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■ INET Airport Systems is pleased to announced the award of a $2.4 million dollar contract with the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. This project requires the supply and installation of 34 air handling units at Terminals A and C, replacing the 20 year plus Teledyne Inet units. These new air handlers will provide state-of-the-art air conditioning to the parked aircraft, and are connected to the chilled water and glycol provided from the airport’s central utility plant. This provision of this new equipment eliminates the need of running the aircraft’s APUs, which results in fuel savings for the airlines and assists the airport in emissions reduction. The project is scheduled to be completed in February 2009.

■ Swissport International has been awarded a license to provide services at 10 airports in South Africa. The license, which will enter into effect Sept. 1 and will be valid for five years (with the option of a subsequent five-year renewal), will enable Swissport to further expand its present ground handling activities.

■ Descartes Systems Group, a global on-demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) logistics solutions provider, announced that Etihad Crystal Cargo, a division of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, has selected Descartes’ Global Logistics Network (GLN) as its preferred global provider of air cargo electronic data interchange (EDI) services. Descartes will provide a range of electronic communications services aimed at strengthening links between Etihad’s cargo division and its trading partners and freight forwarding customers around the world. Descartes’ Global Logistics Network helps airlines, like Etihad Crystal Cargo, meet global customs requirements; monitor shipments (at a master air waybill level between airports, monitor events and match route map milestones against actual event timing); simplify shipment management and invoicing; consolidate status data of multiple route maps to obtain statistical data about; improve transportation quality; and transmit accurate tracking updates to customers.

■ Cargologic is expanding its network in Europe by taking over responsibility for the 3,500 sqm warehouse currently operated by its sister company, Airport Cargo Handling B.V. The cargo warehouse at Schiphol-South, Amsterdam, has been renovated over the last two months to prepare it for new and existing customers. The building offers 10 truck docks, is equipped with an ETV system with refrigerated ULD storage spaces, and is located only 300m from the transfer point with fast, undisturbed and secure access to the ramp.

■ Smiths Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, announced follow-on contracts worth $25.2 million from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for additional Advanced Threat Identification X-Ray (aTiX) systems. The contract awards follow an initial TSA order of $21 million in October 2007, following successful trials at airports across the United States. aTiX is already widely used in UK airports. The TSA is deploying aTiX systems across the country and has already completed checkpoint installations at Albuquerque and Denver International airports.

■ ASIG® announced today that United Airlines has renewed its interior cabin grooming contract with ASIG at London Heathrow Airport (LHR). ASIG has been providing grooming services to United Airlines at LHR since 2004 and serves approximately 70 aircraft weekly for the carrier.

■ Global engineering company, Cavotec MSL, announced it has incorporated Cavotec Belgium NV as the newest edition to their international operations. Cavotec Belgium NV has been acting as a branch office for Cavotec MSL for the last two years.