Air Transportation is a major contributor to international mobility and has high requirements
to ensure safe and secure operations. Aircraft ground operations are impacted significantly …

Airlines have recently instituted practices to reduce the risk of their passengers becoming
infected with the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Some airlines block their airplanes' …

The corona pandemic significantly changes the processes of aircraft and passenger
handling at the airport. In our contribution, we focus on the time-critical process of aircraft …

During 2007, 19% of all European flights were more than 15 min late. One contributor to this
delay is the insufficient ground operation performance inducing excessive process …

Reliable and predictable ground operations are essential for punctual air traffic movements.
Uncertainties in the airborne phase have significantly less impact on flight punctuality than …

Efficient boarding procedures have to consider both operational constraints and the
individual passenger behavior. In contrast to the aircraft handling processes of fueling …

Future 4D aircraft trajectories demand comprehensive consideration of environmental,
economic, and operational constraints, as well as reliable prediction of all aircraft-related …

The aircraft turnaround processes is mainly controlled by the ground handling, airport or
airline staff, except the aircraft boarding, which is driven by the passengers' experience and …

Background: Open Access Editor's Choice Article Evaluation of Aircraft Boarding Scenarios
Considering Reduced Transmissions Risks by Michael Schultz 1,*,† and Jörg Fuchte 2,† 1 …

An efficient handling of passengers is essential for reliable terminal processes. Since the
entire progress of terminal handling depends on the individual behavior of the passengers …