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Interview Spotlight: Tony Chapman, Rockwell Collins

20 September 2016 | By International Airport Review

Tony Chapman, Senior Director of Global Airports Product Management & Strategic Programmes, looks at Rockwell Collins’ cloud solutions for airports...

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Passenger experience supplement: Seamless strategies

1 September 2016 | By Konrad Best, Michael Zaddach

‘Seamless travel’ is considered one of five strategic fields of action at Munich Airport. Senior Vice President and CIO, Michael Zaddach and Vice President of Digital, Konrad Best, reveal how the two business divisions of information technologies and corporate strategies work closely together in planning and realising the airport’s ‘digital…

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Jumping the queue with BorderXpress

10 August 2016 | By Linda Schucroft (Vancouver Airport Authority)

Border technology has not always advanced as quickly as modern expectations – what today’s traveller wants is a fast and efficient security process which does not compromise on safety. Through the creation of BorderXpress, Vancouver Airport Authority has provided an efficient, secure and user-friendly solution which delivers a truly seamless…

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Airport IT & Security supplement 2016

21 July 2016 | By International Airport Review

In this Airport IT & Security supplement: Jumping the queue with BorderXpress; Creating a security culture; The ‘connected’ traveller; Risk assessments; Achieving assurance in an uncertain world...

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The ‘connected’ traveller

10 May 2016 | By Matthys Serfontein (SITA)

Passengers are demanding ever more control over their airport journeys and are subsequently shaping how airports interact with them. With the advent of the ‘single travel token’ which is able to fast track passengers through the airport using biometric and biographic information, Matthys Serfontein, Vice President of Airport Solutions at…

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San Francisco International Airport: Tracking the future

4 April 2016 | By Ian Law, Deputy Director and CIO at San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has driven a revolutionary solution to integrate transportation network companies (TNCs) into their existing ground transportation business model. Ian Law, Deputy Director and CIO at SFO, reveals the innovative app-based system...

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Providing passenger friendly airport technology

4 April 2016 | By Dieter A. Heinz, President of the GATE alliance

Enhancing the passenger experience is a goal for airlines and airports alike. Dieter A. Heinz, President of the GATE alliance, considers how we can continue to better serve our passengers through the use of technology...

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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…

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Embracing new IT technology at Orlando International

5 December 2015 | By Phil Brown

Phil Brown, Executive Director at the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA), takes a look at how Orlando International Airport is keen to deploy innovative technology to give customers a first-class travel and customer experience.

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Airport IT is the way forward

2 December 2015 | By Maurice Jenkins

To transform the end-user experience at Miami International Airport, the airport is investing in sophisticated IT. Beacon technology is one of the latest initiatives designed to revolutionise the passenger experience and operations at the airport. Miami’s Director of Information Systems and Telecommunications, Maurice Jenkins, tells us more.

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Airport Information Technology (IT) supplement 2015

27 November 2015 | By Maurice Jenkins, Phil Brown

In our latest free-to-view Airport IT Supplement, Maurice Jenkins, Director of Information Systems and Telecommunications at Miami International Airport explains how beacon technology is transforming passenger experience, plus Phil Brown, Executive Director at the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority takes a look at what new technology is being embraced at Orlando…

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CAAi introduces online licensing system for aviation authorities

30 September 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, International Airport Review

A new online licensing system for aviation authorities has been unveiled by CAA International (CAAi) enabling aviation professionals to apply, renew and manage licences.

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$108m contract allows FAA to go Cloud bound

1 September 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, International Airport Review

The Federal Aviation Administration has announced a $108 million contract with leading cloud industry companies to allow the agency to take advantage of new technologies and solutions.

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Final Call with Andreas Delhusen, DHF Airport Systems AB

20 March 2015 | By International Airport Review

Andreas Delhusen, President and CEO of Sweden-based DHF Airport Systems AB, explains how its software can be used for centralised alarm analysis in critical airport functions.

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Sixty Seconds with Chris Chalk

8 December 2014 | By Chris Chalk, Chairman, British Aviation Group

Chris Chalk, Chairman of the British Aviation Group, discusses collaborative innovation in the airport IT industry.

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