First-ever public-private initiative supporting aviation’s decarbonisation goals signed by over 35 European countries and 146 industry stakeholder groups in Toulouse, including the five leading European aviation associations represented through Destination 2050
Declaration fully aligns with the sector’s collective European and global initiative to achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050
Destination 2050 partners reiterate their call for a structured dialogue between policy-makers and industry via an “EU Pact for Aviation...
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At the last Dubai Airshow, Egis was awarded the contract with Ras Al Khaimah International Airport for the expansion of their existing terminal. Egis’ responsibility is two-fold with the initial design of the expanded terminal as well as concept design study of a new terminal that is expected to accommodate close to 2 Million passengers in the next 10 years.
The expansion plan comes after the surge in passenger traffic at the emirate’s international airport and the need to accommodate the increased passenger traffic in line with the International Air Transport Association...
The aeronautical maintenance division within the French Ministry of Defense (DMAé) has awarded THALES a ten-year contract to provide through-life support for the main components (sensors, radars, operations centres, communication and information systems) of the SCCOA system.
The SCCOA system is the national aerospace surveillance system. It ensures the surveillance and the control of airspace as well as the coordination of the ground-to-air defense, the preparation and the conduct of the air operations on both the national territory and overseas.
Under the scope of the SCCOA...
After signing a public service concession agreement with the Haute-Savoie department last July, VINCI Airports took over operations at Annecy Mont-Blanc airport on 1 January. VINCI Airports will therefore now manage and operate the airport for 15 years, bringing its network of French airports up to 12.
VINCI Airports will support business aviation and leisure travel through a €10 million investment plan cofunded with the the Haute-Savoie department, enabling Annecy Mont-Blanc to renovate its runway, improve the quality of service for passengers and crews through the redevelopment of...
NOVEMBER 01, 2021, DUBAI:
ENIA Architectes attended the panel discussion on ‘Building Smart, Livable and Sustainable Cities’ at the India Pavilion, Expo 2020 Dubai.
The session highlighted the importance of building sustainable cities in today’s world. The ‘Urban & Rural Development Week’ also focused on Smart and Sustainable Transportation,
Alternate Real Estate, and Building Smart, Liveable and Sustainable Cities. It discussed new opportunities emerging from alternate real estate sectors, data centres, warehousing, and logistics.
AIA Life Designers participated in the Conference organized by Business France and AFEX “The French approach to the Sustainable & Desirable City” on November 3, as part of the economic program of France pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.
The 12 architecture agencies participants focused on “Structuring elements of the city”, “The challenges of tourism”, “The reversible city”.
Above this conference, five-day business meeting tour was organized in Riyadh, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi to present France’s next generation of architects in the...
SEGAP, a joint venture between Egis and private equity fund manager AIIM, is working alongside air service provider dnata and Emirates Leisure Retail (ELR) on a new 10-year contract for the government of Zanzibar to improve air transport provision and support tourism growth.
The government of Zanzibar wants to position the archipelago as a world leading tourism destination. With pristine waters, sandy beaches, secluded luxury hotels and a UNESCO World Heritage town centre, Zanzibar has everything to attract visitors. The new contract aims to improve airport performance across all areas,...
IDEMIA has been selected by Aena, the leading airport operator for passenger traffic management, to be part of an innovative passenger facilitation pilot at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport.
The pilot started on December 15 with biometric technology in use on the Vueling flights for Malaga. Passengers have pre-approved access thanks to the biometric boarding facility. They can board the plane earlier and without presenting any documentation. They only need to show their face.
The biometric identification system based on facial recognition is the most convenient, hygienic, and...
Airbus has signed a trilateral agreement with Thales and Diehl Aerospace for the joint development of the flight control computers of CityAirbus NextGen. The central flight control system of CityAirbus NextGen, the electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle (eVTOL) being developed by Airbus, will combine extraordinary computing power with lightweight design and highest safety standards.
Diehl and Thales are joining Airbus in investing into the emerging eVTOL market. Both partners are developing their own system that will be integrated into a dissimilar architecture to comply with the...
DSNA provides air navigation services for nine French mainland regional and several overseas centres in charge of ATC approach and tower control. The VCS system will be deployed to 14 sites located in metropolitan France (including Bordeaux, Montpellier, Nantes, Nice, Paris Orly, Strasbourg among others) and some French oversea territories. Bordeaux will be the first centre to be equipped.
French air traffic control to benefit from FREQUENTIS and CS GROUP voice communication systems in 20-year replacement program
French Air Navigation Service Provider, DSNA, awarded Frequentis and CS GROUP...