8d Advanced Visual Docking presentation
Item No. ____8d_supp_____ Meeting Date: February 13, 2017 Safedock Upgrade and Expansion Project - C800779 Commission February 13, 2018 What is Safedock? Visual docking guidance and ramp information display. Guides pilot to nose stop saving fuel & reducing congestion. Scans ramp area for obstacles to aircraft docking. Docks planes following adjacency rules and can dock without personnel (unavailable ground crew, bad weather). Aircraft Safety and Guidance Units 2 What is Safedock? Display, video camera and lasers. Mounted on/near stairwells, on buildings, on posts, or on jetbridges. Connected to power and network. What it Looks Like 3 Why Is It Needed? Near Miss 4 Jet Engine Damaged by Truck Actual Collision 5 Safedock History at SEA First Airport in US to install Safedock 2005-2007 Delta Airlines realignment on Concourse A 2007 Alaska Airlines trial on D1-D4 2012 American Airlines realignment on D7-D9 2015 Alaska Airlines safety measure for tight gate space 2016 Plan to upgrade old and expand to more gates 2017 NSTAR includes Safedock at all gates at NSAT How We Got Here 6 Safedock Initiatives at North American Airports Miami 18 expansion Atlanta (Delta gates) 155 new Toronto 152 expansion LaGuardia 41 new San Francisco 41+ new Chicago 10+ expansion Los Angeles 28+ expansion We Are Part of a Trend 7 Recommended Plan Airport-Wide advanced Safedock units Larger Pilot/Ground Crew Ramp Information Display Video Cameras Obstacle Scanning & Alerts Leverage IAF project by procuring units they install Complete the installation of Safedock units airport-wide for operational consistency Gate Operating System Leverage data for operations and gate usage analysis Link to other systems Plan: Airport-Wide Units and Gate Operating System 8 Why Airport-Wide? Airlines Support: Delta's General Manager, Corporate Real Estate request International Carriers request Icelandair, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, Lufthansa, ANA and Emirates. American Airlines support their gates North Satellite is installing units on all gates Standardizes Safedock units at all Alaska gates Airport-wide deployment creates consistency in operations Installation Justification 9 Cost and Schedule Cost Advanced units with cameras & scanning + GOS + interfaces + infrastructure + installation = $29,200,000 Schedule Commission Authorization for Design, GOS, IAF units Q1 2018 Commission Authorization for Construction Q1 2019 Substantial Construction Completion Q1 2020 How Much / How Long 10
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