PRESS RELEASE. The Chicago Department of Aviation is installing ADB SAFEGATE’s Safedock Advanced Visual Docking Guidance Systems (A-VDGS) to manage complex gate layouts and ensure safe and precise aircraft parking on Terminal 5 gates at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). The deal comes amid a large-scale expansion project at Terminal 5, aimed at improving efficiency and reducing delays.

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ADB SAFEGATE Reporter

PRESS RELEASE. ADB SAFEGATE is unveiling its Airfield proprietary OFDM-based power line communication platform LINC 360 at inter airport Europe 2021. The intelligent power line communication system is based on the company’s Airfield 4.0 roadmap and goes beyond classic individual light control and monitoring systems (ILCMS) to offer a cost-effective and future-proof way to boost airport performance.

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ADB SAFEGATE Reporter

PRESS RELEASE. iGA Istanbul Airport has added ADB SAFEGATE’s Safedock T1 advanced visual docking guidance systems (A-VDGS) and SafeControl Apron Management (SAM) system to support automated docking of aircraft in all weather conditions and improve parking accuracy. With the integrated solution the airport can share accurate real-time flight and turn information to achieve safer, smoother and more efficient turnaround and apron operations. Continue reading

ADB SAFEGATE Reporter

PRESS RELEASE. ADB SAFEGATE has been chosen to deploy its airfield and gate systems at the new Red Sea International Airport, including energy efficient airfield lights, its market-leading Individual Lighting Control and Monitoring System (ILCMS) and Safedock T1 Advanced Visual Docking Guidance System (A-VDGS). Equipment deployment and capability has been selected to easily integrate with future systems, to support the Red Sea International Airport’s future expansion plans from CAT II initial-operations towards CAT III. The project reflects the airport’s vision to use scalable technology to enable a seamless landing experience while aligning with sustainability goals.

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ADB SAFEGATE Reporter

PRESS RELEASE. A new concourse at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport includes ADB SAFEGATE’s gate solutions delivered by AERO BridgeWorks. The 14-gate concourse is a key element of the airport’s Project Journey construction program. The new gates are operated by American Airlines and feature ADB SAFEGATE’s Safedock Advanced Visual Docking Guidance System (A-VDGS) and SafeControl Apron Management. With this automated system, pilots can park aircraft precisely and safely, even in adverse weather conditions.

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ADB SAFEGATE Reporter

The baggage collection hall has long been a bottleneck, with passengers jostling to be at the front of the carousel crowds and the first to retrieve their luggage. However, coronavirus has signaled an end to travelers rubbing shoulders with one another, and the baggage hall is now subject to the same social distancing rules as the rest of the airport.
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Tara Craig

Guest blogger: Journalist and editor

PRESS RELEASE. The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA), which operates Orlando International Airport (MCO), has chosen AERO BridgeWorks to deliver a turnkey project for the airport’s new South Terminal, specifying ADB SAFEGATE’s Safedock Advanced Visual Docking Guidance System (A-VDGS) and SafeControl Apron Management. The GOAA chose the automated solution to help ensure a safe and efficient ramp and support the common-use gate environment at the new terminal.

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ADB SAFEGATE Reporter

TRENDS.  Airport traffic had doubled every 15 years since the 1970s when the COVID-19 pandemic suddenly brought airports around the world to a virtual standstill and COVID-19 continues to have a dramatic impact on the wider aviation ecosystem
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Annika Hanéll

Digital Strategy

The ADB SAFEGATE solution ALIS guides you through the digital transformation process for all airfield relevant maintenance and asset management activities. It starts with simplifying the creation of your installed base information. ALIS helps optimizing your maintenance schedules, it keeps records of the asset status for the maintenance provider, it helps monitoring the progress of sub contractors involved, and of course documents and reports the activities for the end user.

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Thorben Burghardt

VP Gate Services & Asset Management

ADB SAFEGATE TRAINING ACADEMY. The second online course of the Training Academy was successfully delivered from the 25th to the 29th of May to 8 participants from all over the world. Thank you to Laurent Tholl and to the attendants for the instructive discussions.

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Quentin Fromont

Training Manager, Training Academy