Amsterdam Drone Week Preview: How Drones are Being Used to Create Efficiencies at Airports

We’ve explored how drones could change what airplane inspections could look like on a practical level but they have the potential to be utilized for a variety of inspection purposes across the entire facility. Drones could decrease the time currently spent on manually inspecting runways and be used to identify potential damage to a plane or other issues that need the attention of technicians. However, these efficiencies are just the beginning of the opportunities that Ahmad Bakkar believes the technology can create at airports.

With over 15 years of experience in aviation, Bakkar is with the Royal Schiphol Group at Rotterdam The Hague Airport where he is focused on strategy, innovation and new business. As such, he’s recognized the efficiencies and opportunities that drone technology can enable at airports, many of which he’s set to explore during the Infrastructure & Transportation session that will focus on Rail & Airport at the upcoming Amsterdam Drone…