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North West company wins contract to light up Manchester Airport

21 March 2011 | By Active Profile

LED lighting experts MHA Lighting has secured a contract to supply LED lighting to Manchester Airport’s Terminal 2 & 3 car parks...

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Serious runway incursions cut in half for second straight year

13 October 2010 | By FAA

The number of serious runway incursions at US airports dropped 50 percent from 2009, the second consecutive year that the number of serious incursions was cut in half.

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Transforming Airfield Lighting: The research into LED technology

1 October 2010 | By Jennifer Taylor, Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y.

Advanced, energy-efficient lighting is one key element of global research to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. In just the last decade, the light-emitting diode (LED) has progressed from a small indicator light to a complete lighting system able to illuminate spaces such as an entire parking lot. LEDs promise…

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Is LED airfield lighting right for your airport?

9 June 2010 | By Steve Pittman, Deputy Airport Director, Facilities Engineering & Maintenance, Raleigh Durham International Airport

Is LED airfield lighting right for your airport? It’s a question you may need to ask yourself if you intend to install or replace your airport’s lighting system, and the answer may be easier than you think. For Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), located in central North Carolina, it was a…

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FIRETRACE® protection for airport’s mission-critical assets

28 March 2010 | By Magna Communications

Firetrace International will be showcasing its full range of FIRETRACE® automatic fire detection and suppression systems at The Airport Show in Dubai...

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Approach lighting system safety

22 February 2010 | By Dr. Ron Gibbons, Mr. Chris Edwards and Dr. Antonio Trani, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI)

The current standards and criteria to implement approach lighting systems are based on the number of aircraft operations, the type of airport operations, and the design criteria of runway operations. These criteria do not address issues such as the safety of passengers and rescue personnel after an aircraft accident/incident.

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New voltage detector for airfield ground lighting systems

27 January 2010 | By Seaward

Electrical safety testing specialist Seaward has developed a new voltage indicator to ensure safe working on airfield ground lighting systems.

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Taxiway Resurfacing – A night in the life of Taxiway Alpha

11 December 2009 | By Derek Provan, Operations Director, Glasgow International Airport

The time, 21.45, the date, 19th October 2009. The project report forecast informs me that the team will take possession of the taxiway at 22.00, one hour ahead of plan. The weather, dry, 9-11 degrees Celsius, with light to moderate winds. Details of the planned civils, electrical and asphalting works…

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Military airfield operations in an emergency environment

29 September 2009 | By Joanie Campbell, Airfield Lighting Systems Engineer, HQ Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency (AFCESA)

Airfield Lighting Systems and Navigational Aids are the lifelines thrown to pilots every day. For military pilots, proper operation of these systems touches more than safety of the crew. It affects hundreds of military personnel and the security of the nations they represent. Aircraft entering expeditionary locations carry military members,…

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Toronto Pearson International Airport: Airfield Lighting Systems

26 May 2009 | By

This is an overview of the Airport Guidance Lighting Systems, installed and operating, at Toronto Pearson International Airport, located 25 kilometres from downtown Toronto, Ontario. The airport is Operated by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), under a lease agreement with the Government of Canada. The GTAA has upgraded and…

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Light emitting diodes for airport applications – not just ‘plug and play’

30 September 2008 | By Donald W. Gallagher, Visual Guidance Program Manager, Airport Safety Technology R&D Section, FAA

When people think of a new technology to produce light, it is widely thought of as ‘just another light bulb’. This has been true, in a general sense, since the invention of the incandescent light over 100 years ago. This incandescent technology, while improved over the years, has not changed…

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Monitoring the performance of aerodrome ground lighting

30 May 2008 | By Dr Karen McMenemy, Dr James Niblock and Dr Jian-Xun Peng, Intelligent Systems and Control Research Cluster, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Queens University Belfast

Researchers at Queen’s are developing a prototype device which can be placed inside the cockpit of an aircraft. This device consists of a camera which is capable of collecting images of the landing lighting during an approach to an airport. These images can subsequently be analysed to determine the performance…

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A bright idea for training airport airfield lighting personnel

28 September 2007 | By Dorn R. Sanders, Manager of Business Development and Training, Association of Airport Executives (AAAE)

The Airport Certified Employee (ACE) – Airfield Lighting Maintenance programme was the second of four certification programmes introduced by the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) in 2004. This was the first comprehensive, professional certification programme concentrating on airfield lighting maintenance for airport personnel. The curriculum is based on standards…

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The Takeoff Hold Light

7 June 2007 | By Jim Patterson, Jr. Airport Safety Specialist, FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is developing a system called the Runway Status Light (RSL) System that is designed to automatically warn pilots of the ‘status’ of the runway on which they are about to land, depart, or cross. The system accomplishes this task by illuminating a series of red,…

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Educating the interest

16 June 2006 | By Selina Johnson, Manager, Business Development & Training,American Association of Airport Executives

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) is the largest professional organisation for airport executives in the world, representing thousands of airport management personnel at public use airports.AAAE’s primary goal is to assist airport executives in fulfilling their responsibilities to the airports and communities they serve.

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