In 2021, KDC has worked together with a group of experts from all KDC partners, developing a roadmap for the transition to Trajectory Based Operations (TBO) in the Netherlands. TBO is the future of Air Traffic Management, an operation in which flights are accommodated as close as possible to the user-preferred flight path. TBO is […]
Read MoreThe new research agenda has been approved by the KDC Board, and is now available on the KDC website! Like previous year, the KDC research has been expanded to a five year program, covering the 2022 – 2026 period. The program revolves around five themes: Safe Airspace and Airport Navigation Environmental Sustainability Airline and Airport […]
Read MoreWhat 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! 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 […]
Read MoreThe results of the study “RECAT-EU for departures” are available. Click the link below to view the page about this project, with the download link to the report. Impact of RECAT-EU on the departure capacity at Schiphol Airport A study that analyzed the factors that have a bearing on the departure capacity at Schiphol, in […]
Read MoreThe new year is starting off with a set of new calls! The KDC management team has requested its partners to provide proposals for the projects Steep approach runway 22 (subject 4.2.6 of the research agenda) and Traffic Segregation Concepts (subject 4.2.3). The project Transition to Trajectory Based Opartion (subject 4.5.1) is in the form […]
Read MoreThe results of the study “Optimising Preferred Use of Schiphol runways through flexible ILS maintenance”, or “OPUS” are available. Click the link below to view the page about this project, with the download link to the report. Feasibility of more flexible ILS ground inspection (OPUS project) A study to investigate the feasibility of additional permanent monitoring […]
Read MoreThe new research agenda has been approved by the KDC Board, and is now available on the KDC website! The KDC research has been expanded to a five year program, covering the 2021 – 2025 period. The program revolves around five themes: Safe Airspace and Airport Navigation Environmental sustainability Airline and Airport Operational Efficiency Capacity […]
Read MoreThe results of the study Schiphol Target Time of Arrival (TTA) Concept are available. Click the link below to view the page about this project, with the download link to the reports. Initial Target Time Over (TTO) Concept for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Two studies are performed: the first was an inventory about the content of […]
Read MoreThe results of the study Holding suport for Amsterdam Area Control are available. Click the link below to view the page about this project, with the download link to the report. Holding Support for Amsterdam Area Control A study into high level holding support concepts for Area Control. The purpose of this development is to […]
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