Ever since the invention of powered human flight, there has been a need to provide places for these flying machines to take off and land. As technology advanced, the need for an aircraft to land in less than optimal daylight conditions led to the integration of lighting on the airfield. This, now, required the ability to turn these lights on when needed and off when not, leading to the creation of the Airfield Lighting Control System. Continue reading

Jeremy Matthews

GLOBAL PRODUCT MANAGER, SYSTEMS

ADB SAFEGATE now launches a new distributed control and monitoring solution for airfield lighting control and monitoring systems (ALCMS) that will set new industry standards. The ACE3 boasts a full-color interactive touchscreen display, enhanced communication options and input/output expandability, providing major advancements in readability, monitoring and system flexibility.

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ADB SAFEGATE Reporter

 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

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport recently completed an airfield electrical rehabilitation. These works included replacement of in-ground infrastructure, cable and airfield lighting, as well as improvements and reconfiguration of the airfield light control and monitoring system (ALCMS).
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ADB SAFEGATE Reporter