FRANKFURT A.M., GERMANY -- 04/09/08 --
Frankfurt/Berlin, April 2008. In Germany, Austria and Switzerland,
airport operators have invested substantial amounts on
development,
but the multi-billion-euros investments primarily flow into
infrastructure and less into processes that improve efficiency.
International competitors, such as Dubai or Kuala Lumpur, spend
far
more on automated operations. In these locations, new technologies
enable processes to be efficiently monitored, allowing the
flexible
assignment of corresponding resources; for example, by employing
RFID
transponders, individual cargo containers can be automatically
registered and their transportation controlled at the airport.
According to the findings of a Booz Allen Hamilton study, costs
can
be lowered and productivity increased by intelligently linking
various airport processes (aerobrief.com, 2007-11-27).
Applications
include the automatic allocation of personnel for passenger check-
ins
or luggage handling based on the passenger's individual electronic
booking data.
CUSS and CUTE
At the IIR Conference "Airport IT", on 28 and 29 May 2008 in
Berlin,
international industry representatives will discuss how
international
airports can reduce costs and increase productivity by efficiently
implementing terminal processes. T. P. Anantheswaran, IT Director
of
Mumbai International Airport, will discuss the integration of
airport
management systems using Unified Communications (UC). In addition
to
UC implementation, he will also cover UC integration through CUTE
(Common Use Terminal Equipment) and CUSS (Common Use Self-
Service).
Vienna Airport has been able to substantially improve services for
passengers by integrating CUSS. In her lecture, Hedi Weihsinger
from
Vienna Airport will speak about the various ways in which
self-check-in models are being developed. For instance, Internet
check-in and automatic baggage check-in (CUDOP - Common Use
Baggage
Drop-Off) are already conceivable options.
Airport CDM
As the first European airport to do so, Munich Airport initiated
the
routine operation of CDM procedures in June 2007. Airport CDM
stands
for Airport Collaborative Decision Making, and is part of the
Airport
Operation Programme from Eurocontrol. CDM advantages include
reduced
turbine engine running times and shorter waiting periods on the
runway, but, above all, improved planning for operational
processes
(aerobrief.com, 2007-07-04). As a representative of Munich Airport
International, Marc Lindike will cover the methods, opportunities
and
risks involved in IT convergence.
Eamonn Cheverton from BAA (London, UK) and Dr Ulrich Lang from
Object
Security (Cambridge, UK) will lecture on the current status of CDM
systems. They will outline the secure integration of complex
systems
as well as the employment of SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture),
and
also provide an update on SESAR, the research project on air-
traffic
management in standard European airspace. Jack Wang from
Continental
Airlines (Texas, USA) will explain how the integration of SOA in
airports and airplanes can make travelling more pleasant for
passengers.
The complete programme for the IIR Conference "Airport IT" is
available on the Internet at:
www.aviation-conferences.com/airport-it
Contact:
Carsten M. Stammen
Press Officer
IIR Deutschland GmbH
Westhafenplatz 1
60237 Frankfurt/Main
Germany
Telephone: + 49 (0)69 244 327-3390
E-mail: carsten.stammen@informa.com
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