(13 Aug 2021)
Kansas City
International (MCI) Airport’s new 1 million sqft, 39-gate Terminal
project, dubbed Build KCI, will
include a variety of building automation, fire and life safety
systems, and security systems from Siemens, as well as IT networks
and next-generation airport systems from SITA.
The solutions will help create a smart airport
terminal that can grow with the aviation department’s long-term
needs, decrease operation and maintenance costs and enhance the
passenger experience through automation.
Pat Klein, Kansas City’s Director of Aviation,
said, “Together, Siemens and SITA are providing the virtual and
physical infrastructure that will ensure Kansas City International
Airport’s New Terminal is equipped to deliver an exceptional
journey for our passengers; one built on innovation, industry
expertise and a true understanding of what travelers want today
and into the future.”
Also important to the project is the need for a
seamless transition from the construction to the operation phase,
delivered through integrated life safety and emergency
communications systems, a virtualized IT network and agile
passenger touchpoints.
In addition, the airport wanted to
implement interactive technology that could be easily understood
by airport staff, while also deploying next-generation passenger
touchpoints such as touchless kiosks, flight information display
systems and video walls that provide a more intuitive journey
through the new terminal.
Dana Soukup, President of Solutions and Services
for Region Americas, Siemens Smart Infrastructure USA, said,
“Integrating the disparate airport systems has simplified and
enabled data sharing across the airport ecosystem. Siemens and
SITA, through a joint project management approach, are combining
their expertise in airport facilities systems, operations systems,
and IT systems to provide the aviation department with a solid
technology infrastructure and intuitive, easy-to-use systems that
allow terminal staff and operators to transition from their two
current airport terminals to a new, technology-advanced single
airport terminal.”
Siemens is using its Desigo CC platform to
integrate airport and facility systems with a converged network.
Access control, video surveillance, distributed antenna, airport
common use systems, multi-user flight information displays, IpTV,
VoIP, and various other building automation, fire, life safety,
and security systems will be incorporated. Fire alarms, public
address, and digital displays will be integrated with the Desigo
CC mass notification system. The Desigo CC platform will, in turn,
be integrated with the airport asset management platform.
In the terminal, SITA Flex – a cloud-based
common use platform – will allow passengers to check-in through a
simple biometric scan at one of the self-service kiosks or, if
preferred, a traditional agent-assisted counter. Then they simply
use their face as their boarding pass to board international
flights. The multi-user informational display screens for flights,
baggage and gates will also provide travelers with the information
they need to navigate their way through the airport.
Diana Einterz, President, SITA Americas, said,
“Emerging from the pandemic has taught us the importance of
implementing scalable and flexible systems that can accommodate
unexpected changes in real time. SITA is providing the airport
operations backbone that will give MCI the agility it needs to
operate in this new environment.”
The new terminal is expected to open in March
2023.
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