Jeppesen assists ATNS with airspace planning and airport modeling for 2010 World Cup

Jeppesen consultants aided ATNS in building a comprehensive model of South African national airspace. The model was then used to evaluate both airspace and airport capacities, identifying potential bottlenecks and areas of conflict, and proposing remedies. Jeppesen was chosen for this project after a comprehensive bidding and tender evaluation process, said Hennie Marais, ATNS executive manager. The solution offered by Jeppesen through TAAM simulation and consulting services was considered to be the best value for money and technical proposal. The results and reports obtained from TAAM supported the demand and capacity balancing initiatives of ATNS to deliver safe, effective and efficient service to the ATM community during the 2010 FIFA World Cup games. Using TAAM to perform simulations rapidly, Jeppesen and ATNS created baseline models simulating traffic flow to and from Johannesburg and other cities hosting World Cup games. Additionally, a model simulating the introduction of reduced vertical separation minima (RVSM) to South African airspace was developed as a basis for realizing further efficiencies. Jeppesen consultants trained ATNS personnel in the use of TAAM, thus enabling ATNS to perform additional simulations. ATNS subsequently used TAAM to model arrival and departure procedures into and out of various games venues for which they previously did not exist, and was able to implement the newly developed procedures in near real time. Jeppesen was pleased to help ATNS accommodate the dramatic traffic increase expected with the World Cup games, said Sandy Stedman, Jeppesen vice president of government and industry affairs. Equally important, however, was providing ATNS with the tools needed for continued refinement of their airspace in the years to come.