www.patricialang.seQatar Airways is savingQAR 2,5M per year.<strong>Safegate</strong> Group and Doha International Airport,represented by Qatar Airways CEO, Mr Akbar Al Baker,have recently signed an agreement for upgrade andmaintenance of the AFL system at Doha InternationalAirport.By replacing the existing halogen lights andinstalling more than 1700 of <strong>Safegate</strong>’s LED – SafeLEDIQ – the maintenance cost of the AFL system will besignificantly lowered. The SafeLED IQ’s installed willbe equipped with a built in modem, denoted as IQ,and thereby enable individual control and monitoringof these lights through the already installed ASP-SafeControl system. The LED technology and individualcontrol facility together, will drastically lower the powerconsumption compared to conventional AFL systems.As part of the agreement and during a three yearperiod, <strong>Safegate</strong> Group will take the responsibility ofmaintaining the SafeLED IQ at Doha International Airport.Qatar Airways is saving QAR 2,5M per year in energyand maintenance costs by changing to SafeLED IQ.Per WallénIn memory of Per Wallén, ouragent and colleague in Italy,who has sadly passed awayafter a period of illness.Per Wallén moved fromSweden to Italy with his parents and family in the1950’s. Per and <strong>Safegate</strong> Group first came in contactwith each other during his employment at the SwedishExport Advisory Office in Milan.Orders from most Italian airportsPer represented <strong>Safegate</strong> Group since the mid 1970’sand had the longest historical link within the company.Per managed to get <strong>Safegate</strong> Group an all importantfirst order for an aircraft docking system from GenoaAirport, Italy. After that, orders followed from mostItalian airports including Rome, Milan, Trieste and manymore. The Ping Pong Hotel and the Sefind company willalways be connected with Per and for anyone that hadthe good fortune to work with Rome Airport, Fiumicino.When <strong>Safegate</strong> started producing Passenger BoardingBridges (PBB) in Italy in co-operation with numerousmanufacturers in Cittadella, Per was chairman of theboard for the <strong>Safegate</strong> Group PBB company.Optimist with many friendsPer was a true optimist and a person with the gift ofeasily making contacts and new friends which he keptfor always. Per leaves a large void and many memoriesin his wake – for example the <strong>Safegate</strong> stand at the Inter-Airport exhibition will never be the same without him.If a simple word could remind us of Per, his contributionto <strong>Safegate</strong> Group and life, it would be – FANTASTICO!CAT III for Ankara Esenboga AirportAnkara Esenboga is the first airport in Turkey to beupgraded to CAT III by DHMI (General Directorate ofState Airports Authority). <strong>Safegate</strong> Group offered a newsolution that meets requirements from both the airportand DHMI, and therefore made the upgrade possible.Full compliance and simple maintenanceThe project involves around 2500 SafeLED IQ lights fortaxiway centre line and stop bars and also a provenindividual lamp control and monitoring system, ASP-SafeControl. <strong>Safegate</strong> Group supplies the SafeLED IQlights together with the ASP-SafeControl system in orderto be able to fully monitor all LED lights, to simplifymaintenance and give full compliance with ICAOAnnex 14. Ankara Esenboga is the first airport in Turkeyequipped with LED lights and also with individual lampcontrol and monitoring system.Increased safety and efficiencyThe ASP-SafeControl solution monitors all light functionswhich will increase safety, like preventing runwayincursions. Together with the LED lights, the ASP-SafeControl system will improve efficiency and reducemaintenance cost and power consumption for theairport. The project is also in line with DHMI’s visionof a safe, high quality, dynamic, cost efficient andenvironmentally friendly organisation. The system will befully installed and operational during springtime 2010.
First Safedock installations at Paris airportsThe <strong>Safegate</strong> Group extends its long relationshipwith ADP (Aéroports De Paris) by installing the firstSafedock Advanced Visual Docking Guidance System(AVDGS) at Paris airports. ADP owns and manages thethree airports in the Paris Area: Charles De Gaulle (CDG),Orly (ORY) and Le Bourget, plus 10 smaller aerodromes.Safety and efficiency in docking procedureADP is now looking at improving this important andstrategic part of the aircraft ground guidance, and thetarget is to precisely assess the benefits in terms of safetyand efficiency in the docking procedure. They havedecided to install four Safedock systems at Paris CDG,which is the second busiest airport in Europe and thefifth in the world with almost 60M PAX in 2009. ThreeSafedock model T2 were installed in July 2009 and oneSafedock T1 was installed in October 2009 for thearrival of the first airbus A380. Everything went perfectlywell and the feedback from the ground staff and thepilots was very positive. The improved safety and theupgraded efficiency are two key parameters of theSafedock use at the airport. Moreover it has also beendecided to install a Safedock T2 at Paris Orly airport(26M PAX in 2009) in January 2010.A sign of confidenceThis project is an important step forward for the Parisairports and a sign of confidence given to the <strong>Safegate</strong>Group. As the market and technology leader inadvanced visual docking guidance systems, we areproud to contribute to the improvement of the safety,efficiency and environment with our advancedsolutions. <strong>Safegate</strong> Group looks forward to futurecollaboration together with Aéroports De Paris.Success and new officein IndiaIndia is one of the fastest growing economies in theworld and has had an average annual economicgrowth of more than 7% since 1997. <strong>Safegate</strong> Groupis already present at more than 20 airports in thecountry. The latest success story for <strong>Safegate</strong> Groupis the order of 73 Safedock advanced visual dockingguidance systems for the new terminal building atIndira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. Theairport is currently building its third terminal and willequip all gates with Safedocks.The best service in the market<strong>Safegate</strong> Group was chosen as the preferred supplierafter thorough evaluation. The order includes delivery,installation and commissioning, and includes an“Safedock ® AVDGS a reliable,advanced, all-weather anduser friendly system, whichgives our airport staff abetter single point ofmanagement and addedflexibility of maintenance.“Roy Sebastian, Head Airport SystemsAssociate Vice President at Dehi IndiraGandhi International Airportoption to purchase 30 additional systems in the future.To accomplish the goal of providing the best servicein the market, <strong>Safegate</strong> Group will open a newoffice in India. “The purpose is to serve theIndian market even better as it is rapidlybecoming one of our most importantmarkets” says Pär Norén, AreaSales Manager for India.