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Cavotec strengthens customer base with acquisition of ground support equipment manufacturer Combibox
4 September 2012 | By Cavotec
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An Olympic effort
3 August 2012 | By Paul Haskins, NATS General Manager, London Terminal Control
The London 2012 Olympic Games presents a series of significant challenges for air traffic control in the UK, but NATS has been planning and preparing for this event for the past four years. The Games – the Olympics and the Paralympics – will be the single biggest aircraft movement event…
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The future of freight
3 August 2012 | By Mark Glover, Commissioning Editor, International Airport Review
The revenue stream created by cargo is an important one for airports. Mark Glover from International Airport Review spoke to John Frogatt, Cargo and Commercial Bid Director at the Manchester Airport Group (M.A.G) about the importance of the market and how it affects the group’s circle of airports which includes…
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Progress in Lagos
3 August 2012 | By Alhaji Sulleiman Yahyah, Vice Chairman of nahco aviance
The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (nahco aviance) has completed its new cargo warehouse modernisation project. The initiative was conceived more than five years ago by nahco aviance management as a proactive approach to maintaining a competitive edge, sustainable revenue growth and profitability of the cargo handling business while exceeding customer…
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Being safe in Sydney
3 August 2012 | By Mark Von Nida, Fire Superintendent at Airservices Australia
Airservices Australia’s Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) service at Sydney Airport is just one of 21 fire stations at international, domestic and regional airports located through - out the country. Airservices Australia employs over 740 highly trained and experienced aviation fire fighting and technical personnel operating 113 high per…
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Preparation is everything
1 August 2012 | By Chief David Y Whitaker, Airport Liaison Chief at Memphis International Airport and Chairman of the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Working Group
We have all heard the old adage that if you’ve been to one airport, then you’ve been to them all. However, airports are complex places and the size of the airport, scheduled aircraft, ARFF equipment, training, mutual aid, and jurisdictional boundaries all contribute to the differences. Exactly who is in…
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RFF station design and siting
1 August 2012 | By Jack Kreckie, Regulatory Affairs Officer at the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Working Group
The design and construction of a new Rescue Firefighting (RFF) station may only occur once during a career in emergency services. Selecting the right team, consistent leadership, prudent planning, and awareness of the specific needs of an RFF Department today and in the future will help to make that legacy…
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To be the best means being safe
6 June 2012 | By Arun Rao, former Chief of Aerodromes, Air Routes and Ground Aids, ICAO
The growth of air traffic movements to meet the demands of the travelling public has led to the expansion and modernisation of airports to handle a greater number of aircrafts of different sizes and capacities. Airports have been competing amongst themselves to be the best, to succeed in attracting and…
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Progressing the industry
6 June 2012 | By Mark Glover, Commissioning Editor, International Airport Review
Following the resignation of CANSO’s former Director General Graham Lake, Samantha Sharif, CANSO’s Director of Industry Affairs has stepped in as Interim Director General. Mark Glover from International Airport Review spoke with Samantha about this new role, the supposed decrease in Air Traffic Controllers and the much lauded Waypoint 2013…
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The Joint Undertaking takes off
6 June 2012 | By Mark Glover, Commissioning Editor, International Airport Review
SESAR Joint Undertaking, the body which manages the technological wing of the Single European Sky, will soon release an updated version of its ATM Masterplan, which maps out Europe’s future Air Traffic Management system. Mark Glover from International Airport Review spoke with Executive Director Patrick Ky to get an insight…
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Detecting a tragedy
1 June 2012 | By Mr Nutt, Vice President, Aviation Safety, Airports of Thailand
The risks of Foreign Object Debris (FOD) have been well documented, both within the industry and the main stream media. The tragic events of Air France flight 4590, when Concorde crashed at Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, was caused by a piece of debris on the runway – a titanium…
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Let the Games begin
29 March 2012 | By Michael Rumpf, Senior Project Consultant, Baggage Operations at Munich Airport Consulting
Handling the traffic of an Olympic Games is a challenge for airports. Not only the volume but also the nature and the special needs of Olympic passengers pose problems for airports and call for special operational procedures to be set up. Having had experience of overseeing the baggage of teams…
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Ten years of RVSM
29 March 2012 | By Joe Sultana, Chief Operating Officer, Directorate Network Management, EUROCONTROL
On 24 January 2002 at 01.00 UTC, the Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) programme went live. At one stroke past, 6,000 air traffic controllers in 41 European states allocated aircraft to six new flight levels. Capacity gains of 25 per cent were made between 2002 and 2007. It was the…
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Safety first at Schiphol
28 March 2012 | By Mark Glover, Commissioning Editor, International Airport Review
Mark Glover from International Airport Review spoke to René Verjans, Senior Advisor Crisis and Disaster Management at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport about the ARFF and recovery procedures in place at one of Europe’s busiest hubs.
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Technology vs the elements
28 March 2012 | By Joshua Paurus, Duty Manager, Airside Operations at Minneapolis–St Paul International Airport
People, process and technology are all part of an effective winter opera - tions strategy. The extent that each component is successfully integrated with the others plays a large role in influencing the outcome of a winter operations event. At Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport (MSP) we have a history of…
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