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 GroundStar eNewsletterExciting News for Airports, Airlines and Ground Handling Companies |
| ISSUE 02/2011 - www.groundstar.aero |
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Signs Contract with INFORM INFORM’s intelligent software solution will underpin staff demand planning and bus allocation as well as the planning and deployment of terminal resources.  In striving for constant improvement in all areas, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol undertook a review of both its bus network planning and deployment systems, and the planning and allocation of terminal resources such as gates, stands, check-in desks and baggage reclaim belts. The goal was to implement a standard, integrated system to cover various processes that allowed for data exchange between sub-systems. The result of the analysis was that INFORM’s GroundStar system would best meet the requirements of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and, consequently, in April 2011 a contract was signed between the two companies. The first phase will be to roll out GS (GroundStar) RealTime and GS Planning for planning and allocation in the bus department, followed by their implementation for the planning and allocation of terminal resources. GS Planning covers optimized long-, medium- and short term strategic planning for all kinds of airport resources and ground handling operations. Using configurable business rules, base data and engagement standards, the system’s optimizer handles the planner’s routine work and speeds up the whole planning process to achieve the optimum results. GS RealTime assists the dispatcher with allocation of both airport infrastructure and handling resources, such as stands, gates, lounges, baggage belts, check-in counters, staff and ground support equipment, and by allocating automatically created tasks arising out of current and upcoming events. “We are very pleased to be chosen by Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and are looking forward to a successful project that will become part of the airport’s success story,” says Thomas Schmidt, Director of INFORM’s Airport Division. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is Europe’s fifth-largest airport in terms of passengers, and the third-largest in terms of cargo. Since 1980, the airport has won some 180 international awards and is recognized as one of the best airports in the world. In 2011 the Airport has already received a number of awards such as “ACI EUROPE Best Airport” and “Air Cargo Excellence Award” and “IT Project of the Year Award” for the South Baggage Hall. According to ACI Europe’s jury report, Schiphol is a model in terms of efficiency, facilities offered, continuous infrastructure development and attention to the environment. |
Air France: Unique Web Roster Set Up The Air France Web Roster set up allows agents to swap shifts and enter preferences for their vacation or holiday plans over the internet from home. >> Swissport International Global Roll-Out In 2011, Swissport International has implemented GS Planning in ten countries and GS RealTime at five stations. >> Nuremberg Airport Switches to GS Planning AirPart GmbH, the ground services subsidiary owned by Nuremberg Airport, decided to replace its previous demand planning system with GS Planning. >> All Departments Live at Finnair GS Rostering and GS Planning and the upgrade to GS RealTime have all been rolled out at Finnair’s subsidiaries Northport and Finnair Catering, with the implementation of GS HubControl to follow. >> |
GroundStar Commercial Analyzer for the Top Management: Decisions Based on Reality – the Answer to Sustainable Economic Success >> GroundStar Connect Makes for Smooth Flight Connections Passenger and baggage misconnections are a costly factor in daily aviation. In order to deliver a tool that helps to reduce these costs and improve passenger experience, INFORM has developed intelligent software to foresee critical connections and find the best available solutions. >> INFORM’s Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) INFORM’s Turnaround Management system called GS HubControl, has proven to be a successful solution. >> Flughafen Zürich AG Secures Terminal with Geofencing New functionality to prevent illegal border crossing has been added to the INFORM system. >> |
Cost Aviation for Process and Management Consulting INFORM is pleased to present a new collaborative venture that is of major benefit to both companies that want to implement the GroundStar system as well as to existing GroundStar customers. >> INFORM Celebrates Jubilee: 20 Years Airport Systems Back in 1991, the very first of INFORM’s airport systems was installed at Frankfurt Airport. A product of the then Logistics Systems Division of INFORM, initially implemented for a single area of Fraport’s operation, grew over time to cover more and more areas. >> |
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