Operation

Arup is a global firm of over 14,000 planners, designers, engineers and business consultants, operating from 88 offices in 33 countries. We have over 50 years’ experience in the aviation sector, gained through assignments at more than 100 airports worldwide. Significant recent commissions have included London airports, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Dublin, Istanbul, New York, Los Angeles, Singapore, Mexico City, Beijing, Hong Kong, Taipei, Perth, Melbourne and Auckland. In all of our work we focus on helping our clients solve today’s complex issues while planning for the future. We seek creative operational and planning solutions that address the complex relationships between aircraft, passengers, baggage, ground transportation and cargo. We help optimise the capacity and value of existing assets, while assisting with the complex decisions of when and how to take the jump to redevelopment. The circular economy, sustainability, resilience and climate change are dominate factors in our solutions based engineering schemes within the airport environment and equally figure heavily in the surface access transport and cities based agendas. Our aviation team provides a leading edge, comprehensive range of planning, design leadership, program management, operations, project leadership and business consultancy services, including: Airport masterplanning services relating to airport wide (airside and landside) and terminal area planning, service level definition, definition/analysis of processes for passenger flow, ground support equipment, terminal logistics and simulation modelling. Recent projects include Copenhagen, Krakow, Queenstown, Auckland, Mexico City and Istanbul airport masterplanning. Facilities engineering and program management relating to new build and redevelopment works with airfield and terminal design projects such as Heathrow, New York, Dublin, Hong Kong, Perth. Specialist award winning airport systems advisory services (baggage systems, security, fire, lighting, cargo, information/digital systems, visualisation, auralisation and simulation tools etc ) including development of user requirements, operational processes and service levels and associated engineering / procurement management / commissioning, with recent projects at Manchester, Heathrow, Dubai and Hong Kong airports. Operations consultancy, such as operational readiness planning and program management including development of plan of operations, scheduling and management of resourcing, training and trials, management of stakeholder relations, and organisational transformation. Recent projects include Operational Readiness at Heathrow T2, Mumbai, New York and Perth. Corporate finance services associated with business plan development, technical due diligence on sale / acquisition and public-private partnerships such as Kansai and Itami privatisation vendor due diligence advisor. Our team employs a highly analytical approach to problem definition and solution development, based on an in-depth understanding of airport and airline operations and an appreciation of airports as commercial businesses and public assets. We deliver pragmatic solutions, directed to achieving projects that are fundable, buildable and minimise impact on operations.

Saffron Star International Ltd is an Aviation Fuel Management Consultancy operated by experienced aviation fuel professionals, all of whom are from major oil company backgrounds/travel industry, where senior executive positions were held.

Services include:

Technical audit and compliance

Training

Commercial support

Fuel and equipment procurement for airlines and airport facilities

Organizational capability

Technical support to companies bidding for UN and government contracts

Wood is a global leader in the delivery of project, engineering and technical services to energy and industrial markets. We operate in more than 60 countries, employing around 60,000 people, with revenues of over $11 billion. We provide performance-driven solutions throughout the asset life cycle, from concept to decommissioning across a broad range of industrial markets including upstream, midstream and downstream oil & gas, chemicals, transport, power & process, clean energy, mining, nuclear and general industrial sectors. We strive to be the best technical services company to work with, work for and invest in.

For over 50 years we have served the needs of airports and aviation clients across the United Kingdom, the Americas and around the world by creatively addressing engineering and environmental challenges. We have the combination of knowledge, resources and skills to deliver cost-effective, efficient and environmentally sensitive solutions.

Wood’s professionals are experienced in resolving airport related issues including related to multidisciplinary planning; environmental services; masterplanning; engineering and design; and construction and construction management services.

We have supported public sector and private industry clients at major international gateways, domestic hubs, regional/municipal airports, and military aviation installations worldwide by providing services including:

Masterplanning

Airside and landside design and engineering services

Construction management and engineering

Contracts development and administration

Regulatory compliance and permitting

Environmental Impact Assessment

Air quality, noise and vibration studies

Archaeology and cultural heritage surveys

Architecture, structural, MEP and fire protection

Natural resource, noise and water quality assessments

Sustainability

Facility asset management

Fuel/de-icing facilities development

Geotechnical and seismic engineering

Materials testing and structural steel inspection

Pavement management and rehabilitation

Project and program management

Quality Assurance/Quality Control

Stormwater management and pollution prevention

Key airports with whom we work regularly include: Heathrow, Bristol, Manston, Cambridge and Leeds Bradford in the UK; LAX, Dallas Fort Worth, JFK, Hartsfield Jackson, Chicago O’Hare in North America.  Globally we have worked significantly with airport clients in East Africa, Eastern Europe and South America.