New Point Merge arrival route system, developed by EUROCONTROL Experimental Centre, has been implemented in Oslo on 7/4/2011. This innovative controlling method applies P-RNAV technology and merges arrival flows in a more efficient and predictable way, while enhancing safety, reducing ATC workload and minimising environmental impact by enabling CDA. In Olso this provides a reduction in CO2 emissions by 300kg per flight and additional capacity allowing for future traffic growth without increasing overall emissions. Read more from the EEC news article.
ISA Software was contracted by EUROCONTROL in 2008-2009 to support the early phases of Point Merge concept validation activities and complement real-time simulations by modelling vectoring and Point Merge techniques using RAMS Plus fast-time ATM simulator. The study findings were presented in the 9th ATIO conference in September 2009.
