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KLIA upgrade
Malaysia Airport has revealed key important and prestigious property
development plans for Kuala Lumpur project into a key development area
International Airport (KLIA) and the surrounding the airport,” said Mr
surrounding area. Stakeholders Alex Kirby, EVP – Airport Cities UBM.
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad The new development involves the
(MAHB) and Airport Cities UBM outlined construction of Aeropolis, a 6,750
key development plans for KLIA and hectare zone comprising offices, retail, Shah Jalal goes tech
the surrounding area, and how the a convention centre, logistics facilities, Following successful Site Acceptance
development of the Aeropolis at KLIA a theme park, golf courses and more of COMSOFT’s AIDA-NG and CADAS
will act as a catalyst for economic – with land available to cater for a solutions, Shah Jalal in Bangladesh
development. “The presentations Disneyland, which is looking for a site now claims to be among the most
explore how KLIA is locating its most in the region. technologically advanced ANSPs in the
region. “We are aware of the increasing
Airport Group (CAG) is demands of air traffic volume and are
addressing disparities concerned with maintaining safety
in ground handling standards,” said Air Commodore M
capabilities with a Shafiqul Alam, Operations and Planning
view to standardising at the Civil Aviation Authority of
its offering. “Our Bangladesh (CAAB). “It is therefore vital
aim is for all ground for our system to be future proof, with
handlers at Seletar the ability to transmit advanced data
Airport to meet a set formats. By upgrading our message
of minimum operating handling systems with COMSOFT’s
standards for essential AMHS solutions we will bring them in
airside services,” said line with the latest ICAO standards and
Lim Ching Kiat, GM provide a reliable and sturdy solution,”
of Seletar Airport. he added. Bangladesh’s largest
“This will mean a airport, Shah Jalal in Dhaka acts as
levelling up of service
Seletar Airport upping and safety standards among them, an international hub for four million
international passengers per year, on
safety resulting healthy competition among top of one million domestic travellers.
Singapore’s second airport, Seletar, ground handlers, while motivating each Bangladesh’s unique challenges
has embarked on a full-scale review operator to improve operations and include heavy rainfall and flooding,
of the service and safety standards of efficiency.” Traffic at Seletar Airport has especially during the four month
its ground handlers. This is part of its grown steadily in recent years, spurred monsoon season. The new system’s
long-term strategy to position itself as by activities at Seletar Aerospace Park ability to transmit XML-based weather
a top business and GA airport in the (SAP) and the growth of business information will greatly assist future
region. The airport’s manager Changi aviation activities in the region. operational challenges in this sector.

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