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vinci wins contract for Melbourne Airport
Melbourne Airport development project Smoother and safer access to terminals A contract worth AUD 159 million (approximately 96 million euros) Seymour Whyte, a VINCI Construction subsidiary in Australia, has been awarded a construction contract worth AUD 159 million (approximately 96 million euros) by Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne) Pty Ltd. This project, designed to improve access to the airport, includes the redevelopment of the airport forecourt and the construction of a 550 m bridge across 18 spans. The bridge will separate public and commercial vehicle traffic,...
Thales winner frost sullivan
Thales Named Frost & Sullivan's 2024 European Company Of The Year In Cybersecurity For Airport Security Thales is delighted to announce it has been honoured as the recipient of the Frost & Sullivan 2024 European Company of the Year Award in the cybersecurity for airport security category. This recognition is a testament of Thales's unwavering commitment to providing innovative and robust cybersecurity solutions that safeguard airport infrastructures, networks, and systems against evolving threats, while ensuring a seamless passenger experience. Frost &...
Alstef upgrade the baggage handling system at Billy Bishop Toronto
Alstef Group is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract to upgrade the baggage handling system at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ), the 9th-busiest airport in Canada and 5th-busiest transborder hub, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The upgrade is in support of the airport’s initiative to integrate U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) preclearance processing. The federal government is investing $30 million for the construction of a US customs preclearance facility which, once constructed, will provide travellers with the opportunity to clear customs in...
Proavia@PTE
Passenger Terminal EXPO &CONFERENCE 2024, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. PROAVIA is attending and welcomes you on its booth N°5.1 - E350.
As part of its “CEF – Transport – Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility" (AFIF) call for projects, the European Commission announces that it has selected a new project financed with the Banque des Territoires (Caisse des Dépôts Group). The Nice Côte d'Azur airport project to electrify airport ground handling operations is among 26 projects selected by the European Commission in its fourth round of the call for projects. In this context, the European Union will allocate approximately €4.1m of grants to the project which the Caisse des D...
Parie Orly 2035
Decarbonisation, quality of service and regional integration   The Paris-Orly development project for 2035 is the precursor to the new airport development model led by Groupe ADP. It is part of the 2025 Pioneers roadmap to set out a new airport model in which airports become hubs for mobility and clean energy solutions, and are propelled into the future through denser existing infrastructures. The plan is for Paris-Orly 2035 to be a trailblazer and a regional accelerator, with fewer cars coming to the airport, greater comfort for passengers and employees, more low-...
eurocontrol@saclay
The 41 EUROCONTROL Member States have agreed to the relocation of the EUROCONTROL Innovation Hub (EIH) to the Paris-Saclay Innovation Playground. The project will see EUROCONTROL build a new, state-of-the-art simulation and innovation centre at the EU’s major new innovation hub, located just outside Paris. Aviation is facing a series of major challenges. Demand for civil air traffic is expected to continue to grow, military requirements are increasing and new entrants such as drones or higher airspace operations need to be integrated into an increasingly saturated network. In...
High Speed AGV BAGXONE BagXone is in operation at Belgrade Airport, Serbia since 2023. The AGV will perform the transfer of post-screening suspect baggage to the search room and then facilitate their return (after verification) to the final sorting area. BAGXONE is a high-speed AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) designed to handle individual bags.  AGV can cover short distances check-in to screening machines or from the screening machines to an Early Bag Store (EBS) reconciliation room make-up carousel AGV can also cover long distances (i.e. link between two...
⭐Best wishes and happy new year, ⭐fröhliches neues Jahr, ⭐Feliz año nuevo, ⭐felice anno nuovo, ⭐Feliz Ano Novo ! The Board and the entire Proavia team wish ⭐you all the best for the new year !
Meet PROAVIA at stand no. 1236 on Saudi Airport Exhibition PROAVIA will be honoured to participate in the panel no. 9 on December 20th at 13.30: Sustainable Aviation: Addressing Environmental Challenges