role
of standards in the industrialisation phase and
providing the bases for a successful deployment.
This first session was conducted together with
SESAR Joint Undertaking and EUROCONTROL. The
three organisations reconfirmed the importance
of timely available standards to schedule
equipment mandates and successfully role out new
functionalities. More heated discussion took place
afterwards at the EUROCONTROL/EUROCAE booth
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EUROCAE Broadcast and NEWSblog
After the successful launch at the end of 2014 of
the «EUROCAE Broadcast», we introduced the
following year the «EUROCAE NEWSblog». Both
communications tools have enjoyed a sounding
success and are reaching thousands of people
around the world.
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EUROCAE Broadcast provides 2 times per year
our members with the latest news about our
Organisation, news from the working groups, latest
publications, new members, and any relevant
participation of EUROCAE at European and
international level - in hard copy as well as soft
copy format.
To subscribe to the NEWSblog just send us
an email at eurocae@eurocae.net.
Workshop on Cybersecurity in Aviation
Joint EUROCAE-EASA workshop on Cybersecurity
in Aviation 31 May 2017, Brussels
Cybersecurity incidents are increasing in frequency,
magnitude and complexity, and have no border.
Civil aviation is an increasingly attractive target
for adversaries and new technologies such as
e-enabled aircraft, new generation CNS/ATM
systems and drones are changing the risk landscape
of the aviation system.
At the same time, the rationalisation and con-
centration of the aviation IT infrastructure and the
multiplication of network connexions will create
new vulnerabilities.
There is a concern that the aviation system is
insufficiently protected against cyber threats and
that there is an urgent need to develop a holistic
response.
W O R KS H O P S
The EASA High Level Meeting in Bucharest
(November 2016) on Cybersecurity in Civil Aviation
concluded that to ensure both a level playing
field and a balanced sharing of risk management,
cybersecurity in aviation will require risk and
performance based sectorial regulations that
benefit from industry standards to the greatest
extent possible. The need to develop a coherent,
global and streamlined airworthiness framework
consisting both of regulatory material and standards
is therefore paramount. The long time scale of
regulation and standardisation processes was seen
to present some clear challenges to cybersecurity,
given the fast growing and quickly evolving threats.
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M E M BE RS H I P M E M B E R S L IS T

Membership Categories EUROCAE Members

} FULL MEMBERS } LIMITED MEMBERS

For corporations or organisations that wish to For corporations or organisations that wish to
participate in and attend more than one Working participate in and attend one single Working FULL MEMBERS ALTYS TECHNOLOGIES
Groups (WGs). Full Members have access to all WGs Group (WG). Limited Members have access to
documents and receive, free of charge, the soft all documents and receive, free of charge, the
version of all EDs and ERs in the EUROCAE catalogue. soft version of all EDs and ERs, in the EUROCAE ACR ELECTRONICS APSYS
catalogue, of that respective WG.
Full Members have voting rights in the General ADMINISTRATION DE LA
Assembly and can submit their candidacy for NAVIGATION AÉRIENNE ASELSAN
(ANA)
election to the Council.

AEROCONSEIL ATRICS

MEMBERS:
220

200 AERODATA AUSTRO CONTROL

180

160
AEROSPACE VEHICLE
AVEILLANT
140 SYSTEMS INSTITUTE (AVSI)
120
AVIATION DATA
100
AGENTFLY TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION
80 CORPORATION
60
AIR NAVIGATION
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVINOR AIR NAVIGATION
SERVICES OF
SERVICES
THE CZECH REPUBLIC

AVIONS DE TRANSPORT
AIRBUS
RÉGIONAL (ATR)

MEMBERSHIP WORLDWIDE: MEMBERS BY CATEGORY:

AIRBUS DEFENCE & SPACE
AZIMUT
(SPAIN)
EUROCAE Members
Limited
Member
AIRBUS DEFENCE AND
BAE SYSTEMS
SPACE (GERMANY)

31,13%

AIRBUS GROUP BECKER AVIONICS

68,87%

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS BELGOCONTROL

Full
Member

BLUE BEAR SYSTEMS

AIREON
RESEARCH

AIRTEL ATN BUNDESNETZAGENTUR

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GROUPEMENT DES INDUSTRIES

BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE
DEUSCHE FLUGSICHERUNG EUROCONTROL FRANÇAISES ET SPATIALES
BELFAST
(GIFAS)AÉRONAUTIQUES

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FÜR EUROPEAN AVIATION

BUNDESAUFSICHTSAMT FÜR GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE
LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT
FLUGSICHERUNG SAFETY AGENCY (EASA) CORPORATION
(DLR)

EUROPEAN COCKPIT
CAA/SRG DIEHL AEROSPACE HARRIS
ASSOCIATION

DIRECTION DES SERVICES EUROPEAN DEFENCE

CHELTON ANTENNAS DE LA NAVIGATION HARRIS ORTHOGON
AÉRIENNE (DSNA) AGENCY (EDA)

DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DE L'AVIATION

CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY
CIVILE/DIRECTION DE LA SÉCURITÉ DE EUROPEAN GNSS AGENCY HELIOS
OF ISRAEL L'AVIATION CIVILE (DGAC/DSAC)

DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DE L'AVIATION

CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY CIVILE/DIRECTION DU TRANSPORT EUROPEAN SATELLITE
HIONOS
OF NETHERLANDS AÉRIEN/SERVICE TECHNIQUE DE
SERVICES PROVIDER (ESSP)
L'AVIATION CIVILE (DGAC/DTA/STAC)

CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY ECOLE NATIONALE DE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY HONEYWELL

OF SINGAPORE L’AVIATION CIVILE (ENAC) - EGNOS DIVISION (ESA) INTERNATIONAL

CIVIL AVIATION BUREAU OF FEDERAL OFFICE OF CIVIL

EGIS AVIA HR SMITH TECHTEST
JAPAN AVIATION (FOCA)

ELECTRONIC NAVIGATION FINNISH TRANSPORT SAFETY INDIAN INSTITUTE OF

CISCEA RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ENRI) TECHNOLOGY INDORE
AGENCY

COMSOFT SOLUTIONS EMBRAER FRAPORT INDRA NAVIA

CONEKT EMITECH FREQUENTIS INDRA SISTEMAS

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY ENAIRE GARMIN INEO ENERGY & SYSTEMS

CS SOFT ENAV GE AVIATION SYSTEMS INMARSAT

CS SYSTÈMES ENTE NAZIONALE PER GENERAL ATOMICS

INTEGRA
D'INFORMATION L'AVIAZIONE CIVILE (ENAC) AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS

INTERNATIONAL AERO
DAHER-SOCATA ERA GKN AEROSPACE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
CONCERN (IANS)

INTERNATIONAL AIR
DASSAULT AVIATION ESSEX INDUSTRIES GOSNIIAS TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
(IATA)

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M E M BE RS LI S T M E M B E R S L IS T

IRISH AVIATION AUTHORITY NIIAO SAAB AERONAUTICS TERMA

ISRAEL AEROSPACE
NLR SAFRAN THALES AIR SYSTEMS
INDUSTRIES

NON-PROFIT PARTNERSHIP
SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & THALES AVIONICS
JOTRON “UNION OF AVIATION
DEFENSE (FRANCE)
INDUSTRIALISTS”

NUCLEO DE
SAFRAN HELICOPTER
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS COMUNICACIONES Y THALES AVIONICS (UK)
ENGINES
CONTROL

LEIDOS OROLIA SESAR JOINT UNDERTAKING THALES COMMUNICATIONS

SIGMA ASSOCIATES
LEONARDO PANASONIC AVIONICS THALES GROUP
(AEROSPACE)

LIEBHERR AEROSPACE
PARK AIR SYSTEMS SILVER ATENA THE BOEING COMPANY
TOULOUSE

LUCERNE UNIVERSITY OF
APPLIED SCIENCES AND PENNY & GILES AEROSPACE SITA THINK RESEARCH
ARTS

LUFTFARTSVERKET (LFV) QINETIQ SITTI TRIAGNOSYS

ROCKWELL COLLINS
LUFTHANSA TECHNIK SKYGUIDE UNIFLY
INTERNATIONAL

MILITARY AVIATION UNITED TECHNOLOGIES

ROHDE & SCHWARZ SOPEMEA
AUTHORITY (MAA) CORPORATION

UNIVERSITÀ TELEMATICA
MUNICH AIRPORT ROHDE & SCHWARZ TOPEX STRATECH SYSTEMS
GIUSTINO FORTUNATO

NATIONAL RADIO
SWEDISH TRANSPORT
TELECOMMUNICATION ROLLS-ROYCE ZODIAC AEROSPACE
AGENCY
CORPORATION (NRTC)

NATS ROMATSA TEKEVER ASDS

NAV CANADA RPE CRTS TELEDYNE CONTROLS

NAV PORTUGAL SAAB TELERAD

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NATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION

GMVIS SKYSOFT
AGENCY (ANAC)

LIMITED MEMBERS DAYTON GRANGER GUARDREC NAVTECH RADAR

AEROVIRONMENT DEEP BLUE HELIOFFSHORE ONUR

AIRCRAFTMANSHIP DJI HEMAV PRIMEGPS

PRZEMYSŁOWY INSTYTUT
AIRSERVICES AUSTRALIA ELBIT SYSTEMS HUNGAROCONTROL AUTOMATYKI I POMIARÓW
(PIAP)

AIRWARE ELMAN INSTRUMAR RETIA

ALISTAIR MUNRO EMCC DR. RAŠEK INTESPACE (X2) RHEINMETALL ITALIA

EUROPEAN HELICOPTER
ARTAL TECHNOLOGIES ISDEFE SAFEGATE INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION (EHA)

EUROPEAN NATIONAL
AVIBIT METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES ITK ENGINEERING AG SEARIDGE TECHNOLOGIES
NETWORK (EUMETNET)

AVIONIX SOFTWARE EVENTIDE JEAN-LOUIS CAMUS SENSEFLY

KINETIC AVIONICS SEPTENTRIO SATELLITE

AVTECH SWEDEN F.U.N.K.E. AVIONICS
PRODUCTS NAVIGATION

BUREAU D'ENQUÊTES ET FLUGHAFEN BERLIN KONGSBERG DEFENCE

SHENYANG AEROTECH
D'ANALYSES (BEA) BRANDENBURG AND AEROSPACE

FSUE “STATE ATM

CANTOR INTERNATIONAL LATÉCOÈRE SILKAN
CORPORATION”

CELAB FUNDAÇÃO CPQD LSA ELECTROMAGNETICS SKYMANTICS

CENTRE NATIONAL
FADA MATAN EDVY SOPRA STERIA
D'ETUDES SPATIALES (CNES)

CGX AEROINSYS GAMMA PROJECT MÉTÉO-FRANCE THALES ALENIA SPACE

MICRO ELEKTRONISCHE
COPENHAGEN AIRPORTS GERAC THE MITRE CORPORATION
PRODUCTEN (MEP)

TTTECH
DAUTEC GMV MOOG FERNAU
COMPUTERTECHNIK

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Financial Report
The EUROCAE Organisation consists of the
EUROCAE Association and a subsidiary, EUROCAE
Communication SARL.
The Association produces the vast majority of
the organisation’s income and expenditure, with
the main income being generated from the
membership fees and a bi-annual EC Grant.
The main expenditures are related to the EUROCAE
premises, secretariat staff salaries, social security,
taxes and travel expenses. The Communication
SARL turnover arises mainly from sales of EUROCAE
documents, events and contract incomes. Facilities
rentals, taxes and charges, payments for services
and suppliers are shared almost equally between
EUROCAE Communication and Association.
For 2016, EUROCAE finances supported the planned
increased in expenditures that led to a smooth
transition to the new office location in Saint-Denis
and the IT modernisation project. Overall, EUROCAE
finances remain stable and are structured in an
optimised way between the Association and the
Communication. With the new membership fee
structure in place from 2017 on, it is expected that a
sustainable financial situation will be maintained to
support the strategic objectives of the organisation
as well as the growing demand on members’ needs
and standardisation activities.
The operating income for the fiscal year 2016
for EUROCAE Association was € 1.066.000 and
showed an expected increase, notably as a result
of a slightly better utilisation of the EC Grant and
an increase in members. The operating result was
within 5% of the planned budget.
The operating income for the fiscal year 2015 - 2016
for EUROCAE Communication SARL was € 310.000.
The operating result showed a positive net result,
due notably to activities related to contracts, the
annual symposium and the sales of EUROCAE
Documents.
The annual full legal audit of both EUROCAE entities
revealed no significant findings and it is expected
that the change of accountant will continue to
enhance the financial management and reporting
of the Organisation.

EUROCAE Association 2016 operating income: EUROCAE Association 2016 operating expenses: EUROCAE Communication - 2015-2016 operating EUROCAE Communication - 2015-2016 operating
income expenses
Recapture of
depreciation and Social
reserves Security Events
Sales of Services Salaries and Wages Expenses
to EUROCAE Expenses
Sales of services Office and
Communication 9% Engineering Process 12%
5% to EUROCAE general duties
20% Association 26% activities automation 25%
38% 17%
Taxes and
41% 4% Assimilated
Membership Payments Salaries and
57% Engineering associated
Fees
activities 11% 8% expenses
29% 23%
EC Grant 24% Sales of
11% EUROCAE 13% 22% 1% Travels
Documents
Office and Taxes and
Travels general duties Rental and assimilated
29% Events & training associated 3% payments
Income cost
1% Depreciation
charges on fixed
assets

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