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Robot cop goes on the beat at Hamad International Airport

21 March 2018 | By International Airport Review

A security robot that its creators claim reads the pulse rates of passers by as well as scanning them for forbidden objects has just rolled out at Hamad International Airport.

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Bahrain International Airport opens portable data centre

6 March 2018 | By International Airport Review

Gulf Business Machines (GBM) have designed and supplied a containerised data centre (CDC) for Bahrain International Airport.

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Dubai International to close runway for 45 days

27 February 2018 | By International Airport Review

With just short of 90 million passengers flying through Dubai International in 2017, the airport is firmly in place as one of the 20 busiest airports in the world. But in 2019 it will close up one of its runways for almost 45 days for a comprehensive upgrade.

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Dubai Airports opens Tier 3-certified data centre complex

16 February 2018 | By International Airport Review

Dubai Airports' new facility is expected to provide a stable and reliable environment for Dubai Airports to host its private cloud.

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Middle East airports losing transfer traffic to Istanbul

8 February 2018 | By International Airport Review

Major airports in the Gulf, Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi are all losing market share of transit passengers to Istanbul, even before the city's mega airport opens later this year.

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New batch of smart gates go live at Dubai International

8 February 2018 | By International Airport Review

The biggest airport in the Middle East has announced the installation of 20 more smart gates that can process arriving passengers within 15 seconds.

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Hartsfield-Jackson retains world’s busiest title for 20th year

8 February 2018 | By International Airport Review

The world's biggest airport has retained that honour for yet another year, keeping competition from China and the Middle East at bay.

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Iris and facial-recognition gates go live at Dubai Airport

24 January 2018 | By International Airport Review

As part of a commitment to seamless travel, Dubai Airport has brought in 100 state-of-the-art biometric gates with 40 more on the horizon.

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New Saudi Arabian airport terminal seeks food and drink concessionaires

22 January 2018 | By International Airport Review

Expected to open in May this year, King Abdulaziz International Airport's new terminal will be the end product of more than a decade's work. Ahead of the opening, the operators are looking for concessionaires who want to set up shop in the 'gateway to Mecca'.

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Airside tunnel at Abu Dhabi Airport completed after three years

19 December 2017 | By International Airport Review

Abu Dhabi International Airport is in the midst of a 742,000m2 terminal build as passenger numbers are expected to surpass 45 million in less than a decade.

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Dubai International Airport (DXB)

18 December 2017 | By

Dubai International Airport is the principal airport of the United Arab Emirates and is the third busiest airport in the world in terms of passenger traffic.

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Baggage handlers: The unsung heroes?

25 November 2017 | By Ross Coppolo (IOSH)

Ross Coppolo, Chair - Aviation & Aerospace Group - Institution of Occupational Safety & Health1, considers the health and safety challenges that baggage handlers experience and what more can be done to improve standards.

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Electrical enclosures: Protecting your equipment, system, process and people

25 November 2017 | By Christian Westwood (Rittal Limited)

There are a myriad of different processes in our airports today and one that’s critical to both passenger safety and experience is baggage handling. But how can operators optimise the service life of these systems to help ensure they are fully functional in decades to come? Christian Westwood, Industry Manager…

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Food delivery service launches at Dubai Airport

16 November 2017 | By International Airport Review

Flyers at Dubai International Airport can now order food from their phones right to the departure gate.

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French and Bahrain consortium enter negotiations to buy Jordanian airport

9 November 2017 | By International Airport Review

A consortium headed by Groupe ADP, the operators of Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport, has opened discussions to acquire Airport International Group (AIG), it has been confirmed.

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