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The war on cold: handling winter in airports
Managing winter conditions isn’t just a matter of materials and equipment, it’s also about training. James Lawson speaks to Christian Nyberg, Arlanda’s air and landside maintenance manager, and Per Lindgren, ground operations manager at Stockholm Arlanda, about general cold-weather operations, while Jacques Leroux, chairman of the SAE G-12 Ground De-icing Committee, discusses how to keep aircraft frost-free.
Wake up to fatigue: NATS-managed ATC in the UK
While passengers doze, air traffic controllers are wide awake and working hard to keep aircraft safely in the sky. Neil May, head of human factors at NATS, explains how excellent human performance can be maintained at all times of the day and night.
The easier, the better: reducing queue time at airports
At the Q1 2017 Future Airport briefing in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, held in partnership with eezeetags, Thomas Doogan, ground operations customer experience manager at easyJet, discussed how airports could reduce queue times, and create an easier pre-security experience in order to increase customer satisfaction and revenue. Kimberley Hackett reports.
Things to come: smart data and IoT
The internet of things is changing the way airports operate. Shane Zbrodoff, managing director of Pilot Project International, talks to Rod James about the potential of the technology, the smart ways to deploy it and the progress made.
Lose the queues: checking in with self-service bagdrop kiosks
Foolproof luggage tags are essential as more airports adopt self-service bagdrop kiosks to improve the passenger experience. Borry Vrieling, founder and managing director of eezeetags, discusses the future of the check-in process and the company’s latest achievements.
Brisbane Airport runway project enters next phase
Construction firm McConnell Dowell has been awarded a $120 million contract by Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) to deliver the next phase of the New Runway project.
Construction begins on $163 million international airport in Honduras
Construction has started on the new International Airport of Palmerola in Honduras.
Maryland airport concourse to be expanded
The Maryland Board of Public Works has approved a $60M contract for Whiting Turner Contracting Company to expand Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) Thurgood Marshall Airport’s Concourse E.
A balanced approach to noise abatement – Helsinki and Lisbon
Despite aircraft becoming far quieter during the past 40 years, the increase in the number of flights – particularly at busy European hubs close to centres of population – means the need for effective noise abatement strategies is paramount. Future Airport finds out how the airports of Helsinki and Lisbon approach this issue.
The magic number – upgrading baggage-screening capabilities
The latest mandated explosives detection systems standard for hold baggage is due to be implemented in the EU by 2020. Sarah Williams speaks to José María Peral Pecharromán of the European Civil Aviation Conference to find out how the standard was decided upon, how it differs from the previous requirements, and how much progress airports have made when it comes to upgrading their baggage-screening capabilities.