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Why Brazil must capitalise on its airports to revitalise a weary economy

8 March 2017 | By Mike Pearson | Director | Helios

"It’s Carnaval time in Brazil," says Mike Pearson from Helios. Let’s hope that creativity and innovation shines in Brazil's latest round of airport concessions.

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ICAO Council adopts new CO2 emissions standard for aircraft

6 March 2017 | By International Airport Review

The 36-State ICAO Council has adopted a new aircraft CO2 emissions standard which will reduce the impact of aviation greenhouse gas emissions on the global climate.

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ICAO North American, Central American and Caribbean Regional Office turns 60

22 February 2017 | By International Airport Review

ICAO's North, Central American and Caribbean bases celebrate 60 years of success.

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Airport Solutions Mexico event receives endorsement from leading industry associations and stakeholders

23 August 2016 | By Airport Solutions

The inaugural Airport Solutions Mexico 2017, part of the Airport Solutions Global Series of events, has confirmed support from leading industry associations; Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT), Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA), Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, Cámara Nacional de Aerotransportes (CANAERO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

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The importance of coordinating your ground support

12 August 2016 | By Diego Alonso Tabares (Airbus)

Diego Alonso Tabares, Senior Engineer – Airport Operations at Airbus, provides an overview of the innovative European Commission-funded INTERACTION project, which was launched to help evolve airport operations to develop fully integrated and coordinated management of the processes that converge into aircraft turnaround.

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Security: Achieving assurance in an uncertain world

11 August 2016 | By Andy Blackwell

Andy Blackwell, former Head of Security at Virgin Atlantic and now a registered independent security consultant specialising in transport security, looks at how Security Management Systems (SeMS) help airports and airlines achieve assurance of their security robustness.

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Risk assessments: Too complicated or just someone else’s business?

11 August 2016 | By Mike Woodall (IATA)

It is essential for companies to have the confidence to create, maintain and monitor their own personalised risk assessments. Mike Woodall, Assistant Director of Security Consulting and Capacity Development at IATA, presents IATA’s methodology and supporting toolkit to help risk assessment practitioners in this crucial task.

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Keeping runways safe

11 June 2016 | By Joseph K W Cheong (ICAO)

Joseph K W Cheong, Technical Officer in the Airport Operations and Interoperability Section at ICAO, reveals how the new global reporting format promises to reduce runway excursions.

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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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BH Airport goes “live” with Ultra’s Airport Management System

22 April 2016 | By Ultra Electronics Airport Systems

Exactly on schedule, only 10 months after contract award, Ultra and BH Airport successfully cutover to their new Airport Management System at Brazil’s Belo Horizonte International Airport...

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Faster cross-border passenger processing at Tijuana Airport

22 April 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, International Airport Review

Passenger processing technology has enabled speedy border crossing at Tijuana Airport’s Cross Border Xpress, the first ever skywalk to connect a facility in the USA directly into a foreign airport terminal.

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Winter Operations Roundtable

20 February 2016 | By Dennis Mistreanu, Jan Pojezny, Kelvin Williamson, Mike Moore, Thor Arve Øveraasen

Craig Bradbrook, Vice President of Aviation Services of Greater Toronto Airports speaks with Mike Moore, Thor Arve Øveraasen, Jan Pojezny, Dennis Mistreanu, Kelvin Williamson and Frederic Versavel about their products.

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Azul Brazilian Airlines adds daily flight from Orlando International

18 November 2015 | By Kate Douetil

Azul Brazilian Airlines, Brazil’s largest airline in relation to cities served, has added a new daily flight from Orlando International to Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

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IATA’s keeping baggage on track

16 October 2015 | By Andrew Price

In June 2013, there were several new resolutions for baggage that appeared in the IATA Passenger Services Conference Resolution Manual. One is a brief text that describes baggage tracking, but it is set to make big changes in the industry. Resolution 753 packs a lot into a small space. The…

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Expansion work begins at El Dorado Airport Colombia

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

Expansion work designed to provide a modern air terminal at Colombia’s El Dorado Airport has begun thanks to a $230,000 investment.

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