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6 GROUND SUPPORT WORLDWIDE FEBRUARY 2016 BUSINESS BUZZ John Menzies Issues Proft Warning John Menzies PLC has issued a proft warning and alerted investors that the company had to revise their proft out- look for 2015 due to issues surround- ing contracts with London Gatwick Airport. A John Menzies spokesperson claimed that rectifying "operational is- sues" at Gatwick was going to cost an extra £6 million in the second half of 2015, and said that year-end profts could be £2m lower than previously forecasted. Lufthansa Cargo Achieves Worldwide ISO14001 Certifcation Lufthansa started the certifcation pro- cess in 2008 and has been ISO certifed throughout Germany since 2010. The company has now achieved worldwide certifcation. "As an airline, we have a special responsibility to our environ- ment," Dr. Karl-Rudolf Rupprecht, Board Member Operations, says. "We live up to this responsibility through our ambitious environmental targets. For example, we want to reduce our specifc CO2 emissions by 25 percent by 2020. Global certifcation of our environmental management system is another milestone in this." Sharjah Aviation Services to Automate Bag Management Sharjah Aviation Services will intro- duce automated baggage management and communication systems at Sharjah International Airport, the United Arab Emirate's third-largest airport. The new systems, provided by Sita, are aimed at further improving the reli- ability, security and speed of baggage delivery at the airport. More than 4.5 million departing bags are han- dled at the Sharjah every year and the new system will provide the airport's ground handler with state-of-the-art baggage reconciliation services and full visibility and tracking capabilities within the airport as well as simplify- ing the exchange of baggage informa- tion between the airport and airlines. Vanderlande Reports Record 2015 Order Intake The Dutch frm confrms it has secured a record order intake of €1.4 billion in 2015 for its integrated solutions in the baggage handling, warehouse automa- tion, and parcel and postal markets. This represents an increase of €400 million compared to the previous year's order intake of €1 billion. IntelliNet Sensors Announces Detector to Find Individuals Hiding Inside Cargo Containers IntelliNet Sensors, a developer of multi-sensor breathing and heartbeat detectors, launched the Lynx3-A™ Mountable Breathing Detector System for the detection of live persons inside cargo containers. The ultra-wideband radio frequency system searches for changes in the electromagnetic signa- ture of a confned volume and regis- ters its minuscule perturbations. The rapid deployment of the system across borders, loading docks of airplanes, and vessels allows authorities to ex- peditiously detect and prevent human traffcking and illegal entry. NASA: Green Aviation Tech Could Save $225 Billion If U.S. airlines embrace certain tech- nologies to reduce fuel burn, noise and air pollution, they could save $255 bil- lion over 25 years, according to a six- year NASA study. Over the course of the study, researchers examined tech- nologies to refne or revamp aircraft design from top to bottom from the materials they are made of and what fuels aircraft, to tail, wings and engines. Emirates' Open New SkyCargo Terminal Emirates SkyCargo's state-of-the-art terminal at the Logistics District in Dubai South was offcially inaugurated as part of the Dubai Air Show. Named Emirates SkyCentral, the cargo facili- ty is the home of Emirates SkyCargo's feet of 15 freighter aircraft. Airport Workers Brave Chi- cago Cold to Call for Higher Wages Despite a minus-24 degree windchill, three dozen members of the Service Employees International Union Local 1 marched outside United Airlines' Chicago headquarters on January 18. The protest was one of nine organized actions of civil disobedience across the United States in observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Could Math be the Answer to Cutting Airport Conges- tion? Engineers at MIT have created a mod- el to prevent costly delays and airport congestion. Using the MIT model, air traffc controllers could direct depar- tures to minimize runway congestion by keeping aircraft at the gate instead of waiting in a runway queue. In the case of a 30-to-40 minute delay, this would save 20 gallons of fuel. The model has been tested at airports in Newark, NJ; Boston; New York City; and Charlotte, NC. Preliminary results suggest that the MIT model can be im- plemented with relative ease. PEOPLE Michael Fitch Joins Legacy Aviation Services Michael Fitch has joined Legacy Aviation Services as Sales & Marketing Director.