Hangar Parking Optimization with Path Planning Integration: A novel Approach to Minimize Movements via A* Adaptations and Neighborhood Search

Research on hangar parking is scarce and either neglects or oversimplifies towing considerations. In this paper, a novel approach is presented that integrates towing operations as a fundamental aspect of the hangar parking optimization, and uniquely focuses on minimizing towing operations. For the method, two A* adaptations, Dynamic State A* and...

The Zero Emission Hangar: Reducing the Energy Consumption of the Aircraft Hangar through Local Heating

The aviation industry is responsible for 2.5% of global CO2 emissions, emitting over one billion tonnes of CO2 in 2018 (Ritchie, 2020). The International Air Transport Association (IATA) committed to net-zero aviation by 2050 (International Air Transport Association, 2022). The first steps toward net-zero aviation can be taken in the ground...

Hangar of the Future: Concept development using VR as an alternative prototyping tool

The global aircraft fleet was predicted to grow by approximately 40% between 2017 and 2027 by Oliver Wyman (2017). This fast-growing fleet needs to be supported by equally developing Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) divisions of airlines. In light of the growing need for more efficient and technologically advanced aircraft maintenance,...

Hangar of the Future

Design of the hangar of the Future at Schiphol oost.