Airport Research Center

After the sucessful CAST User Group Meetings 2011 in Dubai and 2012 in Frankfurt, STAC will host this year's CAST User Goup Meeting in Paris, France in October 2013.

For Airport Reserach Center and it’s customers worldwide, a close cooperation is one of the most important key factors to ensure the best possible outcome. Consequently, the user meeting is a great opportunity to share users’ experience and projects, inform all users about the latest CAST developments, introduce new features and modules, and of course discuss the roadmap of the future CAST development.

Further information on the exact dates and agenda will be provided as soon as possible.

Airport Research Center is exhibiting at the Passenger Terminal Expo 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland, 09-11 April 2013.

We will present our planning and consulting services and also demonstrate the latest developments and features of our multi agent airport simulation software CAST:

With CAST, customers are able to use a 3D copy of their individual airport ready to answer questions about the future. This allows prediction of performance in order to act in time and not just to react! Tomorrow, next week, next month, next season and later – for each planning horizon CAST offers the information required for informed decision making. Through a stepwise approach first benefits can be generated in short term, without huge initial investments, and a short term ROI is guaranteed.

Looking forward to meeting you in Geneva at booth no. 3170!

For more information about the exhibition and conference please visit passengerterminal-expo.com

Airport Research Center (ARC) is a global provider of professional airport planning and decision support services as well as of the CAST airport simulation software offering a wide range of consulting and software products to the aviation industry.

To support the company’s expansion, ARC is looking for dynamic and experienced persons, who strive for new challenges. We are pleased to offer the following vacancies:

Full Time

• Project Engineer Airport Simulation

Student Assistants

• CAD and Simulation Assistant
• Software Developer

It is required that all employees speak German fluently. Therefore the job advertisements are in German.

Airport Research Center exhibits at the ACI Airport Exchange 2012 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 26-28 November 2012.

We will present our planning and consulting services and also demonstrate the latest developments and features of our multi agent airport simulation software CAST:

With CAST, customers are able to use a 3D copy of their individual airport ready to answer questions about the future. This allows prediction of performance in order to act in time and not just to react! Tomorrow, next week, next month, next season and later – for each planning horizon CAST offers the information required for informed decision making. Through a stepwise approach first benefits can be generated in short term, without huge initial investments, and a short term ROI is guaranteed.

Looking forward to meeting you in Amsterdam at booth no. 68!

For more information about the exhibition and conference please visit airport-exchange.com

After the sucessful CAST User Group Meeting 2011 in Dubai, Frankfurt Airport will host this year's CAST User Goup Meeting from Tuesday November 13th to Wednesday 14th 2012.

For Airport Reserach Center and it’s customers worldwide, a close cooperation is one of the most important key factors to ensure the best possible outcome. Consequently, the user meeting is a great opportunity to share users’ experience and projects, inform all users about the latest CAST developments, introduce new features and modules, and of course discuss the roadmap of the future CAST development.

As part of the meeting, our host Marcel Plaum of Fraport will give a guided tour on the new Pier A Plus at Frankfurt Airport, which went into operation this October. The pier is used to operate flights to non-Schengen destinations and will be used exclusively by Lufthansa. It will be compatible with Airbus A380 operations and should increase the passenger capacity by six million.

For more information please see the Agenda.

Airport Research Center GmbH has completed a simulation study of the check-in area at Copenhagen Airport.

Copenhagen Airport is planning modifications to the international check-in area within the next years. These modifications aim to improve the passenger flow for passengers arriving by train and all passengers leaving the baggage reclaim area. Furthermore the area connecting Terminal 3 and Terminal 2 shall be expanded to offer more flow space and some more check-in capacity using automated bag drop machines.

Airport Reserach Center set up a detailed CAST Terminal Model and simulated different layout alternatives in combination with different check-in allocation scenarios.

Possible bottlenecks as well as possible ‘dead areas’ were identified and the drawbacks and advantages of the different solutions could be shown to find the most suitable and future proof one. Comparing the results of the scenario simulations with the results from the baseline simulation the effect of the terminal modification could be described. This description was a significant contributor to the decision on final layout and timing of the individual elements.

For more information please see the project report.

Airport Research Center was choosen to conduct a simulation study for Bergen Airport, Norway.

Bergen Airport is undergoing a comprehensive expansion program where a major focus is on the upgrade of existing terminal facilities as well as the construction of the new terminal 3.

As the masterplan and design concepts have been finalized, airport operator Avinor chose Airport Research Center GmbH to conduct a passenger simulation study for the validation of “proof-of-concept”,  including both the layout and the development stages. The simulation shall test the terminal facilities under the peak situation and conditions of a typical busy day in the future representing the target capacities of 6.5, 7.5 and 10 MPPA of the airport terminal.

Due to the planned modernisation and partly reconstruction of the terminal building at Hannover Airport, parts of the terminal need to be temporary closed for operations. As consequence all flights have to be handled in the remaining terminal area.

Airport Research Center was asked to conduct a feasibility study including a new allocation of remaining check-in facilities, stands and gate lounges for this situation as well as a CAST Terminal simulation to verify the level of service.

The Airport Research Center GmbH (ARC) exhibits at this year's Passenger Terminal EXPO in Vienna, Austria, 18-20 April 2012, Stand 5050.

Here we will present our planning and consulting services and also demonstrate the latest developments and features of our multi agent airport simulation software CAST.

Furthermore, our airport planning&design department will present our new innovative concept in respect to modular architecture for airport terminals: Low Cost, High Quality Terminal, which already was implemented for the new terminal building in Charkov.

We are looking forward to meeting you in Vienna at our booth no. 5050.

In the scope of a series of expension at Trondheim Airport Vaernes, Airport Reserach Center has been contracted to perform a simulation study of the new check-in hall layout including a newly designed security screening area.

The planned layout provides different check-in facilities, including dedicated and Common Use Self Service (CUSS) Check-In Kiosks, common use Self Service Bag Drops (SSBD), and different dedicated manned check-in counters.

The simulation study shall validate the intended re-design and identify any possible bottlenecks. In addition, the project shall give recommendations for potential layout improvements and thus support the optimisation of the layout before the construction has started.

For more information please see the detailed project report.

In the framework of the Master Plan of Oslo Airport one important issue are the de-icing operations. Due to the climate conditions at OSL de-icing operations play an important role on many days of the year. To guarantee a defined quality of the de-icing operations therefore is of major relevance for the overall operational quality of the airport.

In order to provide a general quality assessment of the planned configuration a CAST Aircraft simulation study focussing on the de-icing operations has been made.

Starting  with an baseline model approved by OSL-experts several future scenarios have been simulated and evaluated. An important part of the success is based on the powerful and flexible traffic management and control functionalities of CAST, which allowed a detailed and correct simulation of the processes at OSL. Besides detailed quantitative results the visualisation has been highly appreciated.

For more information please see the project report.

• The latest software developments of CAST Terminal, CAST Aircraft and CAST Vehicle

• Case studies and sample projects on CAST terminal and airside simulation: terminal and airside development validation, de-icing scenarios, security process design, capacity investigations, resource allocation, equipment planning...

• Concept of the Low Cost High Quality Terminal (presented based on the successfully realised terminal project of Kharkov Airport)

We are looking forward to meeting you in Abu Dhabi at our stand no. 46.

Find more information about the exhibition and conference at  airport-exchange.com

Due to the increased demand on traffic, Prague Airport intents to build a third runway within the next years.

In order to get a reliable baseline for several decisions in this context Airport Research Center GmbH was contracted to do an extensive evaluation of safety, capacity and operational efficiency. For the investigation ARC's own 3D CAST simulation software is used. The simulation includes analysises of all possible runway operating modes considering multiple parameters reflecting e.g. low visibility procedures.

The new terminal for the existing Charkov International Airport, which was opened for operations in November 2010, was developed from an Airport Research Center’s modular pallet capable to offer clients a cost efficient Low Cost High Quality Terminal.

The terminal was designed to cope with a passenger peak volume of 600 Pax/h, consisting of 400 international and 200 domestic passengers. A second terminal, which shall be build at a later stage, will be added through a similar construction, accommodating a further combined passenger volume peak of up to 1200 Pax/h, consisting of 800 international and 400 domestic passengers.

Modular terminal development is not only attractive for small to medium size airports due to its cost efficient terminal, but also due to the effortless understanding of the modular assembly of all relevant terminal components, which constantly presents the client with an up-to-date investment costs estimate for a specific terminal. Here the client may vary between modules up to the point of applying for a construction permit.

Airport Research Center’s modular pallet is not only used to optimise the functional aspects and planning phases of any proposed terminal, but offers a terminal that is sustainable in its design and in its functional layout. The client is able to choose a terminal module or combination of modules to create a Low Cost High Quality Terminal whilst taking into consideration all relevant design and financial issues which might be important.

Construction of the new terminal in Charkov was accomplish whilst employing local companies and products, and realised in close conjunction with qualified local engineers and architects. Optimising the terminal layout throughout all design phases via Airport Research Center’s CAST-Terminal simulation software, which was applied to validate any functional layouts of the terminal, offering the city of Charkov a Low Cost High Quality Terminal.

For more information please see the corresponding project.