Assimilated Regulation (EU) No. 716/2014 (the Pilot Common Project -PCP)
Assimilated Regulation (EU) No. 716/2014 (Pilot Common Project -PCP) mandates technology roll out across different areas of air traffic management (ATM) with specific implementation dates, which apply to all operational stakeholders referred to in the regulation, the UK’s largest airports (Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester) and NATS. This regulation was retained when the UK left the EU, and subsequently became assimilated law at the end of the transition period.
The PCP regulation identifies five ATM functionalities (AF):
- AF1. Extended Arrival Management and Performance Based Navigation (PBN) in the High-Density Terminal Manoeuvring Areas;
- AF2. Airport Integration and Throughput;
- AF3. Flexible Airspace Management and Free Route;
- AF5. Initial System Wide Information Management (SWIM); and
- AF6. Initial Trajectory Information Sharing
Network collaborative management (AF4)
The original PCP regulation listed six ATM functionalities. However, while relatively few amendments were made to the transposed PCP regulation, Regulation 341(11) of the Air Traffic Management (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 omits the provisions concerning the application of network collaborative management (AF4) as any continuation of the UK’s participation would require new arrangements between the UK and EU.
Performance Based Navigation
The requirements for the deployment of performance-based navigation (PBN) at the four largest UK airports in the PCP Regulation will be subsumed under an amended UK PBN Regulation and continued to be delivered under that framework. See more details about how PBN contributes to the Airspace Modernisation Strategy.
Letter of Assurance
The DfT and CAA have produced a letter of assurance with respect to the PCP regulation. This letter is intended to help stakeholders understand the DfT and CAA’s position on the extant PCP regulation along with the regulatory direction and clarify responsibilities with respect to compliance.