The 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 […]
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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 […]
Read MoreFollow the ghost Merging helps guide traffic to the correct routes. This applies to Dutch motorways but it also applies to our airspace. To develop smooth merging of air traffic the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) conducted the Traffic Merging Support for Schiphol Approach project from August 2016 to January 2017 in close conjunction with LVNL. […]
Read MoreNight Optimal Way to Land
12 January 2017 Airspace Design & Innovation
I see, I see… Air traffic controllers predict the future using the Trajectory Manager The aircraft makes a smooth descent towards the runway. At the correct altitude, making the least possible noise for local residents. It’s not that difficult. Any modern aircraft can do it. At least, they can as long as there are no other […]
Read MoreArrival Management
12 January 2017 Airspace Design & Innovation
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 MoreRECAT-EU Benefits Schiphol
6 December 2016 Airline and Airport Operational Efficiency
Greater 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 MoreOperational requirements Schiphol Ground Infrastructure 2016-2020
6 December 2016 Airline and Airport Operational Efficiency
Queue 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 MoreSchiphol Noise Predictor
31 August 2016 Environmental sustainability
If 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 […]
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