AAM promises a revolution in urban and airport-related transport. A key element of this development are #Vertiports to enable vertical take-off and landings of eVTOLs. However, available land in urban and […]

We are thrilled to announce that Adam Symalla and Viktor Sober, CEO of Dubrovnik Airport, today officially signed the contract for the implementation of Dubrovnik Airport Master Plan. Dubrovnik Airport […]

We’re thrilled to be part of the dynamic network of more than 30 partners within the #AirMobilityInitiative, all united in shaping the future of Advanced Air Mobility. Alongside #Airbus, we’re engaged in […]

We are thrilled to announce the addition of two exceptional professionals, @Nadine and @Desmond, to our team. Their impressive backgrounds and extensive experience bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise […]

Exciting news! We highly recommend checking out the recent webinar on “Opportunities for the airport industry” by Cranfield University where our colleague Patrick Ziegler delivered an outstanding presentation on “Rethinking airport development”. From minute […]

“Revolutionizing aviation with the world’s first battery-electric airport: Introducing the prototype design of an interregional airport by Berlin-based amd.sigma!” Abstract: The idea for an interregional eAirport was inspired by a […]

After more than 25 years, our Founder and Managing Director Dr. Lutz Weisser has decided to take on the position as Managing Director at our parent company Munich Airport International. We are pleased […]

amd.sigma is awarded a funding certificate by the Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport The Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport, Dr. Volker Wissing, presented certificates for seven […]

BRAZILIAN PRIVATISATION PROJECT AND MASTERPLAN In 2013, a consortium involving amd.sigma, Munich and Zurich Airports and the Brazilian firm CCR won the bid to privatise Belo Horizonte Airport ahead of […]

CONCEPT FOR THE A CRUISE TERMINAL IN HAMBURG Hamburg’s state-of-the-art cruise ship terminal CC3 can serve 8,000 passengers at the same time. The building was constructed within a very short […]

MASTER PLANNING WITH LOW-TECH APPROACH IN AFRICA In contrast, we have pursued a consistent low-tech approach in Ghana. As part of a planning consortium together with ILF Consulting Engineers and […]

BRUNSWICK, WERNEUCHEN, FRIEDERSDORF, OBERPFAFFENHOFEN Airports and airfields are our daily bread. With these projects we find ourselves in somewhat unchartered waters as we have been entrusted with developing solutions for […]

CENTRAL AUTHORITIES CENTRE AND TERMINAL MASTER DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT In January 2016 we won an EU wide tender and received a new commission from FHG, who is now one of our […]

PRIVATISATION-ASSESMENT FOR ASTALDI, GHELLA UND FRAPORT Cuba is on the move, there is no doubt about that. And this was already visible early this year before the death of Fidel […]

ENVISAGING TOMORROW’S AIRPORTS Autonomous parking, robot baggage transport, green airports. It might sound like science fiction, but in fact it’s what our masterplanning is looking at right now. Digitalisation and […]

AMD.SIGMA EXPANDS AIRPORT REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO The real estate sector will become an increasingly important factor for airports’ overall profitability in future. So we’re pleased to have an expert in […]

PROJECTS IN COOPERATION WITH MUNICH AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL Our longstanding client München Airport has restructured its international activities by founding a subsidiary. As of mid-2017, worldwide consulting tasks are carried out […]

CONCEPT PLANNING FOR THE PRIVATISATION OF FORTALEZA AND PORTO ALEGRE AIRPORTS, BRAZIL Commissioned by Fraport Brazil, we produced a concept planning for the Brazilian airports Fortaleza and Porto Alegre. Thanks […]

BERLIN BRANDENBURG AIRPORT, GERMANY Too small from the start? We show that Berlin Brandenburg Airport will certainly be up to the demands on it. With the Masterplan 2040, we presented […]

It’s time to wave a final goodbye to the air travel industry’s traditional engineering-driven, linear approach to airport masterplanning. In a time of profound change and disruptions with many future […]

This article reflects the question of how the need for long-term efficiency improvement at airports can be met through an adapted masterplanning process. It particularly focuses on the early phase […]

Hamburg Airport has one thing in common with many airports located close to major European cities: a scarcity of room for expansion. As passenger numbers increase, these airports quickly reach […]

Full of Mediterranean flair and cultural heritage, the popularity of the small island nation of Malta as a holiday destination is always growing. This trend is also seen in the […]

We are very pleased to welcome our much-valued colleague Birger Strüfing back to amd.sigma. Birger returns to us after spending a year working as a consultant at Munich Airport, bringing […]

There is much speculation about the airport’s actual opening date – but amd.sigma is already at work helping BER prepare for it. In June 2018, building authorities gave the green […]

How do you optimize an existing airport terminal so that you not only strategically direct the flow of the increasing number of passengers that must be accommodated, but, at the […]

The expansion project in Nice marks the first time that amd.sigma is providing consulting services for an airport project in neighboring France. Aéroport Nice Cote d’Azur is France’s third-largest airport, […]

BIM is set to transform the planning landscape. With more and more countries committing to the software, BIM will mean new laws and disruptive shifts in the work of planners. […]

MASTERPLAN UPDATE AT ZAGREB AIRPORT What will be the impact of Croatia’s upcoming Schengen membership on the terminal infrastructure in Zagreb? amd.sigma will address this key topic within the scope […]

The intelligent management of passenger flows is a key consideration for every modern airport. It not only contributes to efficiency and profitability but also to a positive passenger experience. Adam […]

In summer 2019, amd.sigma completed a new passenger terminal concept for Cologne airport with a planning horizon extending to 2030. The overall objective was to prepare the terminals T1 and […]

What would be the smartest way to manage growing cargo requirements? amd.sigma tackled this question for Linz International Airport in Austria. In 2018, amd.sigma joined forces with Austrian partner ATP […]

With more than 46 million passengers each year, Munich airport numbers among the most highly frequented European aviation hubs – and the most popular. Munich is the only airport in […]

DR. LUTZ WEISSER, FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF AMD.SIGMA Early examples of airport privatisation date back to the 1980s. Are we currently seeing a new trend toward privatisation? There is […]

Masterplan 2040 was drafted for Berlin’s future airport (BER) in 2017. Ever since then, amd.sigma has provided on-going support for Germany’s largest airport project. Working off of the urban expansion […]

The airport industry is dynamic – and so are we. That’s why we kicked off the new year with a location change inside the German capital. The entire amd.sigma team […]

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IS AN IMPERATIVE – AND A CHANCE Despite ongoing climate debates, experts at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) predict a twofold increase in global airport traffic in […]

Berlin Brandenburg Airport, Germany We made it! In just under 38 months (approx. 3.5 years) from start to finish! For an airport terminal: record-breaking. If we go further and consider […]

Many airport operators are left wondering if fundamental changes to their business model will be necessary, and if so, when and what type of changes. As planners and consultants, these […]

Where should check-in counters be located? How can passenger flows in the terminal be better managed? And what process or infrastructure adjustments will prevent passengers from queueing excessively at security…