EXCLUSIVE: 'Noida International Airport at Jewar to be jewel in crown of Indian aviation sector' - Know what all is coming up at this Digital Greenfield Airport

Noida International Airport, Jewar: It's a big development in terms of much awaited and anticipated Noida Internation Airport at Jewar region of Gautam Buddha Nagar district of 
Uttar Pradesh. Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL) has selected ICAD Holding Ltd. as Master System Integrator (MSI) consultant for the development of Noida International Airport (NIA). 

ICAD has partnered exclusively with Wipro Limited and Ross & Baruzzini from USA to provide comprehensive MSI consultancy services.

YIAPL is a 100% subsidiary of Zurich Airport International AG, which has been incorporated as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to develop the greenfield Noida International Airport in Jewar. 

Noida International Airport: What ICAD will be taking care of? 

-ICAD will support NIA with the systems integration design, integration program management and integration of ICT and Airport Systems. 

-ICAD will also lead the core airport systems implementation and integration.

- A statement said that ICAD, a global technology corporation, is known as a specialist for design, installation, integration, and maintenance of ICT systems required to build a modern, digital airport.

Noida International Airport - What all is coming up?

- NIA will set a new benchmark as a digital airport, with the implementation of state-of-the-art technology to provide a seamless and mostly contactless flow through the airport. 

-This will be supported by integrated systems, services and the use of technologies such as indoor navigation, passenger flow management, and data analytics. 

-The digital environment to be set up at NIA includes paperless digital processing across all checkpoints in line with the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation’s DigiYatra Policy

Strengthening its focus on Aviation/Airports and Emerging Technologies, ICAD Group announced its foothold into the Indian Market. A Letter of Intent (LOI) was signed between Christoph Schnellmann CEO - Noida International Airport, Ghassan Sayegh CEO ICAD Group, Syed Feroz Mehdi - Director - International Operations - ICAD. 

After the LOI Signing Ceremony for the Master System Integration (MSI) Consultancy Project with Noida International Airport, the ICAD group set the ball rolling with a press conference announcing the commencement of Indian Operations at Le Meridien, Connaught Place, New Delhi. 

The Press Conference was addressed by Feroz Mehdi, Director, ICAD and Ghassan Sayegh, Group CEO, ICAD & their project partners Wipro represented by Jasvinder Singh, Head Enterprise Cluster, Wipro Limited. 

Noida International Airport - 'India’s most advanced, integrated, and eco-sustainable airport' 

Speaking on ICAD’s foray into the emerging Indian Aviation Market, Ghassan Sayegh, Group CEO, ICAD Group said, "India is an emerging market & we at the ICAD Group will work closely with YIAPL & other Airport Companies/AAI to deliver signature airport projects in India through the Indian subsidiary – ICAD Airports Pvt. Ltd.  We are happy to announce that NOIDA International Airport would be the 45th  Airport Project that ICAD has undertaken, globally."

"We at ICAD will work closely with Noida International Airport to deliver India’s most advanced, integrated, and eco-sustainable airport - the 45th Airport Project that ICAD has undertaken, globally - opening our window of opportunity to offer our expertise &  services to the East. In due course of time, we look forward to more awards with NIA and other airports in India. In the capacity of a MSI Consultant, we hope to support NIA with the systems integration design, program management and integration of ICT and Airport Systems within the Airport," Ghassan Sayegh added.

Noida International Airport - 'Jewel in crown of Indian aviation sector'

"At Noida International Airport, passengers will get to experience never-before kind of facilities. The digital airport will be no less than a jewel in the crown of Indian aviation sector," Ghassan Sayegh concluded.

Noida International Airport - 'Largest greenfield airport in Asia'

Satya Easwaran, Country Head - India, Wipro Limited, said, “This is an extremely proud moment for us. It marks Wipro’s entry as Master Systems Integration (MSI) consultant supporting ICAD to design and implement the Airport Integration Platform for NIA, which is planned to be the largest greenfield airport in Asia.”

Noida International Airport - 'Digital and aviation capabilities at best'

Jasvinder Singh, Enterprise Cluster Head, Wipro Limited, said, “We are delighted to partner with ICAD in their first engagement in India. We support multiple Public Private Partnership (PPP) airports in India and globally. We look forward to extending our digital and aviation capabilities to define the growth of NIA.”

Noida International Airport - Contactless travel experience and cost-efficient operations'

On selection of ICAD as MSI consultant for Noida International Airport, Christoph Schnellmann, Chief Executive Officer, Yamuna International Airport Private Limited, said, “We are pleased to partner with ICAD to bring alive our vision of a digital airport. NIA will be a truly modern, efficient, and customer-friendly airport, offering the highest levels of convenience and ease of making connections to the passengers as well as commercial benefits to its partners. The digital greenfield airport will enable contactless travel experience and cost-efficient operations for all airport partners.” 

#NIAirport has partnered with @ICADCONTRACTORS as the Master Systems Integrator for the airport. Together we look forward to realising our vision of a #digital airport and setting new standards in service & efficiency.https://t.co/AKEYZsPdZt pic.twitter.com/zxRO1lHRLs

— Noida International Airport (@NIAirport) June 23, 2022

#NIAirport awarded #ICAD the Master Systems Integration Consultancy project for the Noida International Airport in India, the country’s most prestigious airport. https://t.co/Zw20Ttrg8T#niairport #ICAD #icadindia #aiports @NIAirport pic.twitter.com/JzIfmb9eSM

— ICAD - Global Technology Corporation (@ICADCONTRACTORS) June 23, 2022

Earlier, the Government of Uttar Pradesh signed the concession agreement with Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL) on October 7, 2020, to commence the development of the Noida International Airport (NIA) at Jewar. 

YIAPL will be responsible for implementing the Public-Private Partnership project together with the Government of Uttar Pradesh, New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, and Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority.

(Pics: NIAL.in, press conference)