Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 33 | Page 42

COUNTRY FOCUS: ALGERIA SITA has been selected to provide key systems to support the smooth opening and operation of Algeria’s new international terminal at Houari Boumediene International Airport. The new terminal is among the first airports in North Africa to use SITA’s Airport Management Solution. We spoke to Ibrahim Saleh, VP Sales for Middle East and North Africa at SITA, about the solution. ///////////////// Algiers Airport selects SITA for airport management solution C Can you go into detail about the Airport Management Solution? SITA’s Airport Management Solution (AMS) is a suite of integrated software applications designed to effectively manage airport operations from the terminal to the airfield enabling airport users to centrally manage everything from passenger processing, baggage handling to the real-time allocation of fundamental resources across the terminal. SITA AMS consists of the following software applications: • AirportCentral: It provides data capabilities and automated functions for receiving, processing, and distributing consolidated data, allowing for a consistent view of operations in a complex multi-user environment 42 INTELLIGENTCIO • AirportResource Manager: This tool enables scheduling, capacity planning and resource management systems for fixed airport resources and simple management of mobile resources including check-in and boarding desks, gates, carousels, baggage chutes and aircraft parking stands • Flight Information Display system: It shows flight and arrival baggage information details to passengers across the entire terminal SITA AMS is equipped with powerful reporting tools that help tracking the infrastructure, capacity and resource constraints and generate customised reports for the specific requirements of airport decision makers at all levels and covering all areas of operations performance throughout the airport. In addition, SITA’s automated aeronautical billing systems collect data from all sources operating inside an airport and enable a cost effective and highly accurate revenue collection. In Algeria, key systems from SITA AMS suite have been selected to support the smooth opening and operations management of Algeria’s new international terminal at Houari Boumediene International Airport. The new terminal, which opened to the public in April 2019, is among the first airports in North Africa to use the latest generation of SITA’s Airport Management Solution. How has it benefited Houari Boumediene International Airport? Houari Boumediene International Airport has witnessed average growth in traffic www.intelligentcio.com