Athens International Airport (AIA) extends its external IT&T consulting activity, using its acknowledged expertise in two more projects, at Dubai International Airport and the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad, Hyderabad in India.
AIA’s cooperation - via Dubai Technology Partners - with Dubai International Airport the fastest growing airport in the world, relates to the development of a 3-year Strategic Master Plan for the airport’s IT Unit, whereas at Hyderabad, AIA is evaluating the existing systems readiness, the integration & the expansion possibilities. A second phase also includes the evaluation of new application state of-the-art systems to guarantee operational excellence.
AIA expands its dynamic presence in the international aviation market through the provision of innovative high-technology solutions at international airports aiming to develop or re-structure their IT organization, infrastructure and service provision. AIA’s projects to date include Saudi Arabia’s Dammam Airport, Kazakhstan’s Astana Airport, Australia’s Sydney Airport, Albania’s Tirana Airport, Germany’s Dusseldorf and Hamburg airports, Hungary’s Budapest, China’s Beijing, Thailand’s Bangkok, and Singapore airports.
* Dubai International Airport is the Middle East’s centre of passenger and cargo traffic. Having serviced 34.3 million passengers in 2007, Dubai International Airport is the world’s fastest growing airport with a growth rate of 19.3%.
* Just like Athens International Airport India’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad, Hyderabad is an airport developed as a greenfield developed on the basis of the public-private sector model of cooperation. The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport belongs to the GMR Group, one of the fastest growing infrastructure groups in India, active in energy, airports (Hyderabad and New Delhi airports), road works, and agricultural business activities.