In 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 […]
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Airline and Airport Operational Efficiency
The Knowledge and Development Centre (KDC) focuses on creating sustainable solutions for Mainport Schiphol through collaborative projects with the air transport sector and government. Guided by the KDC Research Agenda, the KDC-board monitors project progress and sets priorities. In 2024, KDC refined its agenda with expert input, addressing significant future challenges expected within Schiphol’s operational […]
Read MoreThe work of the KDC is managed based on the KDC Research Agenda. It contains a description of active projects as well as proposed research. The document is also used by the board to monitor the status and progress of the research. Furthermore, the research agenda is used to set priorities between projects while maintaining […]
Read MoreImpact of RECAT-EU on the departure capacity at Schiphol Airport
25 January 2021 Airline and Airport Operational Efficiency, Projects
Increasing runway throughput is an important goal to achieve for any European airport and for Schiphol airport this is not different. Initially, one might think that such a goal would serve merely an economic goal, i.e. accommodating more traffic or reducing delay.
Read MoreFeasibility of more flexible ILS ground inspection (OPUS)
21 December 2020 Airline and Airport Operational Efficiency
The ILS ground inspection intervals can be extended, which reduces the interference of ground inspections with operational use of the runway.
Read MoreInitial Target Time Over (TTO) Concept for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
20 August 2020 Airline and Airport Operational Efficiency
The rapid growth of demand in recent years has outpaced capacity and this has led to increasing delays at Schiphol. One of the sources of delays is the occurrence of so called ‘traffic bunches’, short periods of over-delivery of traffic, at the boundary of the Amsterdam FIR. Traffic bunches create high workload for the controllers […]
Read MoreManaging of Turnaround Priorities for Schiphol Airport
11 September 2019 Airline and Airport Operational Efficiency
Managing Turnaround Priorities The infrastructure of Schiphol is very capital intensive and it is therefore important that utilization thereof is maximized. This requires optimal use of runways, taxiways, gates and parking stands. Based on the currently available infrastructure, MovingDot and NLR explored potential priority rules to help optimize the airport throughput, specifically for the management […]
Read MoreThe glass is half full; Increasing Schiphol DCL Utilisation to improve the outbound process Can we realise short-term improvements to the outbound process by reducing the workload for controller and pilots? This depends on increased use of ACARS for pre-departure clearance (DCL). This is the result of the KDC project, ‘Optimising Outbound Cluster (2017)’. The […]
Read MoreBusiness Case electronic device pushback driver
24 May 2018 Airline and Airport Operational Efficiency
Schiphol might seem rather chaotic, but it’s not! To an outsider, Schiphol is so busy that it may seem rather chaotic. The airport is constantly swarming with aircrafts, vehicles, buses and pushback trucks. There’s little room for manoeuvre, with aircrafts constantly taxiing and being towed and pushed back. How can Schiphol carry on growing amidst […]
Read MoreCan efficiency be improved even further? The control tower at Schiphol-Centre (TWR) is a hive of activity: runway controllers, ground controllers, assistants, AAS gate planners, AAS bus coordinators and many others constantly strive to ensure that traffic flows smoothly at the airport. But how does this work in practice? How do these individuals cooperate with […]
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