Airport

Accipiter Radar Technologies has secured a contract to provide its patented 3D Total Coverage avian radar system to Canada’s Vancouver International Airport (YVR). The Total Coverage radar system has been developed on the basis of Accipiter’s Radar Intelligence Network (RIN) Platform Technology. The scalable and flexible radar system is designed ...

UK-based firm Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has deployed the new version of its Cargo Management System (CMS) in ALS Cargo Terminal at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, Vietnam. Named Hermes 5 (H5), the new CMS version includes Hermes Hub Management System (HMS) and Hermes Business Intelligence (HBI) and is set ...

Groupe ADP has announced that Charles de Gaulle will be France’s first airport to trail autonomous shuttle buses, which will run from the airport’s suburban train station to Groupe ADP’s headquarters at the Environmental and Sustainable Development Resource Centre. Transport group Keolis and autonomous shuttle designer Navya will provide the ...

Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport in the US is set to renovate its Terminal E Satellite facility in order to improve customer experience. Under the renovation, the nine-gate terminal will add six additional gates as well as other modern terminal and concessions space. Expected to serve the regional jets, ...

UK’s air traffic control provider NATS is set to install a new electronic flight strip system called EXCDS, in place of paper strips, at its London Terminal Control Centre. After successfully completing two out of five transitions onto EXCDS, NATS is now about to start the third. The London upgrade ...

Honeywell Aerospace has signed an agreement with global telematics company Pinnacle to expand its GoDirect connected services to the ground. Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will link an airport’s ramp service into one single, managed solution that delivers airlines and ground handlers with insights into vehicle ...

UAE’s flag carrier Etihad Airways cut carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 195,000t last year. The reduction was a result of several measures implemented by the airline including updates to flight plans, aircraft and descent manoeuvres. As a result, Etihad Airways could minimise the amount of fuel consumed by its aircraft ...

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively granted permission to United Airlines and Mesa Airlines to start offering a daily direct service between George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, US, and José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba. United Airlines will expand from Saturday-only service between Houston and Havana ...