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In this paper, a formal language called the Aircraft Intent Description Language (AIDL) is proposed as a standard, interoperable means of describing and exchanging predicted aircraft trajectories in Trajectory-Based Operations (TBO). The AIDL provides the necessary elements to unambiguously formulate aircraft intent, which, in the context of trajectory prediction, refers to the information that describes how the aircraft is to be operated within a certain time interval. By expressing aircraft intent according to the AIDL, it is ensured that each instance of aircraft intent defines a unique trajectory. It is anticipated that sharing aircraft intent information expressed in a structured and formal manner, e.g. according to the AIDL, can facilitate the synchronization of the predicted aircraft trajectories held by different automation systems in the context of TBO.

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