Communication between air and ground is still often done using RT contact. RT has been used for decades in aviation and has proven to be a reliable means of communication. However, with the ever increase of traffic, the limits of RT communication will be encountered within the foreseeable future. Frequency congestion at busy airports/airspace, miscommunication […]
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Results
The Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) was asked to investigate how to optimise airspace use in the Netherlands through the application of FUA, Flexible Use of Airspace, by military airspace with civil users. Airspace use in the Netherlands has been coming under increased pressure as a result of the capacity and complexity of Schiphol airport operations, […]
Read MoreSummary 2025
26 March 2026 Actual, Actueel, Frontpage News, News, Nieuws, Resultaten, Results
What did KDC achieve in 2025? The results at a glance. The Knowledge and Development Centre (KDC) is a collaboration between the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, LVNL, KLM, and Royal Schiphol Group. Its mission is to develop and integrate knowledge to support innovation and future‑proof aviation at Schiphol and in the Netherlands. KDC […]
Read MoreKnowledge and Development Centre (KDC) The KDC Foundation is a collaboration between the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, LVNL, and aviation sector partners KLM and Royal Schiphol Group. The foundation develops and integrates knowledge with the aim of advancing and innovating aviation in the Netherlands and at Mainport Schiphol. KDC has a multi-year program […]
Read MoreThe KDC Foundation is a collaboration between the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, LVNL, and aviation sector partners KLM and Royal Schiphol Group. The foundation develops and integrates knowledge with the aim of developing and innovating aviation in the Netherlands and Mainport Schiphol. The KDC has a multi-year program carried out in collaboration with […]
Read MoreIn 2023, six projects were worked on within KDC as part of the multi-year program. Three of these projects continued from 2022. Four of the six projects were completed in 2023. The remaining two projects will be completed in 2024. The main topics worked on in 2023 are: The study Air-Ground Datalink Implementation Strategy, which investigated […]
Read MoreIn 2022 fourteen projects were worked on within KDC, five of which continued from 2021. Eight of the fourteen projects were completed in 2022. The remaining six projects will be completed in 2023 or later. In 2022, two students from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences graduated within the KDC, in the bachelor track of […]
Read MoreIn 2021, twelve sub-projects were worked on within KDC, all of which fall under the projects listed below. In 2021, the KDC Management project was implemented, which provides support for the projects, maintenance of the website, and financial management. The research within KDC is divided into two parts: • Research conducted by one of our […]
Read MoreSummary of KDC results 2020
21 April 2021 Frontpage News, News, Results 2020 results, Airport Operations Centre (APOC), Airspace redesign, innovation, KLM, LVNL, Mainport Schiphol, RECAT-EU, Schiphol, TU Delft
What did KDC achieve in 2020? The results at a glance. In 2020… … we worked on 11 different projects. … we finished 9 projects, the remaining 2 studies started in 2020 will be completed in 2021. … 9 students conducted innovative research within the Centre of Excellence. Five of them were master students […]
Read MoreKDC turns 15!
30 March 2021 Archive of news, Frontpage News, News, Results
KDC turns 15! Our selection of top projects that made it to implementation! The KDC foundation was established 15 years ago, on March 30, 2006 as an initiative of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. At the request of the Ministry, LVNL, Royal Schiphol Group and KLM started a collaboration to jointly develop […]
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