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Ultra Electronics Airport Systems to hold customer summit in Abu Dhabi
July 29, 2010
Ultra Electronics Airport Systems has announced that its annual EMEA & Asia Customer Summit will be held in Abu Dhabi, 13 & 14 October 2010.
The venue will be the prestigious Yas Hotel on The Yas Marina F1 Circuit in Abu Dhabi.
This combined Strategy and User Group Event incorporates both CUTE and BRS User Groups and promises customer-led strategy discussions and presentations from industry leaders.
With thought leadership discussions from Ultra, presentations from industry partners NCR and Cisco, and real life Ultra customer case studies, Ultra is presenting a wealth of content. Coupled with an opportunity to meet and mix with peers at the evening dinner events to discuss and debate current industry issues, it ensures that this is a must-attend event.
Flightcare appoints new managing director
July 28, 2010
FCC Servicios has appointed Angel Marcos as new General Manager for Flightcare. He takes over from Ignacio Garrido who left the company three months ago. As General Manager for Flightcare, Marcos assumes full responsibility for all the business areas within the Flightcare Group.
Beijing airport advice from Aéroports de Paris Management
July 28, 2010
Aéroports de Paris Management (ADPM) is providing consulting services for Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) on strategic subjects.
Following the signature in September 2009 of a partnership agreement, ADPM has now signed a contract with BCIA for the provision of consulting services on two main subjects:
1.Dual airport operation and strategy, enabling BCIA to cope with future traffic growth in the Beijing region.
2. Multimodality in Beijing or how to minimize the negative impact of High Speed Train (HST) service developments and how to make it a win-win situation for airports.
In addition ADPM is organizing a training session in Paris for almost 30 BCIA and CCAC middle managers in September 2010.
ADPM is a subsidiary of Aéroports de Paris Group, dedicated to overseas participations, operation management, ORAT services and general airport training and consulting.
ADAC adopts 100% bar coded boarding passes ahead of target date
July 27, 2010
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has achieved Platinum Airport status from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for adopting 100 per cent bar coded boarding passes (BCBP), Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. ADAC is the first major airport in the Middle East to receive the Platinum Airport status, the news agency said.
The aviation industry has set a target of converting to 100 per cent BCBP by the end of 2010, and Abu Dhabi International Airport has adopted the system six months ahead of schedule.
The 2D bar coded boarding pass at Abu Dhabi International Airport offers an alternative solution to queuing at the check-in desks, as passengers are now able to get their boarding passes online or at the digital kiosks at the airport. This development provides passengers with more flexible and convenient services, enhancing their travel experience at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
ADAC continues investing in upgrading all check-in and boarding facilities, a project that was initiated in 2009 with the introduction of the self check-in kiosks and the use of the national ID at E-gate in the collaboration with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Identity Authority.
Software award for air traffic management innovation
July 23, 2010
Thales Australia has won a prestigious 2010 Consensus Software Award for its Java Human Machine Interface (JHMI) Engine – the building block of the company’s innovative air traffic management solutions.
The JHMI Engine, which is part of the company’s Eurocat air traffic management system, was evaluated by a panel of respected software industry practitioners. Their citation read: “The human challenge of managing the ever increasing complexity of aircraft movements on a global scale has been impeccably and elegantly addressed by Thales’ new JHMI. The system has been internationally recognised for its innovation, performance and market potential… JHMI proves Australian leadership in mission critical technological development”.
Pau Airport selects ADB for upgrade of its ground lighting solution
July 23, 2010
Pau Pyrénées Airport (France) has turned to airport ground lighting expert ADB to renovate its complete ground lighting equipment.
Pau Pyrénées Airport is a regional CAT-III airfield with connections to Paris, Lyon and London-Stansted (UK), and seasonal connections to Brussels South-Charleroi (Belgium) and Paris-Beauvais.
ADB supplied all materials for the renovation including the lights, the bases, the transformers and the connectors. In addition, upon the airport management request ADB provided an Individual Lamp Control and Monitoring System (ILCMS) for the airport controlled stop bars.
The equipment installed in Pau consists of a large number of lights, including all threshold, center line, touchdown zone and runway edges lights, as well as taxiway LED lights. Also ADB’s powerful ILCMS system to control and monitor all the stop bars was implemented at Pau airport, the first 6.6A serial installation of this system on a French commercial airport.
Flightcare gains business at Madrid
July 22, 2010
Flightcare Ground Services has been appointed by Emirates as its Cargo Handling Agent at Madrid Airport. The Dubai-based airline is going to connect its hub to Madrid with daily A330-200 operations. For the handling of air cargo at MAD, the airline has recently appointed Flightcare Ground Services, who will also arrange for the trucking of cargo between Madrid and other Spanish Airports where Flightcare also has Cargo Terminals.
This new agreement has been reached after others recently achieved by Flightcare at MAD airport, as those with Aerolíneas Argentinas, United Airlines and Aeroflot, further strengthens its position at Madrid Barajas, where the company added an important extension of their facilities at the end of 2008.
FMG experts to support development of two airports in Oman
July 20, 2010
The consulting team of FMG, the Munich Airport operating company, has been awarded a large, new contract for the commissioning, relocation and operation of airports at Muscat and Salalah. Under the contract, which has a total volume in the double-digit million EUR, the FMG experts will be busy for four and a half years at two airports in the Sultanate of Oman. (more in our newsletter #885.CON)
Contract For KLIA New LCCT Complex awarded
July 19, 2010
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd has appointed UEMC-Bina Puri JV as the main contractor for the construction of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) new permanent low cost carrier terminal (LCCT) complex at a total contract value of RM997.227 million. The construction period is 20 months, said MAHB in a filing with Bursa Malaysia.
Meanwhile, Bina Puri Holdings Bhd in a separate announcement said UEMC-Bina Puri JV had accepted the letter of award.
Russia's Sochi Airport to be equipped for ADS-B
July 19, 2010
Era, a subsidiary of Virginia-based SRA International, was selected by Lianozovo Electromechanical Plant Research and Production Corp. to deploy a surface multilateration and ADS-B surveillance at Sochi. Era recently also was selected to deploy the solution at Moscow Domodedovo International. "Sochi Airport is undergoing an extensive modernization project to enhance the airport infrastructure," SRA International said. "This is especially important as the airport expands to meet the demands of the expected increase in air traffic when the city hosts the 2014 Winter Olympic Games."
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