Since the early days of flight, when the first powered craft of fabric and wood wrestled its way free from the clutches of gravity, aviation as an industry has grown strong and capable. We have become a major player in the global economy. We have...
So, the British government has made a sort of decision about a new runway for Heathrow. The cabinet agrees that Heathrow will get a new runway but the decision to launch the project will not get made for about a year whilst consultations take place....
This month the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment is expected to present an action agenda to maintain Schiphol Airport’s position as one of Europe’s main hub airports with a strong network of connections. We are looking forward to this Mainport Schiphol policy paper....
March 31st the Economist published about the Brazilian waxing and waning economy. With a decrease of 3,8% in GDP last year there are certainly continued worries for concern. In spite of this economic situation the country’s infrastructure needs to be improved in order to achieve...
Air traffic demand is growing at a high rate in the South East Asian region and yet an overall network view of flight plans across different countries is lacking. As a result, flights are managed tactically by the various air navigation service providers. This lack...
In our last infographic we talked about growth and the record number of air passengers in 2015. We can safely conclude that aviation is back on track from before the global financial crisis. This puts pressure on Europe’s airports and airspace. Europe has to deal with...
Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) delivers significant benefits to European airports and the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) network. Recently Eurocontrol presented an improvement of take-off accuracy, which is the main driver for network benefits. Predicted 2015 ECAC network impact caused by Airport CDM implementations The Network...
First of all we want to take a moment to address our clients and relations: Thank you for the trust over the last year, may the New Year bring us more wonderful opportunities to work together. Happy New Year, for you and your loved ones! Last...
Airport capacity is one of the biggest challenges in Europe. Many of the major hub airports operate at or close to their maximum capacity. At the same time air traffic in Europe is expected to have grown by 16% by 2020. Expansion of physical airport...
This week we are attending the AirTOp conference in San Francisco as chairman of the user group. We are excited to meet and greet our colleagues, partners and customers at the event to discuss the latest developments. We strongly believe in the power of fast-time simulation,...