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December 2018

@ArubaAirport
www.airportaruba.com

Aviation Bachelor Student and Intern:

Marylou van der Linden

My name is Marylou van der Linden,
28 years old, born and raised on the
beautiful island, Aruba. At 19 years old
I moved to the Netherlands to pursue
my dreams of living and studying
abroad. So far I’ve completed a four-
year MBO program (2009-2013) and I
am currently in the final stage of
completing my Bachelors program in
Aviation Operations (HBO) at
Amsterdam University of Applied
Sciences.

I was given the opportunity to carry
out my thesis project within the Airside
Operations Department of Aruba
Airport Authority N.V. The goal of my
thesis is to identify if there are any
constraints within the aircraft turn-
around process at Queen Beatrix
International Airport. If I am able to
identify constraints within this process, I
will make use of lean tools to find ways
to eliminate these constraints, thereby
making the aircraft turn-around
process more efficient and
expeditious which in turn will help
minimize the main apron congestion.

In March of next year, I will travel back
to Amsterdam to present and defend
my thesis project. I am looking forward
to what the future has planned for me,
hopefully returning back to Aruba
where I can professionally contribute
to the progress of my beloved Island
by applying my gained knowledge
and experience in the aviation world.