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SchipholTV accompanies Edward de Kruijf....
Airport Operations Manager, for a morning behind the scenes.
Airport Operation Managers (AOM's) see to...
order and safety at the airport grounds.
My name is Edward de Kruijf, I am an Airside Operations Manager. During his service, the AOM is responsible...
for safety and capacity at airside.
This is the area where the planes land, take off and are being handled.
This is where we and our partners, ground control and the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, review the day.
The Meteorological Institute told us bad weather is on its way here, it's going to be a little windy, though from a good direction.
We talked through today's activities and now, we're taking the car to check on different projects on the runway.
Let's make a round and see what is really happening.
We've arrived one of the week's big projects. This is what we call the 'Papa platform', where planes are deiced in winter.
We are standing near the runway where giant planes with giant wings are taxiing by. It's important that they don't encounter any obstacles.
Sufficient distance between the wings and our work is of vital importance.
The Airside Operations Manager is responsible for all operations on airside.
From my office I can oversee a lot and organize a lot, but sometimes it's good to...
go out and take a look at everything that's going on as to get a proper image of what exactly is going on.
This runway has been out of use for air traffic for some time now. Before we place it back at ground control's disposal...
we're checking it one last time. Bird control, or 'lapwing', checks specifically for birds around this runway.
I'll be checking for objects blown on the runway by wind and such.
We're now at taxiway Golf 5, one of the taxiways now used for towing airplanes because of ongoing operations.
Normally we don't use this taxiway for towing, so all towed planes are guided to their destination gate.
One of our cars drives in front of the plane to guide the way and make sure there are no mistakes.
Hello. Have you encountered any problems today? Did everything run smoothly? - No, all was well, very smooth.
This morning went well. It was very busy with a lot of projects, but air traffic wasn't hindered, so I'm going home feeling good.