New passenger terminal facility for Abu Dhabi International Airport

The anchor tenant for the facility is Etihad Airways, the nation's flagship carrier.

The Etihad Interim Terminal 3 to be built by Al Habtoor Engineering/ Murray & Roberts LLC Joint Venture, Contractor, will create new opportunities to enhance Abu Dhabi's emergence as an internationally significant business travel, transfer, and tourism destination. The increasing volume of visitors to the UAE presents both a significant opportunity and a logistical challenge.

Using innovative technology will be central to the successful development of this ambitious program of works, calling upon airport specialists in the fields of construction, civil engineering, design/engineering, and systems integration.

"This is a major project innovation, and it is crucial that the frontline users of the technology understand how it will benefit them both financially and practically," said Alan Bourjeily, General Manager, Aviation Engineering Division, DPS.

"The integration of the various systems will enhance passenger care and overall terminal efficiency, and DPS is honored to have been selected to deploy the Special Airport Systems package. This demonstrates once again that we are 'Airports Specialists,'" he added.

The level of service expectations of today's passengers set the high standards for the delivery of the scheme as a whole. The Aviation Engineering Division of DPS will be responsible for numerous special systems within the New Terminal 3 Facility, including Flight Information Display System (FIDS./BIDS) legacy extension, SITA CUTE System legacy extension, local departure control system (SITA LDCS) / Baggage Reconciliation System (DCS/SITA BRS) legacy extension, Public Address, Paging, & Voice Announcement System (PA/VA), Automatic computerized Flight Announcement System (FAS) , the GPS Master Clock System (MCS), Master Antenna Television System (MATV), Telephone/Voice Structured Wiring System (SWS) Network, Local Area Network extensions, Wireless RF Signal Propagation Network, all supported by DPS-installed structured cabling plant.

"We are happy to award this contract to DPS due to their experience in airport systems and their professionalism in meeting the challenge of such projects. This is the result of continuous collaboration" said project Director Ramsay Abbassi of Al Habtoor Engineering/Murray & Roberts LLC J.V. The award is to be revealed on the first day of Aviation Procurement Expo, 19 - 21 March 2007 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.