aviation meteorology a northwest airlines perspective 航空气象.ppt

NWS - September 2004 Aviation MeteorologyA Northwest Airlines Perspective Tom Fahey, Manager Meteorology American Meteorological Society - Memphis Chapter 20 September 2005 Memphis, TN Northwest Airlines Perspective General Introduction to NWA NWA System Operations Control NWA Meteorology Roles and Products Northwest KLM Alliance 1990’s The SOC NWASystem Operations Control SOC - Responsibilities Focus on “Day of Operation” 2 Main Causes of Flight Schedule Disruptions ? Maintenance ? Weather NWA Meteorology Roles Support Efficiency Support Safety Deliver Useful Products Services NWA Meteorology RolesA Historical Perspective Operational Efficiency Operational EfficiencyNWA Historical Perspective 1980’s Flight Planning for En Route Manual Wind Forecasts by Meteorologist Route Selection by Meteorologist 1990’s Terminal Area Operations Individual Flight Focus Currently 3 TAF’s by NWA Rest from NWS Mid 1990 - Current System Efficiency CDM (Collaborative Decision Making) CCFP (Collaborative Convective Forecast Product) 1998 Test Lead by NWA 1999 Operational @NWS AWC Since 2003 Issued every 2 hrs 2, 4, 6 Hour Fcsts Used by Traffic Flow Mngmnt Collaborative Forecast CWSU’s @ FAA ARTCC’s Environment Canada Airline Meteorologists NWS AWC CCFP Collaborative Decision MakingTstrm Routing - Terminal Area Flt Dispatchers Pilots @ an Airline and Air Traffic Managers @ FAA Airline use Fcsts Obs to decide on routes around tstrms when departing an airport. SafetyEfficiency NWA Meteorology Products Fcsts Supporting Safety Efficiency Air Traffic Management During Convection Station Ops During Deicing Station Ops During Tropical Activity Clear Air Terrain Induced Turbc Avoidance Preflight Routing-Tstrm Avoid Preferred Route for time burn. Preflight Routing-Tstrm Avoid White Line most days. Green Line today. Station Ops During Deicing Name this Airport: AMS ? DTW ? IND ? MEM ? MKE ? MSP ? NRT ? Aviation Safety Requires Deicing Deicing Fcsts Support