Companies

Well-known for its demonstrated competence in all civil aviation fields, Sofréavia has exported its expertise all over the world for nearly 40 years. By integrating the EGIS Group, one of the world's leading companies in multi-modal transport and infrastructure engineering, Sofréavia is in a position to tackle a larger scale market. This transformation process had already started more than 10 years ago when ATM activities were developed, in addition to airport core-business activities. Its last year reorganisation reflected its aim to provide a full range of dedicated service solutions meeting its Customers needs and expectations.

Bagage handling

BHS at Dubai and Montreal Trudeau International Airports

The new Emirates headquarters building at Dubai International Airport, due to open in late 2007, has been equipped with a baggage sortation system jointly designed and installed by Alstef of France and Beumer of Germany. Equipped with Beumer’s BA55 Autover® system, the BHS consists of self check-ins operated by Emirates crew members. The system has a total track length of 618 m, and a capacity of 1280 bags per hour.

Aéroports de Montréal placed an order with ALSTEF Automation for a baggage-handling system to be installed in the relocated transborder terminal at Montréal’s ‘Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport’. The system will be in operation at the end of October 2008. The substantial order coincides with the creation of ALSTEF subsidiary ALSTEF Canada Inc., established near the airport.

will supply 2 sorters at Wuhan Airport

Logan-Teleflex has won a major contract from Siemens to supply two tilt-tray sorters at Central China’s Wuhan-Tianhe Airport’s new terminal. The contract is worth GBP 1.3 million to Logan Teleflex and sees the baggage handling specialist working with Siemens in a massive project to develop Wuhan-Tianhe as China’s fourth air hub after Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Logan Teleflex’s contract covers the design and supply of the sorters, supply of sorter control systems and supervision of the installation with the company’s engineers in attendance during the trial period (Oct-Dec 2007). The target for full operational start-up of the tilt- tray sorters is January 2008.

IT

awarded a contract to provide biometric systems at Cairo International Airport

Sagem Securite will supply the airport's Terminal 3 with biometric border control gates based on biometric automatic fingerprint recognition technology.

integrated communication, security and IT system for Durban Airport

Ilembe Consortium awarded Alcatel-Lucent a multi-year contract worth approx. EUR34 million to design and deploy an integrated communication, security and IT system for the new King Shaka International Airport in Durban. Alcatel-Lucent will provide project management, design, integration, installation and deployment of the system, which will consist of 25 subsystems spanning telecoms backbone, security and IT systems. The airport is expected to be completed in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

has introduced two new check-in applications

especially designed for airlines, airports or ground-handling companies wishing to quickly offer self-service check-in to their passengers. Both are part of the IER Multi Access Check-In Platform.
The CUSS-compatible ALISS-IER Self-Service Check-in Application is designed to be deployed on check-in kiosks and is a comprehensive self-service check-in application. MAACS-IER Internet Check-in Application is a system that allows passengers to check in at home, at the office, from any Internet connected PC or on a web check-in kiosk.

IER has been selected to supply eleven self-service check-in kiosks to be installed at Vienna
International Airport. The IER 918 has been designed to take advantage of emerging trends in
passenger travel such as e-ticketing, 2D barcoded boarding passes, the ability to read e-passports, and to check-in airline passengers with or without bags.

IER will provide Air Tahiti with 5 IER 918, its new generation of CUSS kiosk. The solution supplied
to Air Tahiti also includes the IER self-service check-in application, an Internet check-in application which allows passengers to check in from any Internet connected PC and the IER Monitoring System to supervise the kiosks from a centralized location.

Airfield Lighting

has launched SafeLED IQ, an intelligent lighting system

Thorn AFL, part of the Safegate Group, has launched the new and unique SafeLED IQ, an intelligent lighting system that enables increased safety and efficiency at airports.The SafeLED IQ can be remotely controlled and contains an integrated LED, converter and control unit. The system can be used to guide the pilot from landing to take-off. The SafeLED IQ looks like a standard lamp, but is an integrated system. It consists of an LED, a converter, light monitoring as well as a switch and control unit. The lighting can be remotely controlled without need for further hardware, ensuring high availability. The lighting system is designed to minimize maintenance, as it contains a reduced number of components compared to traditional lighting, and its cover is extremely resistant to harsh weather conditions.

Design and Architecture

signed 5 contracts in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Tunisia and Libya for EUR100 million

In Saudi Arabia, ADPI will carry out studies and provide technical support during the renovation and extension work on the three terminals of King Abdulaziz International airport. ADP Management has also signed a 5-year contract to steer through the management of Hajj Terminal.
In Pakistan, ADPI, winner of the international competition for the facilities at the New International Airport of Islamabad, signed a study and works supervision contract for all infrastructures and auxiliary buildings of this airport, which has a handling capacity of 6.5 million passengers.
In Libya, ADPI has won several major contracts: master plan studies, passenger terminals and cargo terminals for the three airports of Tripoli, Benghazi and Sebha.
In Tunisia, ADPI has signed a technical assistance contract for the construction of infrastructures and buildings at the new centre-east Enfidha airport.

Air Traffic Control

has been awarded 4 new contracts :

- A Eurocat ATC system and a secondary Mode-S radar to ASECNA (Agence pour la Sécurité de la Navigation Aérienne en Afrique et à Madagascar), to be deployed in Brazzaville/Congo by the end of 2008.
- An Advanced-Surface Movement Guidance and Control System and new navigation aids (two ILS/DME and one DVOR/DME) Kazakhstan’s Air Navigation Service Provider, RSE Kazaeronavigatsia for Almaty International Airport.
- The latest-generation EUROCAT control centre Belgium's Civil Aviation Authority to provide a en-route and approach control capability for the airports of Brussels, Antwerp, Charleroi, Liège and Ostend.
- Support of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Automatic Dependant Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) system, a major milestone in the FAA’s plans for a comprehensive modernisation of the US air traffic management system.