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Sunday , 24 March 2024

International

NFC chip from SITA to improve airline boarding

SITA (Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques) Labs, in collaboration with Orange Business Services, has developed a new check-in concept, ‘tap and board’, that promises to make journeys through airports smoother through the use of a Near Field Communication (NFC) chip. The technology will allow passengers with Smartphones having NFC chips inside them to just ‘tap and board’ or ‘tap and ...

Hollywood-Fort Lauderdale Airport runway expansion

Work has begun on one of the most important and large airport construction projects in the US – the South Runway Expansion project at the Hollywood-Fort Lauderdale International Airport in Florida. The new runway, when constructed, will extend the length of the existing runway 9R/27L from 5,726 feet to 8,000 feet, provide two parallel runways to accommodate larger aircraft, and ...

New WAM and PRM systems at Sydney Airport

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia has approved the use of wide area multilateration (WAM) and precision runway monitoring (PRM) systems at Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport. This will allow air traffic controllers of Airservices Australia, the government body in Australia responsible for air traffic control management and related services, with terminal airspace surveillance for improved coverage and aircraft separation ...

Melbourne Airport unveils $300m expansion plan

A $300m expansion plan unveiled by Melbourne Airport will include the building of a new terminal and an improved motorway access. Terminal 4, the new terminal, is expected to handle about 10 million passengers annually and will service two airlines – Jetstar and Tiger Airways with the existing freight services and aircraft parking services being moved south of the airport. ...

Educational classes and eye camps at Port Blair

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands traffic police organised educational classes for government and private drivers to commemorate the Road Safety Week. There was also a free eye check-up for drivers which was conducted by a medical team from the G.B. Pant Hospital at Port Blair. The drivers were enlightened on the importance of eye care and how poor vision could ...

Jammu and Kashmir observes Road Safety 2012

Jammu and Kashmir observed Road Safety Week 2012 from January 1-7. The one-week campaign began with a rally from Maulana Azad Stadium by school students carrying placards such as ‘Wear Helmet’ ‘Be Aware on Road’. The Jammu and Kashmir Scouts and Guides also participated actively in the Road Safety campaign. At a function on January 1 to mark the campaign ...

Call to include road safety in school curriculum

A.K. Upadhyaya, Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is reported to have called for road safety to be made a part of the curriculum in schools. He was delivering the keynote address at the valedictory function of the ‘National Road Safety Week 2012’ organised by the MoRTH along with International Road Federation (IRF) and Society of Indian Automobile ...

Gian Jyoti leads Road Safety 2012 campaign in Punjab

The Gian Jyoti group led this year’s Road Safety Week campaign in Punjab by organising a wide range of activities for students built around the theme “Accidents bring tears, Safety brings cheers.” Students participated in puppet shows, painting competitions and banner making competitions focussed road safety themes and topics. They saw documentary films and heard lectures on road safety. Exhibitions ...

IRTE’s Student Traffic Volunteers educates road users

            On the occasion of Road Safety 2012 in New Delhi, student traffic volunteers from the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE)’s Student Traffic Volunteers Scholarship Scheme (STVS) interacted with motorists and pedestrians at different places in the city, giving them special pamphlets. These pamphlets carried messages, educating and creating awareness on the proper use ...