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Weekly Round Up
25 May 2012
Latest Companies

Ammeraal Beltech - Belting Systems for Baggage Handling at Airports

Cavotec - Supply, Design, Manufacturing, Installation, Maintenance and Project Management of Ground Support Equipment for the Airport Industry

L-3 Security & Detection Systems - World-Class Aviation Screening Solutions

GECI Espanola - Air Traffic Management, Communication and Navigation Systems for the Airport Industry

GECI Espanola - Airfield Ground Lighting Solutions for the Civil and Military Airport Industry

Press Releases

Passengers Pass Seamlessly Through Toulouse Airport Using Only a Mobile Phone
France's Toulouse-Blagnac Airport is the world's first airport to trial SIM-based near field communication (NFC) to allow passengers to pass through the airport's checks, controls and gates using only their mobile phones.

SITA Readies Azerbaijan for Eurovision Traffic Surge
Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), the flag carrier of Azerbaijan, today introduced mobile and web check-in for its passengers. The services, provided by global air transport IT provider SITA, are part of the airline's preparations for the surge of traffic this week as the country hosts the Eurovision Song Contest.

Vanderlane Helps Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport Get Ready for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest
Vanderlande Industries and Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) signed a contract to supply the baggage handling system for the new terminal at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, in a project worth €5 million.

EDT Offshore Chooses Megadoor for New Hangar Complex in Cyprus
ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems is proud to announce that they have secured an order from EDT Offshore for installation of a Megadoor hangar door for a new hangar complex in Cyprus.

Cavotec to Help Modernise Pulkovo International Airport
The Cavotec global engineering group has won a major contract to manufacture and install 90 in-ground electrical power units and converter systems as part of a modernisation programme at St.Petersburg's Pulkovo International Airport.

White Papers

Drainage Solutions for the Airport Industry
HAURATON's range for civil engineering offers drainage channels made of fibre-reinforced concrete for the airport industry. The RECYFIX® HICAP® is a drainage and retention system for larger...

FaliTec's DualCam Camera Series for Optimum Security
The DualCam Camera series combines an un-cooled thermal camera module with a Sony IOP...

Iveco Introduce the Dragon 2 and Impact Model Series
Airport fire-fighting is one of the biggest and most complex challenges that fire brigades have to meet. As the helpers' partner, IVECO MAGIRUS has been supplying fire-fighting vehicles...

AviNet for Mission-Critical Messaging
When it comes to communications in the aviation industry, reliability and security are absolutely...

Common Use Passenger Processing
In 2003 at an airline and airport 'summit' meeting in Seattle a group of airlines, airports and technology suppliers began meeting to look at creating this new standard and (after many,...

Features

Artificial intelligence and predictive modelling: can an airport think?
Could tomorrow's airport systems predict passenger flows in advance, in order to alleviate the chaos of day-to-day operations? Chris Lo finds out about a pioneering AI system which could lead the way to the semi-sentient airport of the future.

Airport Industry Review: Issue 2
As air traffic security remains high on the global agenda, we explore how readily the latest systems, including biometrics-based identification and full-body scanners, are being adopted by the world’s airports.

Airport baggage systems go high-tech: handling with care
Airports are using increasingly sophisticated technology to streamline every aspect of baggage handling processes. Chris Lo rounds up the high-tech baggage handling trends which are simplifying this troublesome task for airlines and their customers.

Green taxiing: cutting carbon and costs
A new green taxiing system, being developed by Safran and Honeywell, could help the aviation world cut carbon along with costs. Safran’s vice president of sales and marketing Frédéric Crancee gives Chris Lo the run-down of this high-profile project.

The EU has landed: new proposals for airport slots
New legislation for landing slot allocation at European airports has been put forward by the EU. But, what does the industry think about the bill? Sarah Blackman attended a London round-table meeting, hosted by the House of Lords, to gather some perspectives.

Projects

Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport, Liberia, Guanacaste
Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport, also known as Liberia International Airport, is located in Liberia, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.

Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal, Atlanta, Georgia
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, in the US state of Georgia, is set to open a new international terminal in May 2012.

Palma de Mallorca International Airport, Balearics
Palma de Mallorca International Airport is located eight kilometres south-east of the city of Palma on the Balearic Island of Majorca, Spain.

Miami International Airport North Terminal Renovation
Miami International Airport's North Terminal Renovation was initiated in March 2006 and is slated for completion by the second half of 2012.

Salalah International Airport Expansion
Salalah International Airport is the second largest airport in the Sultanate of Oman. It started operations in 1977 as a domestic airport and turned international in 2004.


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