When Malev collapsed earlier this year, Budapest Ferihegy Airport saw a lot of its traffic disappear. Ryanair was quick to fill the vacuum but they ran into a number of unexpected problems. Downgrading quality is apparently as difficult as upgrading it… Budapest Ferihegy Airport has two terminals. Terminal 1 is the old terminal and was… Continue reading Disneyland or Cattle Ranch?
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Viewfinde View 7 – Desperation
On her knees looking after the fast receding figure of her mom… this tired little girl will probably remember Madrid airport with less than enthusiasm.
Integrated Robot Loading at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
With CDM starting to look increasingly towards the land-side of airports to optimize passenger flow processes in order to have a more predictable aircraft turnaround, it is not surprising that hitherto less visible processes, like baggage handling, are also coming under increasing scrutiny to find opportunities for improvements. Long labor intensive, baggage handling is taking… Continue reading Integrated Robot Loading at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
EUROCONTROL cancels CDM group meeting
When the mail arrived announcing that EUROCONTROL was cancelling the upcoming CDM group meeting due to severe cuts in their budget, I was not really surprised. This was almost expected as part of what appears to be the killing off of EUROCONTROL. That the CDM group was one of the more successful activities was of… Continue reading EUROCONTROL cancels CDM group meeting
New airport in Hungary will become reality after all?
According to information leaked to the Hungarian media, the visiting Chinese premier during his stay in Hungary will raise the issue of the Szombathely cargo airport to Hungarian prime minister Orban. Building a cargo airport to serve as China’s main port of entry into Europe has been on the table for some time and the… Continue reading New airport in Hungary will become reality after all?
Are Brussels Airlines and Brussels Airport loosing it?
I have written in the past about the curious happenings that seem to affect Brussels Airlines’ flights from Vienna. You can read about them here and here. Last Friday however I got proof that flights TO Vienna can also be jinxed… Sadly, the event I am about to relate to you also shows that collaborative… Continue reading Are Brussels Airlines and Brussels Airport loosing it?
Headache
Every so often I wake with a splitting headache which is bad enough as it tends to persist the whole day… Even worse however is the rather somber view I have at times like that of our beloved aviation world. When I think of airports, I see not the runways and the aircraft parked at… Continue reading Headache
Flightpath – A great tool for better communications in aviation
For most of us, Cambridge University Press needs no introduction. Their name is synonymous with innovation and quality. When they decide to publish a book to improve aviation communications you can be sure it will be something special. Roger-Wilco was granted an exclusive opportunity to review a pre-production version of Flightpath, Cambridge University Press’ brand… Continue reading Flightpath – A great tool for better communications in aviation
Brussels – CDM airport daylight hours only??
Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) is a vital element of the new air traffic management paradigm (you can read more about CDM in Roger-Wilco’s CDM category). Some airports in Europe are leading CDM implementation, among them Brussels. One would expect that operations at a CDM airport do not have to contend any more with such basic… Continue reading Brussels – CDM airport daylight hours only??
Classifying Homo Sapiens Traveleris
I don’t know about you but whenever possible, I like to be at the airport early. Once you are through security, airports can be such fun places! I am not talking about the shops and restaurants, they are there to take your money while in fact there is much better fun close at hand… and… Continue reading Classifying Homo Sapiens Traveleris