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...
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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...
In April 2020, France Aviation Civile Services and the STAC (Service Technique de l’Aviation Civile, the technical centre of the French civil aviation authority) took part in the All Weather Autonomous Real logistics operations and Demonstrations (AWARD) initiative, led by EasyMile.
The AWARD consortium has submitted an application to the European Commission, to develop a large-scale H2020 project aimed at bringing a disruptive change to the trucking industry, fleet operators and the whole logistics sector by contributing to the accelerated deployment of innovative connected and...
Two aviation innovators are combining technologies to revolutionize both sides of airport ground operations: at the gate, and on the aircraft. Working together under a recently concluded Memorandum of Understanding, the companies’respective systems will greatly enhance safety and throughput at airport gates.
The Safedock advanced visual docking guidance system (A-VDGS) from ADB SAFEGATE automates the task of safe docking at gates and stands, guiding aircraft with a highly accurate 3D laser scanning technique and an intuitive LED display. The WheelTug e-taxi system...
France Aviation Civile Service just published a document to assist the National Civil Aviation Authorities in the resumption of activities by recalling the regulatory references that may have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
This document consists of guides for the NAA to enable it to fulfil its role as regulator and safety supervisor prior to the resumption of activities. It also includes checklists to assist airport managers in conducting the controls that are their responsibility.
With the COVID 19 crisis, many airlines, maintenance organizations; training organizations...
The world’s only binational airport, EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is using Innov’ATM‘s solution, AirportKeeper® to optimize their resources through information sharing and real-time monitoring on-the-go.
AirportKeeper® modules are scalable, mobile and accurate. Based on the A-CDM concept, the modules enable Innov’ATM to adapt its solution to all airport sizes and their various needs. The aim is to optimize operations by anticipating events and analysing performance.
Contact Gianmaria Giaconia for more information.
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Thales has signed an agreement to support the State of North Dakota’s effort to build a statewide unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) network for safe BVLOS operations.
Thales will work together with a consortium of North Dakota based companies (Appareo and Botlink) and other global services providers (Airspace Link and others) as the systems integrator and engineering services provider. The consortium will develop the State’s “system-of-systems”comprised of communications and surveillance infrastructure, backhaul data network, mission network operations center...