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As part of its “CEF – Transport – Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility" (AFIF) call for projects, the European Commission announces that it has selected a new project financed with the Banque des Territoires (Caisse des Dépôts Group). The Nice Côte d'Azur airport project to electrify airport ground handling operations is among 26 projects selected by the European Commission in its fourth round of the call for projects. In this context, the European Union will allocate approximately €4.1m of grants to the project which the Caisse des D...
Parie Orly 2035
Decarbonisation, quality of service and regional integration   The Paris-Orly development project for 2035 is the precursor to the new airport development model led by Groupe ADP. It is part of the 2025 Pioneers roadmap to set out a new airport model in which airports become hubs for mobility and clean energy solutions, and are propelled into the future through denser existing infrastructures. The plan is for Paris-Orly 2035 to be a trailblazer and a regional accelerator, with fewer cars coming to the airport, greater comfort for passengers and employees, more low-...
eurocontrol@saclay
The 41 EUROCONTROL Member States have agreed to the relocation of the EUROCONTROL Innovation Hub (EIH) to the Paris-Saclay Innovation Playground. The project will see EUROCONTROL build a new, state-of-the-art simulation and innovation centre at the EU’s major new innovation hub, located just outside Paris. Aviation is facing a series of major challenges. Demand for civil air traffic is expected to continue to grow, military requirements are increasing and new entrants such as drones or higher airspace operations need to be integrated into an increasingly saturated network. In...
High Speed AGV BAGXONE BagXone is in operation at Belgrade Airport, Serbia since 2023. The AGV will perform the transfer of post-screening suspect baggage to the search room and then facilitate their return (after verification) to the final sorting area. BAGXONE is a high-speed AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) designed to handle individual bags.  AGV can cover short distances check-in to screening machines or from the screening machines to an Early Bag Store (EBS) reconciliation room make-up carousel AGV can also cover long distances (i.e. link between two...
⭐Best wishes and happy new year, ⭐fröhliches neues Jahr, ⭐Feliz año nuevo, ⭐felice anno nuovo, ⭐Feliz Ano Novo ! The Board and the entire Proavia team wish ⭐you all the best for the new year !
Meet PROAVIA at stand no. 1236 on Saudi Airport Exhibition PROAVIA will be honoured to participate in the panel no. 9 on December 20th at 13.30: Sustainable Aviation: Addressing Environmental Challenges  
JFK New Terminal - One Microgrid
AlphaStruxure, a joint venture of Schneider Electric and Carlyle Group, will design and install an 11.34 MW rooftop microgrid project on the New Terminal One of John F. Kennedy International Airport in Jamaica, N.Y. THE SOLUTION Integrated 11.34 megawatt microgrid comprised of 7.66 MW rooftop solar, 3.68 MW fuel cells, 2 MW/4MWh battery energy storage, and a circular waste heat to chilled water system Consists of four power islands: each an integrated energy system with sources of generation, storage, and automation The AlphaStruxure Integrate digital...
Vinci & IFM
CPK has selected Vinci Airports and IFM Global Infrastructure Fund (IFM) as the preferred bidder in the competition for a strategic investor. The decision was made after a several months long private investor selection process. Talks were held with a wider range of candidates from Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Centralny Port Komunikacyjny has selected the most favourable bid in the competition for a strategic investor organised by CPK.Lotnisko, which is going to build and manage the new airport. The French-Australian proposal submitted jointly by ...
Smart Vigie Airport – information sharing made easy THE SOLUTION After a successful proof of concept at Pau-Pyrénées airport in 2022 and 2023, this innovation, jointly developed with start-up Ubiplace, is now being implemented at Ostende and Antwerp airports in Belgium, in which Egis is a shareholder and operator. Smartvigie Airport simplifies and digitalises airport processes. Through a dedicated application available on smartphones and tablets, the solution centralises the reporting and sharing of all observations made by airport staff on breakdowns, damage or...
THE SOLUTION EASIER was awarded through a competitive RFP process an ongoing contract to deploy and maintain biometric e-gates connected to the TVS verification system of the CBP, the US border agency, to verify the identity of travelers on outgoing international flights via facial recognition in response to a congressional mandate. EASIER deployed over 125 Skylane e-Gates throughout the Tom Bradley International Terminal (Terminal B). Passengers can board in 1-step, without having to show boarding pass or passport, with response given in less than 2 seconds. EASIER software connects to...