Flight List

Function presentation

This function lists all the flights for a combination of several query criteria.
The main query criteria includes a period, a traffic type and a reference location with related sub-criteria.
In addition, there are two optional criteria : an Aircraft Operator and a most penalizing FMP.

The flights are selected on :

The time over the reference location for a Traffic Volume, a Regulation and a Point.
The take off time for the Aircraft Operator, the Departure Aerodrome and Aerodrome Set.
The arrival time for the Arrival Aerodrome and Aerodrome Set.
The entry time for the Airspace.

A count type (Entry/Occupancy) is requested when flights are selected on a Traffic Volume, Aircraft Operator or Airspace.

Opening the window

From the Application / ATFCM menu, select the option Flights / Flight List.
Immediate shortcut to bypass menu selection : <Ctrl> + <Shift> + <F9>.

A new empty Flight List window will be opened with the following defaults :

Observed period : current or last queried traffic date is proposed (relative to current UTC date) dependant on selected user preference (CHMI / ATFCM application / General / Dates and times / Default date proposed for query).
WEF time : proposed based on the Default query period assignment using your user adjustable preferences.
UNT time : proposed based on the displayed WEF and the Default query period assignment.
Traffic Type (TFC Type) : last traffic type used with this query. This selection is based on the system property CHMI / ATFCM application / Flights / Flight list / Last Used Traffic Type.
Count type (Entry/Occupancy) : last selection used with your last similar query.
Where : last element used with this query.
Is : based on the "Where" selection, the drop-down box will propose the most recent query data elements you have queried before with success.
Duration : when Count type is Occupancy.

When Traffic Volume is selected, the Flow control is proposed empty. The drop-down list is filled in with the most recent IDs you have queried before with success.
When Aerodrome or Aerodrome Set is selected, the related category controls (Cat) are proposed. Global button comes preselected.
When Point is selected, the Maximum (MAX) and Minimum (MNM) Flight Level (FL) controls are proposed. They are initialised with the extreme values (990 for MAX and 000 for MNM).
The FMP input box is proposed empty. The drop-down list is filled in with the most recent IDs you have queried before with success.
When Where is not set to Aircraft Operator, the secondary AO input box is proposed empty. The drop-down list is filled in with the most recent IDs you have queried before with success.
All these Where query elements may be associated to the ID of an Aircraft Operator, except when the main query criterion is already an Aircraft Operator .
On initial display, the focus is set on the first mandatory query control with no default value: the Is input control.

Preparing to query

The traffic Observed period may be adjusted as follows :

The traffic Date may be adjusted to one of the proposed values. Common ATFCM Tactical / Pre-Tactical dates behaviour is implemented.
The proposed default WEF and UNT times may be overwritten.
Any valid time value from 00:00 to 23:59 included may be entered in the WEF and/or the UNT entry boxes. This input must respect the HH:MM format.
Drop-down list may be used to select pre-formatted time on a 20 minutes step base.

The period resulting from the input will be validated taking into account the system property CHMI / ATFCM application / General / Dates and times / Query over midnight.
If query over two days is not authorised, the WEF time must be smaller than the UNT time, except if both times are set to 00:00, which corresponds to a full day query.
The Traffic Type (TFC Type) parameter may be adjusted to one of the following values :

Traffic load,
Traffic demand,
Regulated demand,

The Where drop-down list provides the user with following selection:

Traffic Volume
Airspace
Aerodrome
Aerodrome Set
Point
Aircraft Operator
Regulation

The identifier corresponding to the selected Where shall be keyed in the associated Is entry box or selected from the drop-down list (when a previous query was successful).
When Traffic Volume is selected, a Flow may be entered or selected from the list of previously queried IDs proposed in the drop-down list.
When Aerodrome or Aerodrome Set is selected, the related category (Cat) must be checked (Global, Departure or Arrival).
When Point is selected, the Maximum (MAX) and Minimum (MNM) Flight Levels (FL) may be overwritten to reduce or enlarge selected altitude range.
A valid integer value (maximum of 3 digits) entered in the Maximum (MAX) box, will be rounded as follow:

0 remains 0.
Input between 1 and 30 is rounded up to the nearest multiple of 10.
Input between 31 and 290 is rounded up to the nearest multiple of 5.
Input between 291 and 990 is rounded up to the nearest multiple of 10.
Above 990 is forced to 990.

A valid integer value (maximum of 3 digits) entered in the Minimum (MNM) box, will be rounded as follow:

Input between 0 and 34 is rounded down to the nearest multiple of 10.
Input between 35 and 294 is rounded down to the nearest multiple of 5.
Input between 295 and 999 is rounded down to the nearest multiple of 10.

All these Where query elements may be associated to the ID of a most penalising FMP, where the selected flights must have the most penalising Regulation from a given FMP.
All these Where query elements may be associated to the ID of an Aircraft Operator, except when the main query criterion is already an Aircraft Operator .
Changing the Where value could change the settings of the other query criteria except the period and the traffic type.
The Count type may be set to either :

Entry: Entry type is available for all possible Where parameters.
Occupancy: Occupancy type is available for Airspace, Traffic Volume defined on an Airspace and Aircraft Operator Flight Lists.

When only Entry is available, both options are disabled.
For Occupancy counts, one time and a duration is taken into account.
The WEF label is replaced by the keyword At to highlight this.
Subsequently, the UNT label and the related input box are hidden.
In the case of Occupancy counts, the returned list contains :

either all flights being in the selected airspace at the given time.
or all flights being on fly at the given time.

The main listbox header line will be adjusted when receiving the reply to reflect the kind of query you have issued.
Select the Proposal radio button on the button bar to include the proposed flights in the retrieved list. Otherwise the list will be based on the normal flights only.
The Send button will send the query to the CFMU system.
If an Aircraft Operator code is part of the selection criteria, the query period will be limited to the value of the system property CHMI / ATFCM application / Flights / Flight list / Maximum elapse for AO list.
Otherwise, the normal Default query period assignment will be used. This window may be closed before any query is issued.
The Reset action common functionality is implemented for this function. All query criteria except Normal/Proposal selection are considered for activating the Reset action.

Displaying the query results

The title contains the time stamp when the information was retrieved from the CFMU system.
Presence of the keyword (Prop) in the title indicates that the displayed data are including the flight "Proposals".
The optional >> sign indicates that the Period Shifting mechanism will be applied on refresh.
The optional keyword (Poll) between parenthesis indicates that the Polling function is active for this window.
The header box of the window contains the different query data elements used to retrieve the displayed flight data :

The observed period (Traffic date, WEF and UNT times)
The selected Traffic Type (TFC Type),
The selected Count type (Entry / Occupancy),
The duration if the Count type is occupancy (Duration),
The main Where selection criteria (Traffic Volume, Airspace, Aerodrome or Set with the associated Category, Point with associated Flight Level Range (FL), Regulation or Aircraft Operator),
The optional selection criteria for the list (Most Penalising FMP, Aircraft Operator (AO) or Flow for a Traffic Volume).

At the top of the Flight List, a counter indicates the number of flights retrieved.
This counter may be affected by filtering (fff / rrr Flights where fff is the filtered number and rrr is the retrieved number).
When the flights are selected on a Regulation identifier, following related information is displayed at the top of the list :

The Traffic Volume Identifier (ID) on which the regulation applies,
The related reference Location.

On query results display, the focus is set on the Flight List after selecting the first flight in the list.
The READY Flights only checkbox allows to display only the flights being in READY state. This sub-selection is done locally by the application, no query to the server is issued for this request. The counter is adjusted to reflect the number of displayed flights.
For each flight the Flight List display contains following columns:

The Time of Entry into the Location (see later).
The Status of the flight (STA) (see later).
The Aircraft Identification (ARCID).
The ICAO identifier of the Aircraft Type (ATYP).
The Aerodrome of Departure (ADEP).
The Aerodrome of Destination (ADES).
The Diversion indicator (D). Indicated with “>” symbol. This symbol is present for a diverted flight, independent of the requested model.
The Type of flight data (T) (see later).
The requested Flight Level (RFL) applicable on the portion of the flight route that penetrates the sector. If the reference location is an aerodrome or set of aerodromes or aircraft operator, this RFL is the highest RFL of the flight.
The Initial Estimated Off Block Time (IOBT).
Just after the IOBT, the presence of the letter P. When a flight is still a Proposal that needs to be confirmed, then the letter P will appear along with the IOBT value.
The Suspension status (U) if the flight is suspended (see later).
The Estimated (E) or Calculated (C) Take Off Time (E/CTOT) (only shown when flight is published).
The number of regulations from which the flight is Excluded (X), possibly preceeded by a "!" when the flight is Excluded from one or more regulations defined on the Traffic Volume used for the Flight List selection. If the flight was previously excluded from one or more regulations but is no longer, a 'W' will be displayed.
The Flight Activation Monitoring (FAM) status (F) (see later).
The Ready status (S) (see later).
The Manualy Forced Flight (M) (see later). Not visible by AO.
The Actual Take Off Time (ATOT) (see later).
The Delay in minutes (between "*" if slot not yet published).
The Rerouting indicator (R) (see later).
The "AO What If Reroute" indicator (W) (see later).
The last Message sent or received (MSG) (see later).
The identifier of the most penalising Regulation (REGUL+).
If Other Regulations apply (O).
The Trend In (TI) (see later).
The Entry Flight Level (EFL). The flight’s flight level over the entry point of the associated countable location. If the reference location is an aerodrome or set of aerodromes or an aircraft operator, the entry flight level (EFL) value is the calculated highest flight level.
The Trend Out (TO) (see later).

In the first column, the Time of Entry into the location can be :

the Time of ENTRY into the Airspace, Traffic Volume or reference location on which the Regulation is defined,
the Time OVER the selected Point,
the Take Off Time (TOT) for the Departure Aerodrome, Departure Set of Aerodromes or Aircraft Operator,
the Time of Arrival (TA) for the Aerodrome of Arrival or Set of Aerodromes of Arrival

Time of Entry may be of three sources :

Estimated (E) when based on the Estimated flight profile.
Calculated (C) when based on the Calculated flight profile (allocated slot).
Actual (A) when based on the Actual flight profile (after departure).

The Status of the flight may be :

LF for Late Filer
LU for Late Updater
LFU for Late Filer and Updater
blank when not applicable

The Type of flight data may be :

A for ACT (ATC activated flight)
I for IFPL
P for PFD
R for RPL
T for TACT Activated flight when the ATOT is before or equal to the current UTC time
t for TACT Activated flight when the ATOT is in the future of the current UTC time
E for TERM

The flight might be suspended with the following status :

ST for SIT Time Out
SM for Slot Missed
RC for FCM Required
TV for RVR
NR for Not Reported as Airborne
RV for FP Revalidation

The column remains blank if the flight is not suspended.
The Flight Activation Monitoring (FAM) status may be (case sensitive !) :

N not under FAM yet or never under FAM,
F currently subject to FAM, if no data received, flight will be shifted soon,
f was subject to FAM but airborne data received before first shift,
S currently shifted by FAM,
s was shifted by FAM, FPL data received when shifted,
a was shifted by FAM, airborne data received when shifted,
U currently suspended by FAM,
u was suspended by FAM, FPL data received when suspended,
A was suspended by FAM, airborne data received when suspended.

the Ready status may be :

I when the flight is in Request For direct Improvement mode (RFI),
S when the SIP Wanted Message mode is on (SWM), per opposition to the RFI mode.
R when the flight is REAdy to depart (REA message received).
The REA state has priority (overwrites) the RFI/SWM state. The REAdy to depart status is reset to N when the flight is activated.
With the implementation of the CDM processing, the time in the ATOT column may be of different sources.
Dependant on the current CDM Flight Status, following letter states will be appended to the related time :

Blank follows effective Actual Take Off Time time for flights departing from a non-CDM Airport.
c follows effective Actual Take Off Time time for flights departing from a CDM Airport.
e follows the latest Take Off Time received within an Early-DPI (E-DPI) message. If CDM Provisional Information is present, an asterisk is inserted between the time and the "e" status.
t follows the latest Confirmed value of the AO Target Take Off Time received within an Target-DPI (T-DPI) message. If CDM Provisional Information is present, an asterisk is inserted between the time and the "t" status.
s follows the latest Target Take Off Time received within a Sequenced Target-DPI (T-DPI "s") message.
a follows the latest Anticipated Actual Take Off Time received within an ATC-DPI (A-DPI) message.

The ATOT column might be coloured based on the presence of any CDM discrepancies.
The colour used may be adjusted in the Preferences dialog : CHMI / ATFCM application / Flights / General / CDM Discrepancy colour.
When the flight is selected, the CDM discrepancy details are displayed in the details pane of the Flight List.
The rerouting indicator is composed of a reason and optionally a state.
The rerouting reason code may be :

N for not rerouted
M for ATFCM rerouting
C for CFMU rerouting (CWIR)
A for Auto rerouting (AWIR)
O for AO rerouting (AOWIR)

If the rerouting reason is N, there is no state.
Otherwise, the rerouting state code may be :

P for Produced. There is a valid rerouting going on, waiting to be realised by either an FPL or a CHG.
E for Executed. Rerouting has been done.
T for Timed Out. No FPL/CHG received on time.
R for Rejected. Rerouting proposal has been rejected.
V for Revoked. Rerouting proposal has been revoked.
N for No match. Message received did not match the proposal. Rerouting has been invalidated.

The "AO What If Reroute" indicator code may be :

N for TRY and APPLY are NOT possible.
T for TRY is allowed.
A for TRY and APPLY are allowed.

The reroutable indicator grants only access to the initial display of the Rerouting Function.
Further detailed analysis of the flight in the Rerouting Function might disable some rerouting possibilities.
The types of CFMU ATFCM Messages that may appear in the column MSG can be consulted in the ATFCM Handbook part ATFCM Message Examples.
The Trend In (TI) and Trend Out (TO): Attached before and after the entry flight level are indications of the flight’s trend at the reference location’s entry and exit point as follows:

Cruise. This is indicated as “=”.A cruise indication is shown when the flight vector that includes the entry point (as an end point for Trend In or includes the exit point as a start point for Trend Out ) is a cruise vector.
Climb. This is indicated as “/”.A climb indication is shown when the flight vector that includes the entry or exit point is a climb vector.
Descent. This is indicated as “\”.A descent indication is shown when the flight vector that includes the entry or exit point is a descent vector.

If the reference location is an aerodrome or a set of aerodromes or an aircraft operator, the flight trend indicators have an empty value.

The initial display sort sequence for the Flight List is Ascending order on the Time of Entry into the Location (first column).
The Flight List allows only single selection.
When a flight is selected in the list, the note box at the bottom is filled in with more details :

The Initial Estimated Off Block Date (IOBD).
The last received Estimated Off Block Date and Time (Last EOBT).
The Flight type, only present if it is a Proposal.
The CDM Provisional information is displayed if present. It is composed of the Target TOT with the evaluation stamp and remarks resulting from the evaluation, if any. (see later)
The CDM discrepancy details are displayed if any. (see later)
The Proposed Calculated Take Off Time (Proposed CTOT) if present for the flight,
with the related limit in time for the response (Response by).
The time limit for the Confirmation message (FCM) after the issuance of a Flight Suspension (FLS Response by), if present for the flight.
The name of the most penalising Regulation (Regulation) if any,
and if Other Regulations Apply to the same flight.
If the flight is subject to a rerouting, the reason and the current state in full text.
The "AO What If Reroute" possibility in full text.
The type of flight data (ACT, IFPL, PFD, RPL, TACT, TERM).
The ready state composed of the SWM/RFI mode indicator
and if a READY to depart message has been received (REA).
The initial Requested Flight Level (Initial RFL).
The title of the last message sent or received for the flight.
The suspension status if the flight is suspended. Blank if not applicable.
The full text corresponding to the state in the list (Late Filer, Late Updater, Late Filer and Updater). Blank if not applicable.
The originally Filed ADES: only visible in case the selected flight diverted and the flight list contains the diversion ADES.

The CDM Provisional information consists of "Provisional Target TOT=HH:MM - Evaluation at HH:MM".
Possibly appended with "(No problem to report)".
Or appended with any combination of the following :

"(Most Penal Reg=REG12345)"
"(Poss CASA TOT= HH:MM)"
"(Suspension= reason)"

In practice, the second and third items are mutually exclusive.
Other provisional info will only be displayed on the Airport Target TOT Confirmation dialog (see Contextual actions).
CDM Discrepancy details might include the following :

"Airport Discrepancy with Airport Off Block Time"
"Airport Discrepancy with Aircraft Type=xxxx" where xxxx is the Aircraft Type received in the CDM info.
"Airport Discrepancy with Registration Mark=xxxxxxx" where xxxxxxx is the Registration Mark received in the CDM info.

The Invalidate function works for this window, if the user preference CHMI / ATFCM application / General / Dates and times / Activate invalidate functionality is checked.

User interactions

Click on a line to select the flight and have more detailed information displayed in the details pane of the Flight List.
The Normal / Proposal button may be adjusted before issuing a new query.
Following user preferences may be adjusted to associate colours with one of the pre-defined delay categories.
Both ARCID and Delay values are coloured using the selected preferences.

CHMI / ATFCM application / Flights / General / Delay less than 1' colour : Colour used for the display of delays less than 1 minute.
CHMI / ATFCM application / Flights / General / Delay less than 15' colour : delays between 1 and 15 minutes.
CHMI / ATFCM application / Flights / General / Delay less than 30' colour : delays between 15 and 30 minutes.
CHMI / ATFCM application / Flights / General / Delay less than 45' colour : delays between 30 and 45 minutes.
CHMI / ATFCM application / Flights / General / Delay greater or equal 45' colour : delays greater or equal to 45 minutes.

Following user preference may be adjusted to associate a colour with the first flight selected for Swap 2 operation : CHMI / ATFCM application / Flights / General / Swap colour.
When the line is selected, colour is used in reverse video (background/foreground).
This window allows to modify a previous query selection and to issue a new request.
On query modification, the Reset action is enabled.
To display / hide the query part, click respectively the Down / Up arrow on the left underneath the split bar.
To display the Suspended Flight List for the same query criteria as the current flight list, click on the FLS button at the top of the list.
To update the display, click on the Send button on the button bar or select the Action / Send menu option. This will issue exactly the same query to obtain an up to date list.
The Previous / Next period function may be used to issue the same query but for the previous or the next period in time.
The Polling function may be activated to start automatic refresh processing on this window.
The Period Shifting function may be activated to start automatic period shifting on subsequent refresh of this window.
The Invalidate function may be activated for this window. Just check or uncheck the user preference CHMI / ATFCM application / General / Dates and times / Activate invalidate functionality.
To print the Flight list, first retrieve, sort and filter the data in the window. When ready, click on the Print button or select the File / Print menu option.
To display a sub-selection of the retrieved data, click on the Filter button on the button bar or select the Action / Filter menu option and adjust the desired filtering criteria.
To modify the Sort sequence of the flights, click on column headers corresponding to your desired sort criteria.
To export the displayed details, click on the Export button or select the Action / Export menu option.
The user preference Show flight details allows to automatically show / hide the detail box at the bottom of the window on opening a new Flight List window. It may be adjusted for each target server (ATFCM, Archive, Predict) (ex: CHMI / ATFCM application / Flights / Flight list / ATFCM Show flight details).
Increasing / reducing the window height will impact the size of the main Flight list control.
Increasing / reducing the window width will impact the size of the main Flight list and the bottom note box controls.

Contextual actions

When a line is selected in the list, the right mouse button pops up a contextual menu.
This popup menu lists the possible actions for the selected Flight and may contain the following options:

Flight Data: displays the details for the selected flight (profiles ...).
Point Profile: same as Flight Data but activates immediately the Point Profile display when flight details are retrieved.
Airspace Profile: same as Flight Data but activates immediately the Airspace Profile display when flight details are retrieved.
Reroute Violation: same as Flight Data but activates immediately the Reroute Violations display for the flight.
Flight History: displays Flight Event History list for one flight.
Operational Log: lists TACT Operational Log entries for one flight.
Departure Aerodrome Delays: displays the delays for the departure aerodrome of the flight.
Rerouting Function: allows to evaluate and request the rerouting for the selected flight.
If the flight is not reroutable, the option Alternate Routes: allows to list the different route alternative for the selected flight.
Regulation Delays: displays the delays due to the regulation, if the selected flight is regulated.
Ready To Depart: sends an REA message for the selected flight. This option is accessible only if the flight has received a slot and is not yet Actual.
Request For direct Improvement: sends an RFI message for the selected flight. This option is accessible only if the flight has an IFPL flight type and is not yet in RFI state.
SIP Wanted Message: sends an SWM message for the selected flight. This option is accessible only if the flight has an IFPL flight type and is not yet in SWM state.
Slot Proposal Accept: sends an SPA message for the selected flight. This option is accessible only if the flight has received an SIP, which is still valid.
Slot Proposal Reject: sends an SRJ message for the selected flight. This option is accessible only if the flight has received an SIP, which is still valid.
Slot Missed: sends an SMM message for the selected flight. This option is available only if the flight has received a slot.
Flight Confirmed: sends an FCM message for the flight. This option is not available for PFDs.
Airport Target TOT Confirmation: sends a confirmation message for a previously received Provisional Target TOT. This option is only available when a Provisional Target TOT is available for a flight.
Swap 1 with a free Slot: sends a request to exchange selected flight with an identified free slot. (only available from Regulation Flight List)
Swap 2 Slots (new/reset): select/unselect a first flight to prepare the swapping of 2 allocated slots. (only available from Regulation Flight List)
Swap Slot with : sends a request to exchange selected flight with the flight initially selected with the option Swap 2 Slots (new/reset). (only available from Regulation Flight List)