Reduce capacity constraints with augmented decision making for stand and gate planning
For airports facing rising airline traffic and struggling with infrastructure constraints, Assia Standmanager is the next-gen technology that optimizes stand and gate planning with precision and efficiency. It is the only platform that offers the flexibility and speed to leverage intelligent rules with real-time predictions to enable intelligent buffers and quick, complex, data-driven decisions during operations.
The Next-Generation of Stand and Gate Management for Airports
As airports face rising traffic and increasing operational complexity, this next generation StandManager solution provides the intelligence necessary to maximize capacity within existing infrastructure. StandManager combines predictive analytics, automated optimization, real-time data, and flexible user defined rules to support fast, confident, data-driven decisions at every stage of stand and gate planning.
Assaia's StandManager is the only solution that offers both the flexibility to define custom operational logic and the speed to apply intelligent rules in real time. By integrating predictive data directly into the solution, StandManager optimizes stand and gate allocation with accuracy while reducing reliance on static buffers, manual adjustments, and legacy systems. The result is a unified operational environment that strengthens performance, increases throughput, and reduces pressure during both expected and unexpected conditions. StandManager can be used as a standalone solution and can be fully integrated into ApronAI.
Maximize Capacity with Intelligent Buffers
StandManager increases airport capacity by maximizing stand utilization through intelligent, AI-powered buffer management. Instead of relying on fixed, generic time buffers between flights, StandManager uses predictive insights from sources such as Assaia's ApronAI to calculate dynamic, flight specific buffers based on real-time operational conditions. This minimizes allocated idle time, reduces unnecessary stand occupancy, and frees up valuable stand and gate capacity across the operation.
This predictive and adaptive approach extends capacity far beyond what traditional systems can deliver. Airports can safely reduce buffer times by up to 5 minutes per flight, unlocking as much as 5% additional stand capacity during peak periods. At a large airport, this is equivalent to gaining up to 4 additional stand without building new infrastructure, creating significant capacity gains through operational innovation alone.
Flexibility by Design
StandManager gives airports complete control over their operations. Instead of relying on rigid vendor workflows or fixed configurations, airports can define and adjust their own rules using natural lanuage and intuitive controls. This ensures that stand allocation aligns with the airport's operational priorities and resource availability.
Airports can set hard and soft constraints, adjacency requirements, and temporary or time based rules. Stand characteristics include remote, MARS, Schengen, airline preferences, and operational tags that are managed directly by users, enabling rapid adaptation to changing conditions.
Unified Planning
StandManager unifies seasonal scheduling, tactical planning, and real-time operations within a single solution. Every decision is powered by the same rule set and real-time data, ensuring consistency and alignment across teams. This eliminates the fragmentation and inefficiency that arise when multiple systems are used.
Operational performance from day of operations feeds directly into future schedules. StandManager continuously incorporates the latest insights, allowing airports to refine planning accuracy over time and build more resilient stand and gate allocation strategies up to 90 days in advance.
Manage Real-Time Disruptions
Up to 60% of plans do not survive the daily reality of airport operations, where delayed arrivals, weather changes, equipment failures, and staffing shortages routinely disrupt schedules. StandManager provides real-time operational visibility and predictive recommendations that allow teams to respond quickly, confidently, and with full situational awareness.
Operators can simulate multiple recovery scenarios to compare resource requirements, stand availability, and the downstream impact of each option. This clarity enables faster decision making during high pressure situations and supports more stable operations during peak periods and irregular operations.
Give Your Team Superpowers
StandManager strengthens the performance of operational teams by automating time consuming tasks and delivering high quality insight for complex decisions. It accelerates processes that traditionally required manual analysis, reducing workload and improving decision accuracy.
The natural language AI assistant supports operators as they define rules, identify constraints, adjust allocations, and resolve conflicts. Assisted conflict resolution evaluates multiple options and highlights the strongest choices while keeping decision making authority firmly with the operator.
Additional features
Strategy optimization for least moves, bad weather, maximum resilience, bespoke strategy customization
Flexible freeze windows
Configurable color themes
Integration with AODB and A-CDM
AI-powered planning recommendations
