CAAC airport system wins technology award

An airport operation command and dispatch system developed by the Second Research Institute of the Civil Aviation Administration of China won second prize in the National Science and Technology Award held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The system won in the national science and technology advancement category. This is the second year that the CAAC won in the science and technology award. The airport operation command and dispatch system is a core technology for digitizing civil airport. It performs timely collection, automatic handling, and unified issuance of information of airport operation such as flights, weather, passengers, cargo, mail, baggage, dispatch and resources. It also unifies coordination and command for all operation service units. The technology is being used in 20 large and medium airports, including Shenzhen, Chengdu, Hangzhou and Chongqing. The cost of the system is only half of the same imported product.