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Staff Writer
Smiths Detection becomes first and only supplier to receive certification for its Automated Prohibited Items Detection System
iCMORE APIDS identifies a wide range of airport threats and meets strict EU and Dutch requirements, setting an industry benchmark
Smiths Detection Awarded Service Subcontract
Providing preventative and corrective maintenance for 486 hold baggage scanning systems across 41 airports in the United States
Vestergaard Company Launches Fully Electric My Lite Open-Basket Deicer
Vestergaard Company is proud to release its popular MY Lite in a fully electric version. The e-MY Lite is an open-basket deicer designed for premix Type I and pure Type II/IV in two tanks with a total of 7,600 liters.
Vestergaard Company Announces Leadership Transition in North America and France
Vestergaard Company, a global leader in ground support equipment, is announcing significant organizational changes as part of its ongoing commitment to excellence and growth. After more than 20 years of dedicated service, Brock Crocker, Managing Director of Vestergaard Company North America, has decided to retire. Crocker has been a key figure in driving the company’s tremendous growth in both the United States and Canada during his tenure.
Vestergaard Company Launches Semi-Automatic Deicing System
Safety and efficiency are the highest priorities of all deicing operations. OPTIM-ICE delivers on both of these priorities. Vestergaard Company is proud to release the first version of our operator-assisted deicing system. This release is the first version and is meant for narrowbody aircraft wings and stabilizers. In the coming years, the software will be upgraded with increasingly more automation and all aircraft types.
Smiths Detection Unveils the SDX 6040: An Advanced X-Ray Screening Solution Redefining Mobility, Imaging, and Precision Detection
Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and security screening technologies, and a business of Smiths Group plc, today announces the launch of the SDX 6040 Enhanced Image Quality (EIQ), a cutting-edge screening solution designed to meet the dynamic demands of modern security environments.
Automation… the answer to staff shortages
2023 was a year of full swing aviation events, like trade shows, conferences and air shows. Eezeetags was present at many of them. And a recurring topic in many expert presentations and industry-leader panel discussions was the worldwide staff shortages.
The ideal airport transport solution
LEITNER‘s MiniMetro funicular ropeway links a multi-storey car park to The Squaire in Frankfurt Airport.
‘You don’t know why they’re filming or what they’ll do with it’ – flight attendants on being unwilling stars of viral video
Unions are arcing up about cabin crew being filmed without consent during flights. Liz Simmons, PhD candidate, Griffith University; Gui Lohmann, professor in air transport and tourism management, Griffith University; and Rawan Nimri, lecturer in tourism and hospitality, Griffith University, look at how some airlines have brought in new rules aimed at curbing the practice.
Strong relationships,on and off the ground
With technical challenges hampering Southwest Airlines’ dramatic development plans, CEO Robert Jordan has plenty to consider as he battles to preserve the relationships that helped his employer prosper. Andrea Valentino catches up with the industry veteran to learn more.