DATA MANAGEMENT
Passenger traffic is growing faster than
airports can invest in infrastructure, making
turnaround optimization is even more
critical. Improving aircraft turnaround times
depends on how landside systems such as the
baggage handling system are performing as
well as what is happening on the apron. This
rule also applies to the type of aircraft and
number of passengers for each flight,
information the airlines provide to the
AODB. A larger aircraft means more
passengers, which would alert the operation
that more resources might be needed at that
gate. “The AODB provides business logic so
that each time there is a change of aircraft, it
automatically regenerates the links between
arrival and departure,” Betend says. “This is
very important for turnaround optimization.”
“An AODB is highly configurable and
must be configured to the needs of the
client,” he adds. “Time is spent with the
airport to understand where they get their
information and where it should be shared.”
Prior to customer delivery, stakeholder or
subject matter workshops are organized to
“choreograph all the different areas of the
operation,” Betend explains. The workshops
include the airport’s IT department, to
understand the infrastructure and network.
Each airport has its own operational issues
and requirements, says Betend. The ADB
SAFEGATE team works closely with the
airport stakeholders to understand the needs
of the operation and identify areas that could
be optimized, and problems that could be
solved, through the AODB.
As the industry evolves, ADB SAFEGATE’s
products follow suit and are continually
updated to meet changing operational needs.
Constant engagement with industry working
groups enables the ADB SAFEGATE team to
be proactive and responsive to requirements
of airports, including looking toward the
future and keeping a close eye on trends like
mobile access to AODB information as well
as in-cloud delivery options.
As a provider of integrated solutions used
in the tower, on the airfield and at the gates,
ADB SAFEGATE, with its acquisition of
Airport Systems, offers a total airport
management portfolio of automated and
integrated solutions for airside and landside.
All of the separate systems at an airport can
work as one seamless solution, sharing data
and applying data analytics to optimize the
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An AODB should be capable of all
requirements of Eurocontrol’s Airport
Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM)
initiative, Betend says. With total airport
management, A-CDM builds upon the
AODB to allow airports to apply advanced
analytics to the vast amounts of data
collected from the AODB, tower, gate and
airfield to improve operational efficiency
even further.
Implementing an A-CDM on top of the
AODB allows airport stakeholders to use
common airport-wide data for deeper
analysis and improved decision making. The
result is an airport that can operate more
dynamically, increasing throughput,
reducing costs and increasing levels of
passenger satisfaction.
Better business logic
AODB offers better asset utilization for
airlines, while passengers receive accurate
flight information, including arrival and
departure time changes. On the ramp,
ground handling crews are better able to
allocate resources through improved
planning, which can lead to reduced costs
and maximized profits.
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