From 2017, students from the Aviation Academy HvA will carry out research within the CoE. The first major long-term research line of Capacity Management of the Aviation Academy is very relevant to aviation industry in the Netherlands. For one the effective capacity management has the potential to reduce airline delays and reduce controller workload. In […]
Read MoreBatch February 2018Impact of Special Events on AirspaceDate of graduation: July, 13, 2018Author: Bas Broekstra KDC Final Thesis Bas Broekstra Analysis of Vertical Flight Trajectory EfficiencyDate of graduation: July 9, 2018Author: Marc Eijkens KDC Final Thesis Marc Eijkens Impact Analysis on the Airside Infrastructure at SchipholDate of graduation: July 11, 2018Author: Gijs Peters KDC Final […]
Read MoreThe students of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA) are guided and supervised by: Frenchez Pietersz (HvA) Frenchez Pietersz is an energetic, creative lecturer who combines aviation knowledge and common sense in the right dose, with 39 years of age, married, a son he goes to work with pleasure and an open attitude. As an engineer, he […]
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 MoreOn the KDC-website the following new article is filed under the ‘Projects’ tab: AMAN Cluster including iCAS development* Traffic Merging Support for Schiphol Approach: Follow the ghost
Read MoreUnder the tab ‘Results’ you’ll find the annual summary of KDC results 2016.
Read MoreWhat did we achieve in 2016? Which projects did we work on? What did we complete? What will we continue to work on over the course of the next year? And what are the results so far? You can find the answers to all these questions below.
Read MoreThrough the Center of Excellence (CoE) KDC wants to intensify the cooperation with universities and colleges. Initially, a collaboration has started between the Aviation Academy, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA) and the Technical University (TU) Delft. The KDC is open to work with other parties in line with their objective: air traffic control, aircraft […]
Read MoreI 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 […]
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