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The airport of the future is more than an airport
Since the beginning of air travel, airports have never stopped evolving, adding more efficient check-in systems, baggage handling capabilities, shops and restaurants.
Some of the innovations of the last decade include renewable power, LED runway lights, electric buses, autonomous vehicles for transporting luggage and even biometric passenger ID. Airports of the future will be modern airport cities, with shops, hotels, leisure facilities, healthcare and easy connections to the amenities of nearby cities. With efficient energy management, digital connections and artificial intelligence, they will focus on safety, efficiency, sustainability and passenger experience.
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The airport of the future will be built on an infrastructure that is:
Integrated
Operators need a holistic view of all the interdependent airport subsystems to provide integrated monitoring and control.
Future-proof and scalable
Airport subsystems need to use standard and open protocols so operators can expand and upgrade subsystems while maintaining seamless connectivity and communication.
Secure
Safe, smart and sustainable airports depend on data analytics for actionable insights to optimize operations. Airport operators must have absolute confidence in the security of their data, whether data analytics is performed on-premise, in the cloud, or both.
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Where are you on your journey?
ABB collaborates with airport owners, operators, builders and engineers to provide infrastructure solutions that will support your transition to the airport of the future.
1.0
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Manual and analogical processes, long lag times between resource solicitation and airport response
2.0
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Implementation of self-service with automation of key flow processing tasks (bag-drop, passport check)
3.0
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Focused initiatives to leverage digitalization, optimize flow monitoring and passenger processing
4.0
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Fully-connected, proactive and able to adapt to real-time requirements in operations and customer requests