Bayanat Airports and QinetiQ Sign Partnership Agreement at the Airport Show 2009.Summary: Bayanat Bayanat (also known as Bayanat Al Oula for Network Services) (Arabic: بيانات الأولى لخدمات الشبكات) is a Saudi company established Airports Engineering & Supplies, the leading airport systems integration provider, today announced that they have signed a distributor agreement with QinetiQ, a leading international defence and security technology company at the Airport Show 2009 in Dubai. As per the agreement, Bayanat Airports will represent, sell and implement QinetiQ's state-of-the-art Foreign Object Debris debris /de·bris/ (de-bre´) fragments of devitalized tissue or foreign matter. In dentistry, soft foreign material loosely attached to a tooth surface. (FOD FOD - /fod/ [Abbreviation for "Finger of Death", originally a spell-name from fantasy gaming] To terminate with extreme prejudice and with no regard for other people. 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Bayanat Airports and QinetiQ Sign Partnership Agreement at the Airport Show 2009Bayanat Airports to promote, sell and implement QinetiQ's Foreign Object Debris (FOD) detection system - Tarsier in the UAEBayanat Airports Engineering & Supplies, the leading airport systems integration provider, today announced that they have signed a distributor agreement with QinetiQ, a leading international defence and security technology company at the Airport Show 2009 in Dubai. As per the agreement, Bayanat Airports will represent, sell and implement QinetiQ's state-of-the-art Foreign Object Debris (FOD) detection system, Tarsier, in the UAE. Speaking on the partnership, Mr. Alan Bourjeily, General Manager of Bayanat Airports Engineering & Supplies said, "We are happy to sign this distributorship agreement with QinetiQ in the UAE. QinetiQ has invested a lot in research and development and has introduced an innovative technology such as Tarsier for the industry. The Tarsier FOD detection system is a proven technology as it is already deployed in major airports where as other vendors are still testing their solutions in the R & D stages. Tarsier will help airports detect FOD in near real time and will ensure airports can guarantee the safety of the runway runway: see airport. in between the standard four inspections per day." "Bayanat Airports offers a wide range of solutions ranging from Terminal, ATC ATC Air Traffic Control ATC Average Total Cost ATC Certified Athletic Trainer ATC At the Center (Hartford, Maine retreat center) ATC Applied Technology Council ATC All Things Considered to Runway Systems. This partnership with QinetiQ will further boost our offering by adding increased runway safety solutions that complements our offering from A-SMGCS A-SMGCS Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System and Multi-lateration." QinetiQ's Tarsier system uses networked high-frequency and high-resolution radars to continuously sweep an airport runway for potentially hazardous items and a high specification camera to allow the visual confirmation of FOD. The system is automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. and fully operational 24/7, in all weather conditions, day or night. FOD on the runway not only poses a safety risk, but can also lead to significant costs due to damage, delays and runway closures. Though it was originally designed for FOD detection, Tarsier can also inform the airport's wider safety management system by detecting and identifying wildlife, such as birds on the runway. The system has already been deployed in regional airports such as Dubai International airport Dubai International Airport (IATA: DXB, ICAO: OMDB) (Arabic: مطار دبي الدولي) is the international airport serving Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. and Doha airport. "Bayanat is a renowned company in the field of Airport Systems integration and has successfully deployed a large number of projects in the last decade," says Mr Gary Abraham, Director of Customer Solutions, QinetiQ Airport Technologies. "Bayanat carries a portfolio of products that complement our Tarsier system and has a successful track record of implementing prestigious airport projects in the region. Bayanat's local expertise and QinetiQ's cutting edge technology make for an ideal partnership. QinetiQ has worked with Bayanat Airports on a number of projects in Dubai and Doha and we have decided to take this business relationship to the next level. Together we hope to contribute to increasing Runway Safety for airports in the region." 2009 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com) 2009 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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