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Issue 3 2015

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International Airport Review – Issue #3 2015

2 June 2015 | By International Airport Review

Read the free digital version of Issue #3 2015 of International Airport Review magazine...

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Ground Handling supplement 2015

2 June 2015 | By Jon Conway, Tim Meagher

In this Ground Handling supplement, Jon Conway from UAE Airport Operations shares the challenges of managing the world’s largest A380 operation, plus Tim Meagher from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA) examines how training can be optimised to ensure safety and make the most of changing skills demands...

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Airfield Lighting supplement 2015

2 June 2015 | By International Airport Review

In this Airfield Lighting supplement, Dzintra Jātniece from Riga International Airport describes their successful upgrade to CAT II standard, and Khrishan Tangri from Brisbane Airport Corporation explains how they have developed an award winning maintenance cycle...

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Patrick Ky shares EASA’s vision for the future of aviation safety

2 June 2015 | By Patrick Ky (Executive Director: EASA)

In March, the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) published its proposals for the future of aviation safety, including recommended revisions to the European Commission’s (EC) current 216/2008 regulations. EASA’s Executive Director Patrick Ky explains how the proposals will provide innovation, rationalisation and above all, improved safety across the aviation industry...

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Alex Bristol unveils skyguide’s innovative satellite-based navigation solutions

2 June 2015 | By Alex Bristol (Chief Operating Officer: skyguide)

Alex Bristol, Chief Operating Officer of skyguide – the Swiss air navigation services provider – unveils the company’s innovative satellite-based navigation solutions...

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Airport Passenger Processing: Moving closer to seamless travel

2 June 2015 | By Matthys Serfontein (Vice-President: SITA)

The air transport industry has promoted the idea of seamless travel for many years. IATA’s vision for its current Fast Travel program is that 80% of passengers be offered a complete suite of self-service options based on industry standards. What that means for the passenger is a faster and smoother…

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Airport Profile: Vancouver International Airport set to become a world class hub

2 June 2015 | By Craig Richmond, President & CEO of Vancouver Airport Authority

Canada’s second busiest airport, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is working to become a world class, sustainable connecting hub. Craig Richmond, President & CEO of Vancouver Airport Authority, explains how YVR plans to accomplish this by creating a gateway between Asia and the Americas, advancing air policies and delivering remarkable customer…

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Friction Testing: In search of better measurements for improved safety

2 June 2015 | By Frank B Holt

As part of ASTM International Committee E17’s ongoing work to understand and develop standards for friction testing, former Chairman Frank B Holt describes the challenges and the progress being made to harmonise the measurement process across a range of devices...

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Foreign Object Detection: Smart airport pavement health monitoring

2 June 2015 | By Halil Ceylan, Kasthurirangan Gopalakrishnan and Sunghwan Kim of Iowa State University

In light of several incidents of runway cracking and blowup in the last few years, Halil Ceylan, Kasthurirangan Gopalakrishnan and Sunghwan Kim of Iowa State University’s Program for Sustainable Pavement Engineering and Research (PROSPER) review ‘smart’ technologies that can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of surface monitoring...

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Enhancing air traffic control in Spain

2 June 2015 | By Gonzalo Cañete, Managing Director, FerroNATS

In 2010 the Spanish government decided that the time had come to open the national air traffic control sector up to competition in search of efficiency gains. Having won responsibility for nine control towers throughout the country, FerroNATS has seen 35 million passengers and over 500,000 flights pass through its…

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New pavement technology for Seattle-Tacoma’s runway reconstruction

2 June 2015 | By Michael Ehl, Director of Aviation Operations, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Having been in service since the 1960s, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s centre runway is undergoing a major reconstruction to bring it up to modern standards. As Director of Aviation Operations Michael Ehl describes, the development is also an opportunity to introduce new lighting and safety systems...

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Keeping Riga International Airport flying through the fog

29 May 2015 | By Dzintra Jātniece, Jānis Maslovskis, Sandra Lāma, Vladimirs Krasausks

With an ageing lighting system causing visibility problems at Riga International Airport, the time had come to invest in a major upgrade to bring it up to CAT II standard. However, the single runway airport, the busiest in the Baltic region, – had to remain fully operational. Dzintra Jātniece, Director…

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Effective training for ground operations necessary for skill set

29 May 2015 | By Tim Meagher

Tim Meagher, Ground Operations Inspector with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA) examines the changing face of ground operations and how training can be optimised to ensure safety and make the most of changing skills demands.

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Managing the world’s largest A380 operation in Dubai

28 May 2015 | By Jon Conway

Imagine offloading over 500 passengers, their luggage, and up to 38 unit load devices (ULDs) from an Airbus A380 aircraft so it’s ready to welcome 500 more passengers, their luggage and another 38 ULDs. Now imagine doing that more than 50 times a day. In Dubai, that’s the reality for…

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Meeting the challenge: Runway lighting serviceability

6 May 2015 | By Khrishan Tangri

Brisbane Airport Corporation is aiming for world’s best practice in airfield ground lighting, and in doing so it has developed an award winning maintenance cycle which has improved both reliability and safety. General Manager – Assets Khrishan Tangri explains the process.

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Issue 3 2015