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Checkpoint.Evoplus: Optimised screening platform for airports
Smiths Detection launched its advanced new Checkpoint.Evoplus screening and management platform at the Airport Show in Dubai in May. The company explains how it unites disparate components and sensors in a single system.
SEW-EURODRIVE’s super-efficient drive systems
Energy conservation is increasingly important to every aspect of an airport’s operation. SEW-EURODRIVE explains how its super-efficient drive systems are streamlining baggage handling and sorting while saving time and money.
Designing welcoming airport interiors
Airports have always been primarily functional spaces, but today’s designers are broadening their focus to include the entire travel experience. Gensler’s Melissa Mizell and James Speed of Pascall+Watson discuss trends with Bradford Keen, touching on the power of intuition, the rise of retail and how to accommodate passenger diversity.
Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow: Connecting Europe and Asia
Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport is Russia’s leading airport and ranks among the major European hubs in terms of passenger traffic, number of flight operations, cargo volumes and area of the complex. Development projects and the FIFA World Cup point to a promising 2018.
St. Martin’s ultramodern Princess Juliana International Airport
Princess Juliana International Airport is more than just a transport hub; it is the key to St Martin’s tourist industry and a spectacular introduction to its corner of the Caribbean. The operator talks Future Airport through its ongoing evolution.
Bradford Airport Logistics: airport security stalwarts
Not many firms can say they employ hundreds of team members who are doing incredible things. Fast-growing Bradford Airport Logistics, a firm critical for keeping airports safe from terrorism, collects 300 success stories each year through an innovative scheme for recognising employees who delight its customers.
IAMS: intelligent airport passenger data
Understanding the physical world through the information it generates is a complex process, but it can yield significant operational improvements. Munich Airport Terminal 2’s Martin Augustin and Heikki Koski of Finavia discuss using intelligent passenger data to deliver real-world results.
Mott MacDonald team to design $10 billion JFK airport expansion
A team of Mott MacDonald and Grimshaw Architects has been selected by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to lead the preliminary engineering and development work for a $10 billion extension of New York’s John F Kennedy Airport.
Laing O’Rourke to revamp Manchester Airport terminal
Construction specialist Laing O’Rourke will refurbish Terminal 2 at Manchester Airport after signing a contract with Manchester Airports Group (MAG).
A safer place: Istanbul Atatürk Airport
In the wake of last year’s massacre of 41 people, Istanbul Atatürk Airport has worked hard to find new ways of boosting security. Greg Noone talks to Mustafa Sani Sener, president and CEO of its operator, TAV Airport Holdings, about the challenges the site continues to face not only from terrorists but also overzealous allies.