The Next-Gen Airport: Passenger
   processes at the centre of
          operations
       Alaistair Deacon
   Chief Aviation Technologist,
         Amor Group, UK
Airport operators are under increasing
pressure to gain competitive advantage by
    improving customer experience for
          passengers and airlines

To realise this goal, operators must achieve
 an integrated view of operations that joins
  up both terminal and airside processes
The state of our industry
                                                                               • Restricted market
                                                                                 access and limited
                                                                                 consolidation

                                                                               • Source of revenue
                                                                                 instead of value
                                                                                 creator

                                                                               • Uncoordinated
                                                                                 supply chain
Profitability




                                                                               • Misalignment of
                  20     Airline Industry Has Lost Money in 7 of the Last 10     cost and benefit
                                                Years
                  10                                                             across the supply
                   0
                                                                                 chain
                  -10

                  -20
                        2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Traditional Processes:
     Operations
                                                Departure


                                          DCS


                                    RMS


                             Handling

                                        Traditional AODB
                      Baggage



                    Technology
                    providers
Traditional Processes:
       Terminal
                                                 Retail


                                           Security


                                    Customs


                             Immigration


                      Check in
                                       The passenger
                                       journey

                    Technology
                    providers
Current Initiatives: ACDM




  But where are my
    passengers?
Current Initiatives:
Process Optimization
    Six Sigma = 3.4 defects/million
                                                                       Retail
  Aim is to remove variance in processes
                                                                 Security


                                                          Customs


                                                   Immigration
How do you remove passenger variance?
      Only 70-85% of flights on-time?        Check in

        Average delay 15-20 minutes?
        Is Six Sigma the correct approach?
The Next Generation Airport
                               Innovation &
                               New Services

                                              Process
        Technology enabled
                                              Optimization
                               Enhanced
                               Customer
        Aligned stakeholders   Perception
                                              Enhanced
                                              Safety &
         Passenger Centric
                                              Security
                               Competitive
                               Advantage

                                              New Revenue
                                              Streams

                               Cost Savings
                               & Efficiency

                                              New
                                              Technology
Tactical Management and Situation Awareness
Tactical Management and Situation Awareness
Tactical Management and Situation Awareness
Tactical Management and Situation Awareness
Integrating Airfield and                                                                                                    Airport
                                                                                                                           Collaboration
    Terminal Operations                                                                                                      Database

                                                           KPI Monitoring and Alarm Management

                                                                  Historical Reporting and BI

Terminal Operational
Terminal Operational                                       Real Time Visualisation and Dashboarding
   Management
   Management                                                                                                                                      Third Party
                                                                                                                                                   Third Party
                          Airport                               Airport Collaboration Database                                        Airport     Stakeholders
                                                                                                                                                  Stakeholders
                        Operational                                                                                                 Operational
                         Systems                                                                                                     Forecasts

                                                                                                                                     External
      Mobile
      Mobile                                     Data Integration and Sensor Measurement Management Layer                            Systems
      Users
      Users
                                                              Sensor    Sensor    Sensor    Sensor    Sensor    Sensor    Sensor
                                         Integration Bus
                                                              Adaptor   Adaptor   Adaptor   Adaptor   Adaptor   Adaptor   Adaptor




       Extended Users                 External Systems
                                      External Systems
       Extended Users
Measure


        Forecast                               Integrate




                            COLLABORATE




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                                                                                                                                           Importance of Forecasting




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                                                                                                              Oslo - 11Feb 2010 at 19:00




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                              Recorded
                              Tactical Forecast
                                                  Tactical Forecast
                                                                       Stragetic Forecast
                                                                       Stragetic Forecast

                                                  Stragetic Forecast
Measure, Integrate, Collaborate: Dubai
            Service
             Service                                                                                                                                               JCR/AOCC
                                                                                                                                                                    JCR/AOCC
          Development
          Development                                                  Master Planning and Performance Analysis                                                    Operations
                                                                                                                                                                   Operations

                                                                                      Historical Reporting

      Terminal Operational
      Terminal Operational                                                   Visualisation and Dashboarding                                                           DA Strategy
                                                                                                                                                                      DA Strategy
         Management
         Management
                                  Airport                                                                                                              Airport
                                Operational                         Service Delivery Measurement Data Warehouse                                      Operational
                                 Systems                                                                                                              Forecasts

                                                                                                                                                      External          Third Party
                                                                                                                                                                        Third Party
            Mobile
            Mobile                                          Sensor Measurement Management and Data Integration Layer                                  Systems          Stakeholders
                                                                                                                                                                       Stakeholders
            Users
            Users
                                              Sensor    Sensor    Sensor    Sensor     Sensor    Sensor      Sensor    Sensor    Sensor    Sensor
                                              Adaptor   Adaptor   Adaptor   Adaptor    Adaptor   Adaptor     Adaptor   Adaptor   Adaptor   Adaptor




 Extended Users
 Extended Users
(eg DA Web Site,
(eg DA Web Site,
 Salik Web Site)
  Salik Web Site)      External Systems
                       External Systems
                    (eg Resource Planning
                    (eg Resource Planning
                      and Management)
                      and Management)
The Next Generation Airport
 Classic “Plan, Do, Check, Act”
"“In God we trust;
  all others must
    bring data.”
    W. Edwards
       Deming
The future importance! Dubai C3
   Twenty A380 Stands
The future importance! Dubai C3
  Three Transfer Areas




                         Terminal Operations MUST be
                          linked to Airfield Operations
Conclusions
• Siloed solutions must be integrated
• Traditional processes and technology solutions
  limit the growth of the Next Generation Airport
• AODB must be augmented with the ACDB
• A-CDM/NextGen need to be extended to include
  Terminal-CDM (T-CDM)
• Measure passenger process in real time
• Integrate, visualise and share with stakeholders
   Put the Passenger Process at the
        heart of the operation!
A Future Vision of Passenger Processes?
 100% People Tracking in
       Real Time



                            *My prediction:
                            2020 by Google
The Next-Gen Airport: Passenger
   processes at the centre of
          operations
       Alaistair Deacon
     Chief Aviation Technologist,
            Amor Group, UK
              Stand 5000
  alaistair.deacon@amorgroup.com

Delivering the Next Generation Airport

  • 1.
    The Next-Gen Airport:Passenger processes at the centre of operations Alaistair Deacon Chief Aviation Technologist, Amor Group, UK
  • 2.
    Airport operators areunder increasing pressure to gain competitive advantage by improving customer experience for passengers and airlines To realise this goal, operators must achieve an integrated view of operations that joins up both terminal and airside processes
  • 3.
    The state ofour industry • Restricted market access and limited consolidation • Source of revenue instead of value creator • Uncoordinated supply chain Profitability • Misalignment of 20 Airline Industry Has Lost Money in 7 of the Last 10 cost and benefit Years 10 across the supply 0 chain -10 -20 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • 4.
    Traditional Processes: Operations Departure DCS RMS Handling Traditional AODB Baggage Technology providers
  • 5.
    Traditional Processes: Terminal Retail Security Customs Immigration Check in The passenger journey Technology providers
  • 6.
    Current Initiatives: ACDM But where are my passengers?
  • 7.
    Current Initiatives: Process Optimization Six Sigma = 3.4 defects/million Retail Aim is to remove variance in processes Security Customs Immigration How do you remove passenger variance? Only 70-85% of flights on-time? Check in Average delay 15-20 minutes? Is Six Sigma the correct approach?
  • 8.
    The Next GenerationAirport Innovation & New Services Process Technology enabled Optimization Enhanced Customer Aligned stakeholders Perception Enhanced Safety & Passenger Centric Security Competitive Advantage New Revenue Streams Cost Savings & Efficiency New Technology
  • 9.
    Tactical Management andSituation Awareness
  • 10.
    Tactical Management andSituation Awareness
  • 11.
    Tactical Management andSituation Awareness
  • 12.
    Tactical Management andSituation Awareness
  • 13.
    Integrating Airfield and Airport Collaboration Terminal Operations Database KPI Monitoring and Alarm Management Historical Reporting and BI Terminal Operational Terminal Operational Real Time Visualisation and Dashboarding Management Management Third Party Third Party Airport Airport Collaboration Database Airport Stakeholders Stakeholders Operational Operational Systems Forecasts External Mobile Mobile Data Integration and Sensor Measurement Management Layer Systems Users Users Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor Integration Bus Adaptor Adaptor Adaptor Adaptor Adaptor Adaptor Adaptor Extended Users External Systems External Systems Extended Users
  • 14.
    Measure Forecast Integrate COLLABORATE Visualise Decide Do Monitor
  • 15.
    100 200 300 400 500 600 700 0 12:00:00 AM 1:15:00 AM 2:30:00 AM 3:45:00 AM 5:00:00 AM 6:15:00 AM 7:30:00 AM 8:45:00 AM 10:00:00 AM 11:15:00 AM 12:30:00 PM 1:45:00 PM 3:00:00 PM 4:15:00 PM Importance of Forecasting 5:30:00 PM Oslo - 11Feb 2010 at 19:00 6:45:00 PM 8:00:00 PM 9:15:00 PM 10:30:00 PM 11:45:00 PM Recorded Tactical Forecast Tactical Forecast Stragetic Forecast Stragetic Forecast Stragetic Forecast
  • 16.
    Measure, Integrate, Collaborate:Dubai Service Service JCR/AOCC JCR/AOCC Development Development Master Planning and Performance Analysis Operations Operations Historical Reporting Terminal Operational Terminal Operational Visualisation and Dashboarding DA Strategy DA Strategy Management Management Airport Airport Operational Service Delivery Measurement Data Warehouse Operational Systems Forecasts External Third Party Third Party Mobile Mobile Sensor Measurement Management and Data Integration Layer Systems Stakeholders Stakeholders Users Users Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor Adaptor Adaptor Adaptor Adaptor Adaptor Adaptor Adaptor Adaptor Adaptor Adaptor Extended Users Extended Users (eg DA Web Site, (eg DA Web Site, Salik Web Site) Salik Web Site) External Systems External Systems (eg Resource Planning (eg Resource Planning and Management) and Management)
  • 17.
    The Next GenerationAirport Classic “Plan, Do, Check, Act” "“In God we trust; all others must bring data.” W. Edwards Deming
  • 18.
    The future importance!Dubai C3 Twenty A380 Stands
  • 19.
    The future importance!Dubai C3 Three Transfer Areas Terminal Operations MUST be linked to Airfield Operations
  • 20.
    Conclusions • Siloed solutionsmust be integrated • Traditional processes and technology solutions limit the growth of the Next Generation Airport • AODB must be augmented with the ACDB • A-CDM/NextGen need to be extended to include Terminal-CDM (T-CDM) • Measure passenger process in real time • Integrate, visualise and share with stakeholders Put the Passenger Process at the heart of the operation!
  • 21.
    A Future Visionof Passenger Processes? 100% People Tracking in Real Time *My prediction: 2020 by Google
  • 22.
    The Next-Gen Airport:Passenger processes at the centre of operations Alaistair Deacon Chief Aviation Technologist, Amor Group, UK Stand 5000 alaistair.deacon@amorgroup.com

Editor's Notes

  • #4 We are faced with 2 main issuesFirstly our business model is brokenSecondly our customer processes and technology are unfit for the needs of our customersLets start with the industry business model that is definitely not smart!Built on an outdated bilateral system that restricts market access and limits consolidation Weakened by government taxationPlagued by mistrust due to the misalignment of cost and benefit The global airline industry has been in the red for 7 of the last 10 yearsAs our immediate customers is this a smart place for us to be ?There is no immediate easy fix
  • #5 There have been successful incremental steps to improve customer experienceBut the Airport experience is often the most miserable part of the whole air travel experienceCumbersome and time-consuming airport processes frustrate the travellerSecurity is intrusive and inefficientDetecting metal is not addressing the threatCustomers treated with same level of suspicionImmigration and Customs officials create a first and lasting impression Check-in and transfer processes are wastefulBaggage a large issueNeed to move baggage off the airport At the root is the fact that all these activities take place in separate vertical silos, whilst our customer bumps roughly across the joins between themThese joins involve something we all dislike….Queues!And retail grabs what dwell time is left to generate revenueBoth our business model and our approach must change.
  • #6 There have been successful incremental steps to improve customer experienceBut the Airport experience is often the most miserable part of the whole air travel experienceCumbersome and time-consuming airport processes frustrate the travellerSecurity is intrusive and inefficientDetecting metal is not addressing the threatCustomers treated with same level of suspicionImmigration and Customs officials create a first and lasting impression Check-in and transfer processes are wastefulBaggage a large issueNeed to move baggage off the airport At the root is the fact that all these activities take place in separate vertical silos, whilst our customer bumps roughly across the joins between themThese joins involve something we all dislike….Queues!And retail grabs what dwell time is left to generate revenueBoth our business model and our approach must change.
  • #7 Similar for FAA NextGen: Airport CDM for turnaround management and integration to ATC.
  • #8 The term Six Sigma originated from terminology associated with manufacturing, specifically terms associated with statistical modeling of manufacturing processes. The maturity of a manufacturing process can be described by a sigma rating indicating its yield, or the percentage of defect-free products it creates. A six sigma process is one in which 99.99966% of the products manufactured are statistically expected to be free of defects (3.4 defects per million). Motorola set a goal of "six sigma" for all of its manufacturing operations, and this goal became a byword for the management and engineering practices used to achieve it.
  • #9 Both the model and the approach much changeWe have the technology and process knowledge to fix all thisNeed complete realignment of objectives between stakeholdersWith the customer at its centreProcess must flow across the silosTechnology applied across the experience Airport building must mimic this flow But rate of application of technology is too conservative and its application has been piecemealAirport technology needs modules that can be bolted togetherDeveloped through partnership, not on a contract basisairlines, airports, retailers and enablers We need vision, collaboration, customer-focused processes and the smart application technologyQuestion is the spend worth it ?. The cost of not changing is far more significantThe global travel retail market in 2010 was worth some US$39b Almost 50% of dwell time is absorbed by non-commercial processes at an opportunity cost as high as US$39bn per annum All parties must leverage their strengths and remove the barriers between themselvesImagine if we did remove the barriers between silos?Airlines could share information on customer travel patterns and demographics Retailers could share customer insight with airlinesRevenue sharing and ground fulfillment upon arrival could eliminate inefficient and expensive stock carriage on board aircraftAirports would invest in customer orientated technology to drive out wasted dwell timeTravel retailers would create breakthrough service experiences, matched to detailed demographics Cooperation could lead to a step change in retail income and cost reduction Imagine a future where the customer’s online booking, purchase, seat selection, API and biometric data are recorded well in advance, baggage is checked in advance upline, biometric data is used to confirm passenger ID, assess risk and linked to PNR, baggage and boarding passScanning occurs simultaneously and unobtrusivelyAll of this occurs in minutes freeing up time for the customer to dine or shop
  • #15 A lot of industry Buzz about thisSita Talks: Amor delivers!