While you sit back and relax… …the ground controller’s workload increases. Everyone wants to go off on holiday in the summer. A fun city trip to Barcelona or a beach holiday on Curaçao. The airports experience their busiest periods during the peak holiday season. And this affects ground controllers at Schiphol too. While your average […]
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Inbound sequencing based on Airline Priorities
7 June 2016 Airline and Airport Operational Efficiency
A future without delays; seeking the best-possible sequence for incoming aircraft. Extra inconvenience and high costs. As a passenger it’s really annoying if you miss your connection because the aircraft is delayed. Especially if that turns out to depend on chance. The first aircraft to arrive at the airport is also the first to land. […]
Read MoreSystem or spider’s web? Towards a new system for Europe. Radio or digital. Communications can be conducted in different ways. It looks like a spider’s web when you draw a diagram of it. Take, for instance, air traffic control at Schiphol Oost. It uses lots of different systems to communicate on planning. Some systems are […]
Read MoreStrong winds, yet no delays: a study into the options provided by TBS. Strong winds can cause severe delays at Schiphol. Or even cause flights to be cancelled. A potential solution has now been found for this: Time Based Separation (TBS). It is already a huge success at London Heathrow. So Schiphol, what are we […]
Read MoreWe’ve performed almost fifty studies since 2006, the year that KDC was founded. About one third of all those studies made it to implementation. We say this with excitement, because believe us, this is a great success rate in Air Traffic Management (ATM) innovation. And even better … our current portfolio indicates that some of […]
Read MoreAir Traffic Control the Netherlands (LVNL) is conducting initial trials at Schiphol airport in the Netherlands of a prototype of Boeing’s Trajectory Manager. The ‘Night Optimal Way to Land’, or Night OWL trial, started on February 1 and will continue until the end of May with several pre-planned test-nights. The system enables Schiphol Approach and […]
Read MoreGo-Around Detection System (GARDS) warns air traffic controllers of go-arounds
3 March 2016 Safe Airspace and Airport Navigation
Air Traffic Control the Netherlands (LVNL) has built a signal into the air traffic control system for improved safety when an aircraft makes a go-around. This system, which is unique in the world, gives an audio prompt and shows a warning signal on the radar monitor, reducing the risk of an unsafe situation. LVNL continually […]
Read MoreSummary of KDC results 2015
21 January 2016 Results
In 2015, KDC worked on twelve projects. These twelve projects included eight short-term studies and four long-term projects of longer than one year. Of the twelve projects worked on, ten were completed in 2015 (seven short-term and three long-term). Two studies will continue in 2016.
Read MoreFlight by flight: improved insight into operational efficiency How do you obtain better insight in the operational performance of the Air Traffic Management (ATM) system? Air Traffic Control the Netherlands (LVNL) has conducted various activities over the past years with this goal in mind, and with success: LVNL now improved its insight in performance relating […]
Read MoreWhatever the weather: improving capacity and runway predictions The KLM Operations Control Centre (OCC) is the nerve centre of KLM. It’s here that all flights are planned and monitored, day and night. The OCC prevents delays and deploys smart tactics to eliminate them so that the timetable can be carried out as punctually as possible. […]
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