Airside Operations

Airside operations cover a vast range of procedures, including but not limited to the management of aircraft movements, foreign object debris (FOD) detection, wildlife management, the handling of weather implications, evaluating law enforcement, ARFF, air traffic control, and incident responses.

Many of these directly impact the safety of passengers and staff and therefore are incredibly important for the day-to-day routine at an airport. They also involve a portfolio of individuals within an airport’s workforce and so International Airport Review aims to gather industry news on airside operations, but also to speak to leading industry figures regarding what they see as the biggest challenges within airside operations, the potential solutions, and what they see the future holding for the airside area of an airport.

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Aviation organisations call for airport slot use relief for summer 2021

2 December 2020 | By International Airport Review

By temporarily adopting more flexible airport slot rules as quickly as possible, governments can help to preserve essential air transport connectivity.

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Denver International Airport’s award-winning winter operations

27 November 2020 | By Denver International Airport

For International Airport Review’s Winter In-Depth Focus, Denver International Airport details which procedures helped the airport to win the Balchen/Post award.

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Avinor now operating remote towers at Hasvik and Berlevåg airports

26 November 2020 | By International Airport Review

The two airport towers will now be operated remotely from the Avinor Remote Towers Centre in Bodø, Norway, in addition to two other airports.

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Expert opinion: Winter operations and de-icing facilities

26 November 2020 | By Dr. Andreas Brück - Clariant Produkte

Within the Winter Operations In-Depth Focus, International Airport Review spoke to Dr. Andreas Brück from Clariant Produkte to source some suggestions for airports regarding how to manage the storage of de-icing fluids efficiently.

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Winter services in the face of coronavirus at Frankfurt Airport

25 November 2020 | By Daniel Lütscher - Fraport AG

Daniel Lütscher, Head of Fraport AG’s Infrastructure – Airport Facilities and Area Services Department, details how Frankfurt Airport has adapted its winter training due to new challenges.

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Vaisala Webinar: Windshear – Meeting the challenge

24 November 2020 | By Vaisala Oyj

A webinar focusing on the challenge of windshear and how airports and airlines can mitigate its effects with Vaisala’s windshear alert system

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Managing the snow and winter season at Finavia’s Ivalo Airport

24 November 2020 | By Jarmo Pyhäjärvi - Ivalo Airport

Jarmo Pyhäjärvi, Director of Ivalo Airport, details how Finavia’s most northern airport handles the winter season.

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New partnership created to drive the modernisation of European ATM

23 November 2020 | By International Airport Review

The partnership has brought together airlines, ANSPs, ACI Europe and EUROCONTROL to effectively coordinate the modernisation of European ATM.

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OSL Presents FACE C-UAS and UTM C2 System

20 November 2020 | By Operational Solutions Ltd

World-leading and Multi-Award Winning C-UAS and UTM C2 System

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Hong Kong International Airport tests aircraft crash and rescue exercise

20 November 2020 | By International Airport Review

The exercise was undertaken with participation from Hong Kong Airlines and more than 20 organisations and government departments.

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G&D’s KVM systems support DFS ATCs at Berlin Tower

18 November 2020 | By Guntermann & Drunck GmbH

DFS and G&D worked hand in hand to implement complex redundant infrastructure. The new equipment guarantees that the system is always available.

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Why Performance Based Oversight, SeMS and professionalisation of training are imperative for the aviation sector

17 November 2020 | By Kirsty Wells - Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Nina Smith - Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

Kirsty Wells, SeMS Programme Lead, and Nina Smith, Head of Training and Human Factors at the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), discuss the move towards Performance Based Oversight and how SeMS is the stepping stone in achieving this, alongside the professionalisation of training.

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COVID-19 vaccine handling and distribution guidance published by IATA

16 November 2020 | By International Airport Review

The guidance will support the logistics supply chain in preparation for the largest and most complex global logistics operation ever undertaken.

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The new airport security sector in a post-COVID-19 world

16 November 2020 | By Sylvain Lefoyer - International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Sylvain Lefoyer, Deputy Director in charge of Aviation Security and Facilitation in the Air Transport Bureau of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), details the future outlook for airport security post-COVID-19.

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How NSO’s solutions provide COVID-19 tracking and counter-drone support

12 November 2020 | By Gilad Sahar - NSO Group

Gilad Sahar, Business Director in NSO Group’s Counter-UAV division, tells International Airport Review about the technology developer’s Eclipse and Fleming solutions, and how they are supporting the aviation industry in combating malicious drone use and the COVID-19 pandemic.