AUGUST 2009
YVR celebrates completion of expanded Domestic Terminal eaturing five new gates, expanded
F
C-Pier’s art and architecture cel-
dining and shopping options
ebrate the outdoor sporting and rec-
and new pieces of original First
reational lifestyle along the Sea to
Nations artwork, YVR’s expanded C-Pier
Sky Highway and the resort town of
will connect Vancouver with destinations
Whistler. Two new art installations by
across Canada.
First Nations artist Steve Smith are dis-
The $113-million, 15,000 square-
played in the expansion: Freedom to
metre expansion is one of several
Move features six large carved red cedar
construction projects in the Airport
panels; and Sea to Sky is a collection of
Authority’s $1.4-billion capital program
12 ceremonial drums hung in the atrium
that will be completed on time and
at the western end of the expansion.
under budget in 2009. Used primarily by
Passengers departing from C-Pier
Air Canada, C-Pier’s five new and three
will enjoy a Whistler Village-inspired
reconfigured gates can accommodate
dining and shopping area with eight
larger aircraft of the future. More than
new stores and six food and beverage
six-million passengers are expected to
retailers. For a complete list of new
comfortable seats, and those rushing
located on the food court tables and the
which features LED inset taxiway
travel through C-Pier in 2009, making it
shops and services in C-Pier, see the
to their gates will get there quickly
free wireless internet service available
lighting outside the terminal building,
an important hub for domestic traffic,
related article on page 7 in this month’s
thanks to 185 metres of moving
throughout the terminal.
and motion-activated moving walkways
and a gateway to the 2010 Winter Games
edition of SkyTalk.
walkways. Travellers with laptops can
The Airport Authority’s commitment
take advantage of both electrical outlets
to sustainability continues with C-Pier,
Passengers can relax in one of 800
for Canadians across the country.
and a solar-power heated hot water system inside.
New camera at YVR Air Canada’s Olympic spirit puts eyes on the runways takes to the skies
Y
VR is the first commercial airport in the world to install a day and night camera to its existing
Tarsier Foreign Object Debris (FOD) radar detection system. FOD
as
small
and
seemingly
innocuous as a bolt, discarded plastic bag or clamshell dropped by a bird on the runway can cause serious damage to aircraft and poses a potential safety risk. YVR’s new camera upgrades its 24-hour automated runway debris detection
system
in
all
The Tarsier radar system and its new day and night camera work in tandem to provide continuous runway monitoring and safety at YVR.
YVR’s four Tarsier radar and camera
weather
units provide continuous coverage
visual
around the clock of the north and
A
Air Canada’s 18th Boeing 777 takes to the skies sporting new Vancouver 2010-themed livery.
ice sledge hockey and ski jumping.
s part of its preparations for the
embody the Vancouver 2010 Look of
2010 Winter Games, Air Canada
the Games, featuring colours and shapes
If you’ve been to YVR recently, you
recently took delivery of a new
representing ocean, forest, mountains
will have noticed similar 2010-themed
length. The four units are mounted on
Boeing 777-300ER decorated in full
and sky. The plane’s sport illustrations
graphics gracing the side of Air Canada’s
advanced day and night camera work in
towers that vary in height from three
2010-themed livery from noise to tail.
include
giant
north hangar, visible from the Arthur
tandem to provide continuous runway
to seven metres, and are set back 150
slalom, ice hockey, cross-country skiing,
Laing Bridge and Grant McConachie
monitoring and safety. The camera’s
metres from the centre of the runway
Way. In the coming months, expect
innovative illuminator helps produce
for maximum coverage. The Tarsier
to see more of this Olympic Games
FOD images in all light levels, turning
units are able to detect a range of
night into day and giving operators
materials, including metal, plastic, glass,
See OLYMPIC SPIRIT page 3
greater confidence and certainty.
wood and fibreglass anywhere on YVR’s
conditions confirmation
by of
providing any
potentially
dangerous objects on the runway. Tarsier’s high-resolution radar and
When FOD is detected by Tarsier’s
south parallel runways, each of which is approximately three kilometres in
The industry standard for FOD
Operations Centre where the user
prevention is manual runway checks
display highlights the object’s location.
between aircraft take-offs and landings,
The camera zooms in, sending a live
which is difficult in bad weather and
image for visual confirmation and the
at night. Tarsier’s radar and camera
object’s GPS coordinates are provided,
is the first commercially available
enabling accurate location and retrieval
technological solution to the problem of
See RUNWAY CAMERA page 3
parallel
inside:
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runways.
radars, an alarm is triggered in YVR’s
of the object in a matter of minutes.
The graphics depicted on the aircraft
snowboard,
YVR Public Observation Area Air Canada CEO, Calin Rovinescu, and employees take delivery of the B777 in Vancouver 2010 Winter Games livery.
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* YVR is the international aeronautical designation for Vancouver International Airport.
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