ASIA-PACIFIC AIRPORTS MAGAZINE
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INDUSTRY NEWS
LIGHTING THE WAY Honeywell is to help upgrade the airfield lighting control and monitoring systems at Incheon International Airport (ICN) as part of the next phase of the gateway’s development. It is installing its Airfield Ground Lighting Control and Monitoring System (AGLCMS) and Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS) technologies to promote safer navigation through enhanced controllability under most traffic or visibility conditions, while enhancing overall operational efficiency. “Under high-traffic conditions, reliable guidance systems such as those installed by Honeywell are critical to the pilots manoeuvring around our congested airfield and taxiways. Put simply, this technology helps keep operations running smooth and helps make sure people are safe,” explains Chang-Jun Lee, director of the airport’s Aeronautical Ground Light Team.
NEW FOOD VILLAGE OPENS IN DUBAI HMSHost International claims to have opened the food court of the future with the unveiling of its 170sqm Food Village at Dubai International Airport (DXB). According to HMSHost, DXB’s Food Village has combined the best of design, brands and engagement to create a “truly future-focused food court experience for passengers”. It adds: “From an eclectic dining setting reminiscent of a Middle Eastern sense of place, and intelligent lighting design to direct passenger flow, through to live cooking elements and the first truly mobile food cart, Food Village can take passengers around the world in ten plates.” www.aci-apa.com
