Overview of the Next Generation Air Transportation System NGATS Institute

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Overview of the Next Generation Air
Transportation System (NGATS) Institute

• Michael Romanowski
• Vice President, Civil Aviation
• Aerospace Industries Association
• Presentation to the AIA Air Transportation System
  Committee
• July 26, 2005

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Agenda

• NGATS Institute purpose goals
• Operational overview of NGATS Institute
• Timeline for Institute
• Background - National Center for Advanced
  Technologies (NCAT)
• Overview of FAA-NCAT Agreement
• Public meetings
• Institute Management Council
• IPTs working groups
• NGATS Institute Executive Director
• Contracts Studies
• Summary

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NGATS Institute Purpose Goals
NGATS Timeline
2005
2008
2025
Requirements Definition
Competitive Implementation
Why the NGATS Institute?

• Enable govt private sector partnership in next
  generation system definition
• Sustain long-term shared undertaking by promoting
  jointly supported solutions coordinated
  investments
• Enable mechanism for gathering applying best
  expertise
• Encourage support transformation

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Operational Overview of NGATS Institute
JPDO Senior Policy Committee
Institute Management Council
JPDO Executive Office
NCAT Board
NGATS Institute

JPDO (Govt)
Contracts Studies
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Timeline for NGATS Institute

• ATSC involved in concept definition Jan 10
• Concept endorsed by AIA Civil Leadership
  Committee Executive Committee Jan 14
• Joint AIA-ATCA proposal submitted to JPDO Feb 2
• Aviation Space Stakeholders Feb 28
• Agreement between FAA NCAT signed - March 9
• Implementing agreement
• Institute Management Council formed
• Posting for application to IMC on ncat.com Mar
  23
• Executive Committee formed April 13
• Full IMC empanelled May 17
• IMC meeting monthly
• Executive Director
• Posting issued on ncat.com Mar 10
• Dale Goodrich announced as NGATS Institute
  Executive Director June 29
• Integrated Product Teams
• First pass IPT requirements received - May 17
• AIA comments returned to JPDO - June 27
• Awaiting posting of requirements on ncat.com
• Follow-on

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National Center for Advanced Technologies (NCAT)

• Existing 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
• Affiliated with Aerospace Industries Association
• Chartered purpose
• provide a national focal point for the
  coordination of scientific research and
  development of advanced technologies predicated
  upon a cooperative relationship between
  government, academia, and business in the public
  and national interest,
• to analyze government policies concerning
  research and development of advanced technologies
  and to formulate improved approaches to such
  research and development in the national and
  public interest.
• NCAT is not a membership organization
• Charter supports broad industry and stakeholder
  participation, working across industry lines, and
  joint decision-making
• Significant relevant experience
• Government contracts and studies
• Open, participative teams
• Example Industry Affordability Task Force (DoD)
• 10 organizations/associations government
  participate

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Opportunities for Engagement

• Any individual or organization eligible to
  participate
• Participation opportunities
• Public meetings
• Institute Management Council
• Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) other working
  groups

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NGATS Institute Public Meetings

• At least 1 public meeting per year
• Opportunity to input and comment to the Institute
• Notification
• NCAT/NGATS Institute website (ncat.com)
• Distribution to JPDO interested parties list

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NGATS Institute Management Council (IMC)

• Senior level representing leadership of civil
  aviation community
• Drawn from all segments of civil aviation
  community
• Oversees
• Policy, recommendations, and products of the
  NGATS Institute
• Contracts awards process to ensure fairness
  effectiveness
• IMC Executive Committee
• Co-chairs 3 members JPDO (non-voting)
• Acts on behalf of full IMC in between meetings
• Selects the NGATS Institute Executive Director
• Decisions of Executive Committee subject to IMC
  endorsement

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NGATS Institute Management CouncilAllocation
designated in contract goal is to provide
broadest representation of civil aviation
community

• Allocated seats (cont)
• Manufacturers (2 seats)
• Commercial Pilots
• Air Traffic Controllers
• Airport operators
• Federal Advisory Committees/Research (2 seats)
• At Large (2 seats)

• Co-Chairs
• Air Transport Association (ATA)
• Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA)
• Allocated seats
• JPDO (Ex-officio)
• Regional airline operations
• Business aircraft operations
• Helicopter operations
• Small airplane (GA) operations

Council composition will be reviewed annually
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NGATS Institute Management Council (IMC)Achieved
goal of representation by civil aviation
community senior leadership
Membership finalized at May 17 IMC meeting

• Other IMC Members
• General Aviation Manufacturing Association (GAMA)
• Helicopter Association International (HAI)
• National Air Traffic Controllers Association
  (NATCA)
• National Association State Aviation Officials
  (NASAO)
• National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)
• National Business Travel Association (NBTA)
• Regional Airline Association (RAA)
• RTCA, Inc.

• Co-Chairs
• Air Transport Association (ATA)
• Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA)
• Other Executive Committee Members
• Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)
• Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)
• Aircraft Owners Pilots Association (AOPA)
• JPDO (Ex-officio)
• Other IMC Members
• Airports Council International North America
  (ACI)
• Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

• Two year terms
• Initially ½ IMC members on 1 year term

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NGATS Institute Executive Director

• Employed by NCAT dedicated to JPDO support
• Selected by IMC Executive Committee
• Chief administrator executive of NGATS
  Institute
• Responsible for all operations of the Institute
• Accountable to Institute Management Council for
  operational aspects
• Accountable to NCAT Board for financial
  management of Institute
• JPDO provides office space to Institute staff
• Dale Goodrich announced as Institute Executive
  Director June 29

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IPTs and Working Groups

• Pro-bono participation
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement with JPDOs
  IPTs
• Cross government industry engagement
• JPDO requests desired expertise and skill mix for
  teams
• NGATS Institute announces request for
  participants
• Applicants screened against requirements by
  review team (headed by Exec. Dir.)
• Institute team composition subject to review by
  the IMC
• Additional teams may be used to provide interim
  reviews/guidance for specific IPTs
• Use existing broad-based coalitions where they
  exist (e.g., CAST)
• Awaiting final release of IPT requirements

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Contracts Studies

• Funded activities
• JPDO requests and funds contracts executed by
  NGATS Institute
• Notice of contract request for bids to be
  posted on ncat.com
• Selection team reviews bids and determines
  contractor
• Oversight
• Award protest procedure
• Contractual Awards Oversight Board subset of
  IMC
• Any award subject to review
• Reviews all protests for compliance with process
• Any concerns forwarded to IMC for disposition
• Awaiting more info on expected contract
  opportunities

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NGATS Institute Summary

• Excellent opportunity for all stakeholders to
  shape the next generation air transportation
  system
• Fair, balanced framework
• Open participation
• All industry/user segments
• Institute operational
• IMC active meeting monthly
• Executive Director in place resides at JPDO
• Expect calls for IPT participation soon
• More info will be posted on ncat.com
• Requests for information to ncat_at_ncat.com
• Coordinate AIA participation through ATSC
• Timing for contract requests TBD