Update on Military dimension of the plan
There is a significant impact of MIL activities on the ENV indicators. The military has the lead role in the AMC, the ANSPs has no power to evaluate the airspace reservation by the military. In any case, the implementation of FUA is regularly evaluated through monitoring organized by the CAA. The administrators of the individual TRA / TSA (mostly represented by MAA) submit the evaluation of the plans and the activation of these airspaces on a monthly basis to CAA, and any deficiencies are addressed within the ASMCG meetings or individually with specific administrators, if needed.
Airspace Charter of the Czech Republic describes the competent authorities (CIV and MIL), their responsibilities and principles by which a joint civilian-military body (ASM Committee - ASMC) carries out strategic planning for the use of the Czech Republic airspace. The Charter incorporates as annexes the descriptions of processes used to provide high quality services to airspace users and ATS providers through safe, accurate and timely planning, approval and promulgation of national airspace management measures and international cooperation. The Airspace Charter was updated at the end of 2021.
The airspace of the Czech Republic is open to flights and it is divided in accordance with the rules contained in Sections 44 - 44c) of Act No. 49/1997. Pursuant to Section 44(2) of the Act, the CAA issues, in agreement with the Ministry of Defence and after consulting the Person authorized to exercise state administration in the matters related to sport flying devices, measures of general nature under the Administrative Procedure Code on division of the airspace of the Czech Republic to ensure safe conduct of flights and efficient provision of air services. In fulfilment of that mandate, the CAA takes into account, where possible, the FUA specifications described in “EUROCONTROL Specifications for the Application of the Flexible Use of Airspace (FUA)”. Consultation with airspace users, service providers and other relevant bodies is conducted with the aim of obtaining consensus, wherever possible, before making changes in the planning or design of airspace management. The consultations are performed in a transparent way following a predefined procedure. The ASMC ensures effective cooperation at all levels through the ASM Consultation Group (ASMCG). In application of Regulation (EC) No 2150/2005, the ASMC cooperates very closely with CAA and takes into account the findings and relevant corrective measures resulting from control activities (e.g. CAA, MAA, EASA). In accordance with ICAO requirements, the CAA publishes the airspace management policy and implementation of new airspace structures and follow-up procedures or their changes so that all airspace users and ATS providers have sufficient time to comply with the new requirements.
Dynamic Airspace Management is realized at ASM Level 2 and/or ASM Level 3. Areas published in AIP CR / MIL AIP or other pre-arranged areas can be used under FUA rules as AUP manageable with UUP function updates.
The ATM systems of the Czech Air forces are directly connected to the ANS CR systems in order to present current status of reserved areas to the ATCOs. The AIM/AIS provider promulgates the planning status of the airspaces concerned in AISVIEW web tool, which serves for airspace users as an information source.
On the local level the FUA is addressed within the AMC activities, on the FAB CE level the DAM/STAM projects are in progress. The AMC is newly certificated under the EU 2017/373. The regulation 2150/2005 is fully implemented within the Czech Republic.
Representatives of the NSA CZ, in cooperation with the MAA CZ, the Czech Air Force, ANS CR and other partners, dealt with the creation of NATO corridors in connection with the war in Ukraine. NATO corridors that were created within the framework of the ASM strategic level in the airspace of class “C” above FL 095 were at the beginning AMC manageable and later on they are handled as non AMC manageable, and their activation and deactivation is carried out at the tactical level.
Although similar activities were also taking place in FIRs in neighbouring states, initial coordination was very difficult due to classified information. For this reason, the necessary coordination and consultation about the possible impact of these corridors on air traffic in neighbouring FIRs did not take place. In particular, if the vertical profiles of the planned flights in the neighbouring FIR had to be changed because of the corridors, then this change also affected the entry parameters of the flight when entering our FIR and vice versa.
Military - related measures implemented or planned to improve capacity
The national tool (like LARA) was improved in a way allowing for direct communication with the NM systems (solution developed under the SESAR project).
All stakeholders (NSA, military and ANSP) are in regular discussion on possible mitigation of negative effects of military activities on the civil aviation (i.e. FUA) though the consultation Group ASM (ASMCG).
The Airspace Charter of the Czech Republic was updated at the end of 2021.
The Airspace designer (ASD) function was deployed in the beginning of 2022 and now ASD serves as a government service for professional preparation of requests and supporting documentation for all changes in the airspace structures in future.
It was agreed among the ASM stakeholders to automate the evaluation of FUA within the ANS CR systems. The first outputs should be available in 2023.
The traffic complexity manager (a tool developed with the SESAR support) was put into full operational use in 2020. The tool is predicting traffic load in particular sectors (including military activities) and thus allowing for better ATCOs usage and improvement in capacity area.
The establishment of Airspace designer function was preparing during the year 2021 to be ready at the beginning of 2022 and serves as a government service for professional preparation of requests and supporting documentation for all changes in the airspace structures in future.
Initiatives implemented or planned to improve PI#6
It was agreed among the ASM stakeholders to automate the evaluation of FUA within the ANS CR systems. The first outputs should be available in 2023.
Initiatives implemented or planned to improve PI#7
There are no data available in the Czech Republic.
Initiatives implemented or planned to improve PI#8
There are no data available in the Czech Republic.