Project description
AI solution for efficient airport management
Air travel is steadily growing every year and it is expected to increase by 15 % by 2025. However, 40 % of the EU airports do not have the set-up to meet these needs. A major reason is the high costs of construction of new infrastructures. Airport management is complex and demanding with operations involving a wide range of stakeholders. The EU-funded BA-AC project proposes an AI solution on a cloud-based approach that allows operators to create efficient and trustworthy operational plans as well as stakeholders to access important information. The solution will serve the entire value chain from passenger check-in and border control to aircraft allocation, connecting all operational areas in one system.
Objective
Airports are facing an increasing challenge of high sustained demand for passenger air travel, expected to increase by 15% by 2025. However, 40% of EU airports will not be able to meet this demand. A new aircraft stand (where aircraft are parked) has a cost between €5m and €15m, in addition to the cost of disruption while constructing. At the same time, operating an airport is a very complex task involving many stakeholders, making it difficult to identify options for increasing efficiencies. Better Airport® is the first cloud-based, holistic, Airport Operations Plan solution, providing airport operators with an AI-driven, easy-to-use solution which efficiently and effectively creates optimised operational plans, enabling informed decision making across airport stakeholders. Using advanced mathematical models and based on years of consultancy within airport operations, Better Airport® covers the entire value chain, from passenger check-in, security and border control to baggage handling and aircraft allocation. Our cloud-based approach allows all stakeholders to access information wherever, whenever, increasing efficiency across operations and ultimately saving airports at least €10m/year, while also driving the EU goal of a Single European Sky. Better Airport® will allow airport operators to forecast, plan and interact airports in between, connecting all airports with one system. The BA-AC project builds upon upscaling our validated prototype, most of our efforts will focus on technology maturation, piloting and market maturation, specifically on the maturation and integration of Better Aircraft, into Better Airport®, and perform large scale piloting at 3 major airports, advancing our current prototype from TRL7 to TRL 9. With a total market of 575 airports, we expect 5 years post project, to reach a market share of 17.8%, totalling 89 client airports, an annual recurring revenue of €20m, accumulated revenue of €65.78m creating 47 new full-time employee positions.
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H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
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H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges
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SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2
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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
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2100 COPENHAGEN
Denmark
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