NextGen ATM Console
A working reference for 46 ATM and air-navigation topics drawn from ICAO, EASA, EUROCONTROL, and FAA — colored by domain. Press ⌘K / Ctrl+K to search.
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added/updated this week- Performance & GANPNew
AAM (Advanced Air Mobility)
Newadded today - Performance & GANPNew
AI and Automation in ATM
Newadded today - Performance & GANPNew
ATN/IPS (IP-based Aeronautical Networking)
Newadded today - Performance & GANPNew
Commercial Space Integration
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Datalink Services (CPDLC)
Newadded today - Navigation & NavaidsNew
eTOD (Electronic Terrain and Obstacle Data)
Newadded today
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Navigation & Navaids
8vor_requirements
VOR requirements
VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range SARPs from Annex 10 Vol I §3.3 — CVOR/DVOR azimuth specification with PANS-OPS procedure-design criteria and pre-flight checking
ndb_requirements
NDB requirements
Non-Directional Beacon SARPs from Annex 10 Vol I §3.4 plus PANS-OPS procedure-design criteria; rated and effective coverage and Locator usage on final approach
ils_categories
ILS categories
ILS Cat I/II/III — layered specification covering Annex 10 facility performance plus Annex 6 / PANS-OPS operating minima for decision height and runway visual range
airspace_design
Airspace design
Structured organisation of FIRs, control areas, TMAs, ATS routes, and sectors with associated classifications, navigation specifications, and separation minima
etod
NeweTOD (Electronic Terrain and Obstacle Data)
Electronic Terrain and Obstacle Data — digital terrain/obstacle datasets organised by Areas 1-4 with mandatory accuracy, integrity, and traceability for PBN, TAWS, procedure design, and charting
gbas
NewGBAS (Ground-Based Augmentation System)
Ground-Based Augmentation System — local-area GNSS augmentation providing differential corrections via VHF data broadcast for precision approach and landing (GLS) up to CAT III
gnss_resilience
NewGNSS Resilience and APNT
GNSS Resilience and Alternative PNT — protecting aviation navigation from jamming and spoofing, with DME/DME, VOR MON, and APNT as the back-up layer
pbn
NewPBN (Performance Based Navigation)
Performance-Based Navigation — area navigation based on performance requirements rather than sensor equipage, enabling harmonized RNAV and RNP operations across all flight phases
Separation & Minima
1
AIM & Data
4
ff_ice
FF-ICE (Flight and Flow Information for a Collaborative Environment)
Flight and Flow Information for a Collaborative Environment — digital, service-oriented replacement for legacy AFTN flight-plan exchange covering each flight's full lifecycle
swim
SWIM (System Wide Information Management)
System-Wide Information Management — ICAO service-oriented architecture replacing one-to-one AFTN/AMHS bulletins with many-to-many machine-to-machine information services over IP
aixm
AIXM (Aeronautical Information Exchange Model)
Joint EUROCONTROL/FAA UML+GML/XML data exchange specification treated by ICAO Doc 8126 as best practice for digital aeronautical information exchange
aim
AIM (Aeronautical Information Management)
Aeronautical Information Management — Annex 15 / Doc 10066 framework for the dynamic, integrated management of quality-assured digital aeronautical data end-to-end
Performance & GANP
21
asbu
ASBU (Aviation System Block Upgrades)
ICAO Aviation System Block Upgrades — modular performance roadmap binding GANP objectives to deployable threads, blocks, and modules across global modernization
air_navigation_plan
Air Navigation Plan
GANP (Doc 9750) and the Regional eANPs — ICAO's planning bridge from SARPs and PANS to facilities, services, and procedures actually deployed in airspace
seamless_atm_plan
Seamless ATM Plan
Asia/Pacific Seamless ANS Plan — APANPIRG's master regional document for harmonized, boundary-transparent ANS provision across adjacent APAC FIRs
aam
NewAAM (Advanced Air Mobility)
Advanced Air Mobility — eVTOL aircraft, vertiports, and urban/regional air transport integration within emerging ICAO, EASA, and FAA regulatory frameworks
ai_atm
NewAI and Automation in ATM
Adoption of artificial intelligence and higher automation in ATM — EASA AI Levels L1/L2/L3, trustworthy AI building blocks, learning assurance, and human-AI teaming
atn_ips
NewATN/IPS (IP-based Aeronautical Networking)
ATN/IPS — ICAO's IPv6-based aeronautical network replacing ATN/OSI, carrying CPDLC, ADS-C, SWIM and AOC over FCI datalinks and ground-ground backbones
commercial_space
NewCommercial Space Integration
Integrating commercial space launch and re-entry operations into civil airspace — hazard areas, ATM coordination, real-time data, and the path from static segregation to dynamic integration
datalink
NewDatalink Services (CPDLC)
ATS data link services — CPDLC, ADS-C, D-ATIS, and DCL over FANS-1/A and ATN B1/B2 substrates, governed by RCP/RSP performance specifications
fci
NewFCI (Future Communications Infrastructure)
Future Communications Infrastructure — the LDACS/AeroMACS/SATCOM multi-link stack replacing congested VHF/VDL with an ATN/IPS-capable aeronautical data link system
fra
NewFree Route Airspace
Free Route Airspace — specified airspace where users plan routes freely between entry and exit points without reference to a fixed ATS route network, subject to availability
green_atm
NewGreen ATM (CORSIA, SAF, Green Trajectories)
Green ATM — ICAO's four-pillar basket of measures (CORSIA, SAF, operational green trajectories, technology standards) targeting net-zero CO2 from international aviation by 2050
hao
NewHigher Airspace Operations (HAO)
Higher Airspace Operations — emerging ICAO concept for cooperative traffic management above FL600, covering HAPS, HALE UAS, supersonic transients, and stratospheric vehicles
notam_modernisation
NewNOTAM Modernisation
Transition from free-text teleprinter NOTAM to structured Digital NOTAM (AIXM-based), addressing NOTAM overload, filtering, and data-centric aeronautical information management
part_is
NewAviation Cybersecurity (Part-IS / NIS2)
Aviation information security management under EASA Part-IS and EU NIS2 — ISMS requirements for ANSPs, ATM/ANS organisations, and the broader civil aviation community
remote_tower
NewRemote and Digital Towers
Provision of aerodrome air traffic services from a remote location via camera arrays, sensors, and data links — single, contingency, and multiple remote tower operations
rpas
NewRPAS Integration (UAS in controlled airspace)
RPAS Integration — ICAO framework for remotely piloted aircraft systems in non-segregated controlled airspace, covering certification, C2 link, DAA, crew licensing, and ATM procedures
sar
NewSearch and Rescue (SAR)
Aeronautical Search and Rescue — the ICAO framework for SAR Regions, Rescue Coordination Centres, emergency phases, COSPAS-SARSAT alerting, and the IAMSAR Manual
satcom_iris
NewAeronautical SATCOM (Iris)
Aeronautical satellite communications for ATS/AOC — AMS(R)S SARPs, Classic Aero, SwiftBroadband-Safety, Iridium, and the ESA/Inmarsat Iris datalink programme for TBO support
tbo
NewTBO (Trajectory Based Operations)
Trajectory-Based Operations — the 4D trajectory as the primary shared planning and tactical reference between airspace users and ANSPs, enabling gate-to-gate trajectory contracts
u_space
NewU-space and UTM (UAS Traffic Management)
U-space (EU) and UTM (ICAO/global) — digital service frameworks enabling safe, scalable unmanned aircraft access to low-level airspace via automated services, not voice ATC
virtual_centre
NewVirtual Centre and ADSP
Virtual Centre and ADSP — decoupling ATM data processing from the physical ATC centre to enable cross-border ATS, contingency resilience, and capacity-on-demand
Environment
2cco
CCO (Continuous Climb Operations)
Continuous Climb Operations — system-level departure outcome enabled by airspace, procedure design, and ATC; aircraft climb continuously from brake release to initial cruise
cdo
CDO (Continuous Descent Operations)
Continuous Descent Operations — arrival outcome with the aircraft descending from cruise to FAF on a continuous low-thrust profile, no level segments
Flow & Capacity
2a_cdm
A-CDM (Airport Collaborative Decision Making)
A-CDM (Airport Collaborative Decision Making) — partner-shared, time-stamped turnround picture that feeds reliable take-off estimates into the Network Operations Plan
atfm
ATFM (Air Traffic Flow Management)
Air Traffic Flow Management — demand-capacity balancing service that delivers flights to controllers at rates the ATC system can safely absorb
Airspace Management
1Coordination
2
aidc
AIDC in Europe and the Middle East
ATS Interfacility Data Communications — automated computer-to-computer exchange of flight notification, coordination, and transfer of control between adjacent ATS units
aidc_europe_middle_east
AIDC in Europe and the Middle East
Regional AIDC implementations — EUROCONTROL OLDI in Europe and the ICAO MID AIDC ICD — that turn Doc 4444 Chapter 11 into on-the-wire ATC interfacility behaviour
Reference
5icao_files
ICAO files
Local ICAO working library — Annexes, PANS, and Doc series in matched Markdown/PDF pairs used as the project's reference corpus for citations and quotations
apac_files
APAC files
Body of regional planning documents — RANP, Seamless ANS Plan, ICDs, and roadmaps — issued by the ICAO Asia/Pacific Office and APANPIRG sub-groups
icao_documents
ICAO documents
The ICAO Doc series — PANS, Regional Supplementary Procedures, manuals, and technical guidance that explain how to implement Annex SARPs in day-to-day operations
icao_annexes
ICAO annexes
The nineteen Annexes to the Chicago Convention — primary instruments through which ICAO publishes Standards and Recommended Practices for international civil aviation
icao_circulars
ICAO circulars
ICAO Circulars — specialized-information publications below Annexes, PANS, and the Doc series in formal weight but routinely cited in operational, training, and regulatory work