A recent trial at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport proves digitization of ramp operations can enhance operations and improve turnaround time of aircraft. The Intelligent Apron trial was conducted by the AAAE Airport Consortium on Consumer Trust (ACT) together with stakeholders from ADB SAFEGATE, Synaptic Aviation, DFW and American Airlines. Read about the proof of concept in a special Airside Report from Airport Business Magazine. Continue reading

Joe Petrie

Editorial Director | Airport Business

In the latest issue of Airports International Magazine, our Ilya Burkin tells Editor, Tara Craig, why airport digitalisation is paramount and how ADB SAFEGATE intends to deliver it. ADB SAFEGATE’s Intelligent AiPRON is designed to deliver better predictability of operations and brings the elasticity required to ensure consistency in safety, productivity, efficiency and the passenger experience. Continue reading

Tara Craig

Guest blogger: Journalist and editor

EVENT. Conference sessions at PTE address airport and airline business-critical issues and solutions, providing innovative ideas and progressive thinking for future development and proven measures for maintaining passenger satisfaction – all key to the industry’s future success. On Day 1 at 16:20 Ilya Burkin and Pritpal Roopra will present the Intelligent Apron.

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ADB SAFEGATE Reporter

TRAINING ACADEMY. The ADB SAFEGATE Training Academy is launching a new A-VDGS operation online course for pilots and ramp agents. The course will cover important information related to the docking process so users can dock aircraft confidently, safely and efficiently with Safedock A-VDGS.

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Quentin Fromont

Training Manager, Training Academy

ADB SAFEGATE’s Intelligent AiPRON is highlighted in Passenger Terminal World’s SHOWCASE 2023. The new operational platform incorporates augmented intelligence into apron operations to facilitate a new era of turnaround efficiency, leading to greater savings and improved safety and performance. Continue reading

ADB SAFEGATE Reporter

PRESS RELEASE. ADB SAFEGATE applies automation, integration and digitalization to provide an intelligent approach to managing apron activities from landing to takeoff.  Our innovative Intelligent AiPRON platform integrates all the systems and processes important to apron operations into a single ecosystem that uses machine learning technologies to unleash the power of data and predictability.

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ADB SAFEGATE Reporter

CHINA. Shanghai Pudong International Airport is the largest hub airport in East China. In the past 23 years, ADB SAFEGATE has had close cooperation with Pudong Airport from airfield, gate and airport systems business. On September 15, 2022, ADB SAFEGATE signed a two-year A-VDGS service contract, which is our largest in China. Continue reading

ADB SAFEGATE Reporter

PRESS RELEASE. The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is the first to add ADB SAFEGATE’s latest advanced visual docking guidance system (A-VDGS) – the Safedock FleX. The airport has ordered 42 Safedock FleX systems to replace older A-VDGS on Terminal B gates, as part of an airport-wide technology refresh aimed at improving operational performance and the passenger experience. Continue reading

ADB SAFEGATE Reporter

CHINA. On June 27, 2022, Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (Tianfu Airport) celebrated its “first birthday”. After three flight planning seasons, the number of airlines operating at the airport has reached 32, and the average number of daily flights has increased significantly. ADB SAFEGATE has actively participated in the construction of Tianfu Airport, providing the Airfield Lighting Control and Monitoring System, more than 18,000 Light Monitor and Switch units and 98 Safedock Advanced Visual Docking Guidance Systems. (Image Source: Xinhua News Agency) Continue reading

ADB SAFEGATE Reporter

Aircraft are vulnerable to damage caused by the vehicles that service them on the ramp coming into contact with them – an increasingly expensive (and potentially very dangerous) occurrence, as more and more aircraft are made of easily damaged composite materials. Technology is helping to reduce such incidents, while proper training and consistent standards are also essential. Megan Ramsay reports Continue reading

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