Lab
At Royal Schiphol Group, we continuously experiment in our search for solutions to complex challenges. We explore distant futures that contain solutions and technologies we hardly dare imagine today.
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Tap and go with your Digital Travel Credential!
Published on:Can you board and cross the border faster with a digital travel document? At the request of the EU, we are testing a DTC together with the government and KLM.
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Test capturing ultrafine particles with droplets
Published on:We are working diligently to reduce the amount of ultrafine particles. A possibility is the use of water droplets to remove ultrafine particles from the air.
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Autonomous Bus Initiative
Published on:Our ambition: operating the world's most sustainable and top-tier airports by 2050. With this in mind we're putting autonomous buses to the test on airside.
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Predicting waiting times at security
Published on:In 2019 we carried out a pilot to inform travellers of the ideal time to arrive at the airport so that they can go through security as quickly as possible.
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Smart VOP 1.0
Published on:A solution we can use to implement data-driven monitoring of the aircraft stands’ performance. That is what lead to the initiative ‘Smart VOP 1.0’
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A year’s worth of feedback on our toilets
Published on:Our Main Contractors can develop an on-demand cleaning schedule based on real-time data thanks to the 600,000 monthly votes from the FeedbackNow voting points.
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Sustainable taxiing
Published on:OPS innovators Dirk Bresser and Simon Prent explain how sustainable taxiing works and talk about the arrival of the Taxibot.
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‘For Schiphol, innovation is absolutely essential’
Published on:Our aim is to become the world’s most sustainable and high-quality airport. How? For Hassan Charaf, Head of Innovation, the answer is clear: innovation is key.
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No more waiting when you get to Schiphol
Published on:A pilot project was initiated during the Christmas period to prevent long queues at busy times – and it was a success!
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A bold step forward or pie in the sky?
Published on:We have devoted much of our working lives to making aviation more sustainable. Sustainable taxiing has a major role to play.
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Security pilot with actual travellers
Published on:In the summer of 2019, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol conducted a successful security pilot with travellers flying from Departure Hall 2.
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PX Team tests Sanitizing Zones
Published on:A pilot was done to investigate what Schiphol could do to improve passengers’ hygiene experience, giving them the impression that they were ‘outsmarting germs’
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Upgrade Module
Published on:To create a more passenger-friendly experience until the upgrade of toilet groups with a low score has been completed, the PX Team launched a new initiative.
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The benefits of sustainable taxiing
Published on:A lot of people shared their thoughts about our sustainable taxiing test. Read our blog to find out more about what sustainable taxiing means for us.
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“Take a ride on the green side!”
Published on:The students from Made by 020 advised Schiphol on sustainable passenger experience. One of the student concepts was “Take a ride on the green side”.
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What is sustainable taxiing? (Part 1)
Published on:In this blog we will consider how we could implement sustainable taxiing in practice. It is more complicated than it may seem at first sight.
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A shared vision for Smart Schiphol Airport City
Published on:The purpose of this blog is to give you an insight into our vision for the future: a Smart Schiphol Airport City full of Smart Buildings.
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What is sustainable taxiing? (Part 2)
Published on:In this blog we're introducing a third dimension to taxiing: the control system. Making sustainable taxiing an even more appealing prospect.
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Wilbur: data on passenger flows and ‘hot pax’
Published on:Wilbur developer Bas Kiers tells us about the digital developments in the Schiphol control centre.
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An autonomous airport in 2050
Published on:Schiphol aims to operate the most sustainable airports in the world by 2050. In order to achieve this we have launched Autonomous Airside Operations
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Notifly: the air traffic forecast for your area
Published on:A study with local residents found that there is significant demand for air traffic forecasts. That's why Schiphol is currently developing the Notifly app.
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Pioneering autonomous passenger bridges
Published on:The first step towards an interconnected fleet of self-driving (autonomous), emission-free vehicles on airside
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Sustainable taxiing: Taxibot trial
Published on:We carried out a Taxibot trial at Schiphol between March and August 2020. In this blog we tell you how that went and what we learned from it.
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Is sustainable taxiing possible at a busy Schiphol
Published on:Thanks to the taxibot trial we know the prerequisites for sustainable taxiing. But more research was needed into the scalability of the concept.
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Sustainable taxiing: which route will we take?
Published on:In this blog we will talk in more detail about A-SMGCS, which is an important prerequisite for the introduction of sustainable taxiing at major airports.
Read the previous blogs
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Tap and go with your Digital Travel Credential!
Published on:Can you board and cross the border faster with a digital travel document? At the request of the EU, we are testing a DTC together with the government and KLM.
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Test capturing ultrafine particles with droplets
Published on:We are working diligently to reduce the amount of ultrafine particles. A possibility is the use of water droplets to remove ultrafine particles from the air.
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Autonomous Bus Initiative
Published on:Our ambition: operating the world's most sustainable and top-tier airports by 2050. With this in mind we're putting autonomous buses to the test on airside.