Abu Dhabi-based air navigation service company GAL rolled out its new brand at the Airport Show in Dubai with a number of key speakers at the conferences. The company is now showing as Global Air Navigation Services (GANS).
By Jill Stockbridge - While Honeywell has provided end-to-end digital solutions to airports for many years, the pandemic has brought a different emphasis, with existing technologies being developed for new roles. The company is working to a new mission: make it safe; know it is safe; and keep it safe.
At the far side of the Airport Show exhibition is a large shiny black Mercedes Sprinter, with extraordinary large red antennae blossoming from the roof. This is the Raven Black stand, and the vehicle is a mobile unit designed to protect airports and aircraft from bird strikes.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, opened this morning the 20th edition of the Airport Show.
The past 12 months have had a major impact on dnata, with ground handling dropping to around 50% of normal levels. While this is not a bad figure compared to other hubs, it did mean the company had to adjust - they ‘right-sized’ the business and pivoted into passenger cargo operations, filling passenger aircraft with cargo, even on the seats. The division had to adapt its business and invest in the new demand that was coming through
The German Airport Technology and Equipment organisation (GATE) is hosting a number of its members at the German pavilion at the Dubai Airport Show. While it is fewer than at previous events, Jens Reinhard, managing director, feels that it is a strongly positive move. He said: “This gives a signal to the aviation industry and the world that we are back and heading towards normal operation.”
Digital towers will be much more efficient at detecting and integrating drones and managing unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the future, agreed the air traffic management panel at today’s Airport Show.
Airports want customers who are happy, relaxed and have time to explore the airport facilities. These are the customers who spend money in airport shops and restaurants, and still arrive on time for flights, allowing airlines to keep to schedules. However, currently many passengers find themselves stressed, waiting for a plastic tray, and then unloading all their worldly goods into it, only to find the person in front has not taken out his laptop, so the whole queue stops.
In many airports, baggage handling has not changed significantly since the 1950s, with sorting and loading still a predominantly manual operation requiring large numbers of physically able manual workers. At Terminal 4 at Changi Airport, SATS is changing this with the implementation of the BBHS intelligent baggage handling system.
Abu-Dhabi based GANS is exhibiting at the Airport Show, promoting its range of professional air navigation services, but also looking to attract UAE nationals to their scholarship programme.
Flydubai is launching two new summer routes. The carrier will operate three weekly flights to Mykonos International Airport (JMK) and Santorini (Thira) Airport (JTR) between 18 June and 29 September.
Kazaeronavigatsia, Kazakhstan's national air navigation services provider announced at the Airport Show today that it has taken the next step in its ATM-grade network infrastructure programme with Frequentis.
DC Aviation Al-Futtaim (DCAF), a business aviation company with its stand-alone VVIP lounges and hangar facility, has announced it has entered into a partnership with Click Aviation Network.
The Airport Show has opened today and will run until May 26th at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) as the ICAO paints the ‘most optimistic scenario’ of the industry’s global recovery by June 2021 and the start of the journey to regain the lost pace of growth.
French companies are out in force at the Airport Show which opened in Dubai today. Under the umbrella of Business France 10 French companies are presenting at the In-Person experience and networking sessions.
Qatar Airways group chief executive Akbar Al Baker has been named as chairman of the governing board of the Oneworld Alliance. He succeeds Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce, who had served in the role since September 2018.
EgyptAir Training Academy has successfully passed EASA initial qualification audit for its A220-300 newest full flight simulator with the highest level (D).
Air France KLM Group (Middle East) has announced the appointment of a new Country sales manager for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain, Raza Syed.
