FRENCH INDUSTRY NEWS #1                                                                        18 July 2007

This newsletter is a focus on French successes in the Airport and ATC market.

Design & Architecture Adpi signs contracts in Kazakhstan Aéroports de Paris Ingénierie (Adpi) has won a contract to design the new terminal at Almaty Airport in Kazakhstan, central Asia. The futuristic design will copy the typical traditional tents used by nomadic people in the region. Made of wood and glass, the 32,000m² building will encompass three 'yurts' with room for more to be added. Initially it will have a passenger handling capacity of 2M per annum, scaleable up to 6M. The building is expected to be complete in two years.
… and Jordan Jordanian Government awarded a JV between Aéroports de Paris, Nour, Abu Dhabi Investment Company, Edgo and J&P Construction a contract to construct a new USD425 million, 90,000 sq m terminal, capable of handling 9 million passengers p/a, at Amman Queen Alia International Airport. The JV has 21 days to form a Jordanian company as a precondition of the agreement. Construction will commence before the end of 2007, and is scheduled for completion in 2010.
IT Steria taxi management system at Heathrow Steria has been appointed by BAA to deploy a taxi management system at the new Heathrow Terminal 5. The new £4.3 billion development, due to open in March 2008, will cater for around 30 million passengers annually. The Steria solution will reduce taxi waiting times and enable the world’s leading airport company to control and track taxi access. Steria currently provides its taxi management system for London Heathrow Terminals 1 to 4, which handles over 60 transactions per minute and has 95 interfaces, rising to 120 with Terminal 5. Collectively the Steria system is predicted to manage over 1 million taxi movements across all terminals by the opening of the 2012 London Olympics.
Norwegian Air Shuttle AS choses IER Norwegian Air Shuttle AS - the low-cost airline based in Oslo, Norway - has chosen the next generation IER 918 CUSS kiosk to provide its passengers the benefits of self-check-in at 7 airports. The IER 918 is a new generation of Common Use Self-Service kiosk designed to meet the latest trends in passenger travel such as e-ticketing, 2D bar coded boarding passes, the ability to read e-passports and to check-in passengers with or without bags. Coming soon after the deployment of 35 IER 918 at the San Francisco International Airport (spring 2007), this installation of 53 IER 918 kiosks in Scandinavia is another confirmation that our CUSS solution is fully adapted to our customers needs and strengthens our leading position for the number of CUSS sites equipped worldwide.
Air Navigation Modernization of the Egyptian ATC Institute The National Civil Aviation Training Organization (NCATO) awarded Sofréavia a contract for the supply of a 3D 360° aerodrome simulator with a large cylindrical screen for the panorama projection. NCATO will also be equipped with an ATC en-route training centre to complete ATC Controller training programme. This contract has been awarded to Thales ATM.
Ground services and equipment For over 10 years, CIAT Airport Systems equipment has been used in airports to provide passengers with the comfort of PCA while their aircraft is at the gate. The system avoids the need for aircraft on the ground to use their APUs, which are noisy, polluting, and consume fuel. ‘PCA by CIAT', unlike the simple cooling generated by an APU, provides true air-conditioning. Air is filtered, dehumidified and diffused gently to provide passengers with greater comfort. PCA systems made by CIAT have been installed at Madrid, Brussels, Palma de Mallorca, Santiago de Chile, Prague, Palermo, Damascus, Aleppo, Geneva, Riga and Bergamo.
Exhibitions AIRPORT SHOW DUBAI 19 major French companies exhibited within the French Pavillion at the 7th Airport Show - the region's leading showcase for airport equipment, technology and services - held in Dubai 28-30 May 2007. Among them were the following PROAVIA members : Adpi, Alstef, Boyer, Caddie, CIAT, Dirickx, Hub télécom, IER, Lord Ingénierie, Sagem Sécurité, Sofréavia, Thales Shield, TLD Europe. INTERAIRPORT MUNICH … and you can meet us at next edition of InterAirport Munich, the world's premier airport exhibition, from October 9 to 12, 2007. The French pavilion organized by Ubifrance will gather 24 French companies.
New Members 3 companies have joined PROAVIA recently : Bouygues Bâtiment International Assystem CIEC Engineering

Focus on … Airport Meteorology

Measuring temperature and humidity : the main principles
Changes in air temperature occur for several reasons :
- the incidence of solar beams on the thermic masses other than air (the phenomena increases as they approach the ground)
- the moving of the atmosphere
- the shocks between water molecules which generate extremely high energy exchanges

Humidity is everywhere, it is mainly due to solar beams warming up the earth's surface and causing water evaporation in the atmosphere.
The humidity measured is relative, it corresponds to the amount of water present in a particule of air compared to the maximum amount of water this same particule of air can contain.
In climatology, the classical way to measure temperature and airhumidity is done using a shelter. The use of a meteorological shelter must enable the hygrothermic balance between the air inside and outside. This hygrothermic balance creates the best conditions, so as to have an accurate measurement, whilst protecting the sensors from precipitation and any disturbing influence from solar beams.

For measuring temperature, Degreane Horizon proposes a global offer, which may include probes (for example PT 100 ¼ DIN probe) – approved by, amongst others, Météo France.
For measuring humidity, Degréane Horizon includes well-known probe manufacturers in its offer, which are usually approved at by international meteorological services. Some of these probes can do the two measurements. The shelters sold by Degréane Horizon are approved of and used by Météo France and many other National Meteorological Services.