<p>The purpose of this master thesis has been to develop a baggage handling process at Stockholm Skavsta Airport that is cost-efficient, in order to prepare for the expected expansion of the airport. When developing the new process it was a directive to examine the possibilities of using radio frequency identification, RFID, technology and also that the required investment for the new process should have a payback time of no more than two to three years. The current process contains a completely manual sorting activity, which is both costly in terms of personnel and creates some mishandling of baggage due to the human factor. Our recommendation is a baggage handling process that use automatic sorting through RFID technology that eliminates the mishandling of baggage and reduce the personnel costs and at the same time have a payback period of less than three years. The main cost driver is the RFID tag costs and therefore our process is a so called closed-loop system, where the tags are reused several times and require very little work in between uses. The proposed physical layout consists of a drawing of the physical layout of the baggage sorting hall, a description of the RFID system, and the required information system software.</p>

The purpose of this master thesis has been to develop a baggage handling process at Stockholm Skavsta Airport that is cost-efficient, in order to prepare for the expected expansion of the airport. When developing the new process it was a directive to examine the possibilities of using radio frequency identification, RFID, technology and also that the required investment for the new process should have a payback time of no more than two to three years. The current process contains a completely manual sorting activity, which is both costly in terms of personnel and creates some mishandling of baggage due to the human factor. Our recommendation is a baggage handling process that use automatic sorting through RFID technology that eliminates the mishandling of baggage and reduce the personnel costs and at the same time have a payback period of less than three years. The main cost driver is the RFID tag costs and therefore our process is a so called closed-loop system, where the tags are reused several times and require very little work in between uses. The proposed physical layout consists of a drawing of the physical layout of the baggage sorting hall, a description of the RFID system, and the required information system software.

In the process of globalization, air transportation plays an important role for the development of regional and national economy. There has been considerably increasing demand for air transportation and will continue in the foreseeable future. In this respect this research demonstrates a case study of Sabiha G&ouml / k&ccedil / en International Airport, the second and recently built airport of istanbul, and its relation with the region. The main aim of this study is to understand the initial transportation benefits of the Sabiha G&ouml / k&ccedil / en International Airport investment.The objectives of the research are to understand the contribution of Sabiha G&ouml / k&ccedil / en International Airport to istanbul and particularly the Anatolian side, in terms of air travel mobility as well as savings in cost and time, to identify the current and potential role of Sabiha G&ouml / k&ccedil / en International Airport in the multi-airport system of istanbul and to assess the usage of the airport by analyzing the current customer profile in order to understand the spatial aspects of the current demand.

This thesis deals with the emergence of the airport as a new strategic actor in the air transport system which has undergone profound changes since its liberalisation and within which the airport turned out to be a major player. Considering the airport as an actor in the air transport system, even if it is affected by its environment in a large sense, this work proposes a contribution to current discussion about airport economics. This contribution refers to two levels : an analysis of the European airport business within which the airport emerges as a full player and an analysis of the link between airport strategy and the spatial and territorial context into which the airport is embedded. Based on the differentiation of airport strategies according to the airports' commitment to certain market segments, the analysis of the spatial and territorial context into which the airports are embedded showed its influence on the development of airports but confirmed also that the latter is not automatic but subject to the dynamics arising from the interactions between the different actors. The emergence of the airport as a new strategic player in the air transport system places the emphasis on the complex relation between airport and territory which is reflected in a number of issues connected with the airport activity

The aim of this master's thesis is to analyse the project Zagreb Airport Cargo City. Project Zagreb Airport Cargo City deals with the building of the new cargo terminal at airport Zagreb Pleso. The theoretical part describes the country and characteristics of the transport sectors in the country, which aims mainly to cargo transport and its concern. The next part deals with detailed description of the whole project Zagreb Airport Cargo City. There are also mentioned statistics in this part, that are very important to introduce the whole project in the most comprehensive way, because there is not any similar project like this one. At the end of this part is mentioned the current situation of the project. Last chapter contains the practical part. There is a SWOT analysis of the whole project. Based on this analysis, the project is evaluated. As a part of the practical part are also the analysis of possibility of future development.

Technology and the latest modern infrastructure have uplifted airports worldwide, creating them to be mini-town of their own consisting of all necessary resources from airport ground handling firms, airlines, different government entities, retails, and commercial spaces. The performance of an airport depends on several factors in which passengers are the most crucial resource. There exists no comprehensive, detailed information on passengers' travel at Stockholm- Arlanda Airport. The paper describes the agenda of passenger movements. It reflects on the issues and depreciation of passenger knowledge when transiting through Nordic busiest airport, Stockholm Arlanda Airport. The paper commences with an introduction to a brief, relevant literature study on airport infrastructure technology. Methodology briefs on methods conducted for this study, and consequently is the result presented and discussed from the surveys. Research result compromise of primary interviews from actual passenger transiting through Stockholm- Arlanda Airport. According to the research, the most navigational issues could not be concretely derived due to an on-going pandemic that had several impacts to execute this research detailed. Mainly the drastic impact on the aviation industry during this period affected the result of this paper. This paper needs further examination during no uncertainty in the aviation industry to further develop a tangible result. / Teknik och den senaste moderna infrastrukturen har höjt flygplatserna över hela världen och skapat dem för att vara en egen ministad som består av alla nödvändiga resurser från flygplatshanteringsföretag, flygbolag, olika myndigheter, detaljhandeln och kommersiella utrymmen. Prestanda för en flygplats beror på flera faktorer där passagerare är den viktigaste resursen. Det finns ingen omfattande, detaljerad information om passagerares resor till Stockholm- Arlanda flygplats. Uppsatsen beskriver agendan för passagerarrörelser. Den reflekterar över frågor och försämring av kunskap om passagerare vid transitering genom Nordens mest trafikerade flygplats, Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Uppsatsen inleds med en introduktion till en kort, relevant litteraturstudie om flygplatsinfrastrukturteknik. Metoderna sammanfattar metoderna för denna studie, och följaktligen presenteras och diskuteras resultatet från undersökningarna. Forskningsresultat kompromiss av primära intervjuer från faktiska passagerare genom Stockholm-Arlanda flygplats. Enligt forskningen kunde de mest navigationsfrågorna inte härledas konkret på grund av en pågående pandemi som hade flera effekter för att utföra denna detaljerade forskning. Framför allt påverkade resultatet av denna uppsats drastiskt för flygindustrin under denna period. Denna uppsats behöver granskas ytterligare under ingen osäkerhet inom flygindustrin för att ytterligare utveckla ett konkret resultat.

Frågan om Bromma flygplats avveckling har diskuterats under flera år där politiker från Sveriges alla partier värderat flygplatsen olika. Minskat flygresande till följd av Covid-19-pandemin samt den rådande bostadsbristen i Stockholm har varit argument för varför platsen skulle lämpa sig bättre för annat. I februari 2024 kom beskedet om att avtalet mellan flygplatsens ägare Swedavia och markägaren Stockholms stad inte skulle förnyas från år 2038. Detta beslut har gjort att flygplatsens framtida användning har blivit ett alltmer relevant samtalsämne och har lett till framtagandet av olika förslag för vad platsen skulle kunna ersättas med. Samtidigt som en avveckling av flygplatsen nu är på tapeten så kan utomstående omständigheter däremot motivera till att behålla flygplatsen. Syftet med studien har varit att undersöka förutsättningarna för att omvandla Bromma flygplats baserat på tre förslag från Miljöpartiet, Braathens Regional Airlines (BRA), och Urbio. Undersökningen har tagit hänsyn till aktörers intressen och hållbarhetsaspekter. Även tidigare omvandlingar av flygplatser till andra användningsområden utreds för att bidra till undersökningen kring flygplatsens förutsättningar. Metoderna har bestått av kvalitativa metoder såsom semistrukturerade intervjuer med inblandade aktörer samt dokumentstudier. Rapportens resultat visar på att bostadsbristen har varit ett återkommande argument som stärker avvecklingen av Bromma flygplats. Att ersätta platsen med bostäder är något som både förslagen från Miljöpartiet och BRA yrkar för. I det senare fallet menar man däremot att delar av flygplatsen ska stå kvar men minskas och anpassas till elflyg. Avsaknaden av ett större parkområde i Stockholms västerort motiverar en avveckling, enligt Urbio, som i stället vill upprätta en landskapspark. Samtliga förslag har tagit hållbarhetsaspekter i åtanke där olika aspekter prioriterats beroende på förslag. I sin helhet har ekonomisk hållbarhet framhävts genom bostäder och nya verksamheter som kan flytta in, social hållbarhet planerats främjas genom varierande byggnationer och skapandet av mötesplatser, och ekologisk hållbarhet har tagits hänsyn till genom upprättandet av kolsänkor, energieffektiva byggnader och planterandet av skogsdungar. Studien visar även att det finns gemensamma faktorer hos tidigare fall av flygplatsomvandlingar. Flytt av flygverksamhet och medborgardialog har varit centralt hos samtliga fall. Det kan vara fokusområden som blir relevanta även för Bromma flygplats vid en eventuell omvandling. / The subject of decommissioning Bromma airport has been discussed throughout several years where politicians from all of Swedens political parties has valued the airport differently. The reduced number of flights following the Covid-19-pandemic and the current housing shortage in Stockholm have acted as arguments against preserving the airport. In February of 2024 came the directive that the contract between the airports owner Swedavia and the landowner Stockholms stad wouldn´t be renewed and would instead come to a close year 2038. The decision has made Bromma airports future an increasingly relevant topic of discussion and has led to the development of several proposals for what the area could evolve into. While the disassembly of the airport is currently being considered could external circumstances justify keeping the airport.  The purpose of the study has been to examine the circumstances around developing Bromma airport based on three proposals from the political party Miljöpartiet, government owned company Braathens Regional Airlines (BRA), and landscape architects Urbio. The study has taken different parties’ interests and sustainability in consideration. Earlier transformations from airports to alternative exploitation investigates to further support the study in Bromma airports circumstances. The studies methods have consisted of qualitative methods such as semi-structured interviews with relevant parties and document-studies. The study’s results show that the housing shortage has been a recurring argument motivating the disassembly of the airport. Replacing the establishment with residence units is something that both Miljöpartiet and BRA urges. BRA does however claim that parts of the airport should remain to accommodate future electrical airplanes. Urbio asserts that the absence of a greater park in Stockholm’s northwest suburbs motivates a disassembly, who instead wish to construct a landscape park. All of the proposals take sustainability in consideration in which different aspects were prioritized depending on the proposal. They altogether consider economic sustainability through housing and premises for businesses, social sustainability through alternating buildings and meeting places, and ecological sustainability through carbon sinks, energy effective constructions and planting of tree groves.  The study also shows that there are common factors between the previous transformations of airports. A migration of the airports flight operations and a consistent dialogue with citizens were central themes across all cases. It could potentially be relevant subjects for Bromma airports eventual development.

Syftet med denna rapport har varit att författa en förstudie åt Bromma flygplats, förstudien har inletts med en nulägesanalys av Bromma flygplats nuvarande organisation och flygoperativa process. Detta för att utreda hur Bromma flygplats nuvarande rutiner och organisation ser ut. Därefter har en genomgång av Bromma flygplats informationsdelning rutiner gjorts. En sammanfattning har även gjorts av Eurocontrols implementeringsmanual, en tidigare implementeringsstudie av A-CDM samt en intervju genomförts med avsikten att presentera vad som generellt krävs för att kunna implementera A-CDM på en flygplats. Granskningen av Bromma flygplats informationsdelning och hur det generella implementeringsarbetet ska gå till, har legat till grund för att kunna presentera de rekommendationer som Bromma flygplats bör åtgärda och genomför för att kunna implementera A-CDM. Till sist har även de troliga effekter som Bromma flygplats kan förvänta sig av ett implementerat A-CDM presenterats.

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The purpose was to evaluate airport impact on nearby residential property values (RPV). The hypothesis was that a relationship between noise levels, and nearby RPV could be identified and quantified. The objective was to model a relationship between housing location with respect to an airport and housing value, taking into consideration other relevant factors. Evaluation of aviation facilities impact on RPV was based on a sample of 587 single-family houses sold during 1984 and 1985. Selling price was used as the dependent variable. Independent variables included physical characteristics of a house, distance to the closest airport, accessibility of a house to the urban area, and supply and demand for houses. Distance to nearest airport was used as a surrogate for aircraft noise level. Study indicated that impact of aviation facilities on RPV could be quantified using selling price of a house as the dependent variable and distance from an airport as a primary independent variable along with physical characteristics of a house. Effect of an airport on RPV appears dependent not only on distance, but also on type of airport and selling price of a house. Davis-Monthan Airport (DM), a military airport, has a significantly greater impact than Tucson International Airport (TIA), a commercial airport. DM impact was greatest on houses priced above sample median. However, lower priced houses were effected more when the impact was expressed as a percent of selling price. DM impact area was approximately 2 miles from the airport, while TIA impact was about 1 mile from the facility. Distance from DM was the most significant variable in describing variation in selling price for houses closest to this facility. Living area of a house was also a very significant variable. Distance to TIA was not very significant in evaluating selling price variation. Living area and age of a house were generally the most significant variables describing selling price variation for TIA subset.