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March 29, 2022

The Digital Apron

What happens on the apron impacts everything at the airport — from safety and security to on-time departures and customer experience. Airport World, the official magazine of the Airports Council International (ACI), recently published an article about ADB SAFEGATE’s Digital Apron solution. The article explains how advanced technologies including fully-automated aircraft docking, data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and real-time video surveillance can provide the information needed to transform airport operations.

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Jodi Richards
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March 8, 2022

ADB SAFEGATE to provide automated aircraft parking on new Terminal 5 gates at Chicago O’ Hare

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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February 18, 2022

Thorben Burghardt, VP Gate about challenges and possibilities within the apron area of an airport

Watch the video interview where Thorben Burghardt, VP Gate at ADB SAFEGATE, discusses trends and challenges within the apron area. Learn what he has to say about the latest solutions from ADB SAFEGATE.

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February 1, 2022

SafeControl Apron Management presented by ADB SAFEGATE´s Peter Håkansson

Designed to support a more elastic operation, our web-based SAM provides situational awareness to all stakeholders involved in the aircraft turn, no matter if you are located in a control center, in a tower or on the ground. Watch the video where ADB SAFEGATE’s head of product management gate, Peter Håkansson, presents the SafeControl Apron Management system in three minutes.

ADB SAFEGATE provides integrated solutions that raise efficiency, improve safety, boost environmental sustainability and reduce operational costs for airports, airlines and ANSPs. The company works with airports and airlines to solve operational bottlenecks from approach to departure. Solutions encompass airfield lighting, tower-based traffic control systems, intelligent docking automation and services, as well as applying advanced IT and analytics to deliver industry-leading Total Airport Management. With more than 1,200 employees, ADB SAFEGATE serves more than 2,500 airports in more than 175 countries, from the busiest and largest like Atlanta, Beijing, Dubai, Heathrow, Charles De Gaulle, Frankfurt, Istanbul, New Delhi and Changi to fast-growing airports across Asia and Africa.

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January 24, 2022

ADB SAFEGATE continues the transformation of our SafeControl Apron Management solution

ADB SAFEGATE continues the transformation of our SafeControl Apron Management (SAM) solution from a stand/gate centric system towards a complete apron management support platform. The latest release provides traffic situational awareness to apron controllers and airport operations control centers for cooperative assets and provides a low-cost entry receiver with ADS-B as a data source. Continue reading
Peter Håkansson
Head of Product Management GATE
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January 15, 2022

Training Academy ready for take off in 2022

TRAINING. The ADB SAFEGATE Training Academy is starting 2022 with a renewed portfolio of training. We are delighted to offer in-person classroom training sessions on our airfield lighting (AGL) and advanced visual docking guidance system (A-VDGS) products and procedures. Of course, our in-person training offer is only the tip of the iceberg –  we have an increasing number of online courses available 24/7! Continue reading
Quentin Fromont
Training Manager, Training Academy
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November 2, 2021

ADB SAFEGATE readies to support airports on their road to recovery

EVENT. At inter airport Europe 2021, ADB SAFEGATE’s ‘Smarter Together’ theme will showcase how the company is helping airports chart a smoother recovery using smart technology and actionable insights to deliver a superior operational performance, while adapting easily to meet changing demands. The company’s latest solutions and services for the airfield, gate, tower and terminal leverage digital technologies such as wireless communication, smart sensors and cloud- and web-based mobile systems to bring a step change in airport operations.

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October 7, 2021

Turkey’s iGA Istanbul Airport chooses ADB SAFEGATE for safer, all-weather apron operations

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
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September 7, 2021

Operational elasticity at the apron is critical to airport and airline recovery. Read the white paper to learn more.

WHITE PAPER. Post pandemic airport recovery depends on how airports and airlines can tackle volatility in an affordable way, without sacrificing safety and efficiency. In a white paper titled The Elastic Apron, which ADB SAFEGATE’s Thorben Burghardt recently co-authored with Michael McElvaney from Jacobs, we explore the concept of operational elasticity and how it can aid airport recovery.

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Thorben Burghardt
VP Gate Services & Asset Management
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June 28, 2021

New concept presented at the ADB SAFEGATE UK & Ireland Aviation Summit: Elasticity – The New Operational Imperative

ADB SAFEGATE Elasticity Presentation Thorben Butghardt

EVENT. The annual ADB SAFEGATE UK & Ireland Aviation Summit took place virtually this year on June 9, 2021. Under the theme “Transformation: Let’s Make It Work”, the Summit looked at how the aviation industry can meet current and upcoming challenges with new solutions and innovative approaches. Here we share one of the video recorded presentations from the Summit that introduces the new concept of operational elasticity.

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VP Gate Services & Asset Management
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