26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-8.3.2

OPERATIONAL CONCEPT FOR AN AIRPORT OPERATIONS CENTER TO ENABLE TOTAL AIRPORT MANAGEMENT

G. Spies, F. Piekert, A. Marsden*, R. Suikat, C. Meier, P. Eriksen*
DLR, Germany; *EUROCONTROL, France

Keywords: SESAR, Collaborative Airport Planning, TAM, FAMOUS, A-CDM

The Operational Concept describes how available information about the entire airport can be used for monitoring and guiding airside and landside operations. Quality of Service contracts lead to Performance Based Airport Operations enabling Performance Based ATM. The objective is to have a Pro-active management leading to predictable and reliable schedules.

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