Cross Polar Trans East Working Group

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Cross Polar Trans East Working Group Fourth
Meeting

• Edmonton Canada
• September 18-20, 2007
• Gene Cameron
• Manager Global Support Flight Operations United
  Airlines

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Whos Flying Polar

• United Chicago Hong Kong, Beijing , Tokyo,
  Shanghai
• Washington (IAD) Tokyo, Beijing
• Continental Newark Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo
• Air China New York (JFK) Beijing
• Cathay Pacific New York (JFK) Hong Kong
• Singapore Newark Singapore
• Air Canada Toronto Hong Kong, Beijing,
  Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo
• Northwest Detroit Tokyo
• Thai New York (JFK) Bangkok
• American Chicago Shanghai
• Korean JFK,IAD, ORD, ATL,YYZ Seoul
• China Eastern New York (JFK) Shanghai
• Expected to Fly Polar
• Asiana, Japan, All Nippon, Air India, Emirates,
  Malaysian, China, EVA ??

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UNITED AIRLINES POLAR OPERATIONS 1999 Through
August 31, 20071999 122000
2532001 466 2002 4612003
5782004 10962005
14022006 14842007 1260 7010
Total Polar 1 Polar 2 Polar 3 NIKIN
Polar 4 137 750 3197
17 2909
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Slot Allocation Factors

• Current Slots limits
• Polar slots are 20 to 25 minutes between flights.
  
• Russia Far East Routes are 20 minutes
• Slot Delays or inability to obtain the desired
  flight level could result in less than optimum
  operation.

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• ANCHORAGE GRL September 24, 2006
• ANALYSIS OF ABOVE ADVISORY
  
• NUMBER OF FLIGHTS PUT INTO PROGRAM
  61
• NUMBER OF FLIGHTS SCHEDULED ON-TIME
  42
• NUMBER OF FLIGHTS SCHEDULED WITH DELAY 19
  
• MINIMUM DELAY 4 MAXIMUM DELAY 22
  
• AVERAGE DELAY TIME 11.4
• 
  
• ANCHORAGE GRL September 12, 2007
• 
  
• ANALYSIS OF ABOVE ADVISORY
  
• NUMBER OF FLIGHTS PUT INTO PROGRAM
  60
• NUMBER OF FLIGHTS SCHEDULED ON-TIME
  51

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• GATEWAY RESERVATION LIST (COMPILED 09/11/07
  2112)
  
• ANCHORAGE ARTCC
  
• TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
  
• GATEWAY RESERVATION LIST
• REQUESTED RELEASED
  
• WHEEL CROSS WHEEL CROSS
  
• UP FIX UP FIX
  RELEASED
• FLIGHT TIME TIME DEPT DEST TIME TIME ALT
  TRK
• 
  
• 
  
• FLIGHTS FOR TRACK DEVID CROSSING FIX
  DEVID
• 
  
• UAL829 1614 2227 KORD VHHH 1614 2227 350
  DEVID
• CPA831D 1620 2232 KJFK VHHH 1640 2252 350
  DEVID
• UAL895 1748 2359 KORD VHHH 1748 2359
  350 DEVID
• ACA015 1935 0124 CYYZ VHHH 1935 0124
  350 DEVID
• CPA831 2005 0215 KJFK VHHH 2005 0215
  350 DEVID
• CCA982 2045 0255 KJFK ZBAA 2045 0255
  350 DEVID

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• MQ 829-11 ORD CAPT ORD-T J HART C3
  RLS 01 1544
• 829 ALTN MFM RFWXI
  RSPEK RATSN
• RT2U B3386 A68 F79 P35 E94
  
• TGWA8749/P8214 1500 12 30 12 37
  
• LGWA6300/E4818 FRDV -10
  
• S8173 FGCP SKED ORD-1550/1614
  HKG-0708/0715 ( 17L)
• 
  
• ATOG-ST59 R32L F10 A2990
  
• DPRK O/F GACA-OS-010-07 /MONGOL O/F CAM014/2007S
  
• RLSD IFR TO PEK VIA WXI. PLAN REDISPATCH TO HKG.
  POLAR 2.
• PLAN WHEELS UP ORD 1614Z-1624Z TO CROSS DEVID
  2227Z-2237Z FL350
• HF SFO 6640/11342/13348 STO 8930/5541 500
  HST FUEL UNUSABLE
• R-ORD 1555/1630 3662 CHI37 1554/1627
  3698/3656 Y
• BAE 1640 28 3548
  OPTIONAL
• GRB 1653 28 3465 1652
  30 3456
• 50N087W 1734 28 3259 1733
  31 3253
• 55N087W 1810 30 3087 1809
  31 3092
• 60N086W 1846 30 2931 1845
  31 2938

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• GATEWAY RESERVATION LIST (COMPILED 09/13/07
  1439)
  
• ANCHORAGE ARTCC
  
• TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
  
• GATEWAY RESERVATION LIST
• REQUESTED RELEASED
  
• WHEEL CROSS WHEEL CROSS
  
• UP FIX UP FIX
  RELEASED
• FLIGHT TIME TIME DEPT DEST TIME TIME ALT
  TRK
• 
  
• FLIGHTS FOR TRACK NIKIN CROSSING FIX NIKIN
• UAL835 1600 2200 KORD ZSPD 1600
  2200 340 NIKIN
• KAL082 1810 0047 KJFK RKSI 1810
  0047 340 NIKIN
• 
  
• FLIGHTS FOR TRACK RAMEL CROSSING FIX RAMEL
• ACA087 1450 2049 CYYZ ZSPD 1450
  2049 340 RAMEL
• UAL835 1600 2158 KORD ZSPD 1600 2200
  340 RAMEL

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• Route Planning Options and Associated Costs
• UAL835 September 13, 2007 Chicago to Shanghai
• Issues
• ETD KORD 1536Z Wheels up 1600Z
• AAL289 Chicago to Shanghai
• ETD KORD 1535Z Wheels up 1602Z
• UAL829 Chicago to Hong Kong
• ETD KORD 1550Z Wheels up 1614Z
• UAL835 Optimum route Polar 3 13 42 314,200
  lbs fuel burn
• Planned Route Polar via NIKIN 1354 320,200 lbs
  fuel burn
• Cost 12 minutes and 6000 lbs fuel 1960

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• Air Traffic Management September 13, 2007
• UAL835 KORD-ZSPD 13 September 2007
• Out of Blocks 1536Z 04 Early
• Wheels up 1604Z (wheels up 1600-1610Z)
• ETO NIKIN 2203Z (Slot 2200Z) FL340
• OVR NIKIN 2201Z FL340
• UAL829 KORD-VHHH 13 September 2007
• Out of Blocks 1607Z 17 late Ramp delay
• Wheels up 1638Z (wheels up slot 1609-1619Z)
• ETO RAMEL 2236Z (Slot 2224Z) FL340
• OVR RAMEL 2231Z FL340
• AAL289 KORD-ZSPD 13 September 2007
• Out of Blocks NA

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En-Route Restrictions - CZEG

B0698/07 -  DUE ANTICIPATED TFC DEMAND, ACFT OPR
BI-DIRECTIONAL BTN CONTINENTAL USA/CANADA AND
ASIA/ALASKA CROSSING CZEG FIR N OF 5600N AT FL290
TO FL370 INCLUSIVE SHALL FLT PLAN VIA AWY, NCA
TRACKS OR LATERAL TRACKS WHILE W OF J526 OR N OF
NCA22. POLAR FLT NOT AFFECTED FL290 FL370 01 MAR
1904 2007 UNTIL 31 OCT 2359 2007 2100/0700 DLY
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• Route Comparison based on Edmonton routing
  restrictions
• Chicago to Shanghai (9/10/07) Min Time through
  CZEGn to LISKI A218
• Route optimization thru CZEG
• KORD DCT BAE J101 GRB DCT MPCEG DCT YIV DCT
• 60N096W DCT 65N102W DCT 68N110W DCT 70N120W DCT
  72N141W
• DCT 72N150W DCT LISKI A218 UHMI B337 ODORA B233
  DE B467
• KANSU B332 JEC V30 DGC V28 FU A593 DUMET DCT
  KSPD
• DIST 6494 ESAD 6924  MINF 370377  TRIPF 345156 
  EET 14.20
• COST FUEL 114150 TIME 13778 OVRFLT 8743 TOTAL
  136671
• Route via airways thru CZEG
• KORD DCT BAE J101 GRB DCT MPCEG DCT YRL DCT
• 55N098W DCT BOPAP NCA22 YSF NCA23 ADREW DCT
  70N152W DCT
• LISKI A218 UHMI B337 ODORA B233 DE B467 KANSU
  B332 JEC
• V30 DGC V28 FU A593 DUMET DCT KSPD
• DIST 6440 ESAD 7006  MINF 376329  TRIPF 351108 
  EET 14.32

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Route Comparison Washington to Tokyo September
11, 2007

• Route with free flight thru CZEG to LISKI
• KIAD JERES J220 BUF DCT YYB NCA31 SEDAG
• DCT 110L DCT 71N120W DCT 72N141W DCT 72N150W DCT
  LISKI
• A218 UHMI B337 AWE V7 CHE V11 MWE DCT HPE Y10
  GOC R211
• KASMI DCT RJAA
• DIST 6046 ESAD 6429  MINF 224580  TRIPF 211148 
  EET 13.41
• COST FUEL 71735 TIME 11103 OVRFLT 7093 TOTAL
  89931
• Route via CZEG NOTAM constraints to LISKI
• KIAD DCT JERES J220 BUF DCT YYB NCA31 VOLOB
• DCT LISKI A218 UHMI B337 AWE V7 CHE V11 MWE DCT
  HPE Y10
• GOC R211 KASMI DCT
• DIST 6055 ESAD 6453  MINF 225711  TRIPF 212279 
  EET 13.44
• COST FUEL 72117 TIME 11142 OVRFLT 7079 TOTAL
  90338 
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Washington to Tokyo

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Polar 1 Operations and Reykjavik FIR No slot
allocation program for ABERI entry August 25,
2007 United Airlines UAL897 passed ABERI at FL
330 at time 2339 UAL851 passed ABERI at FL 350 at
time 2354. UAL895 passed ABERI at FL 330 at time
0001. All the flights that enter NAT Region
require Oceanic Clearance.
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THANK YOU