2016 ANNUAL REPORT SAE ITC ARINC INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES STAFF December 2016 Mike Rockwell Executive Director Sam Buckwalter Jose Godoy Peter Grau Program Director Principal Engineer Principal Engineer AMC & FSEMC Executive Secretary Lori Hess Vanessa Mastros Tom Munns Editorial Assistant Business Manager Program Director Principal Engineer Kate Popp Paul Prisaznuk Scott Smith Editorial Assistant Program Director Principal Engineer AEEC Executive Secretary FSEMC Assistant Executive Secretary “Dedicated to the success of AEEC, AMC, and FSEMC” –Mike Rockwell, Executive Director, SAE ITC TABLE OF CONTENTS SAE ITC ARINC Industry Activities Staff | December 2016 ..........1 ARINC Specification 618-8 .................................................. 48 ARINC Specification 661-6 .................................................. 48 A Message from SAE Industry ARINC Specification 665-4 ................................................. 48 Technologies Consortia (SAE ITC) ......................................4 ARINC Report 676 .................................................................. 48 ARINC Characteristic 771 ..................................................... 49 Message from Industry Activities .................................................6 ARINC Specification 816-2 Change 1 ................................ 49 AEEC | AMC Welcome and Keynote ............................................ 8 ARINC Specification 816-3 .................................................. 49 FSEMC Welcome and Keynote......................................................18 ARINC Specification 822A................................................... 49 Bringing the Industry Together ...................................................32 ARINC Specification 832-1 ................................................... 50 ARINC Specification 834-6 ................................................. 50 AEEC, AMC, & FSEMC ...................................................................34 ARINC Specification 841-3 .................................................. 50 Aviation Industry Activities ...........................................................34 ARINC Specification 844, Part 1 ........................................ 50 Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee (AEEC) ............34 ARINC Specification 844, Part 2 .........................................51 Avionics Maintenance Conference (AMC) ...............................35 ARINC Specification 845 .......................................................51 Flight Simulator Engineering & Maintenance Conference (FSEMC) .......................................................................35 Project Descriptions .....................................................................52 Continued Commitment .................................................................35 49 Active Projects ............................................................................52 Project Descriptions ........................................................................56 Member Organizations and Corporate Sponsors ......................36 AEEC Projects ...........................................................................56 Benefits ................................................................................................36 AMC Projects ............................................................................69 FSEMC Projects .........................................................................71 Supporting Organizations ...........................................................38 Member Organizations (As of December 31, 2016) ..............38 AEEC .............................................................................................74 Corporate Sponsors (As of December 31, 2016) .................. 40 Message from the Chairman .........................................................74 Other Aircraft Operators (As of December 31, 2016) ..........43 AEEC Executive Committee Members (As of December 31, 2016) ............................................................76 AEEC Summary 2016 ......................................................................78 ARINC Industry Activities Advisory Group (IAAG) .................. 44 AEEC Mission ............................................................................78 IAAG Representation ..................................................................... 44 AEEC Overview ........................................................................78 Purpose .................................................................................... 44 AEEC Composition ..................................................................78 Summary ................................................................................. 44 AEEC Subcommittees and Working Groups ...........................79 Aeronautical Databases (ADB) .......................................... 80 ARINC Standards ..........................................................................45 Aeronautical Mobile Airport Communication Introduction ........................................................................................45 (AeroMACS) .......................................................................81 18 ARINC Standards Published in 2016 .................................... 46 Aeronautical Operational Communication (AOC) ........81 ARINC Report 422-1 ................................................................47 Air-Ground Communication Systems (AGCS) ................81 ARINC Specification 424-21 .................................................47 Avionics Application/Executive Software (APEX) .......81 ARINC Specification 439A ...................................................47 Cabin Systems (CSS) ..............................................................82 ARINC Characteristic 535B-1 ...............................................47 2 Cockpit Display System Interfaces (CDS) .......................82 FSEMC ............................................................................................95 Controller Area Network (CAN) .........................................82 Message from the Chairman .........................................................95 Data Link Systems (DLK) ......................................................82 FSEMC Steering Committee Members (As of December 31, 2016) ............................................................98 Data Link Users Forum ..........................................................83 FSEMC Summary ........................................................................... 100 Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) ................................83 FSEMC Mission .................................................................... 100 Digital Video Working Group (DVE) .................................83 Introduction .......................................................................... 100 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) .................................................83 FSEMC Working Groups ...............................................................102 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Users Forum - a Joint Activity with IATA ........................................................... 84 Simulated Air Traffic Control Environments (SATCE) Working Group .............................................................102 Fiber Optic Interfaces (FOS) .............................................. 84 FSEMC Data Document (FDD) Working Group ........102 Flight Management Computer System (FMS) .............. 84 Simulator Continuing Qualification (SCQ) Working Galley Inserts (GAIN) ............................................................ 84 Group ...............................................................................102 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) ...................85 EASA FSTD Technical Group ...........................................103 Internet Protocol Suite (IPS) for Aeronautical Safety Services ...............................................................................85 Ku/Ka Band Satellite Communication Annual Awards ............................................................................104 System (KSAT) .................................................................85 Austin Trumbull Award .................................................................104 Navigation Database (NDB) ................................................85 Roger Goldberg Award ................................................................104 Network Infrastructure and Security (NIS) ....................85 Edwin A. Link Award .....................................................................105 NextGen/SESAR Avionics ....................................................86 Volare Awards .................................................................................105 Software Distribution and Loading (SDL) ......................86 Software Metrics Working Group (SWM) .......................86 Annual Report Acronym List ......................................................106 Systems Architecture and Interfaces (SAI) ....................86 Traffic Surveillance ..................................................................87 AMC .............................................................................................88 Message from the Chairman .........................................................88 AMC Steering Committee Members (As of December 31, 2016) ........................................................... 90 AMC Summary ...................................................................................92