The fusion of the technological know-how of GTD and the wide knowledge of the industry of SITA OnAir has made possible making eWas Solution a reality. GTD Information Systems is a Spanish high-tech company, dedicated to the design, integration and operation of complex and critical mission applications and systems around the world. The company has an experienced team which develops projects of great technical difficulty and state systems for space, aeronautics and energy industries, as well as scientific facilites, critical infrastructures and maritime-port facilities. We support airlines during the design stage, during implementation and certification. For more than ten years, GTD has been developing applications related to meteorological conditions for commercial and private aviation. SITA OnAir is a world leading specialist in air transportation communications and information technology. We serve more than 200 countries and territories. We possess the necessary expertise in order to assist airlines, giving full rein to the potential of the connected aircraft. The solutions provided by SITA OnAir allow the aviation industry to improve the passenger experience, speed up cabin operations and optimize maintenance procedures and flight operation. At a global level, almost all airports and aircrafts transact business with SITA, and it’s our job to maintain their operations. Since the most important air transportation of the computing and communication world requires a highly specialized demand, we are always committed to the satisfaction of the air transportation industry’s demand. eWAS provides real-time access to meteorological data during all phases of the flight, including weather forecasts and nowcasts. The climatological information is available on mobile and tablet during flight preparation and it’s updated during the flight on the EFB connected in the cabin. This solution presents a clear and concise vision of the present and future meteorological risks during the flight trajectory. The situation awareness allows better strategic navigation which contributes to a safer and more confortable flight. Fuel economy is linked to the use of this technique, since a better preparation can avoid and anticipate bad meteorological conditions. Finally, it improves comfort and cabin services for the passengers, since it’s possible to avoid turbulences in real-time. The flight preparation using eWAS Solution significantly increases the efficiency of the resources available to the pilots. Having a clear knowledge of the present and future meteorological situation allows them to improve the strategic forecast of the flight, hours ahead. Likewise, thanks to this technique, is possible to improve safety and fuel consumption due to optimal planning. It’s an application which allows a quick visualization of the meteorological difficulties that the pilot can face during the flight. It basically has three operational modes: pre-flight, during flight and post-flight. It’s a highly costumizable application in accordance with the predefined policies of the airlines. It’s ideal for commercial transport and business jets. When in comes to communications, the volume of data received during the flight for data update is very small, thus minimizing communication costs. It includes a horizontal and a vertical vision mode. In the horizontal mode one can see the Mercator, World, Arc and Rose mode. In the vertical mode one can observe a transversal profile throughout the whole flight plan, in which one can immediately see the problematic situations which the pilot will encounter during the flight. eWAS allows visualizing an animation of the evolution of the meteorological objects in relation to the future position of the aircraft. This way, one can dynamically see which the problematic situations will be in each flight plan. It allows a 4D visualization of the flight evolution. This visualization can be dynamic in the form of animation, or static through the vertical vision, only showing the meteorological objects which interfere with the flight plan when the aircraft passes the area in which these objects are located.
