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October 2010 Articles
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October, 2010Serving our members today and tomorrow
The peak summer months have seen European air traffic pursuing its recovery, a more than welcome trend after the unprecedented fallout caused by the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano – not to mention the massive declines of last year. With monthly passenger growth above 5% in recent months, the prospects are looking up again.
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October, 2010TAV Airports’ vision for 100 million passengers
The original goal of TAV Airports Holding was to operate 10 airports within 10 years, firmly establishing itself as the regional leader. Having achieved that objective, as Macedonia started operations in March 2010, its next target is to serve 100 million passengers annually by 2017. Sani Sener, President and CEO, outlined the TAV Airports strategic vision to Ross Falconer. Additional reporting by Robert O’Meara.
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October, 2010ACI EUROPE organises 2nd workshop on economic regulation & KPI
Following on the success of last year’s ACI EUROPE Airport Economics Workshop, a second Special Workshop on Economic Regulation & the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) project was organised by ACI EUROPE in September 2010. The workshop took place over a day and half at the ACI EUROPE offices in Brussels on 20 and 21 September. Registration was limited to members of ACI EUROPE, but the workshop was completely free. Some 40 participants from over 30 airports attended the workshop.
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October, 2010ADAC’s pioneering passenger processing and training innovations
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), owner and operator of all five airports in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, has reported strong performance in the first half of 2010, with an 11.7% increase in passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport. The airport has implemented a number of IT and system upgrades to check-in facilities, while ADAC recently opened its pioneering training facility, the Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS).
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October, 2010Enhancing the passenger experience
After economic and financial turmoil, extreme weather incidents and the volcanic ash crisis, the 2010 summer holiday season was keenly anticipated by passengers and airports alike. in a concerted effort to revise passenger perception of the airport experience, many of europe’s airports put on an ecletic range of innovative activities to engage travellers this past summer. Ross Falconer and Robert O’Meara report.
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October, 2010EC launches new air passenger rights campaign
After generating some headlines during the volcanic ash crisis, the regulation on air passenger rights made news again on 29 June, as European Commission Vice-President in charge of Transport, Siim Kallas launched a new campaign on air passenger rights. The launch took place at Brussels Airport and coincided with the increased traffic of the summer holiday season.
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October, 2010Bologna Airport generates 5,000 jobs and €550m for the region
SAB Aeroporto G Marconi di Bologna organised a workshop on 13 July – ‘Airports as engines of economic growth’ – which included previously unpublished data from Bologna. It examined the economic impact airports have on their region, with a focus on the added value they bring to communities in terms of job creation and wealth generation. Ross Falconer reports.
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October, 2010European airport trends 2010: encouraging signs as over 200 airports report growth in July
This time last year analysis of airport traffic at European airports revealed that just over 50 airports were reporting growth. This year, analysis of July traffic data for over 250 airports across Europe by anna.aero has revealed that more than 200 are reporting an increase in passenger numbers over last July. Compared with last July passenger numbers are up around 6%, though this varies significantly by country. For example Turkish airport traffic is up almost 22% while according to government statistics air travel demand from UK airports is still down, though by less than 1%. Possibly worst affected as a country is Ireland where traffic is down almost 8%, primarily as a result of Ryanair’s decision to reduce capacity significantly in response to the Irish government’s imposition of a €10 travel tax in May 2009.
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October, 2010Rutten of the Schiphol Group re-elected for a second term as President of ACI EUROPE
At the 20th ACI EUROPE Annual Assembly, hosted by SEA Milan Airports, on June 17-19, after an extremely active year as President of ACI EUROPE, Ad Rutten COO of Schiphol Group has been re-elected to lead the organisation for a second year.
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October, 2010EASA launches the aerodrome rulemaking activities
The basic Regulation foresees that by the end of 2013, the implementing measures for aerodrome safety shall be adopted. To this end, the Agency has started the necessary rulemaking activities. Due to considerations of resource management and further research into the Agency’s approach it was decided that the work on apron management services, aerodrome equipment, and heliport design and operations would be postponed.
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October, 2010FLUX Alliance set for growth following successful pilot scheme
Following the successful completion of the year-long FLUX (Fast Low Risk Universal Crossing) pilot scheme in May this year, the joint initiative between the governments of the US and the Netherlands has been made permanent and the focus is now on expanding the FLUX Alliance. Ryan Ghee reports.
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October, 2010XRD 3500 achieves ECAC Standard 3
The XRD 3500 X-ray Diffraction-based explosives detection system (EDS) from Morpho Detection, Inc., part of Morpho, Safran group’s security business, has become the first such system to achieve ECAC (European Civil Aviation Conference) Standard 3 certification.
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October, 2010Kromek’s solution for liquid inspection
While the restrictions on the carriage of LAGs (Liquids, Aerosols and Gels) onboard aircraft are not scheduled to be relaxed until April 2011, Kromek has developed the Bottle Scanner, which provides a solution for desktop liquid inspection and which could see the easing of restrictions introduced ahead of schedule.
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October, 2010Privatisation prospects grow as economies emerge from recession
As world economies slowly emerge from the economic crisis, Ryan Ghee explores whether private equity companies and investors are, once again, starting to view airports as a viable long-term investment opportunity.
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October, 2010Aalborg Airport’s innovative RFID baggage handling system
In June this year, Aalborg Airport adopted a pioneering RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) baggage handling system to cater for the continued increase in passenger traffic. Ryan Ghee spoke to Søren Svendsen, the airport’s CEO, to find out how the system has performed since its implementation.
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October, 2010Tourism boom inspires Muscat Airport development
Oman’s Muscat International Airport is currently undergoing an ambitious modernisation, which will see the complete refurbishment of the current facilities and the addition of a brand new terminal in 2014. Ryan Ghee spoke to Wihaad Al-Harthy, marketing manager aeronautical and member of the Management Team, Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC).
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October, 2010Airport operators highlight importance of airside safety strategies
Bird strike prevention and risk management methods are integral to the everyday operation of any airport and the aviation industry is constantly exploring new innovative techniques to increase the safety of airside operations. Ryan Ghee asked Stefan Mauel, head of infrastructure airside, Traffic and Terminal Management, Airport Expansion, Fraport, and Ian Witter, head of policy and standards, BAA, about their airside strategies.
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October, 2010Scarecrow Releases Ultima v3
SCARECROW ULTIMA V1, the effective bird and wildlife dispersal and data analysis system was first released in 2008, receiving acclaim from major airport operators around the world for creating a real time audit of dispersal procedures.
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October, 2010TONI Bird Control Solutions
Bird strike prevention is an important aspect of risk management at every airport. More and more airports nowadays take an integrated approach to reduce bird strikes. With the use of modern radar technology, birds can be detected long before they become a hazard to aircraft landing or taking off. Modern software automatically analyses their flight path and warns the tower when a collision is likely. The Merlin Radar has been introduced this year at Riga International Airport and many other airports across the globe.
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October, 2010ACI EUROPE best airport award winners for 2010 announced
The 20th ACI EUROPE Annual Assembly, Congress and Exhibition also hosted the 6th Annual ACI EUROPE Best Airport Awards in Milan during the gala dinner. This year’s judging panel was drawn from a well-respected group of independent experts including the European Commission, EUROCONTROL and the European Disability Forum.
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