IN FOCUS | Previous Webinars

PLANNING FOR APRON EXPANSION

Wilmington International Airport (ILM) is a key airport in the US aviation transportation network and an important market for many of the US airlines serving the major hubs for American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. Our guest Tony has provided aircraft parking planning/layout design for the concourse expansion project and more recently the apron expansion. The focus of the webinar is the recent aircraft parking planning for the apron expansion project.  
Presenter: Tony Dockery, President, AGD Associates
Length: 45 minutes

aircraft parking challenges

2020 has been a challenging year for the aviation industry, as the COVID-19 pandemic hit us very hard. A major challenge, particularly during the first wave this spring, was how to effectively park a huge amount of aircraft that were now left on the ground. This webinar will provide an insider look at United’s effort to safely and efficiently park these aircraft.
Presenter: Joshua Jones, Senior Manager, United Airlines
Length: 1h 2 minutes

Taxiway fillet design

This IN FOCUS webinar focus on Taxiway Fillet Design. We will look at taxiway compliance testing, and the design of taxiway curves and taxiway fillets.
Presenter: Matthias Hildebrandt, Airport Planner, Planeground Airport Consulting
Length: 57 minutes

Optimizing gse operations
​using simulation

With the nature of aircraft and Ground Service Equipment (GSE) operations being inextricably interdependent, efficient GSE operations are critical to on-time aircraft performance. How can you ensure optimal GSE operations and airside efficiency?
Presenter: Prakash N. Dikshit, Managing Consultant, Landrum & Brown
Length: 53 minutes

Planning for service equipment at the stand

This webinar focuses on the analysis of aircraft turnarounds and, in particular, planning for moving and stationary service vehicles. We cover a number of case studies, provide tips and tricks for simulating manoeuvres with vehicles and also outline important aspects to consider when undertaking this type of study.
Presenter: Bernard Goodworth, Senior Product Manager, Transoft Solutions
Length: 1 hour

aerodrome safeguarding and obstacle assessment

For this webinar, we are joined by Eleni Akkogiounoglou, Safety Supervisor for 14 Greek regional airports. Having to deal with 14 Obstacle limitation surface models seems like a very challenging and time-consuming task. With proper software to track temporary and permanent obstacles within and outside airport boundaries, and by setting up Aerodrome OLS models, the task becomes more manageable. 
Presenter: Eleni Akkogiounoglou, Safety Supervisor, Fraport Greece
Length: 40 minutes

The impact of CT technology in security

As the UK government has enforced the implementation of CT technology in all major UK airports, a big unknown to security operators appears. What changes can be expected with regard to screening and passenger process times under the new technology? What will the impact be on overall passenger and tray throughputs? Find out in this webinar. 
Presenter: Tomasz Migacz, Co-founder & Director, EBEA consulting
Length: 38 minutes

planning mars stands

This IN FOCUS webinar covers the planning of MARS stands. Nowadays, MARS stands are a popular solution for new airports and airport expansions. The flexibility of such a stand is a big advantage. Designing a MARS stand however, has many challenges. Which MARS layout suits the airport? Which operational problems often occur and how can they be prevented? 
Presenter: Tonny Nooyens, Airport Designer and Founder, Tonooy
Length: 1 hour

pier apron planning

In this IN FOCUS webinar we look at the planning and design of a new pier at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. The pier will provide new flexible aircraft parking stands and will enable Stocholm Arlanda Airport to handle the largest aircraft types. The technical details aren’t everything however, as an inspiring, pleasant environment for passengers and employees is essential.
Presenters: Fadi Antoon, Senior Airport Planner, Swedavia
Jens Villadsen, Senior Airport Planner, Cowi
Length: 23 minutes

Runway safety

In this webinar we will look at runway excursions. What are the risks and what mitigation options are there from an operator perspective. We will look at the regulation, the reason behind it, and different ways to be compliant. More importantly, we will look at how investments in safety can increase runway performance and capacity and open up new routes
Presenter: Mikael Larsson, Captain and Senior Advisor,  Aviation at Runway Safe Group
Johan Länsberg, CEO at Runway Safe Group 
Length: 30 minutes

Aircraft jet blast impact part 2, meeting the challenge!

In this edition of our IN FOCUS webinar series on jet blast we will look at how are the jet blast values presented by the manufacturer, how and when does a pilot apply breakaway jet blast and offer some best practice tips for applying this to your planning.
Presenter: Bernard Goodworth, Senior Account Manager,
​Transoft Solutions
Length: 60 minutes

Runway capacity - a practical software approach

In this webinar, we will summarize fundamental concepts of runway capacity and factors influencing throughput. A structured overview and classification will give insight into the available methods for evaluation and their applications and use cases. As some of these methods are based on demand with varying degrees of randomization, results and the uncertainty therein need to be interpreted in statistical sense.
Presenter: Stefan Pröbsting, Software Engineer at Airtopsoft 
Length: 38 minutes

ACCOMMODATE LARGER AIRCRAFT AT EXISTING AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE​

​While commercial aircraft are becoming wider and longer, airport operators struggle for accommodating them at their existing facilities. Indeed, they were often initially designed for the previous generations of airliners (e.g. Boeing 747-100). Join us for an update on the newest aircraft types and their challenges, on the applicable regulatory requirements, and on the flexibility offered by the standards and regulations.
Presenter: Gaël Le Bris, C.M. Senior Aviation Planner, WSP USA
Length: 47 minutes

​AIRCRAFT JET BLAST IMPACT,
​IT’S A CHALLENGE!​

Airport planners are expected to design efficient and safe aprons. One critical aspect to be considered is the impact that jet blast from moving aircraft has on personnel and equipment operating in the area. In this webinar, Transoft Solutions will provide an insight in to some of the regulations, procedures and analysis tools that are available, as well as the many uncertainties that planners need to deal with in their assessments. 
Presenter: Ben van Leest, VP Aviation, Transoft Solutions
Length: 36 minutes

OBSTACLE LIMITATION COMPLIANCE

In his last years at one of Germany´s largest airports, Bernard was responsible for aerodrome safeguarding, crane and construction site approvals, monitoring forest growth in the runway approaches, major runway regulations and EASA certification. 
Presenter: Bernard Goodworth, Airport planner and developer,
​Transoft Solutions
Length: 54 minutes

Airport regulations

Listen to Denis Thiemer, Airport Infrastructure and Systems Expert, from airsight GmbH as he walks us through the new regulations that impact airport planners as well as the latest developments within EASA and ICAO. 
Presenter: Denis Thiemer, Airport Infrastructures & Systems Expert, airsight GmbH
Length: 38 minutes

The Seattle experience

Seattle-Tacoma airport is one of the fastest growing airports in the US and is preparing for growth with a series of projects that are planned to be completed in the next twenty years. Many of these projects are being evaluated using microsimulation tools, and specifically using ArcPORT. 
Presenter: Nicola Longo, Senior Aviation Planner, Port of Seattle
Length: 52 minutes

Airport sustainability planning

Sustainability in the aviation industry has grown significantly over the last decade. We are proud to present Sierra Gaenicke as our next IN FOCUS guest speaker. She has been working for VHB for several years as an airport planner with experience supporting all types of large-scale permitting projects under the National Environmental Policy ACT (NEPA) and with airport sustainability projects across the US.
Presenter: Sierra Gaenicke, Airport planner, VHB
Length: 31 minutes

aircraft pushback 

​There are currently no ICAO, FAA or EASA regulations for pushback markings, despite the growing need for them. The ACI Handbook for Apron Markings and Signs offers an example, but gives no details to what is actually to be marked. Bernard will challenge this concept and start a discussion based on his experience and best practices.
Presenter: Bernard Goodworth, Airport planner and developer
Length: 47 minutes

Concept level of service

The concept of Level of Service (LoS) has been widely discussed and written about. A multi-faceted idea which can be broken down into spatial, temporal, financial and even emotional variables, it is tempting to describe each variable on its own, when in reality they are all connected. 
Presenter: Romi Singh, Product Director ArcPORT, Transoft Solutions
Length: 20 minutes

Safety at the aircraft stand

Managing safety at an airport is not an easy task, particularly not on operational aprons. The apron is an extremely challenging environment with diverse activities such as: taxiing, towing and push-back, refueling, passenger embarkation and disembarkation, loading/unloading of baggage and freight and other aircraft servicing.
Presenter: Ben van Leest, Vice President Aviation, Transoft Solutions
Length: 47 minutes