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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
How do you modernise airport ATM?
Airport Performance Insight magazine has published an article written by Think ATM Consultant, Maribel Tomás Rocha and Account ... 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
The 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
What will be the Impact of the Wise Person Group report on the ATM industry?
Why not take a look at Think’s Paul Ravenhill discussing whether the recommendation from the Wise Person Group (WPG) Report will bring ... 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
