Santiago International Airport in Chile is launching a vast campaign to fight food waste by offering passengers a digital solution allowing them to benefit of reduced prices on products close to their expiration date.
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Covid-19: Groupe ADP Signs a Partnership with Cerballiance, to Ease the Carrying out of the Screening Tests Due to Travels for Passengers
Thanks to this partnership, departing passengers can make an appointment in a laboratory of the Cerballiance network or directly at the airports screening centers, first implemented at Paris-Orly, then also at Paris-Charles de Gaulle.
At the Parisian airports, passengers will be able to obtain a result within 48 hours for a RT-PCR test and within 1 to 2 hours for an antigenic test.
One of European Green Deal commitment is that air transport should be less polluting, reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and achieve carbon neutrality.
Therefore, on September 22nd, Green Airports H2020 Call was launched. There will be at least 2 winning consortia which will tackle the challenges of sustainability in airports and bring innovative solutions about intermodal mobility, efficient rail interconnection solutions and innovative train-airport station concepts, sustainable kerosene,energy efficiency of buildings, circular economy and zero-waste concepts. ...
Salvador Bahia Airport, operated by VINCI Airports, is now part of the Permanent Sustainability Committee of the Airport Council International (ACI World)
Due to its national and internationally recognized environmental initiatives, Salvador Bahia Airport, a member of the VINCI Airports network, has just been appointed to the Permanent Environment Committee of the Airport Council International (ACI Global).
The term of member of the Committee lasts for three years. The Standing Committee on the Global Environment develops ACI policies on global aviation environmental issues. It...
A world leader in air and rail mobility, Thales plans to connect flight management systems with air traffic management systems to achieve a 10% reduction in aircraft CO2 emissions by 2023, and is working to make trains smarter and optimise rail traffic to save 30% of their energy consumption.
Thales is developing complex AI systems that promote eco-responsible AI based on learning and knowledge and consume less energy.•
Thales Alenia Space is unveiling new instruments for space missions that quantify human CO2 emissions with unprecedented accuracy and offer a 36%...
Following the acquisition of the New Zealand company Glidepath and the appointment of Nicolas Breton as Chief Operating Officer, B2A Technology has chosen a new name to address these new challenges and drive its development.
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Riyadh Airports has awarded a contract to Egis and local subsidiary Projacs to deliver project management consultancy services for airside projects at King Khalid International Airport (KKIA).
Riyadh Airports manages and operates King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in the Saudi capital Riyadh, and is currently working on upgrading the KKIA airside infrastructure, adding new services and facilities to ensure that customers continue to enjoy pleasant, safe, and efficient services.
Egis and its local subsidiary Projacs, which specialises in project management in the Middle East, will...
In April 2020, France Aviation Civile Services and the STAC (Service Technique de l’Aviation Civile, the technical centre of the French civil aviation authority) took part in the All Weather Autonomous Real logistics operations and Demonstrations (AWARD) initiative, led by EasyMile.
The AWARD consortium has submitted an application to the European Commission, to develop a large-scale H2020 project aimed at bringing a disruptive change to the trucking industry, fleet operators and the whole logistics sector by contributing to the accelerated deployment of innovative connected and...
Two aviation innovators are combining technologies to revolutionize both sides of airport ground operations: at the gate, and on the aircraft. Working together under a recently concluded Memorandum of Understanding, the companies’respective systems will greatly enhance safety and throughput at airport gates.
The Safedock advanced visual docking guidance system (A-VDGS) from ADB SAFEGATE automates the task of safe docking at gates and stands, guiding aircraft with a highly accurate 3D laser scanning technique and an intuitive LED display. The WheelTug e-taxi system...
France Aviation Civile Service just published a document to assist the National Civil Aviation Authorities in the resumption of activities by recalling the regulatory references that may have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
This document consists of guides for the NAA to enable it to fulfil its role as regulator and safety supervisor prior to the resumption of activities. It also includes checklists to assist airport managers in conducting the controls that are their responsibility.
With the COVID 19 crisis, many airlines, maintenance organizations; training organizations...