MOU signed between CAASD/MITRE and QNCATC

It is increasingly being recognized that the future development of the national and global aviation system will require the deployment of advanced aviation technologies. Therefore, there is a need for established training with new courses tailored to address the role of advanced aviation technologies in the development of the civil aviation system, so as to enhance the abilities of aviation system planners and practitioners worldwide to effectively address the increasingly complex issues that constrain the development of the aviation system internationally.

The Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD) of The MITRE Corporation-- a non-profit corporation-- is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center that engages in advanced research and development of aviation technologies relevant to air traffic management and other aviation system development issues, including analytical tools and techniques, as well as undertaking specific studies to evaluate the application of particular technologies, and support the development of the civil aviation system in the United States and other countries. The Queen Noor Civil Aviation Technical College (QNCATC), the training center for the Jordan Civil Aviation Authority that is affiliated with Al-Balqa’ Applied University in Jordan, maintains an internationally recognized program of training in civil aviation. 

CAASD and QNCATC will be collaborating to provide joint training courses and technology transfer activities, studies and consulting services in the areas of Air Traffic, Airports and Airspace Planning. The objective is to fulfill the need for this service in the Middle East/North Africa region and other regions worldwide. The first joint training course " Airport Planning and Operations " will be conducted at QNCATC during the period 9-19 September 2001. 



AIRPORT PLANNING AND OPERATIONS
A JOINT QNCATC / MITRE SHORT COURSE
To Be Determined TBD , Amman, Jordan


As airports become increasingly complex forming dynamic nodes that constantly interact within a large system regionally, nationally and internationally, planning and designing airports has been difficult wrought with challenges and uncertainties. Developing airport facilities could be prohibitively costly, which typically requires excessively long planning cycle time. Examples are ample. Moreover, two other factors have historically been constraining the development and expansion of airports; namely, environmental and funding issues. So, how are airports optimally planned, designed, and constructed; cost-effectively managed, efficiently operated and continually assessed against high performance measures and safety standards, and strict operational regulations?

Airports are not just “projects” built to operate in response to some impromptu demand for the utility and service it provides. Nor are they built as national monuments symbolizing national pride. Airport development follows a uniform and continuous process repeated cyclically to adjust to the shifts and changes of demand, market forces and industry-- the Airport Master Plan. The Airport Master Plan provides an adequate framework to evaluate factors influencing operational performance and physical requirements, and assess various interactions and dependencies coming into play within the airport environment. 

This course is designed to provide, in a modular and interactive manner, basic understanding of the requirements, processes, analytical methods, basic concepts and principles, operational and safety standards for the planning and operations of the airport terminal facilities. 
COURSE OBJECTIVES

The primary objective of the AIRPORT PLANNING COURSE is to present the basic concepts and applications of airport planning methods and operations management techniques to participants with diverse backgrounds. The course presents the concepts and techniques used for the planning of airport facilities, highlighting the relation between planning issues, design standards, and those related to aircraft operations. Airport planning typically involves many diverse activities that would interact within the long-term airport development plan framework to achieve safety, security, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, flexibility, and acceptance by the traveling public. 

Overall Objectives include:

  • Provide an historical context of the evolution and development of airports, focusing on the developmental milestones vis-à-vis regulatory and funding issues, and the technical aspects of airport operations.

  • Present the flow and interactions of the typical airport master plan components, and the sequential steps they normally follow.

  • Describe the basic concepts and analytical methods typically used to planning different airport facilities; airside and landside.

  • The instructional material for planning activities of both sides of the airport-- airside and landside is given equal and balanced coverage. This course is specifically designed to follow a dual-track format in presenting airside/landside as integral part of the airport master-plan framework

  • Familiarize the technical-level participants with the broad guidelines of the ICAO airport master planning processes, and airport design standards.

  • Depending on the course audience orientation, initiate interactive workshop-style activity with the objective of :

    1- Familiarize participants with the basic concepts and principles of the different analyses and methods to develop the airport plan in a system approach, at least on the high level.
    2- Review the planning and design standards of the integrated airport planning and design process.
    3- Discuss the different elements of airport development management.
    4- Discuss the policy and management implications of regulatory, legal and funding issues related to planning of airport development.
    5- Present the experience and discuss the highlights of major airport development projects. 



WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Potential participants in this course would include:

  • Civil aviation authority personnel, whose responsibility is to oversee the development, expansion and operation of airports.

  • Airport operators and owners and their engineers, planners and managers.

  • Airport designers and planners from engineering consultants.

  • Transport industry executives; airports/airlines technical and management-level staff

  • Academic faculty and researchers, who work or have interests in this field.

  • Government transport policy-makers involved in the field of civil aviation.

  • Regional and international organizations related to transport issues.

  • Airlines’ facilities managers and airport operations managers. 



COURSE INSTRUCTORS

Instructor: Saleh Mumayiz, PhD, MCIT- MITRE/CAASD

Dr. Mumayiz (PhD in Air Transport Planning and Management), with more than 25 years experience in research, planning, design and analysis of airport and aviation projects, and in transportation infrastructure development. His particular areas of expertise include airport engineering and air transport/aviation planning, airport/airspace capacity evaluation, airspace design analysis, aviation demand forecast, airport simulations as design tools, airport feasibility studies, and airport pavement management.

Dr. Mumayiz worked in the fields of aviation systems R&D, airport planning/engineering consulting, transportation research and construction management, with his practical experience divided between academe, international engineering consulting, research and instruction (continuing education and graduate courses), and R&D work.  

Dr.Mumayiz has been involved in organizing seminars and conferences in this field for over 15 years, under the auspices of such research and professional organizations as the Transportation Research Board-National Academy of Sciences, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and Transportation Research Forum. Dr. Mumayiz has more than 20 scientific papers published. He is also an active member of other organizations including Institute of Transportation Engineers, Chartered Institute of Transport, and American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Assistant: Eng. Munir Asaad; Jordan Civil Aviation Authority
Eng. Asaad (MSc Structural Engineering) is Assistant Director for Civil Engineering at the Department of Projects and Investments, Jordan Civil Aviation Authority. He has been involved in planning, design and construction of airports at the CAA in Jordan since 1980. His technical knowledge and expertise were also derived through participation in specialized seminars and conferences in prominent institutions  worldwide.

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