Please don’t let the bridge be open… Dealing with uncertainties in arrival times Great! The sun’s shining. One more sip of coffee and you jump on your bike. There are many benefits to cycling to work: Fresh air, a healthy dose of exercise and no traffic jams! Yet your arrival time is not 100% predictable. […]
Read MoreOn the KDC-website the following new articles are filed under the ‘ Projects ‘ tab: Airport capacity * RECAT-EU Benefits Schiphol: Greater runway capacity thanks to shorter distances * Operational requirements Schiphol Ground Infrastructure 2016-2020: Queue here!
Read MoreGreater runway capacity thanks to shorter distances Tailgating. An irritating and dangerous habit on the roads. This doesn’t happen in the air. Aircraft need a safe distance from one another. If the second aircraft is too close behind the first, it can be affected by wake turbulence. That’s why a minimum distance is prescribed between […]
Read MoreQueue here! How do we manage 500,000 aircraft manoeuvres in 2020? Statistics don’t lie. Air traffic has increased dramatically over the past couple of years. In 2015, over 450,000 aircraft took off and landed at Schiphol. This figure will rise to 475,000 in 2016. We expect the number of aircraft manoeuvres to grow to 500,000 […]
Read MoreIf only you’d known… A handy app for avoiding a lot of bother You are sitting outside your holiday home at the `ringvaart´. It’s a beautiful summer’s day. Just as you open your book a plane flies over. “Oh no, don’t tell me they are taking off from the Aalsmeer runway,” you say to your […]
Read MoreThe concerned mother-in-law “Will you phone to let us know you’ve arrived safely?” Really you think it unnecessary, after all what can happen during the drive from Zwolle to Amstelveen? But you don’t want your mother-in-law to worry, so you do it anyway. We do exactly the same in aviation. Each flight submits an arrival […]
Read MoreSuccessful simulation of AMAN-i4D on iCAS platform Together with INDRA, DFS, NLR (with the support of KDC) and MUAC, LVNL has conducted a successful simulation of the AMAN-i4D concept. AMAN stands for (long-distance) Arrival Manager, whereby systems calculate the expected arrival time of approaching aircraft and the best landing sequence. The sooner adjustments are implemented […]
Read MoreOn the KDC-website the following new articles are filed under the ‘ Projects ‘ tab: Safe Airspace and Airport Navigation * Alerting based on Flight Plans: The concerned mother-in-law AMAN Cluster including iCAS development * Arrival Management Innovation: Succcessful simulation of AMAN-i4D on iCAS platform Environmental Information Development * Schiphol Noise Predictor: If only you’d […]
Read MoreOn the KDC-website the following new articles are filed under the ‘ Projects ‘ tab: Airline Operational Efficiency * Inbound sequencing based on Airline Priorities: A future without delay. Looking for the optimal sequence of inbound flights. * Applications of SWIM: System of cobweb? Towards a new system for Europe. Airport Capacity * Workloadmodel Schiphol […]
Read MoreThe challenge The Schiphol manoeuvring area hosts complex ground operations involving several parties that depend on each other to ensure that the many manoeuvres are conducted properly and safely. Some vehicle or aircraft manoeuvres in the area controlled by Air Traffic Control or Apron Control are unauthorised. These so-called uncontrolled manoeuvres can disrupt operations. They […]
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