TAAM is an industry leading tool from Jeppesen that models airspace and airports to facilitate planning, analysis and decision making.
With TAAM, airports and airspace can be modeled, and then the impact of changes to infrastructure, operations and schedules can be evaluated. TAAM is recognized as a standard in the aviation industry and is widely used by ANSPs, CAAs, airspace planners, airport operators and major air carriers.
TAAM provides the ability to conduct multiple what-if studies on the airport and airspace environments. Outcomes of these studies include:
* Increased revenues through more productive use of resources
* Increased capacity as a result of improved management of existing and future traffic volumes
* Improved performance and utilization of ATC systems
* Better management of infrastructure and resources
* Improved planning and project timing
* Reduced operating costs through reduction of ground and airborne delays.
Download the TAAM brochure to find out more.
Read how our clients have benefited through using TAAM.
1. South African Airport
The Jeppesen TAAM consulting team performed "what-if" simulations, and a capacity-efficiency analysis for a large airport in South Africa.
Our team used TAAM to:
* Model the complete ground operation of aircraft
* Model the airspace, including 11 satellite airports
* Prepare 48 scenarios for the airport phase
* Create a series of simulations for a baseline airspace configuration and two alternatives, as required by the local Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
We used TAAM to assess the following:
* Current capacity and efficiency limits of the airport and surrounding airspace
* Capacity and efficiency limits for alternate airport configurations with increased traffic levels of up to 40 percent
* Increased traffic flow for surrounding airspace
Results:
* TAAM identified the optimal airport configuration and identified ways to improve airspace procedures
* The client saved a significant amount of money.
2. FedEx Corporation
Challenge: Construction work on one of FedEx's runways forced the use of an alternate runway. Numerous problems ensued.
How TAAM helped: A TAAM simulation revealed that FedEx could reduce delays by 30 percent with a new parking plan and departure order. Further TAAM simulations, conducted in cooperation with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, resulted in another departure plan.
Results: FedEx saved an estimated $15 million in annual fuel costs.
3. Delta Airlines
Challenge: Delta was considering two expansion plans at its hub airport. One alternative was significantly larger than the other.
How TAAM helped: A TAAM analysis showed that the costlier alternative created more delays than the less ambitious expansion plan.
Result: Airport planners rejected the more costly alternative.
4. Continental Airlines
On-Time Performance Improvements: TAAM helped Continental Airlines significantly reduce delays and improve on-time performance at its Newark and Cleveland hubs. In Cleveland, departure peak optimization helped Continental reach a 90 percent or greater on-time performance target without sacrificing its summer schedule integrity.
5. Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS)
Objective: To optimize the extremely complex airspace structure and arrival/departure procedures for the approach control unit. DFS serves all three airports in Berlin, Germany.
How TAAM helped: DFS used TAAM to develop a new airspace sectorization in combination with departure routes representing more optimal flight profiles.
Results:
* Reduced controllers' coordination workload by almost 35 percent
* Met airspace user requirements with considerably shorter arrival routes
* Reduced fuel burn, improved safety, and shortened flying times
* Decreased airspace complexity.
Our videos best demonstrate the benefits of TAAM. To view these, you'll need to download and install the TSCC.exe file (required only once).
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Our World-Wide TAAM Users Group (WWTUG) includes TAAM users from around the globe. Some of the world's most respected and successful airspace architects belong to the WWTUG. The group meets to share information and tips on how to get the best results from using TAAM and to further the use of simulation within the aviation industry as a whole.
The WWTUG participants develop a list of suggested enhancements and improvements for the TAAM Development Team at Jeppesen who attend the meetings and use them as a communication forum with the users. The users work closely with Jeppesen to identify and prioritize problem areas, enhancements and focus areas.
In addition, the user group meetings are a platform for users to present summaries of their work for the benefit of others. Most of the presentations center around past projects, new trends and techniques, and user developed tool sets that are complementary to TAAM.
WWTUG Subgroups
The WWTUG is broken into two major subgroups, the European TAAM Technical Sub Group (ETTSG) and the Americas and Pacific Rim TAAM User Group (APTUG). The ETTSG and APTUG are active, valuable resources for the users and meet up to twice per year.
Our current subgroup chairpersons are as follows:
WWTUG
Chairperson: Tony Vassiliadis
Home Organization: Delta Airlines
ETTSG
Chairperson: Jan-Hein van Dronkelaar
Home organization: NLR
APTUG
Chairperson: Florian Hafner
Home organization: Hafner Engineering
Please contact David Bree, TAAM Product Manager at david.p.bree@boeing.com for further information about the TAAM user groups.
2009 TAAM User Group Meetings
2009 ETTSG
Date: 20 – 21 April
Location: Dubai, UAE
Host: Dubai Airports
2009 APTUG
Date: 1 – 2 September
Location: Atlanta, USA
Host: Jeppesen
2009 WWTUG Meeting
Date: 6 – 9 October
Location: Vienna, Austria
Host: Vienna Airports
2010 TAAM User Group Meetings
2010 ETTSG
Date: TBA
Where: Frankfurt, Germany
Host: Jeppesen
2010 APTUG
Date: TBA
Where: Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
Host: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
2010 WWTUG Meeting
Date: TBA
Location: Seattle, USA
Host: Boeing
For TAAM support queries please refer to taamsupport@jeppesen.com.
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