b'TERMINALSJFK27alternative options analysis. It also savesrepresents a total capital commitmentWe want to be a five-star airport, and time and money, she adds. of $9 billioninitially financed with awe want to offer a five-star experienceThis approach requires a much highercombination of sponsor equity provided byto our passengers, Nguewo says. We level of data integration and the use ofNew Terminal Ones sponsors (Ferrovial,are working very well with specific and artificial intelligence to support dozensJLC Infrastructure, Ullico and Carlyle) anddedicated technologies to pursue that of business processes, all focused oncommitted bank loans.No funding wasgoal. We want to offer passengers a wide delivering a seamless experience forrequired from the Port Authority of Newrange of options with cutting-edge tech operators and travelers alike, VarwigYork and New Jersey or local government.thats ahead of the game.says. It helps ensure that the newThe first phase includes arrival andThose technologies include state-of-terminal is fully functional and avoidsdeparture halls and the terminals first 14the-art passenger processing systems unwelcome surprises.gates. At full completion in 2030, JFKsand an e-gate system that allows New Terminal One will have 23 gates.passengers to self-board. There is also Leaders of the New Terminal One project prefer to limit surprises associated withTom Duffy, aa new Physical Security Information the new facilities to prize giveaways orconsultant with ADBManagement platform that integrates unexpected reunions for arriving passengers;SAFEGATE, saysall security into a single platform. The not technological glitches. Thats why thisFerrovial has beenNew Terminal One project team elected pre-production center is so important.fantastic to work withto deploy a modern software-defined and describes its teamapproach for network and service hosting. Room for Growth as astute, informedThe infrastructure provides a secure multi-The project design-build team christenedand supportive. To theTOM DUFFY tenant hosting environment that meets the new pre-production center in Decemberfirms credit, it pivotedstringent cybersecurity requirements 2023, with representatives on hand fromseamlessly with the entire team after theand provides a reliable and resilient New Terminal One, AECOM Tishmanrecent pandemic shook up the processarchitecture for all technology, security Construction, Schneider Electric, Faithand industry like a snow globe.and overall operational systems across Group and SITA. Located near Islip, LongDuring COVID, everything went onthe facility, which are being provided by Island, the 6,000-square-foot facility is wherehold, and then started over from scratch,Schneider Electric. technology will be put to the test beforeDuffy recalls. Varwig says the goal is to create a being deployed in the new terminal. TestingOriginally, the master systems integratorbiometrically-enabled passenger process critical systems such as biometric passengeridea came up early in the project and ADBflow from curb to gate, and vendors have touchpoints, passenger monitoring, securitySAFEGATE, along with other companiesbeen working very closely with TSA to and airport management systems inlike Schneider Electric and SITA, werefacilitate that. All 120 counters will have advance will be key to a successful kickoff,slated to work directly for the terminala hybrid self-bag drop system that can Varwig emphasizes.operator. But after the travel tumult ofwork with or without agentsa first in It all starts with New Terminal One and2020 played out, the consortium atNorth America, she notes. SITA, the the privately funded consortium createdJFK resumed planning, and technologylead systems integrator for the facility, to develop, build and operate it. Ferrovial,vendors for the project now work underis providing all passenger processing a global infrastructure company thatthe design-builder AECOM Tishman.systems and is responsible for roll out of operates highway, airport and energythe Airport Operational Database (AODB) All the companies in this masterthat is serving as the integration hub for infrastructure, plays a major part in thesystems integrator alliance are top-notchthe entire facility.funding process for the consortium.in their business, and that enables us to In June 2022, the companys Airportsavoid the sorts of challenges you mightAllowing the airport operations team a Division agreed to acquire nearly all (96%)expect to find, Duffy says.chance to get their hands on the technology of the Carlyle Global Infrastructure Fundsat an early stage has been crucial, Nguewo 51% stake in New Terminal One. The Technology stresses. It gives us the opportunity to see Ferrovial has built and managed tollSerge Yonke Nguewo, chief informationhow it fits together with other stakeholders roads in the U.S. and Canada for moreofficer for Newin the most beneficial way. than two decades, while also contributingTerminal One, saysThis is the first time to the development of 36 airports aroundthe pre-productionADB SAFEGATE has the world. Notably, it owns a 25% stakelab plays a key roledeployed its entire in Londons Heathrow Airport (making itin the commissioningproduct portfolio the airports primary shareholder) alongprocess because itfor one greenfield with 50% of Glasgow, Aberdeen andallows staff to getproject, says Markus Southampton airports.familiar with theSERGE YONKE NGUEWO Andersson, a At New Terminal One, Phase A, whichsystems before theysolutions architect forMARKUS ANDERSSONis scheduled to open in June 2026,start working in the new facility. the company. All of AirportImprovement.comSeptember 2024'