Information technology (IT)

Rockwell Collins ARINC Airports

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CEM Systems

Airport digital transformation: Laying the foundations

19 January 2017 | By Nikolaos Papagiannopoulos

As the world economy is entering the fourth industrial revolution, which signals a major shift from the service economy to the experience economy, airports realise the need to transform their role from simple enablers of air travel to participators in the travel process and active promoters in its inception, planning…

CA+ establishes partner, Eastra Solutions, for African Airport Market

19 January 2017 | By Concessionaire Analyzer+ (CA+)

Concessionaire Analyzer+ (CA+) and Eastra Solutions jointly announce details of a regional distribution partnership...

Passenger experience design for an international traveller

18 January 2017 | By Simpleway

In this webinar, Peter Otoupal, Managing Director of Simpleway, discussed how to use technology to enhance customer experience, increase revenue & better handle irregular airport operations...

Improving operational efficiency using sensor technology

17 November 2016 | By Esben Kolind (Head of Operational & Business Analysis: Copenhagen Airport)

Esben Kolind details how Copenhagen Airport (CPH) uses data not only to display and report waiting times, but to improve the planning process and increase operational efficiency...

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...

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…

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…

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...

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…

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...

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...