Istanbul Opens New Airport Mega Project
Istanbul Opens New Airport Mega Project: Turkey Inaugurated World’s Future Biggest Airport
#Istanbul#megaprojects#turkey#turkeynewairport Istanbul Opens New Airport Mega Project: Turkey Inaugurated World’s Future Biggest Airport Istanbul New Airport Mega Project: Turkey Unveiled World’s Future Biggest Airport Turkey’s president inaugurated a gleaming new aviation hub in Istanbul on Monday, a mega project that he has pushed to fulfill his dream of making Turkey a global player. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Istanbul Airport was open for operations on a special day – the 95th anniversary of Turkey’s establishment as a republic following its war of independence. With the sprawling new airport on shores of the Black Sea, Erdogan declared that Turkey has become the “most important transit location on the north-south, east-west axes, connecting 60 countries and $20 trillion economies.” “With this airport, we are furthering our country’s key role in the integration of global economies,” he said. It was a symbolic opening, with only a few flights scheduled this week. But by the end of the year, the massive airport will replace Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport, named after Turkey’s founder. Istanbul Airport is expected to host 90 million passengers per year in its first phase, and in 10 years handle 200 million travelers on six runways. That’s almost double the traffic at the world’s current busiest airport, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson. In a reversal, Erdogan said the old airport would remain open for non-commercial flights, aviation fairs and other activities. Some of its grounds will be turned into a park. Turkish Airlines will launch its first flights out of the new airport to three local destinations: Ankara, Antalya and Izmir. It will also fly to Baku and Ercan in northern Cyprus. Erdogan slammed critics who doubted that the megaproject could be completed safely on time. The 5-company consortium Istanbul Grand Airport, which built the airport and will run it for 25 years, said 36,000 workers completed the first phase of the project in 42 months. But labor issues have also tarnished the airport’s image. “The prestige project has been marred by reports of accidents and arrests of protesting workers,” said Emma Sinclair-Webb of Human Rights Watch, which cited at least 38 workplace deaths over the past three years. Hundreds of workers were detained in September after a strike against poor working conditions, including unpaid salaries, bedbugs, unsafe food and inadequate transport to the site. Human Rights Watch said some protesters were fired and at least 31 people, including a union leader, were arrested. Interesting Engineering is a cutting edge, leading community designed for all lovers of engineering, technology and science. Join us to keep up with the latest in new technological advances, ground-breaking scientific discoveries and the most Interesting Engineering projects in the entire world. As well as cool recent developments in these fields we also bring you some of the coolest and most interesting science, technology and engineering information from the past. Satisfy your thirst for knowledge, research a new project or find the latest tech gadgets, we have it all. Learn about amazing discoveries and inventions by the most celebrated tech, science and engineering geniuses of all time or step back in time to see the marvels of the past. A truly wonderful resource for all students, experts and enthusiasts with a passion for the developing world. Interesting Engineering also supplies a vast social network which allows you to interact with others who share your interests
Drones are endangering airport operations, says UK Airprox Board
UK Airprox Board says that drones are putting airport operations on risks. Credit: AdityaChinchure on Unsplash.
A report published by the UK Airprox Board (UKAB) has warned that illegal drone intrusions in airport airspace have increased by more than a third in 2018, putting aircraft and passengers’ lives at risk.
The UKAB recorded 125 dangerous nearby encounters of drones with aircraft in 2018, a sharp rise from 93 and 71 violations recorded in 2017 and 2016, respectively.
UKAB, which investigates drone-related incidents, said that 39 of these encounters were recorded at London’s Heathrow Airport. Manchester Airport witnessed 10 incidents last year.
The British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) flight safety head Rob Hunter was quoted by the Financial Times as saying the rise was “incredibly concerning”.
Hunter further added: “A drone coming into contact with an airliner or helicopter could prove disastrous.
Hunter told the publication that the actual number of drone sightings at all airports in 2018 could be much higher than 125.
In January, Heathrow temporarily halted all departing flights as a safety measure after a drone was spotted flying near the airfield.
After the incident, Heathrow said: “We have invested significantly over the years to enhance our capabilities to detect and deter drones at the airport.”
A similar drone sighting incident at Gatwick Airport in December 2018 led to the closure of the airport for nearly 36 hours. During the busy Christmas period, at least 100 flights were cancelled that affected around 110,000 passengers.
After the Gatwick and Heathrow incidents, the UK Government enacted a law that increased drone exclusion zones around airports to a maximum of 5km, from the previous 1km.
The government and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) also said that operators will have to obtain a permit before flying any drones in the restricted area and those violating this will now face a prison sentence of up to five years.
source : https://www.airport-technology.com/news/uk-airprox-board-drone/
Expansion of Bird Detection System for Airports Market to Remain Consistent During 2017-2027
Global Bird Detection System for Airports Market: Overview – With the increasing number of airports and related aircrafts, the number of accidents while flight take offs are increasing day by day. These accidents include the striking of the birds while flight takes off. The airports are increasingly focusing on implementing technologies such as bird detection systems for avoiding such accidents on the airports. The bird strikes can results in the serious problem as the stroked birds can be a major diversion while take off stage, also these birds can get jammed into the engine parts, airplane wing fans, and other parts of the plane and these are the major issues while flight take off and can create a fetal scenarios.
Hence, for ensuring the safety of the passengers, as well as plane the bird detection systems are widely deployed by the airports. The airports are using the bird detection systems for detecting and monitoring the activities of the birds present near the airport. The bird detection systems are considered as used by the airports as one of the accurate sources to keep track and manage the bird activities as the bird detection systems are combined with the multiple sensors such as radars and cameras. These sensors are cameras operate as per the system provided inputs. For creating the safest environment for the aircraft and birds the airports are establishing a separation, and it requires a constant collection of 3D trajectories for birds and aircraft. In case of the bird detection, airports are facing the major issues especially off-airport at night and in the fog where visual observations are ineffective. Hence, the airports are increasingly using the bird detection system at airports for avoiding such issues.
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Global Bird Detection System for Airports Market: Drivers and Restraints – One of the prime factor responsible for the increasing popularity of the bird detection systems is their ability to deliver a real-time monitoring and constant analysis of the bird’s movements to the airport services providers. As, the real-time data is provided using the sensors, cameras, and other connectivity solutions from radar to the person monitoring the bird activities. The airports are utilizing the collected data to avoid the bird strikes while flight take-offs on the airports. Due to constant growth in the aircraft movements also the increasing bird populations simultaneously the risk of bird strikes has also become a critical issue to aviation safety, this factor is also one of the important parameters for fueling the demand of the bird detection systems. On the other hand, lack of technical expertise, hardware issues, and higher deployment cost are the major challenges for the growth of the bird detection system market.
Global Bird Detection System for Airports Market: Segmentation – The global bird detection systems are segmented on the basis of the hardware components, application and region. Segmentation on the basis of hardware components – The Bird Detection System for Airports is established using the combination of the hardware component and software. The hardware components segment includes the components used for establishing total bird detection system at airport which includes Radars, High Sensitivity Camera, Tablet Terminal for patrollers and others; Segmentation on the basis of applications – The Bird Detection System for Airports is deployed by the airports to maintaining the different safety issues of the airports. The application is categorized based on the functionality of the system. The application segmentation includes the bird detection, bird recognition, bird deterrence, bird monitoring, and data logging. These applications are one of the key features of the bird detection systems.
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Global Bird Detection System for Airports Market: Industry Key Players – The key players considered in the study of the Bird Detection System for Airports market are Balwara Technology Company, NEC Corporation, VOLACOM, Birdstrike Alliance, XSIGHT System, OIS Advanced Technology Pvt. Ltd. and others. The key players are constantly focusing on developing a new functionality and adding new features to the existing products. Also, these players are focusing on forming partnerships and geographical expansions.
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Airport Advisor, a mobile app to rate airports services
Assess the quality of airport services by another intermediary than the customer survey?
It’s possible now! The Airport Advisor mobile application makes it possible to note the airports of the world according to the services proposed. Once his profile is created on this airport platform, the user notes on his smartphone the services and facilities made available in each airport he frequents. Luggage services, checks, security, boarding, shops, parking, toilets, elevators … in all, 13 services can be ratedd.
Other users see these comments when looking for an airport. The purpose of the app is to improve the passenger experience.
On the one hand, consumers evaluate, on the other hand, airports can take note of passenger returns, their ratings and their comments by subscribing to the app.
They can consider improving their services. The app boards on new features, such as the wayfinding in the airport, and a chat box, in Following months. The app is available for free on the App Store and the Google Play Store.
Airports owners can register to become member and get their personal feedbacks by contacting : contact@kouikagency.com
ACI develops world’s first airport customer experience accreditation program
Angela Gittens, director general, ACI World
By Dan Symonds on April 3, 2019 Passenger Experience
Airports Council International (ACI) World has today (April 3) launched two new unique programs designed to help airports promote service excellence and improve customer experience.
ACI has developed the first Airport Customer Experience Accreditation program, which offers a common definition and framework for customer experience management, and the Airport Customer Experience Professional Designation Program for airport employees.
Both programs were launched at the ACI Asia-Pacific/World Annual General Assembly, Conference and Exhibition being held at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong, hosted by Hong Kong International Airport, China.
The accreditation program is part of ACI’s globally established Airport Service Quality (ASQ) program. It will help airports improve their practices to promote a direct positive impact on customer satisfaction.
There are five levels of accreditation and the program helps airports to assess and improve their approach to customer experience management and identify new practices that can be developed in the short and long term, in order to progress through the levels of accreditation.
Six airports contributed to the development of the program and have today been recognized as the first to be accredited: Abu Dhabi International Airport, UAE; Milan Malpensa Airport, Italy; Hong Kong International Airport, China; San Antonio International Airport, Texas; Sydney Airport, Australia; and Quito International Airport, Ecuador.
“Airports have become destinations in their own right, offering customers unique experiences that shape their expectations,” said Angela Gittens, ACI World director general. “This carefully designed program is the very first worldwide customer experience management accreditation program designed specifically for the airport industry and dedicated to ACI members. It is all about improving the experience of customers and helping airports meet ever-evolving expectations.
“Airports are sophisticated businesses with various interlinked partner organizations and companies that often have different business objectives and goals. It is important for all involved parties to have a common view of airport customer experience and ACI’s new accreditation program helps airports to develop this common view,” she said.
The Airport Customer Experience Professional Designation Program has been developed for airports subscribing to the new accreditation program. As part of the accreditation process, each airport must nominate a number of employees to take the course so that they have a clear understanding of customer experience and are competent to lead the airport in terms of customer experience management.
“Any airport employee that is working to better customer experience of their airport may join the Customer Experience Professional Designation Program,” added Gittens. “A critical component of delivering an exceptional customer experience is ensuring that employees are engaged and motivated to provide the best level of service or performance, no matter which part of the passenger journey they deliver.”
The Customer Experience Professional Designation Program requires each participant to receive continuing professional development and re-certification in order to maintain active certification status. Re-certification is performed every five years and participants will be required to complete appropriate activities – attend a training course, participate in a conference or webinar, for instance – in order to maintain their designations.