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Winter Operations supplement #1 2016

26 January 2016 | By International Airport Review

Featuring articles from the Met Office, Warsaw Chopin Airport and Toronto Pearson International Airport...

Foreword: Innovation – From buzzword to implementation at airports

26 January 2016 | By Todd Hauptli, President and CEO of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE)

Innovation is integral to aviation. It’s what drove two bicycle makers from Ohio to become the famous flying Wright Brothers. It’s what pushed us beyond the sound barrier, and it will continue to push us to places in flight we can’t even imagine. Innovation can also drive the modern airport…

Ground handling at Dublin Airport: Enabling growth from the ground up

26 January 2016 | By Aidan Fidgeon, Head of Capacity Solutions and Capital Programmes at Dublin Airport

To enable and assist growth, Dublin Airport has begun an extensive airfield upgrade programme. Aidan Fidgeon, Head of Capacity Solutions and Capital Programmes at Dublin Airport, outlines the €80 million investment which, when complete, will upgrade and rehabilitate some critical airfield assets...

Airfield lighting: A regulatory approach

26 January 2016 | By Gernot Kessler, Deputy Head of the ATM/ANS and Aerodrome Department at the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

Today’s regulatory environment for systems such as airfield lighting is incomplete and varies widely across European Member States. In result, disadvantages emerge both for the manufacturing industry, as well as for the airfield operators. These lead in particular to market restrictions, additional burden and also clarity and liability issues. A…

Meteorology: Top notch aviation weather services for Hong Kong

26 January 2016 | By Chi-ming Shun and Pak-wai Chan of the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO)

As the third busiest airport in the world, with a passenger throughput of over 63 million in 2014, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) faces the challenge of sustaining smooth operations during hostile weather conditions. Chi-ming Shun and Pak-wai Chan of the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) reveal how in order to…

Final Call with Alison Conroy, Aebi Schmidt UK Limited

26 January 2016 | By International Airport Review

Alison Conroy, UK Sales and Marketing Manager at Aebi Schmidt UK Limited, discusses the challenges that winter brings to airports and how effective equipment and an efficient strategy can make all the difference to smooth operations...

Winter operations: Warsaw Chopin Airport does not fear the winter

23 January 2016 | By

Ten super-modern Øveraasen snow removal kits, dozens of auxiliary machinery and a regiment of 100 experienced people, seasoned in the toughest weather – Warsaw Chopin Airport can confidently state that it fears neither snow nor frost. And as colleagues from the Polish airport explain, this season they will prove once…

Baggage check-in with I-drop – innovative and easy to use

22 January 2016 | By

Consistent growth in air traffic means that everything is getting faster. More and more passengers have to be checked-in within shorter timeframes while service and security expectations are rising. In order to optimise passenger handling, Johannes Scharnberg, Director of Aviation at Germany’s fifth-largest airport – Hamburg – explains that it…

CEIV Pharma: industry cooperation that is taking off

20 January 2016 | By Ricardo Aitken, Airport Project Manager, IATA Consulting & Michal Wielgus, Marketing, IATA Consulting

Find out how a concentrated air transport industry effort is putting pharmaceuticals back in the air...

London Gatwick Airport: Transforming the passenger experience

18 January 2016 | By

Gatwick Airport is the UK’s second largest airport and has the most efficient single-runway airport in the world serving more than 40 million passengers to 200 destinations in 90 countries. Gavin Jackson, Project Leader – Check-in Transformation at Gatwick Airport reveals a £2 billion investment programme that will transform the…

Heathrow still front runner for expansion despite setback

18 January 2016 | By Tom Ikonen

After years of deliberation, the Davies Commission — which was set up to explore airport expansion options in the south east of England — finally revealed its preference to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport...

Facilities management at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

7 January 2016 | By John Means FRICS and Facilities Director at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Taking a strategic approach to facilities management can help all major transport hubs maximise efficiency in an often challenging environment; writes John Means FRICS and Facilities Director at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.