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AIRPORTS

PBN Goes Live streamline air traffic management and

InfoPad GE-designed Performance-based improve airport capacity as well,” he said.
Navigation (PBN) flight paths were
As Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport is surrounded
The Pacific Asia Travel Association validated last week at Jiuzhai Huanglong by steep terrain and the Min Shan mountain
(PATA) has developed a new Airport in Sichuan, China. This is the first range, the airport poses particular
information portal system that PBN project initiated by a public Chinese challenges to pilots, especially during poor
tracks aviation passenger flows, airport, and the paths will be available to weather operations. The GE-designed,
flight capacity and frequency, hotel all approved aircraft operators. Air China, super-accurate PBN paths will improve
occupancy, social data and consumer China Eastern and Sichuan Airlines are the access and payload for PBN operators,
trends in real time. The system, first three airlines that will use PBN at the while providing improved runway access,
PATAmPOWER, was created in airport. Giovanni Spitale, general manager even with simultaneous PBN operations.
HTML5 so it can run transparently for GE Aviation’s PBN Services said that “Safety, efficiency and service reliability are
on mobile devices such as the iPad, the company had worked hard with all top priorities for our airspace customers,”
smartphones, tablets, and notebooks. stakeholders to ensure the new flight said Zhu, deputy general manager of the
Data can be shared with fellow paths were compatible and validated, and Jiuzhai airport. “The PBN paths will help us
employees and colleagues through to maximise the benefit. “The PBN paths to better ensure their needs are met, while
social media and email. Users can will not only improve aircraft performance streamlining our airspace operations.”
download or print the info-graphics and reliability into the region, but will help
and data to create their own analysis
and reports. “Speed is a competitive
advantage,” said PATA CEO, Martin Go North, with China.” he said. Brown is confident the
Craigs. “No one else in the travel to Asia Queensland State Government will come
industry in Asia-Pacific offers such a to the table with a US$8 million Aviation
mobile yet fully integrated platform of Queensland-based Attraction Fund, and that the airport could
updated travel information.” The new Cairns Airport is see plans for a second parallel runway
platform contains a wide selection looking to China to come to fruition. However, Brown says
of data. For example, PATAmPOWER boost landings at the it could be another five months before
allows travel professionals to far north city. Airport the land use plan is finalised and the
see visitor expenditure in a given chief executive potential impact on mangrove wetlands
destination, average daily expenditure officer Kevin Brown says the airport has fully investigated. The airport managers
and expenditure by item. Forecasts of already added three new members to say they are hoping the new proposals will
future expenditure in key markets and its aviation development team, aiming give Cairns an advantage when lobbying
segments are also presented.“I believe specifically at generating more interest for new business. “We’re in almost daily
it will be of great use, especially for from overseas carriers, in particular those discussions with the State Government
travel professionals with a marketing, servicing the Chinese market.”Take China as well as domestic and international
planning and strategic brief,” said for example,” he said. “Every other country airlines in a bid to secure new business,”
PATA Chairman Hiran Cooray. around the world wants that connectivity he added in an ABC interview.

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