We are pleased to inform you that EUROCAE WG-122 “Virtual Centre” has been created.
The latest developments in Europe in support to the modernisation of ATM led to the development of 2 important documents, the Airspace Architecture Study report and the European ATM Master Plan, 2020 edition whose subtitle is “Digitalising Europe’s Aviation Infrastructure”. The AAS Transition Plan provided more details on the timeline and the required elements to progress towards this digitalisation. One of the key common elements of these strategic documents is to implement virtualisation, automation and digitalisation of ATM, in particular via virtual centres. Virtual centre technologies and concepts are expected to support the increase of resilience and adaptability of the European ATM Network in terms of capacity and cost efficiency. Internationally agreed standards are needed to support the successful implementation of virtual centres. The WG is tasked to develop standards and related deliverables to support the implementation of the virtual centre concept. The initial task shall be to develop a comprehensive report, outlining the context and providing a detailed work programme for future standardisation activities, taking into account in particular the status of R&D activities and the stakeholder needs. This activity is covered by the TWP 2020, section 4.3.