Airport CDM officially launched in Madrid Barajas Airport

The Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) Project in Madrid-Barajas Airport (AENA) was officially launched on 26 July 2011 with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the main stakeholders, AENA, AENA Aeropuertos Sociedad Anonimo and Iberia. The signing ceremony took place at Madrid-Barajas Airport Headquarters and was hosted by the AENA Aeropuertos Sociedad.… Continue reading Airport CDM officially launched in Madrid Barajas Airport

Desperation

A while ago in a previous article I wrote that airports were “dream factories”. I still think that to be the case but on occasion they can also be the cause of extreme frustration. I caught this little girl crying desperately as she sunk exhausted to her knees in Madrid Airport last night. Help was close at… Continue reading Desperation

Second TITAN Workshop – All are welcome!

Delays in the turnaround are a major cause for low predictability in commercial aviation. The SESAR ConOps describes the paradigm shift towards trajectory based operations. Turnaround Integration into Trajectory And Network (TITAN) extends the view by proposing a concept of operations which integrates the turnaround of aircraft into trajectory and network based on Collaborative Decision… Continue reading Second TITAN Workshop – All are welcome!

Aerodays 2011 – Sixth European Aeronautics Days

Innovation for a sustainable aviation in a global environment The sixth European Aeronautics Days will take place from 30 March to 1 April 2011 in Madrid, following its successful predecessor events that took place in Brussels (1991), Naples (1993), Toulouse (1997), Hamburg (2001) and Vienna (2006). The event will bring together aeronautics stakeholders, ministries, agencies… Continue reading Aerodays 2011 – Sixth European Aeronautics Days