Toulouse, France, 2 December 2020 – The European Commission, through the H2020 framework program, has awarded a funding grant of nearly €20 million for a 29-partner strong consortium to develop and demonstrate driverless heavy-duty vehicles in harsh weather conditions for real-logistics operations.
With EasyMile as coordinator and software provider, the large-scale All Weather Autonomous Real logistics operations and Demonstrations (AWARD) project aims to bring disruptive change to the trucking industry, fleet operators, and the whole logistics sector. It will do this by...
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In line with the Government of India’s vision to create world-class airports in the country, Schneider Electric, the global leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has unveiled its end-to-end digital solutions for building ‘Future Ready’, energy efficient airports throughtheir IoT enabled platform EcoStruxure for Airports.
It is an enterprise level integration system enabling a holistic view, quicker...
Innov’ATM, the Toulouse-based ATM and UTM specialist, has been chosen by DSNA, the France’s primary Air Navigation Services Provider, as part of the U-Space Together program to implement its UAV traffic management solution on ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE, ORLY and 9 other general aviation airfields covering the major part of Île de France region.
With more than 10,000 UAV operations each year in France and a growing number of UAS – Unmanned Aerial Systems – registered, DSNA launched the U-Space Together program in 2019, which aims to ensure that UAVs are inserted...
Santiago International Airport in Chile is launching a vast campaign to fight food waste by offering passengers a digital solution allowing them to benefit of reduced prices on products close to their expiration date.
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Covid-19: Groupe ADP Signs a Partnership with Cerballiance, to Ease the Carrying out of the Screening Tests Due to Travels for Passengers
Thanks to this partnership, departing passengers can make an appointment in a laboratory of the Cerballiance network or directly at the airports screening centers, first implemented at Paris-Orly, then also at Paris-Charles de Gaulle.
At the Parisian airports, passengers will be able to obtain a result within 48 hours for a RT-PCR test and within 1 to 2 hours for an antigenic test.
One of European Green Deal commitment is that air transport should be less polluting, reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and achieve carbon neutrality.
Therefore, on September 22nd, Green Airports H2020 Call was launched. There will be at least 2 winning consortia which will tackle the challenges of sustainability in airports and bring innovative solutions about intermodal mobility, efficient rail interconnection solutions and innovative train-airport station concepts, sustainable kerosene,energy efficiency of buildings, circular economy and zero-waste concepts. ...
Salvador Bahia Airport, operated by VINCI Airports, is now part of the Permanent Sustainability Committee of the Airport Council International (ACI World)
Due to its national and internationally recognized environmental initiatives, Salvador Bahia Airport, a member of the VINCI Airports network, has just been appointed to the Permanent Environment Committee of the Airport Council International (ACI Global).
The term of member of the Committee lasts for three years. The Standing Committee on the Global Environment develops ACI policies on global aviation environmental issues. It...
A world leader in air and rail mobility, Thales plans to connect flight management systems with air traffic management systems to achieve a 10% reduction in aircraft CO2 emissions by 2023, and is working to make trains smarter and optimise rail traffic to save 30% of their energy consumption.
Thales is developing complex AI systems that promote eco-responsible AI based on learning and knowledge and consume less energy.•
Thales Alenia Space is unveiling new instruments for space missions that quantify human CO2 emissions with unprecedented accuracy and offer a 36%...
Following the acquisition of the New Zealand company Glidepath and the appointment of Nicolas Breton as Chief Operating Officer, B2A Technology has chosen a new name to address these new challenges and drive its development.
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Riyadh Airports has awarded a contract to Egis and local subsidiary Projacs to deliver project management consultancy services for airside projects at King Khalid International Airport (KKIA).
Riyadh Airports manages and operates King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in the Saudi capital Riyadh, and is currently working on upgrading the KKIA airside infrastructure, adding new services and facilities to ensure that customers continue to enjoy pleasant, safe, and efficient services.
Egis and its local subsidiary Projacs, which specialises in project management in the Middle East, will...