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MIDDLE EAST -
UAE
Sensis
to provide Multilateration to DWC
Sensis Corporation announced
that it will integrate with the Park Air Systems Advanced –
Surface Movement Guidance and Control System its
multilateration surveillance system, Multistatic Dependent
Surveillance (MDS), for ground surveillance at Dubai World
Central International Airport (DWC). Sensis MDS will provide
high-accuracy multilateration surveillance as well as the
ability for future transition to Automatic Dependent
Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B). Initially, Sensis MDS will
be deployed to cover the first runway and taxi areas as well
as the apron and stand areas. Sensis MDS, a transponder
multilateration surveillance system, provides precision
equal to or better than traditional airport surveillance
radar as well as higher update rates. Additionally, it
provides consistent surveillance performance regardless of
weather conditions.
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MIDDLE EAST - SAUDI ARABIA
First
renovation phase of Hajj Terminal completed in Jeddah
The first renovated part of
Hajj terminal at King Abdulaziz International Airport in
Jeddah has come into service, it was announced. The
operations management of this terminal, dedicated to
pilgrims, is granted to a private consortium - Aéroports de
Paris Management. The first phase of the renovation dealt
with the reconstruction of 32,000 sq m of a terminal and the
renovation of part of the Plazza (64,000 sq m). After this
first phase of works which lasted eight months, the Hajj
terminal will be entirely renovated for the 2008 pilgrimage.
Its total surface area will cover 94,000 sq m. In total, it
will include a central check-in area of 64 desks which can
be increased to 168 during the Hajj period and 10 contact
aircraft stands for jumbo jets. The Plaza will cover a total
surface area of 160,000 sq m. During the big pilgrimage
period, the traffic is monoflow. During one month, there are
arrivals only (From November 11 to December 14) and the
following month, departures only (from 23 December 2007 to
24 January 2008).
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ASIA -CHINA
Bombardier completes APM System at Beijing Capital Airport
Bombardier Transportation
announced it has completed the design and installation of
the
driverless automated people mover (APM) at Beijing Capital
International Airport (BCIA). After a period of trial
running, the BOMBARDIER CX-100 system will begin passenger
service in March 2008, prior to the opening of the 2008
Olympics in Beijing. Bombardier is also operating and
maintaining the system. The 2-kilometre transit system
operates on dual-guideway between two stations, serving the
new terminal, T3. Designed to carry 4,100 passengers per
hour per direction, the 11 CX-100 vehicles are capable of
operating as single-car trains or in consists of up to 4-car
trains.
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MIDDLE EAST -
QATAR
Tarsier
to be installed at Doha Int’l Airport
Doha International Airport in
the State of Qatar is to install Tarsier, the runway debris
detection system developed by QinetiQ. The announcement was
made at Dubai Air Show. Tarsier will detect foreign object
debris (FOD) on the single runway at Doha International,
which at 4,572 m is one of the longest in the world. Three
radars will scan the runway area 24 hours a day and in all
weathers, locating objects that could be drawn into engines
or damage aircraft systems. The New Doha International
Airport is expected to open in 2009 with a capacity of 50
million passengers a year once fully completed. QinetiQ and
Qatar Airways are currently in negotiations about the
potential installation of a Tarsier system to cover the two
runways at the New Doha International Airport when they go
operational.
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RUSSIA
Gelendjik
Int’l Airport awards contract to Vanderlande
Vanderlande Industries has
been awarded the contract for the baggage handling system of
the new International Terminal at Gelendjik Airport in the
Russian Federation. The contract is worth over €1.5 million.
The system consists of 8 check-in desks and inline automatic
level 1 and level 2 screening in the first stage, that will
be operational May 1st 2008. All screened bags which are
security cleared will be transported to a tilted TRIPLANAR™
make-up carousel. A second make-up carousel is foreseen in
stage 2 of the project.
In stage 2, to be installed
during 2008, a second check-in line will be connected as
well as inline automatic level 3 screening and fully
integrated and automatic customs screening, allowing customs
to check every bag that goes through the system. The arrival
system that comprises of two tilted TRIPLANAR™ carousels
also includes inline screening of all arriving baggage. A
third arrival carousel is to be installed in stage 2.
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MIDDLE EAST - UAE
Abu Dhabi Airport
upgrading to be complete before end of 2008
Upgrading works at Abu Dhabi
International Airport will be complete before the end of
year 2008, top official revealed. Meanwhile, work on the
second runway is progressing fast, with construction work
due to be completed in February ‘08. The airport’s third
terminal, which will come on line in-mid 2008, will almost
double the current capacity to 12 million passengers.
Featuring eight gates, including two A380 compatible, the
new terminal will meet the demand of Etihad Airways until
the Midfield Terminal Complex is ready in 2010. ADAC also
plans to build a new 4-star hotel adjacent to Terminal 3.
The 4-storey facility, to be opened in the first quarter of
2009, will provide an additional 320 room capacity. There
are also plans for two other hotels to cope with the
anticipated surge in demand.
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SOUTH AFRICA
Alcatel-Lucent
awarded contract at new King Shaka Int’l Airport
Alcatel-Lucent announced it
has been awarded a multi-year contract worth approximately
Euros 34 million by the Ilembe Consortium to design and
deploy an integrated communication, security and IT system
for the new King Shaka International Airport north of
Durban, South Africa. The airport, which initially is
expected to handle more than 7.5 million passengers a year,
is being built in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South
Africa. Alcatel-Lucent will implement a complete information
and communications system for the new international airport.
The company will provide project management, design,
integration, installation and deployment of the solution,
which will consist of 25 subsystems spanning telecoms
backbone, security and IT systems. Alcatel-Lucent will
deploy its 7750 Service Router in the core for IP/VPN and
security, and the 5620 Service Aware Manager to ensure the
highest possible quality of service, end-to-end across the
MPLS backbone network.
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ASIA -
INDIA
Trial runs
begin at new Bangalore Int’l Airport
Trial runs were conducted at
the new Bangalore International Airport in December 2007,
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company announced. The trials were held in three stages i.e.
basic, advanced and integrated and will finally conclude
closer to the airport opening date on March 30, 2008. The
construction and infrastructure advancements at the airport
are now in the concluding stage. The commissioning of
various equipments continue i.e. all the airfield lights at
the runway and taxiway, passenger boarding bridges, the
baggage handling system and the escalators at the terminal
building. The commissioning phase also commenced at the Air
Traffic Control (ATC) block. Other commissioning works
include the street lights, cable checks at the airside
service road and the secondary access roads.
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