European A-SMGCS: the challenge of Milan-Malpensa airport in the context of EMMA project

Mobility of goods and people is a basic need of the European society in the age of sustainable growth and globalisation of the world economy. Air transport and aeronautics are seen as key assets for the future of Europe in order to meet needs of society and to win global leadership. In this context, the airports are identified as the future bottlenecks of air transport. To this respect, advanced surface movement guidance and control system (A-SMGCS) (2004 and 2003) is seen as key research & development (R&D) topic and is considered as the most promising way to achieve the necessary shift. The paper describes the status and the future steps of the A-SMGCS implementation in Milan-Malpensa airport (MXP) putting emphasis on the upcoming on-site verification and validation activities. These activities are carried out in the context of airport movement management by A-SMGCS (EMMA) project that aims at harmonising A-SMGCS implementation at European airports