Having acquired Orthogon in 2021, Frequentis is now supporting its Airport Operations Plan with its Demand Capacity Balancer (DCB) solution.
The solution extends the airport operations planning horizon by enabling information sharing and integration with the Network Operations Plan (NOP), to accurately forecast demand, capacity and performance metrics. In doing so, it bridges the gap between strategic, pre-tactical and tactical planning by replacing the conventional scheduled-based planning with a rolling Airport Operations Plan (AOP).
By combining real-time data and analytics results and advanced simulation capabilities to enable scenario-based planning DCB enables aids effective airport collaborative decision making (A-CDM). It also supports airport operational stakeholders when responding to both real-time and pre-planning scenarios to improve operational decision-making and airport performance.
One of the multiple benefits of DCB is that it predicts individual flight arrival times using global data coverage that encompasses the influence of operational and weather conditions. It allows for a more effective resource allocation, associated with time and cost savings for managing the operational resources and hence significantly reducing overall OPEX. Its integrated TTA capability enables airport operators to become a proactive partner of the network to improve punctuality, reduce operating costs, including for airlines and to improve passenger satisfaction.
“We are pleased to be providing a key solution that supports the implementation of both the Initial and the Extended AOP in compliance with the CP1 regulation in Europe,” said Frank Köhne, Managing Director Frequentis Orthogon.
He added that results from the DCE deployment at London Heathrow, for which Frequentis Orthogon partnered with NATS, showed “a considerable reduction of delays by complementing conventional AFTM regulations. As we look towards aviation recovery, this is a fundamental way that airports can increase efficiency, cost effectiveness and sustainability through reduced CO2 emissions.”
