Single pilOt Line Operations

Project Information

SOLO

Grant agreement ID: 101114589

DOI

10.3030/101114589

Project closed

EC signature date 13 June 2023

Start date 1 July 2023

End date 30 June 2026

Funded under

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

Total cost

€ 8 368 981,50

EU contribution

€ 4 861 172,93

Coordinated by

AIRBUS
France

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - SOLO (Single pilOt Line Operations)

Reporting period: 2023-07-01 to 2024-12-31

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

SOLO intends to pave the way for the commercial operations of next generation airliners proposing Single Pilot Operations, which are
anticipated within the next decade. To this aim, SOLO encompasses one single Operational solution that will produce a TRL 4 ATM
Concept of Single Pilot Operations.
This will initiated based on previous works initiated by Airbus and ATR with the support of French
partners (DSNA, EUROCONTROL, ENAC) and, as well, be based on the technological bricks developed during those previous R&T
activities. In support to Airbus and ATR, the maturation and validation of this concept will be done with the formal cooperation of DFS,
ENAIRE/CRIDA, EUROCONTROL, DSNA, NATS and INDRA. Indeed, one major constraint for the TRL 4 concept will be to reduce
to the minimum necessary the impacts on ATC tools and procedures. Airline functions and tools will need to be enhanced to prepare
and execute Single Pilot Operations, in addition to the major evolutions needed at the cockpit side (not the purpose of SOLO).

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

The operational concept proposed by SOLO will be exposed to RTS validations in the ATC platforms of CRIDA and DFS, simulating scenarios fully representative of a real environment, with different levels of traffic. Several use cases have been identified, including the pilot incapacitation at different phases of flight, failure situations or adverse weather avoidance.

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

SOLO will produce a consolidated TRL4 SP-INTEROP/OSED and a TS/IRS, as well as the identification of Standards and Regulations that would be impacted by the concept.