The Dutch aviation sector (KLM, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, LVNL), together with the Department of Infrastructure and Environment have jointly committed to develop a new concept for the Schiphol terminal airspace operations. This concept consists of fixed arrival routes and continuous descent operations. Fixed arrival routes, like standard instrument departures have the tendency to negatively affect […]
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Projects
Visual Problem Solving and Self-regulation in Training Air Traffic Control
4 October 2013 Safe Airspace and Airport Navigation
The main objective of this study is twofold: Firstly, to conduct a task analysis to identify which visual skills are important for ATCOs, and secondly to develop instructional guidelines that will contribute to preparing ATCO students better for lifelong learning.
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The KDC has made a major contribution to the successful completion of the AIRE project, commissioned by SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU). The KDC role was to provide NLR expertise to the AIRE projectteam. In the project the KDC partners KLM and LVNL worked together with Delta Airlines, NATS and Eurocontrol Maastricht.
Read MoreThe KDC study Increased Schiphol Sustainability focused on the identification of near term solutions to maintain airport capacity under adverse weather conditions. The study was performed as a sequel to two earlier studies which also touched on the same subject but with a different focus: the studies Increased Groundhandling Capacity and Increased Landing Capacity (KDC, […]
Read MoreLVNL is implementing Mode-S Enhanced Surveillance (EHS) to make the ATM system even safer and more efficient. This technique consists of an aircraft transponder which is suitable for transmitting Mode-S data, and the radar on the ground that is suitable for receiving Mode-S data. AIC-A 01/05 of 2007 regulates which data from the aircraft must […]
Read MoreImproved Wind Forecasting
22 April 2011 Capacity Management
The Schiphol operation is very sensitive to the local wind field. Due to climate change, extreme weather events are expected to occur more often in the future, which can make the airport operation even more vulnerable to wind. Information on wind direction, speed and gusts is therefore of great importance. The project Improved Wind Forecasting […]
Read MoreThe SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU) has a program in place, in cooperation with the FAA to reduce emissions: AIRE: Atlantic Interoperability Initiative to Reduce Emissions. As part of this program ATC the Netherlands (LVNL) will perform a trial at Schiphol Airport to improve the night time operations.
Read MoreSafety on the airport surface is of great importance to the Schiphol operation. In order to keep safety at a high level for now and in the future when traffic numbers have grown, it is necessary to improve the ATM system with respect to the ground operation.
Read MoreIt has been widely recognised that the European Air Traffic Management system is operating close to its limits. At Schiphol this recognition is even stronger. During good visibility the available runways are used to capacity. During poor and marginal visibility, the runway capacity is significantly below normal, which leads to cancellations and delays. Schiphol is […]
Read MoreForecasts LVP conditions
3 December 2009 Capacity Management
Low visibility has major effects on air traffic. A reliable and accurate forecast enables Air Traffic Control to anticipate these effects. The KDC and KNMI have improved and optimized the visibility forecast in the KDC-LVP project, part of the Dangerous Weather Programme. The acronym LVP stands for Low Visibility Procedure and is the name that […]
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