An Independent Air Traffic Management and Airports Consultancy
Specialising in concept development, systems deployment and performance improvement.
SERVICES
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
The thought of replacing an ATM system, either in part or in full, can be daunting. We help guide ANSPs through this process, making sure that the right jobs are being done at the right time to achieve a safe, acceptable, on-time and on-budget implementation.
SIMULATION
Simulation is a capability at the core of our services. It allows you to test new concepts, systems or operators in a realistic way without using your actual platform or compromising operational safety
ANALYTICS
In today’s digital ATM environment one of the most useful tools in understanding your ATM Operations is Analytics. Through the use of advanced analytical methods Think can help airport and ATM stakeholders make better decisions.
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DEVELOP
Defining, maturing and validating new concepts and systems.
Deploy
Helping you implement new concepts and systems in your environment.
IMPROVE
Using real world data to understand and optimise operations.
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Think teaser for SESAR KTN workshop contribution
Preparations are well underway here at Think for next weeks’ SESAR’s Engage Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) workshop which will be taking place on the 21st June.
In advance of the workshop, which will be looking at the ‘Economic incentives for future ATM ...
Think and Engage KTN join forces to deliver an economic workshop
On the 21st June 2021, SESAR’s Engage Knowledge Transfer Network will be hosting a workshop on the “Economic incentives for future ATM implementation”. The workshop will include a session being led by the Think team looking at the economics in the ...
Optimising new Ground Movement Control (GMC) concepts
Whilst the focus of capacity improvement at airports often centres on the runway, increasingly we are seeing airports where the ground movement control (GMC) function is also a contributory factor. This is leading airports to consider how to split the GMC role to alleviate capacity constraints, or where the role is already split, to consider a more optimal split that better balances workload between the controllers. Similarly, where airports are expanding and adding new apron areas or runways this also has the potential to change the GMC role and any existing split of responsibilities.
Competitive colouring
It seems that competition can find a place just about anywhere in today’s modern society…from which supermarket can create the best chocolate caterpillar cake to which company says it best on their social media channels and even long-standing brand wars. The ...
How close are we to Social Acceptance of UAM?
Last week Diana Toma presented at the 2021 Air Navigation Convention where she gave an insight into the importance of Social Acceptability of Urban and Advanced Air Mobility.She presented some of her findings on a recent study conducted to find out the current ...
Think Delivering Presentation On The Social Acceptance Of UAM
Next Wednesday (14th April) marks the kick-off of the Air Navigation Convention 2021. The event is a 3-day virtual event which will take an in depth look into 3 key challenges faced by the industry from the environmental considerations to the need for ...
Think support for further extension of the SESAR R&I programme
Just over a year ago, in March 2020, we completed an Impact Assessment Study for the Candidate Institutionalised European Partnership for Integrated Air Traffic Management[1]. This was the first step in the regulatory process for the renewal of the SESAR JU. A lot has happened during the last year
What Can ATM Concept Development Learn From The COVID-19 Vaccine?
In the race to develop a vaccine, the UK was the first country to approve the COVID-19 vaccine, less than a year after the UK’s first reported case.
Initial thoughts on the benefits of virtualisation in ATM
The first instance of virtualisation in Air Traffic Management were Remote Towers. The initial concept was simple: digitise the controller’ view, transmit it to a remote location and replicate it to allow tower controllers to perform their duties. This concept has grown and continues to grow.
Think contribute to CANSO air traffic forecasting white paper
Looking for a reliable/ accurate Air traffic forecast? Well, it's not that easy to find one in the challenging and forever changing environment that we currently find ourselves in. The COVID pandemic has created huge uncertainty in who can or wants to fly where
Think makes key appointment to support our airport clients in their recovery efforts
It is no secret that the COVID pandemic has had a significant impact on the aviation industry and has put a certain amount of strain on airports across the globe. As a leading ATM and Airports consultancy we want to be in a strong position to be able to help and support our airport clients on their road to recovery from the impacts that the pandemic may have had on their operations.
The hesitation for validation
Around about this time in a normal year (where normal is the old normal, not this new normal), we’d be packing up for World ATM Congress in Madrid.
Safety Assurance of Complex Systems
Would you trust a self-driving car to take you on your next journey? If not, why not? Is it because you don’t know what decisions the car is going to make along the journey to keep you safe?
This question, specifically, how do you ensure the safety of a system ...
Think presenting at CANSO Remote & Digital Tower Academy workshop
Rory Hedman, Sarah McLarty and Elizabet Pavlova will be presenting at the ‘Improving efficiency through remote and digital towers’ CANSO Academy series. The webinar series is being moderated by our MD, Conor Mullan and will include contributions from key ...
Think lead high-fidelity tower simulation for Abu Dhabi’s new Terminal Building
Think consultant Jonathan Twigger was in the United Arab Emirates in December to lead an eight-day validation activity, simulating operations at Abu Dhabi International Airport’s new Midfield-Terminal Building (MTB).
THINK TAKE TO THE STAGE AT ICAO SYMPOSIUM
On Thursday 10th December Paul Ravenhill took to the stage on the ICAO Global Symposium which this year focused on the ‘Implementation of Innovation in Aviation’. Paul was invited to join the 5th panel with the main topic of discussion being the economic ...
AIRPORT APPROACHES IN A NUTSHELL
Over the past few years Think have been involved in a range of R&D and deployment projects for approach concepts, and during that time I have developed my knowledge in this area. There are many different types and categories of approaches and the distinction between them can seem rather confusing!
THINK JOIN ICAO PANEL AT GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM
Next week from the 8th till the 11th December, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) will be hosting a series of panels across 3 different time zones as part of their virtual Global Symposium focusing on the ‘Implementation Of Innovation In ...
THINK LEAD RECORD NUMBER OF SIMS IN 5 MONTHS!
Think has been leading Real Time Simulation (RTS) Validation Activities all around the world since its foundation in 2004. These range from simulations to develop early maturity SESAR concepts to the very large scale demonstrations addressing Free Route ...
Think conclude set of IA Development Simulations for Schiphol
Last month saw the conclusion of four development simulations for the implementation of Intelligent Approach (IA) at Schiphol airport, which were co-ordinated by Think with support from NATS IA air traffic controller (ATCo) lead. Think’s involvement in the ...
Assessing Airspace Environmental Aspects
Airspace change proposals vary significantly in terms of complexity, size and environmental impact – they could be simple, straightforward and with limited environmental and operational effect (e.g. route replication), or they could be complex changes with ...
Hydrogen Powered Aircraft – A saviour or a step too far?
Our previous blogs have covered aviation emissions in the past and future years. We now turn towards one of the high-profile candidates for minimising aviation’s impact on climate – Hydrogen Powered Aircraft, where hydrogen is used as a fuel instead of kerosene. ...
Aviation emissions, the path to 2050 and a hint of optimism
Photo by Mladen Borisov on Unsplash
I've expended quite a few words recently on our need as an industry to honestly own our emissions problem and to take the COVID pause as an opportunity to rethink our ambitions of unfettered growth. (TL;DR: We need something ...
FUTURE PBN TMAS WILL NEED ADVANCED FLOW MANAGEMENT
In my previous blog article, I presented a new focus for advanced approach concepts - harnessing their environmental benefits in a future very high density PBN approach airspace. In this blog, I continue with the next step in this idea - the means of getting the ...
Introducing…Word of the Weeks
And now for something different… Step inside the mind of one of our biggest brains at Think as Principal Consultant Peter Weeks brings you his own unique insight into the future of ATM concepts.
Paul Ravenhill Moderating Standards Evolution Workshop
Tomorrow at 10:00am marks the start of the virtual Standards Evolution Workshop which is being organised by EUROCONTROL in partnership with the European Commission and the EASA.The workshop aims to bring together stakeholders to discuss how standards can ...
Think Attends Annual AirTOp and ArcPORT User Groups
November is an exciting month for our Fast Time Simulation (FTS) team. Our AirTOp expert, Elizabet Pavlova, and our ArcPORT expert, Irene Boñal Bravo, will both be attending the online User Group Conferences organised by Transoft Solutions. During the events, ...
MODE SWITCHING IN DIGITAL TOWER TRANSITION
When the market talks Digital Towers, it usually focuses on operational benefits or technological advancements, and not so much on the human performance and human factors. Yet we at Think have long acknowledged that this is a significant aspect of the concept, ...
Think supporting EUROCONTROL in SESAR 2020 Wave 2
We are pleased to have been awarded our first contract within the second wave of SESAR 2020. Our consultants have begun providing comprehensive support to EUROCONTROL for the duration of the PJ.02-W2-14 solution. The ‘Evolution Of Separation Minima For ...
COVID protocols -still necessary, still possible
Back in May we did some analysis on the COVID-related measures likely to be put in place during air travel. We modelled some recovery scenarios across the terminal and the gate as traffic started to pick up following “lockdown” across Europe. Now that 6 months have passed and we have a clearer picture of what form the recovery is taking, we’ve taken a look back at our modelling to see if the analysis still holds.
