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Collaborative Decision Making

 Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) provides Airline Operations Centers and the FAA with real-time access to National Airspace System status information including weather, equipment and delays. This collaboration helps manage the airspace more efficiently.

The near term objectives for CDM are to:

  • Validate the estimated reduction in delays resulting from increased information sharing across all airports in the U.S.
  • Evaluate and institutionalize new procedures that improve flight routing under severe weather avoidance conditions and congestion
  • Continue the expansion of joint FAA/industry information exchange mechanisms
  • Release FAA real time sensor and resource status data to improve efficiency

Three components comprise the CDM program:

  • Ground Delay Program Enhancements
  • Initial Collaborative Routing
  • NAS Status Information

The FAA's Free Flight Phase 1 Program Office is addressing the goals and objectives of CDM by continuing to engage the user community to achieve the consensus capabilities articulated by RTCA. Specifically, FFP1 continues to interact with the operational community to ensure that all capabilities that are deployed address real operational concerns. The Ground Delay Program Enhancements component of CDM has allowed airlines to avoid over 9.1 million minutes* of costly delay since it became available to all airports on September 8, 1999. (*as of June 30, 2000)

FAA deploying NASA-developed systems as part of Free Flight Phase I

The FAA is deploying NASA-developed systems as part of the Free Flight Phase I

FAA POC:
Stephen Alvania
703 326-3840
stephen.alvania@faa.gov

Below are the links to sub articles on Free Flight Phase I:
Traffic Management Advisor-Single Center
USER Request Evaluation Tool
Passive Final Approach Spacing Tool (pFAST)
Surface Movement Advisor
Collaborative Decision Making
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