Many airport planners and operators are finding that the
2D environment doesn’t provide the full picture when it
comes to vertical clearances. They need 3D to achieve
high reliability for reducing ground time while still ensuring
safety of the aircraft. With large aircraft and ground service
vehicles interacting in the tight confines of the tarmac,
knowing how each vehicle moves and turns as well as the
clearance under the aircraft’s surfaces is critically important.
An advancement aircraft manufacturers like Airbus and
Boeing have made in recent years are changes to the
By Chris Johns, Transoft Solutions
Emirates Airline Adds Another Dimension
Airline Turns to 3D Software to Protect Their Fleet
From Conflicts at Airports Around the World
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like Emirates for years to put the most accurate aircraft
movement software in the planners’ hands.
“We are very pleased to have Emirates Airline onboard as
an early adopter of AeroTURN Pro 3D,” says Michael Frost,
business development manager for aviation at Transoft
Solutions. “When Emirates first purchased AeroTURN, their
primary need was to use the software to complete 2D airport
compatibility checks for their A380 aircraft. I’m certain that
the new 3D capabilities will be extremely valuable for their
flight operations group as they work to identify and mitigate
potential conflicts for their entire fleet of aircraft and look
further to increase their efficiencies on the tarmac as well
as to support refinements to their Standard Operating
Procedures. We are looking forward to maintaining a close
working relationship to celebrate their successes in 3D
planning and for the sharing of software improvements for
future releases.”
From Emirates’ perspective, they were looking for a software
company that could quickly respond to their questions and
concerns. AeroTURN Pro 3D from Transoft delivers the
computational power they need.
“It’s been a successful collaboration all these years we
have been using the product,” says Wong. “This reinforces
our confidence in upgrading to the 3D version as well as
ordering more licenses of the software. The service has
been prompt and extremely responsive which matches
our adaptive needs as a fast growing company in an ever
changing environment.” n
steering capabilities in their larger categories of aircraft to
make them easier to turn in smaller apron spaces.