CONTENTS
58 Land of the giants
Chris Kjelgaard discovers that airports continue to upgrade their facilities to handle the A380, six years after the super-jumbo entered service.
62 Clear and present danger
Blair Watson provides an update on the development, capabilities and deployment of avian radar at airports in the battle to avoid bird strikes.
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67 Always watching
Foreign Object Debris( FOD) detection solutions can help prevent bird strikes at airports, writes Alon Nitzan.
68 Concessions news
Airport World reviews some of the latest retail and F & B projects and developments across the globe.
71 Project watch
Israel is to build a new gateway to cope with tourism demand to Eilat.
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72 ACI’ s World Business Partners
75 Environment news
76 The last word
Airport World catches up with Hertz’ s Michel Taride, whose executive vice president and president role ensures he has responsibility for over 130 countries.
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78 ACI traffic trends
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