Welcome to the EASA Fuel Webinar

July 2022
Regulation (EU) 2021/1296 and ED Decision 2022/005/R

Air Operations – Flight Standard directorate.

Safety promotion – Strategy & Safety managements directorate.
EASA Project management Fuel Regulatory framework
Your safety is our mission.
An Agency of the European Union
 Agenda
13:30 – 13:40 – Welcome: John Franklin & Eduard Ciofu (EASA)
13:40 – 13:50 – ICAO background
13:50 – 14:30 –New Fuel Rules:
• Concept of Fuel schemes
• Operator capabilities - OCC capabilities – flight monitoring, flight
watch – safety relevant information.
• Operators capabilities and aircraft capabilities.
14:30 – 14:45 – Rules Q&A: Led by EASA.
14:45 – 15:00 – Break
15:00 – 15:15 – Implementation Plan at an Airline: Lufthansa Group
15:15 – 16:00 – Panel discussion – Experts from the industry
16:00 – 16:15 – Safety Promotion Developments and Webinar Closing

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 Welcome by HoD
July 2022
Regulation (EU) 2021/1296 and ED Decision 2022/005/R

Eduard CIOFU

Head of department Air OPS & Aerodromes.

Air Operations – Flight Standard directorate.

EASA Webinar on Fuel Management Rules Your safety is our mission.

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 Fuel Webinar
July 2022
Regulation (EU) 2021/1296 and ED Decision 2022/005/R

Francisco ARENAS ALVARINO

EASA Project manager Fuel Regulatory framework

Senior OPS Expert and Air CREW expert
Air Operations – Flight Standard directorate.

EASA Webinar on Fuel Management Rules Your safety is our mission.

July 7th, 2022 An Agency of the European Union
30 October 2022 Implementation date.

7 de Julio San Fermín.

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Implementation support
→ 2nd Webinar 21.09.2022 (13:00 – 16:30) on Fuel – Tentative
→ 13:00 –13:10 – Welcome: John Franklin & Micaela Verissimo (EASA)

→ 13:10 – 13:30 – Capabilities of the Competent authority. Focus on individual Fuel schemes ( it should include a
short introduction of the different fuel schemes – basic, basic with variations, individual).

→ 13:30 – 14:00 – EASA Helicopters Rules and one operator Helicopters.

→ 14:00 – 14:15 – Rules Q&A: Led by EASA.

→ 14:15 – 14:30 – Break

→ 14:30 – 15:00 – Implementation Plan at an Airline: Selection of aerodromes. (alternatively fuel policy). (airline to
be determined)

→ 15:00 – 15:55 – Panel discussion – Experts from the industry: All presenters and Kai Oltmann (LIDO) + Adina
Szonyi (EASA)

→ 15:55 – 16:05 – Latest Safety Promotion Developments and Webinar Closing: John Franklin (EASA)

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Implementation support
→ The New Fuel rules are available in the easy access rules
→ May 2022 Revision 18

→ See more in https://www.easa.europa.eu/document-library/easy-access-

rules/easy-access-rules-air-operations-regulation-eu-no-9652012

→ AWO rules - Regulation (EU) 2021/2237 available as well in Rev 18.

→ AWO AMC&GM NOT available until Nov 2022.

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 ICAO Background.
July 2022
Regulation (EU) 2021/1296 and ED Decision 2022/005/R

Francisco ARENAS ALVARINO

EASA Project manager Fuel Regulatory framework

Senior OPS Expert and Air CREW expert
Air Operations – Flight Standard directorate.

EASA Webinar on Fuel Management Rules Your safety is our mission.

July 7th, 2022 An Agency of the European Union
From The
Hoofddorp to
Cologne via development of
…Montreal
the new
Captain Claude Godel
European Fuel
Policy
Sometime before
Prescriptive Fuel rules in
2008 JAR OPS Part 1 and Part 2

Joint Aviation
Authorities,
Hoffddorp
Netherland
 JAA OPSG reviews and
assembles relevant extracts
from JAR OPS 1 and 2 to
prepare inclusion in the
July 2008 new Eu-OPS.

EU-OPS,
Cologne
EU-OPS
Germany
2009

IATA,
Montréal
Canada

IATA, very interested,

suggests to use the
new EU-OPS Fuel Policy
as new
November 2012
Old Standards:
Annex 6, Part I, provided very general guidance for alternate
aerodrome selection and fuel planning…
ICAO, Alternate aerodrome selection criteria and contingency fuel
Montréal requirements were not sufficiently detailed. This lack of detail
in Annex 6 may have resulted in the implementation of
Canada extremely conservative and prescriptive national policies for
flight planning that are not adaptable to a rapidly changing
and increasingly complex operating environment.

The ICAO FUSG

New standards as per FUSG:
(Authorities + IATA, Amendment 36 to Annex 6, Part I, ushered in a new era
IFALPA,..) writes new where operators can improve overall operational
efficiency and reduce emissions by implementing national
standards allowing regulations based on globalized prescriptive standards or
operational variations from such standards based on an
performance-based individual operator’s ability to achieve target levels of
safety performance.
variations.
ICAO,
Montréal
Canada

The new ICAO The FPFM provides guidance … in the

development and/or implementation of
reference prescriptive regulations and performance-
Manual, based variations to the regulations based on
Sections 4.3.4, 4.3.5, 4.3.6 and 4.3.7 of Annex
the FPFM 6, Part I.
2015

EASA,
Cologne Germany

RMT 573 drafts an ICAO

compliant new fuel
policy taking advantage
of the possibility of
performance-based The EU-OPS fuel policy is
variations. aligned with ICAO in a new
performance-based version.
2022
With the approval of
EASA, your Authority,
Cologne Germany load the
“right fuel quantity”
Fuel Webinar
Thank you
 Concept of Fuel schemes
July 2022
Regulation (EU) 2021/1296 and ED Decision 2022/005/R

Francesco GAETANI

Chair Rulemaking group RMT.0573 Fuel Regulatory framework

Head of Aircrew & Medical Department / Chief Pilot
Flight Standard directorate.

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 Current fuel rules structure

Fuel planning In-flight fuel Selection of

policy management aerodromes &
policy planning policy

Performance based Prescriptive Prescriptive

Prior approval required for
Prior approval required Prior approval not required some parts, however
detached from fuel planning
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 New fuel rules for CAT
Fuel scheme
Approved by Authority
Fuel planning / in- Selection of In-flight fuel
flight replanning aerodromes & management
policy planning policy policy

Safety objective in the IR

Means to comply in the AMC
Performance-based regulation 19
Fuel rules for CAT - Performance-based rules
The new rules allow increased
efficiency/flexibility in fuel planning, relying on
two sets of competencies:

Maturity
1. Operator: organisational and operational
capabilities
2. Authority’s inspectors: understand, monitor,
and validate the proposed criteria,
particularly “the relevance and Flexibility/efficiency
meaningfulness of the operator’s SPIs, SPTs,
and means by which these SPTs are achieved”
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 Fuel rules for CAT – example on Cont Fuel
CAT.OP.MPA.18X series

Basic fuel scheme Basic fuel scheme with Individual fuel scheme
variations
Prescriptive: 5% Variations to basic fuel Can be reduced based on
contingency fuel scheme: 3% contingency criteria
fuel
• No special requirements • Baseline performance (2 years
for the authority of data on agreed SPIs)
• No special requirements for the
• No special requirements • Safety risk ass. (= or > LoS)
authority
for the operator • Continuous reporting with CA
• Some requirements for the
• Current situation for most • Available infrastructure in the
operator (e.g. ERA, fuel
operators area of operation
consumption monitoring
• Organisational control
program required)
(processes + resources)
• EASA can create new variations in
• Operational capabilities
the future
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 Operator Control Capabilities
Flight Following / Flight Monitoring / Flight Watch
Safety Relevant Information

Regulation (EU) 2021/1296 and ED Decision 2022/005/R

Alexandre ADELLE
Aircraft Performance Engineer at Airbus
Former EASA Graduate Trainee in Air Operations

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Intent of the new rules

Situation 1 Situation 2 alternate

alternate

A A

Problem at Problem at
airport B airport B Awareness
Awareness of problem
of problem
B B
at airport B
at airport B & Diversion
& Diversion
• More proactive
• Safer
• Saves fuel

The new regulatory framework encourages Situation 2.

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 Fuel Schemes vs Operator Control Capabilities
FUEL/ENERGY SCHEME
BASIC BASIC WITH VARIATIONS INDIVIDUAL

OPERATOR CONTROL CAPABILITIES

“FLIGHT MONITORING”
“FLIGHT FOLLOWING” (minimum required)
(minimum advised) “FLIGHT WATCH”
(recommended)

Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 → CAT.OP.MPA.180 25

Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 → Annex I Definitions
 Flight following / Monitoring / Watch : what properties ? Both ways

Capability Primary communication: the position

Recording in real time
• of departure
FLIGHT
FOLLOWING
• of arrival messages
o at the destination ADR
?
o an alternate ADR start end
Operational monitoring
From departure throughout all
FLIGHT
MONITORING
phases of the flight
(“taxi, take-off, climb, cruise, cruise
steep climb, descent, approach,
? ? ?
landing”) start end

Additional + Active tracking of a flight

provisions for
⇒ Exact aircraft position
FLIGHT WATCH
start end

Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 → Annex I Definitions 49(d)(e), 50(b) ADR : Aerodrome 26

 Flight following / Monitoring / Watch : what properties ? Both ways

Capability Additional communications Operator’s personnel involved

FLIGHT “Operational personnel”

Not required
FOLLOWING (no formal training required)

• All available and relevant safety information “Suitably qualified operational-control personnel”
• Critical assistance to the flight crew if
(formal training detailed by AMC1 ORO.GEN.110)
o in-flight emergency
FLIGHT o security issue
MONITORING • FOOs (Flight Operations Officers) / FDs (Flight Dispatchers)
o request of the flight crew
• Training programme (initial + operator-specific + recurrent)
2 independent • Training provided by qualified instructor
airborne communication systems
for individual fuel scheme
AMC1 CAT.OP.MPA.180(e)(6)
Additional Same qualifications demanded
provisions for The active tracking allows Operator’s personnel to
ensure that the flight is following its prescribed
as for flight monitoring
FLIGHT WATCH route without unplanned deviations, diversions or
delays

Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 → Annex I Definitions 49(d)(e), 50(b) 27

 Applicable to Flight Monitoring and Flight Watch
“Relevant Safety Information”
is any element that may affect the safety of the flight, such as:

Updates of the operational

Position Aircraft Technical
Unforeseen Hazards flight plan when they affect
Reporting Failure the fuel reserves

AND other specific risks, based on SMS → Agreement between operator & National Authority
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 Operator’s capabilities (continue)
and
Aircraft capabilities
Regulation (EU) 2021/1296 and ED Decision 2022/005/R

Francisco ARENAS ALVARINO

EASA Project manager Fuel Regulatory framework

Senior OPS Expert and Air CREW expert
Air Operations – Flight Standard directorate.

EASA Webinar on Fuel Management Rules Your safety is our mission.

July 7th, 2022 An Agency of the European Union
 Basic fuel schemes
Operator capabilities
→ Same capabilities as today. However, the new rules promote:
→ the use of the fuel consumption monitoring system

Basic fuel schemes with variations

Operator capabilities
→ Similar to today’s capabilities.
→ However, the new regulatory framework mandates for some variations:
→ the use of the fuel consumption monitoring system
→ Computerised flight plan
→ Additionally, in one specific variation we require: LVO capabilities in another we
required multicrew, etc.
 Individual fuel schemes (AMC1 CAT.OP.MPA.180)
Operator
→ Stablished a baseline safety performance: at least 2 years of DATA.
→ Be able to identify and monitor risks associated to the IFScheme. Report to C.Athority.
→ Operational control – OCC capabilities – Flight watch or Flight monitoring.
→ Operator capabilities: Computerised flight plan, Fuel CMP, LVO, RNP APCH to VNAV min.
→ collection and continuous monitoring of reliable meteorological, aerodrome, and
traffic information;
→ Personnel training including flight crew
→ Aircraft capabilities :
→ fuel prediction system,
→ two independent communication system.
→ the status of aircraft systems that affect fuel consumption and of ground and aircraft
systems that affect landing capabilities
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