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TECHNOLOGY
AUTHOR Thomas Schmidt

OPTIMIZATION SOFTWARE
HELPS AIRPORTS ADDRESS OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES

INFORM

Pick the right software to improve your airport collaborative decision making.
TODAY'S AIRPORTS are facing unprecedented capacity
challenges stemming from the surging increases in
air traffic; a trend not expected to ebb any time soon.
The Airport Council International's 2019 World Airport
Traffic Forecast reported that passenger air traffic
worldwide will more than double from 8.8 billion in
2018 to more than 17 billion by 2037.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
THOMAS SCHMIDT

Thomas Schmidt, Senior Vice President,
Aviation, Inform GmbH

This strain on airport capacity is
having ripple effects all the way down
to passengers. A SEO Amsterdam
Economics study estimated that
passengers using congested European
airports incurred additional fare
premiums of €2.1 billion in 2017 and
that figure was projected to increase to
€6.3 billion in 2035. Given these market
conditions and the operational challenges
they bring, it is understandable why so

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many airports are in an expansion mode.
Expansion, however, is not the only
answer. What is also helping airports
address their current challenges is
optimization software. It is being
effectively applied to facilitate airport
collaborative decision making (A-CDM),
enhanced planning of airport resources
and optim ized operations from
turnaround, gate and stand management
to ramp services, deicing and special
services.

From A-CDM to Digital
Twin Towers
What many airports are finding is that
applying optimization software for
their operational processes results in
the capture of more precise historical
data. When this data is then analyzed,
it can help airports further fine tune



Airport Business

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Airport Business

Inside the Fence: Break the Brittle
Industry Update
Lamar Lights Up San Antonio with Direct View LED
Washington Watch: Airport Industry Must Remain Unified During COVID-19 Crisis
Strengthen Sanitation Standards
Bathroom Tech Booms
Unusual In a Good Way
Built to Move
Totally Boggus: Institute of Boggus Talk: Picking Up the Pace of Deplaning
Ground Transportation: The Parking Lot and the White Elephant
Optimization Software Helps Airports Address Operational Challenges
Product Focus
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Airport Business - Inside the Fence: Break the Brittle
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Airport Business - Industry Update
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Airport Business - Lamar Lights Up San Antonio with Direct View LED
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Airport Business - Washington Watch: Airport Industry Must Remain Unified During COVID-19 Crisis
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Airport Business - Strengthen Sanitation Standards
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Airport Business - Bathroom Tech Booms
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Airport Business - Unusual In a Good Way
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Airport Business - Built to Move
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Airport Business - Totally Boggus: Institute of Boggus Talk: Picking Up the Pace of Deplaning
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Airport Business - Ground Transportation: The Parking Lot and the White Elephant
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Airport Business - Optimization Software Helps Airports Address Operational Challenges
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Airport Business - Product Focus
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