EUROCONTROL successfully completed a SESAR real-time simulation with AustroControl (COOPANS) using an optimal runway delivery tool (ORD) supporting controllers to optimise aircraft separation on final approach. The simulation also involved the participation of representatives from the SJU IAA, NATS, DSNA, Thales, NAVIAR, LFV, Croatia Control and DFS who participated in briefings and observed exercises. The simulation combined time-based separation (TBS) …

Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC) has selected ADB SAFEGATE to upgrade gate operations at Terminal 1 of Incheon International Airport. The airport will replace the existing aircraft parking system with ADB SAFEGATE’s state-of-the-art Safedock Type 1 Advanced Visual Docking Guidance System (A-VDGS). The scope also includes expansion of ADB SAFEGATE’s control and monitoring system, already installed at Terminal 2, to enable integration with several …

SITA has announced the appointment of Diana Einterz as SITA President, Americas. She will be responsible for developing and driving the strategic direction for SITA in the region leading SITA’s team that manages the delivery of solutions to hundreds of airlines, airports and governments across the Americas. A highly experienced global leader, Diana comes to SITA from Orange Business Services …

Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) has appointed Gert-Jan De Graaff, a former BAC senior executive and current President and CEO of JFKIAT LLC, the operators of Terminal 4 at John F Kennedy International Airport, to lead the company from June 2018. Mr De Graaff will replace Ms Julieanne Alroe who will retire from the company at the end of the financial …

Lufthansa InTouch, responsible for managing customer service across the Lufthansa Group, has again selected SITA to manage its service center communication network and key infrastructure elements, ensuring that more than 11-million customers are connected to service agents every year. SITA, a long-standing partner to Lufthansa InTouch, will continue to manage and maintain its service center communication network and key infrastructure …

Cathay Dragon, the regional airline of the Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Group, is now enjoying enhanced communications at Clark International Airport. This follows the installation of SITA AirportHub, the unique shared infrastructure which allows airlines to connect their applications and IT systems at an airport quickly and easily. Clark International Airport is supporting the growing demand of air traffic in the …

Global Net Solutions (GNS), an innovator in facilities-based smart security and business intelligence solutions, today unveiled its S-Badge, a revolutionary IoT-based security solution designed to improve safety and tackle insider threats and breaches in high security environments, such as airports, hospitals, school districts and college campuses, government agencies and more. The S-Badge solution is the world’s first security system leveraging …

Aeroflot has become the first airline in Russia to provide real-time location information for all the baggage it handles, choosing SITA, the global IT provider, to deliver an end-to-end baggage tracking solution using its BagJourney system. BagJourney allows Aeroflot to accurately track passengers’ bags at key points along their journey, including at check-in, loading onto the aircraft, transfer and arrival …

The Taoyuan International Airport Corporation (TIAC) has awarded Vanderlande a contract to supply a state-of-the-art baggage handling system (BHS) at its new terminal. In response to the rapid growth in passenger volume, TIAC is constructing Terminal 3 (T3) at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TTIA). This will boost capacity and enhance the overall quality of service. For this project, Vanderlande has …

Heathrow has reached a key milestone in its pledge to ‘Go Electric’ with the delivery of the 50th electric vehicle to the airport’s fleet. This is a key step in Heathrow’s promise to make all of its cars and small vans electric or plug-in hybrid by 2020 to help improve air quality around the airport. The 50 electric vehicles reduce …