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 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. […]
Read MoreEverything under control: Building a traffic overview beyond radar coverage Air traffic control centres in Canada and Australia are already using it: Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract (ADS-C), a new technology to downlink data from the aircraft. With ADS-C air traffic control is able to build a traffic overview above the oceans, where there is no radar […]
Read MoreAutomatic distance Peak hours? The on-ramp traffic lights makes merging onto the motorway easier. Long queues at the till in the supermarket? An extra till opens up. Or better yet: we use the self-scanners so we don’t need a cashier at all. We are always developing new means and methods to use our time and […]
Read MoreScraping off ice before take-off? Innovative forecasting system for ice formation on aircraft wings Like car drivers, pilots also experience problems with ice formation. Not on the windshield but on the wings of their aircraft. The ice needs to be removed before the aircraft can depart. This often forms a bottleneck for departing aircraft in […]
Read MoreSchiphol: hotspot for climate change. How can Schiphol prepare itself for what is coming? Climate change is causing increasingly extreme weather conditions. Heavy rain and strong gusts of wind make it even more important for Schiphol to provide more accurate weather forecasts. Accurate forecasting is particularly important in relation to runway allocation and handling starts […]
Read MoreAir traffic control’s naked eye: A vision on future technology in the control tower The utmost concentration at an altitude of 100 metres. From the Schiphol control tower the air traffic controllers look over the hotels and airport buildings to the airport. Their eyes are focused on a complete overview of all the aircraft taxiing, taking off and […]
Read MoreThe more parameters the better? A study on DAPs seeking a balance between supply and requirements Dutch air traffic controllers currently use three Downlink Airborne Parameters, or DAPs. These are handy as they provide useful information about the aircraft: selected altitude, indicated airspeed and magnetic heading. These parameters are only a fraction of the wide […]
Read MoreIn developing a more efficient European airspace (Single European Sky), important objectives are that one the one hand shorter routes can be flown and that on the other hand additional distances flown due to the presence of (closed) military airspace are limited as much as possible. To achieve this, military flying areas will be re-located […]
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