TAHITI. Since this year French Polynesia has started with a project to illuminate several airports with ADB SAFEGATE AGL so they can remain open during the night or in times of bad weather. Makemo airport was the first one on the list of airports to commission, and as a Service Engineer I was tasked to do the commissioning of the systems at Makemo airport in Tahiti.
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Amedeo Bertino

Service Engineer

INDIA. Congratulations BIAL! Bengaluru Airport begins operations on the new second runway which will further bolster BLR´s  vision to transform the airport into the new gateway to India. It’s been a privilege for ADB SAFEGATE to be part of this great achievement by designing the Airfield Ground Lighting and associated infrastructure as well as providing our portfolio of LED Runway and Taxiway lighting as well as our  Control System. To find out more – watch the video from the airport. VIDEO CREDS: Bengaluru (BLR) Airport.

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Bhartendu Mohan

Country Manager, India.

TRAINING ACADEMY. ADB SAFEGATE’s Training Academy in the U.S. launched its newly redesigned airfield lighting maintenance seminar. In addition to content changes, including more hands-on training, the seminar now has an interactive format with an engaging aviation motif. “Passengers” received airline tickets that allowed them to “board” the Training Academy plane, which was piloted by Captain Dustin Blackstone and Flight Attendant Mandi Fulk, training team members, who dressed the part to get everyone “on board.”

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ADB SAFEGATE Reporter

ADB SAFEGATE TRAINING ACADEMY. Do you want to develop your skills in Airfield Ground Lighting or Apron Management? Read about the two upcoming training packages from ADB SAFEGATE Academy. During the autumn we offer “Airfield Ground Lighting Principles” as well as “A-VDGS & Apron Management Training”. Our series of specially designed training packages aim to improve and sustain your competence.
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Quentin Fromont

Customer Training Manager

What are the main technical requirements of an airport when it comes to their airfield ground lighting? Our own research, including discussions with our airport customers, chimes nicely with an industry survey that pinpoints two major needs – high energy efficiency and small size – to simplify maintenance and enable easy integration.

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Bernard Geldof

VP Research & Development

The Reliance Power HF is part of the ADB SAFEGATE intelligent AGL solution. It has been designed to meet the top priority needs of airports for their lighting installations. The flexible power module system brings multiple benefits for many of the real-life installations that we get involved with every day. Power HF is suitable for existing lighting installations and can support an airport’s ambitions to upgrade to LED for even greater energy savings.

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Amaury Huybreghs

Technical Support Coordinator WE

VIDEO. At inter airport Europe 2017, ADB SAFEGATE´s Global Product Manager ILCMS,  Rikard Larsson explained  how our LED and 2A solutions are making huge energy savings for airport customers around the world.   ADB SAFEGATE has achieved a key milestone in airfield ground lighting (AGL) with the installation of the 1.2 millionth LED AGL fixture globally.
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ADB SAFEGATE Reporter

In an industry survey done to examine top priority needs of airports regarding lighting installations, airports said that energy efficiency and product size were most important. At inter airport Europe 2017, ADB SAFEGATE is showing its full range of an ultra-compact Power HF solution, which is 33% smaller and 30% more efficient than conventional power systems. The solution is suitable for existing lighting installations which can support an airport’s ambitions to upgrade to LED for even greater energy savings.

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ADB SAFEGATE Reporter

Goma International Airport (GOM) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a strategic airport used by MONUSCO, a United Nations mission for peacekeeping in the region. Since the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in 2002 when the airport was overrun with lava, operations had become very limited. To upgrade GOM with efficient airfield ground lighting (AGL) systems and optimize operations MONUSCO selected ADB SAFEGATE.
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Alexander Herring

General Manager Africa

 In a two-part article series, ADB SAFEGATE’s global ATM advisor, Stephen O’Flynn, explains Follow the Greens. In this second article, Stephen discusses why airports need to develop a roadmap for Follow the Greens (FTG).

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Stephen O'Flynn

Global ATM Advisor