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Controlled building ventilation with fresh air lowers the amount of pollutant and virus contamination in airport terminals

Controlled building ventilation with fresh air lowers the pollutant and virus contamination of indoor air. More information is available at www.wolf.eu/rlt-wartung-corona. Recommendations for the operation of ventilation systems during the Corona pandemic  Worldwide travel has largely resumed. The international airports have prepared for this with hygiene concepts to prevent further spread of the corona virus. Ventilation […]

Credential screening authentication rolled out at five US airports

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has introduced new technology that validates a traveler’s identification and confirms their flight information in near real time at five airports in the USA. “Credential authentication technology enhances our detection capabilities for identifying altered or fraudulent documents such as driver’s licenses and passports at checkpoints and increases efficiency by […]

Osaka International to open renovated North and South terminals

Osaka International Airport in Japan has announced the reopening of its North and South terminals, with the first flights due on August 5. The terminals were not closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but to undergo renovation, a process that began in 2016. According to the airport, the new terminals have been designed following a […]

Aeromexico reactivates its connectivity with Ecuador

Aeromexico resumed operations this Sunday in Quito with an offer of three weekly flights to Mexico City. To celebrate the return of the airline in Ecuador, the Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito received the Mexican aircraft with the traditional arch of water. Mexico is a tourist destination par excellence which has a variety of […]

Open architecture could benefit airport security

Regulators and airport operators from across Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East say they have joined forces to promote the introduction of open architecture in airport security systems. In a recently published paper, prepared by Heathrow Airport Limited and Avinor AS and endorsed by a wide range of regulators and airport stakeholders, the […]

Mitnija to build a new passenger departure terminal at Vilnius Airport

Mitnija, one of the largest construction companies in Lithuania, has won an almost EUR 25 million public tender to build a new 14,400 sq. m passenger terminal at Vilnius International Airport. The contract also includes transformation of another 34,000 sq. m of access areas. The project was commissioned by Lithuanian Airports, a state-owned enterprise. After […]

Saab-contracted ATC Tower Simulator for Taiwan

Micro Nav delivered a 360° 3D ATC simulator to Taiwan Air Navigation and Weather Services (ANWS), including full integration with the Saab Integrated ATC Suite (I-ATS) operational system. Saab contracted Micro Nav to provide the 360° 3D tower simulator for ANWS, Taiwan’s ANSP, including a two-year warranty period. The new simulator was required to support […]

New security body-scanners at Canberra Airport – safer flying 

The Canberra Airport has installed a new security screening system with technology from Smiths Detection to further improve the screening of passengers and their carry-on luggage.     Head of Aviation, Michael Thomson, said Canberra Airport has world-class security processes and the new machines will provide even better screening of passengers and safer flying.     “Canberra […]