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US approves $63bn for aviation programme
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 The US House of Representatives has approved a bill to pay $63bn for Federal Aviation Administration programmes up until 2015, which will speed up the transition of air traffic control based on...

SITA to provide passenger processing technology at San Diego airport
Friday, February 03, 2012 SITA has been awarded a multi-year contract by San Diego International Airport in the US to provide the passenger processing technology supporting the airport's $1bn Green Build...

Reveal CT-800 passenger scanner completes liquid detection test
Wednesday, February 01, 2012 Reveal Imaging, a Science Applications International (SAIC) subsidiary has completed testing on its new reveal dual-energy CT-800 scanner to screen and detect liquids contained inside...

DFS to deploy Frequentis Divos 3 log multimedia recorder in German ATMs
Wednesday, February 01, 2012 German based air navigation service provider (ANSP) Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) will deploy Frequentis DIVOS 3 log virtual server recording system at its area control centres (ACC) to...

Crisplant to deploy PSI baggage handling control systems at Dusseldorf Airport
Monday, January 30, 2012 PSI Logistics, a subsidiary of PSI, has secured an order from Danish company Crisplant, a BEUMER Group subsidiary, to deliver its PSIairport/baggage handling system (BHS) as well as the...

US TSA to deploy advanced imaging units in 25 airports
Monday, January 30, 2012 The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is planning to deploy advanced imaging technology (AIT) units equipped with the new automated target recognition (ATR) software to 25 airports...

Three US companies win FAA EnRoute support contracts
Friday, January 27, 2012 US-based Human Solutions, SRA International and TASC have won the EnRoute Technical Assistance Support Services (ETASS) contracts from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to rebuild the...

Thales to supply air navigation systems to Mexico
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Thales has been selected by Mexican air navigation service provider SENEAM to provide technology for its air navigation renovation...

SITA unveils mobile NFC concept for smoother air travel
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 SITA Lab and its communications service partner Orange Business Services have unveiled a new check-in concept that uses near-field communication (NFC) chip inside smartphones to help...

US Airways to use Saab Sensis surface management system
Friday, January 20, 2012 US Airways has chosen Saab Sensis's Aerobahn airport surface management system for deployment at its three hub airports of Charlotte-Douglas, Philadelphia and Phoenix Sky Harbor...

US FAA selects Saab for airport surface surveillance programme
Friday, January 13, 2012 The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a contract to Saab Sensis, the US subsidiary of Saab, to provide technologies for the Airport Surface Surveillance Capability...

Ibom Airport deploys bird deterring technology
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 The Akwa Ibom International Airport, Nigeria, has deployed a cordless land air wildlife system (CLAWS), an anti-bird and wildlife technology system intended for checking the increasing threat...

Chicago-Rockford to develop 20MW solar project
Friday, December 09, 2011 Rockford Solar Partners has received approval from the US Department of Energy and the Federal Aviation Administration to construct a commercial airport solar farm at Chicago-Rockford...

UFIS-AS and DTP to provide multi-airport operational database system to ADAC
Tuesday, December 06, 2011 UFIS Airports Solutions (AS) and Dubai Technology Partners (DTP) have secured a contract from Abu Dhabi Airports Company to supply a multi-airport operational database and resource management...

Taiwan to launch passenger screening e-gates
Tuesday, December 06, 2011 Taiwan will launch automated immigration gates, known as e-gates, in January 2012 at three major...

Work begins on Manchester airport’s new air traffic control tower
Friday, December 02, 2011 Construction firm Morgan Sindall has broken ground on the new £16m air traffic control tower at Manchester International Airport,...

SITA unveils web-based messaging platform for air transport industry
Thursday, December 01, 2011 SITA has launched a web-based version of the messaging platform Sitatex Online, an easy-to-use and cost-effective mail service designed especially for air transport industry...

Saab Sensis to support NextGen development
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Saab Sensis is to provide its NextGen concepts and technologies to the Florida NextGen Test Bed (FTB) in Daytona Beach, Florida,...

Northrop Grumman installs communications system at Maastricht airport
Monday, November 21, 2011 Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, a European subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, has delivered the first part of the air traffic management communications systems to Air Traffic Control...

University of Arkansas researchers develop runway anti-icing system
Friday, November 18, 2011 Researchers at the University of Arkansas in the US are developing an anti-icing system that will make airport runways safer and less expensive to maintain during...