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Hong Kong International Airport passenger traffic rose 1.1% in April 2013
21 May, 2013
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) in China reported a 1.1% rise in its passenger traffic in April 2013 to 4.91 million, compared to 4.85 million served during the corresponding period in...
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Terma to deploy surface movement radars at two Brazilian airports
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Terma has received a contract from Saab’s subsidiary HITT Traffic, for the delivery and installation of three SCANTER 5502 Surface Movement Radar systems at two Brazilian Airports in Rio de...

Fraport delays new Frankfurt Terminal over sluggish traffic growth
Monday, May 20, 2013 Fraport, the owner of Frankfurt Airport in Germany, will delay the commissioning of its third passenger terminal by three years due to 'sluggish' air traffic...

Northrop Grumman installs IP-based airspace communication system in the North Sea
Monday, May 20, 2013 Northrop Grumman's Europe-based air traffic management (ATM) systems subsidiary, together with the UK's air traffic management services provider (ANSP) NATS, has installed an airspace...

Passenger traffic at Middle East and Asia-Pacific airports grew in Q1: ACI
Friday, May 17, 2013 Passenger traffic at Middle East and Asia-Pacific airports rose 15.4% and 9.3% respectively during the first quarter of 2013 (Q1) compared to 2012, according to a latest report from ...

Zinwave installs in-building wireless solution in two Middle East airports
Friday, May 17, 2013 UK-based wideband active Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) provider Zinwave has installed its TETRA in-building wireless coverage solutions in Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan and...

TAV to build new $400m terminal at Riyadh Airport
Thursday, May 16, 2013 TAV Construction has won a $400m design and construction tender for the construction of new Terminal 5 at King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi...

US FAA trials technologies to reduce wind farms’ impact on radar
Thursday, May 16, 2013 The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has trialled technologies to address the impact of wind farms on radar, which could have a bearing on both civil aviation and security....

Airbus ProSky to support PBN deployment in Latin America
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Airbus ProSky has collaborated with Latin American airline group Avianca and TACA to deploy performance-based navigation (PBN) procedures at airports in Central and South...

Mitsubishi and Chiyoda to build new international airport in Mongolia
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Japanese firms Mitsubishi and Chiyoda have signed a JPY50bn ($492.4m) agreement with the Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia (CAAM) to build the New Ulaanbaatar International Airport in...

Dublin Airport trials SITA biometric gates for passenger processing
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Dublin Airport in Ireland is trialling SITA's automated border control (ABC) gates, which allow self-service immigration control and faster immigration...


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DNV Software Launches a Complete Risk Management Solution
Monday, May 20, 2013 by Synergi Life by DNV Software Structured and analytical risk management has direct effects on a company's ability to build a competitive advantage. In order to support organisations with one complete solution for...

Singapore Changi Airport and SITA Partner for Innovation
Monday, May 20, 2013 by SITA Global IT and communications provider SITA today announced a major partnership for innovation with Changi Airport Group (CAG), which manages Singapore's Changi Airport. The project was...

KVM Save the Queen's Day
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 by Guntermann & Drunck Known for being one of the most colourful Dutch festivals, Queen's Day took place on 30 April. In 2013 it was the last Queen's Day for Queen Beatrix as she officially abdicates in favour of...

Landmark Agreement Towards Harmonization of the African Skies
Monday, May 13, 2013 by Air Traffic and Navigation Services The Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) Company of South Africa and the Swaziland Civil Aviation Authority (SWACAA) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which is in...

Streaming Security Screening with eVelocity
Monday, May 13, 2013 by Herbert Systems eVelocity is an outstanding new concept now being marketed by Herbert Systems to of checkpoints is fed into a single network, where the images can be analysed by security screeners and any...

BEUMER Group to Demonstrate End-to-End Baggage Handling Systems at Airport Infra Expo Brazil, 2013
Thursday, May 09, 2013 by Crisplant BEUMER Latinoamericana Equipamentos Ltda will demonstrate its end-to-end baggage handling system capabilities at the Airport Infra Expo at Transamérica Expo Center - Pavilion C, stand 12F, in...

Acciona Increases Efficiency with Exemplary Mobile Communications
Thursday, May 09, 2013 by INFORM Acciona Airport Services (AAS) maximises the efficiency of staff communication using digital communication via mobile phones, tablet PCs, staff notification kiosks and information panels at...

G&D at 57th International Fair of Technique in Belgrade
Thursday, May 09, 2013 by Guntermann & Drunck "A Step into the Future" - that's the slogan for the 57th International Fair of Technique and Technical Achievements (UFI) in Belgrade, Serbia. Guntermann & Drunck's (G&D) Slovenian partner...

TACO Antenna to Present ATC and UHF SATCOM Antennas at DSEI
Wednesday, May 08, 2013 by TACO Antenna TACO Antenna, a division of Wade Antenna Inc., is once again pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at DSEI...

Take a Look at Pathfinda Vision
Tuesday, May 07, 2013 by Herbert Systems Herbert's Pathfinda Vision is the new baggage and parcel alignment system specifically developed to increased throughput by providing the more accurate baggage and parcel alignment needed...


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