Periodic Reporting for period 1 - SOLO (Single pilOt Line Operations)
Période du rapport: 2023-07-01 au 2024-12-31
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).
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).
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.
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.