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How do we improve the flying passenger’s experience?
It is time to fly again. Due to the pandemic this normal frequent flyer hasn’t flown for 18 months. Coincidently my first flight back read more
Think Continue To Support CANSO Smart Digital Tower Task Force
Despite the challenges the past year posed within the aviation industry, the CANSO Smart Digital Tower Task Force (SDT TF) have ... read more
Autonomous Vehicles In Airports
When will your baggage drive itself to the aircraft? Autonomous ground vehicles (AV) are being investigated and adopted by airports ... read more
Matching Terminal Capacity To Demand During The Recovery
The recovery of sorts is finally underway. The overall traffic levels in Europe appear to be heading upwards and tracking a trend that ... read more
Exploring The Possibilities of UAM
One of the topics that has not been put on hold over the last 19 months is the development of eVTOLs and UAM. This is the third ... read more
Finalists in the Investors in People Award
We are pleased to announce that we have been selected as a finalist in this year’s Investors in People awards. The awards aim to ... read more
Airspace Considerations for UK Spaceports
With Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin recently launching their CEOs to space, space tourism has arrived. For a mere $250,000 you can ... read more
The Journey Towards Jet Zero
In June 2019 the UK became the first major economy to pass legislation that commits the country to net zero emissions by 2050, which ... read more
Vlad Nasta joins Think on a 12 week virtual placement
This month we welcomed Vlad Nasta to the Think Team. Vlad joins us as part of a 12 week virtual placement as part of his Summer ... read more
Seamless passenger experience
Irene Boñal shares her thoughts on improving accessibility to provide a seamless airport experience for all passenger types. read more
Think selected onto EUROCONTROL’s Innovation Labs Framework
We are delighted to have been selected as one of the organisations on EUROCONTROL's new Innovation Labs Framework. The framework will ... read more
Very Shiny Web Applications
We’re big fans of Shiny here at Think. It allows us to develop data dashboards, display data visualisations and utilise data models to read more
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 ... read more
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 ... read more
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 ... read more
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 ... read more
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 ... read more
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 ... read more
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 ... read more
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 ... read more
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 ... read more
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 ... read more
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 read more
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 ... read more
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 ... read more
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’ ... read more
How Virtualisation Can Transform The ATM Marketplace
Paul Ravenhill's presentation for the ICAO Global Symposium 2020 Economics Panel on how virtualisation can transform the ATM Marketplace. read more
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 ... read more
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 ... read more
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 ... read more
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 ... read more
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 ... read more
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, read more
Assessing Airspace Environmental Aspects
Airspace change proposals vary significantly in terms of complexity, size and environmental impact – they could be simple, ... read more
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 ... read more
Aviation emissions, the path to 2050 and a hint of optimism
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 ... read more
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 ... read more
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 read more
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 ... read more
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, ... read more
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 ... read more
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 ... read more
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 ... read more
Challenging The 80/20 Fallacy of ATCO Workload
As Human Factors has grown as a discipline within the ATM industry, controller workload has slowly gained appreciation by decision ... read more
Role of markets in AAS deployment
Find out more about our work on 'project RoMiAD' which is a catalyst project awarded by the Engage KTN the SESAR Knowledge Transfer Network. read more
A step towards sustainable mobility in Europe
From the 16th to the 22nd of September many politicians, companies and individuals celebrated this year’s European Mobility Week, ... read more
THINK SHOWCASING ROMIAD AT ENGAGE SUMMER SCHOOL
We are ready for school! This week is the second summer school organised by the Engage KTN the SESAR Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), ... read more
Do We Need To Regulate Virtualisation?
The Airspace Architecture Study (AAS) provides a blueprint for removing structural inefficiencies in Europe through a process of ... read more
Got a SESAR 2020 project? Here are my top tips
In 2004, just as Think was starting, something else was born – the Single European Sky ATM Research Programme (SESAR). A few years ... read more
INTEGRATING COMMERCIAL SPACEFLIGHT INTO ATM
Spaceflight is booming. Virgin Galactic and SpaceX have become household names in recent years with their impressive feats of ... read more
Update to Think’s Remote Tower Map
Back in June we updated our website to include a Remote and Digital Towers resources page, this included Think’s first-of-its-kind map ... read more
The numbers underpinning the UK aviation industry’s climate ambitions
We’ve written recently about the climate aspects of the UK aviation industry and how we could prioritise carbon reduction as we ... read more
Think’s First Socially Distanced (and Remote) Simulation!
When the COVID-19 pandemic news erupted, and the seriousness of the situation was realised, the initial schedule for the implementation read more
SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE OF UAM – A GREAT UNKNOWN
To anyone that has the slightest interest in the future of air mobility, even a basic google search will illustrate current excitement ... read more
Think moderates webinar on The Role Of Digital Towers
Think MD, Conor Mullan will moderate a webinar tomorrow (11th August ) on ‘The Role of Digital Towers in Future Air Traffic ... read more
IS VIRTUAL TRAINING FOR ATCOS THE FUTURE?
On the 18th June I attended a Webinar entitled ‘Leading the way: Virtual Training for ATCOs’, of which our Manging Director, Conor ... read more
Think enlists additional team support
This month we are looking forward to welcoming Tom Casson to the Think team. Tom is joining us from the University of Bath where he is ... read more
Urban Air Mobility. The cities of the future?
For many years now, if someone asked us to picture the future, flying cars were one of the first things to come to mind. But Urban Air read more
James Lewis attends 2020 STAMP Workshop
Last week, Think ATM Consultant, James Lewis took part in the first stage of the MIT virtual 2020 STAMP Workshop which will continue ... read more
From airport capacity to environment – A new focus
There have been large advancements in the last 20 years within final approach tool support, all with the goal of improving runway ... read more
Think announce two more virtual placements
Last week we welcomed an additional two virtual placements to the Think team. Ioana Diaconu and Dragoș Daniil Săndică are joining us ... read more
Runway Optimisation Concept Development
Think have been working with NATS on the feasibility and options for implementing a world's first Optimised Mixed Mode TBS tool at ... read more
Re-thinking Hazard Identification
The aviation industry is obsessed with techniques and processes to demonstrate safety and rightly so. It is important that the right ... read more
Our very first virtual placement
We are pleased to announce that Rifayat Miah has ‘virtually joined’ the Think team this week and will be working with us remotely ... read more
Digital Towers Buyers’ Club
Cross-border partnerships and alliances for procuring ATC systems are not new but we haven’t seen one for Digital Towers yet. Why is ... read more
ROMIAD: CATALYST OF ATM TRANSFORMATION
Last week we announced the kick-off of Project RoMiAD (Role of Markets in AAS Deployment) project. In this blog, Maribel Tomás ... read more
Think awarded contract from SESAR’s ENGAGE KTN
Think is delighted to have been awarded a contract for a catalyst project from SESAR’s Engage Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN). Project read more
UK unveils details of Emissions Trading Scheme incorporating aviation
There is a lot of focus on the UK aviation restart at the moment particularly when it comes to the climate change aspects. Commentators read more
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF AIRFIELD LAYOUT CHANGES ON AIRPORT RFFS
Recently Think led a series of workshops with the Rescue and Fire Fighting Service (RFFS) of a major UK airport as part of a project ... read more
We need to do more. We need to say more.
I have almost 1000 connections on LinkedIn but I didn’t see a single post on the #blacklivesmatter movement or talking about one of the read more
THE VALUE IN KEEPING ATCOS ENGAGED THROUGHOUT ATM RECOVERY
The world over, ANSPs and airports are currently operating at reduced staffing levels in response to far fewer flights in need of ... read more
SIMULATING COVID IMPACTS ON AIRFIELD OPERATIONS
At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic air traffic levels quickly dropped to around 70% globally. Now we are starting to observe a ... read more
Think-led simulations advance NATS’ Toronto Intelligent Approach development
Between June 2019 and February 2020, Think Consultants Sarah McLarty and Jonathan Twigger led the planning and execution of a series of read more
THE FUTURE OF ATM – CURRENT REFLECTIONS
Two months ago, as the coronavirus pandemic was taking hold, we completed our series of blogs on the future of ATM by concluding that ... read more
Rory Hedman appointed Co-Chair of the CANSO Smart Digital Tower Task Force
It has just been announced that Think, ATM Consultant, Rory Hedman has been appointed as the co-chair of the CANSO Smart Digital Tower ... read more
Re-opening airports with COVID-19 measures requires re-thinking of terminal processes
After the initial chaos resulting from rapidly declining traffic levels had passed, airports and their supply chains slowly started to ... read more
Solution lead for SESAR Wake Turbulence Separation Optimisation
Between July 2019 and March 2020, Think Consultant Jonathan Twigger held the role of Solution Lead for the Wake Turbulence Separation ... read more
Reflection on PCP to CP1
One of the first events I attended after joining Think, four years ago was the “Sneak Preview” event organised by the SESAR Deployment ... read more
STRENGTHENING HUMAN PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS IN SESAR WAVE 2
It is important that HF contributors are able to collect the right data during the validation exercises(s) to provide evidence against ... read more
Think hosts 4th meeting of the CANSO Smart Digital Tower Taskforce
Last week Think hosted the 4th meeting of the CANSO Smart Digital Tower Taskforce (SDT TF). The meeting had originally been scheduled ... read more
ACCOMMODATING THE DRONES
Not so long ago drones were everywhere – well, people talked about them everywhere. For an ATM specialist it was hard to go to a ... read more
Time to Think
For the past few weeks, soon to be months, we’ve all been counting numbers, looking at exponential graphs in an attempt to gain a ... read more
Think Invited to join the SIDs Programme Committee
We are pleased to announce that Think Director, Paul Ravenhill accepted an invitation to join this year’s programme committee for the ... read more
Exploding the V4 Myth
Even before coronavirus disrupted everything, SESAR Deployment wasn’t exactly accelerating in a way that suggested digitalisation of ... read more
Remote Real Time Simulations – Still in the thick of it
Over the last 16 years, Think have been providing ATM concept validation and simulation as one of our core services. We have worked ... read more
UK Airport Recovery Scenarios
Think Airport Account Director, Steve Leighton, has been looking at the different recovery scenarios for airports in relation to the ... read more
Maybe Next Year
The company Rob and myself set up in 2004 turned 16 last week. 16 is one of those ages which is a big deal – definitely worth ... read more
Approach Concepts and Intelligent Approach
Why not take a look at our latest video to find out more about our work in approach concepts and our collaboration with NATS and Leidos read more
Modelling security queues to improve passenger experience
Our landslide modelling lead, Irene Bonal Bravo, takes a look at how fast time simulation of security processes can help airports ... read more
Think Research- How we can help
Find out more about the types of people who make up the Think Team, our areas of expertise and a few of the projects we have contributed to. read more
THE FUTURE OF ATM – PART 7: Where does that leave us?
We had always intended the final part of this blog series to be an invite to discuss our views of the future of Air Traffic Management ... read more
Think take on Validation Lead for new controller support tools at NATS
Throughout December and January, Think ATM Consultant Sarah McLarty, has been busy leading a set of Real Time Simulations (RTS), ... read more
Think to lead simulations for implementation of IA at Schiphol Airport
Think ATM Consultants Sarah Cavanagh and Sarah McLarty recently took a trip to Amsterdam to visit LVNL, the Air Traffic Control ... read more
THE FUTURE OF ATM – PART 6: ACHIEVING THE TRANSITION
In the previous blogs in this series, we have explored from an operational, technical and organisational perspective what the potential read more
THE FUTURE OF ATM – PART 5: Shaping Human Roles
Technological changes are prompting ATM roles to merge and shift in response to new pressures and changing priorities. The ability to ... read more
THE FUTURE OF ATM – PART 4: The Common Data Layer
As discussed in Parts 2 and 3, the purpose of the common data layer is to provide ATM data services for all area control centres, but ... read more
THE FUTURE OF ATM – PART 3: The Digitally Connected Airport
Aviation’s environmental challenge will severely limit ability to build new runways. The only new runway under construction in the EU ... read more
THE FUTURE OF ATM – PART 2: THE VIRTUAL CENTRE
In Part 2 of this blog series on the future of ATM, Maribel Tomás Rocha and Elizabet Pavlova explore the virtual centre concept and how read more
THE FUTURE OF ATM – Part 1: The challenge
Air Traffic Management needs to change. The current European ATM system is a patchwork of national infrastructures that is not able to ... read more
Think Supporting CANSO Smart Digital Tower Task Force
At the end of last year, Rory Hedman, one of our ATM and airport consultants, attended the CANSO Operations Standing Committee full ... read more
EUROCONTROL selects Think to support one of the largest ever real time simulations
EUROCONTROL has selected Think Research to provide validation, human factors and simulation support to its Real-Time-Simulation for ... read more
THINK PROVIDES GATWICK AIRPORT SAFETY ASSURANCE SUPPORT
Image Credit: Gatwick AirportAs part of their ongoing support to Gatwick Airport, Think have recently provided safety assurance ... read more
RETHINKING AIRPORT SECURITY IN AN ERA OF CT & BODY SCANNING
Airports are moving towards the increased use of new generation full body scanners and 3D cabin baggage screening equipment to process ... read more
Meeting with Minister for International Trade
On Friday, Think MD Conor Mullan met with The Right Honourable Conor Burns, Member of Parliament for Bournemouth West and Minister of ... read more
Think working in collaboration with NATS and Leidos on IA
Think are proud to be working with NATS and Leidos to develop the Intelligent Approach (IA) concept for Schiphol airport. We are ... read more
Think go back to school!
This week two of our Think ATM Consultants attended a ‘speed networking’ careers events at QE School in Wimborne. Rory Hedman and Sarah read more
Think to lead panel at ACI Airport Exchange 2019
Think Managing Director, Conor Mullan, will be leading a panel discussion during the Airport Development and Sustainability conference ... read more
Think attends EASA Conformity Assessment Workshop
On Thursday 31st October Think ATM Director, Paul Ravenhill and ATM Consultant, Elizabet Pavlova, attended the EASA workshop on the ... read more
Optimising arrival capacity for future growth
Just in case you missed it, why not check out Think's contribution to the first issue of ‘Airport Performance Insights’ magazine. Think read more
Successful Conclusion to Think’s Support to COOPANS in SESAR 2020 Wave 1
We recently concluded our support to COOPANS on SESAR 2020 Wave 1 Solution: PJ.10-02a ‘Improved Performance in the Provision of ... read more
Think seminar success
Last month on the 18th September we held our very first Think seminar in the very apt setting of the Royal Air Force Club in ... read more
Recruiting at the University of Southampton
Last week the Think team ventured onto the University of Southampton Highfield Campus to spend a day with the students discussing our ... read more
Celebrating another step forward
At the end of last week, on the 19th October, another milestone was achieved in Avinor’s Remote Tower roll out. Following approval ... read more
The UDPP results are in….
Results from the recent validation of UDPP at Eurocontrol, led by Think ATM Consultant Katherine Cliff (on behalf of EUROCONTROL), has read more
ARE RUNWAY STATUS LIGHTS THE SOLUTION TO REDUCING RUNWAY ACCIDENTS?
Aviation is one of the most regulated industries, behind nuclear, to ensure operations are safe because of how unforgiving the results ... read more
Think to host inaugural Annual ATM & Airports Seminar
On Wednesday 18th September we host our inaugural Think Annual ATM & Airports Seminar at the RAF Club in Piccadilly. Alongside ... read more
Think to speak at the ATM Policy Institute Workshop
Think’s Managing Director, Conor Mullan, will be speaking at the 2019 ATM Policy Institute workshop. The workshop is a 2 day event ... read more
Do you have a Big Data Strategy for your Airport?
At Think we spend a lot of time working with, analysing and building insights from airport and ATM data sets. However, one of the ... read more
Think Research- An overview
Ever wondered how an ATM & Airports Consultancy can help your business? Click here to find out. read more
Think Research- Who Are We?
Find out more about Think, who we are, what we do and how we can help deliver your next project. read more
What next for Remote Tower?
Despite limited operational installations, the current ‘Remote Tower’ concept has been around for many years. It is one of the most ... read more
Think Research- What We Do
Find out about our services and how we can help with your next remote tower, SESAR, Airport capacity & analytics projects. read more
Challenge of ATM capacity planning in European airspace
Since the beginning of Reference Period 2 of the Single European Sky (SES) Performance and Charging Scheme in 2015, European airspace ... read more
Conor Mullan elected onto CANSO ExCom
At CANSO’s 23rd AGM in Geneva, Conor Mullan was elected onto the CANSO Executive Committee. read more
Concept Development
Take a look at the concepts we have helped to develop over the last 15 years read more
Helping you deploy
Take a look at the type of projects we can help deploy by applying our expertise in validation. read more
Think Research- AirTOp Showcase
Find out about how our ATM Modelling expertise could help your business read more
First impressions as graduates at Think Research
We believe coming into a new place always brings along the same questions: What is it going to be like? Am I going to like it? Will I ... read more
Rapid Showcase
Find out about our data-centric approach to modelling and Fast Time simulation using RAPID read more
Leading the way in UDPP validation
During the first week in June, the final UDPP (User Driven Prioritisation Process) validation exercise took place at the Eurocontrol ... read more
Think leads SESAR real time simulation in Malmö
Our recent SESAR real time simulation exercise in Malmö has just come to an end. Over the course of seven months, we planned and ... read more
We are recruiting
Due to continued growth in recent months across both our airports and ATM portfolios we are currently looking to expand our group of ... read more
Regional Airports caught between a rock and a hard place
A unique combination of pressures is coming together in the airport Air Traffic Control (ATC) market that pose a strategic dilemma for ... read more
Think is motoring in Duke of Edinburgh project
Two of our team are currently delivering a 3-month programming session to Duke Of Edinburgh participants in order to help achieve their read more
iSA User Group expands
Another ANSP has purchased an iSA licence for use in their workload assessments. read more
The challenge of providing unique airport capacity assessments
It is important to understand that before any benefits to capacity can be realised, we first need to identify the key constraints that ... read more
What does the future look like?
The future is coming. Are you ready? Find out more about our view of the future ATM landscape. read more
Are we in a remote tower paradox?
Why not take a look at Think’s Conor Mullan discussing the development of digital tower technology in the latest issue of Air Traffic ... read more
Think invited to speak at the EUROCAE Symposium
Think will be leading a panel on Innovative ATM solutions at the 2019 EUROCAE Symposium. read more
Think joins the Airport Operators Association
Our airports business is growing at a pace! To demonstrate our commitment to the industry we’ve joined the UK Airport Operators ... read more
Think at Passenger Terminal Expo 2019
Think will be attending Passenger Terminal Expo this year in London. Drop us a line to arrange a meet up! read more
iSA Relaunch
Our iSA application has been redeveloped and relaunched with successful use already in SESAR simulations read more
Visit us at World ATM Congress 2019
Same venue, new stand! We have a new, improved home on Stand 1135 read more
