DLR - Institute of Air Transport and Airport Research

Institute of Air Transport and Airport Research (FW)

Prof.Dr. Johannes Reichmuth
Head of the Institute, Köln-Porz

Institute of Air Transport and Airport Research (FW)

Focus of research is to examine how both systems, air traffic and airports, evolve with time under certain conditions and how a desired status for either one can be achieved. To find answers to these questions, it is necessary

to analyse current development,
to examine possible future developments of these systems, e.g. through simulation studies,
to build software tools to help assessing conditions and avoid undesirable situations,
to develop methods to manage airports efficiently, and
to observe the effects of these measures.

The goal of air transport research is the development of longterm strategies and measures aiming at changes in infrastructure or new regulations for the air transport system as a whole.

Airport research aims at developing measures for airport management that efficiently integrate passenger movement into landside and airside processes thus fostering efficient intermodal transport.

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Departments of the Institute

Airport Research

Airport research at FW focuses on the implementation of the ACARE goals to improve traffic flow at airports. The main focus here is on landside airport management and airport simulation. The following core themes are considered:

Optimisation of airport processes with regard to passengers, luggage and freight
Development of support systems in the framework of a total airport management
Assessment of technologies and methods with regard to safety/security relevant effects by means of real-time and quick-time simulations

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Air Transport Research

Air transport research investigates the possible future developments of air transport and analyses its capabilities and impacts. The main focus here is on the development of an environmental friendly air traffic system and air traffic economy. The following core themes are considered:

Performace of analyses, prognoses and scenarios with regard to the development of air transport depending on political, technical and infra-structural parameters
Analysis as well as conception and assessment of regulatory measures under consideration of environment and economy
Integrated modelling of the air transport system

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