Airport Collaborative Decision Making in Europe

Imagine yourself sitting at the gate, waiting to embark your flight. You’re early, and you see the aircraft arriving at the stand. It barely came to halt when different rolling stock and teams aim for the aircraft doors, almost in perfect unison. Almost, because those different vehicles and teams often belong to different aircraft handling companies and most of the time, airport players operate in ‘perfect isolation’, not necessarily taking the needs or restraints of the other into consideration.