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8 airportbusiness December 2015/January 2016 INDUSTRY NEWS Enoc has created a 16-inch jet fuel pipeline capable of pumping 18,000 cubic meters of fuel a day linking Dubai International Airport with Enoc's Horizon Terminals at Jebel Ali Free Zone. The 58-kilometer Project Falcon pipeline, wholly financed by Enoc at a cost of $250 mil - lion, is capable of supplying the airport's current fuel requirements, reducing the airport's reli- ance on road tanker deliveries, and 55 percent of the airport's predicted future needs, with the capacity to expand up to 65 percent. The pipe- line will eventually be extended to Al Maktoum International Airport. The pipeline is intended to support the air- ports through the next phase of growth, which is expected to see the aviation sector increase its contribution to Dubai's GDP to 37.5 percent by 2020, says Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports. By that time, the airports' fuel requirements would increase to 3.3 billion U.S .gallons a year, from 2.1 billion gallons this year. Zaid Al Qufaidi, MD of Enoc Marketing, says Dubai International currently required the equivalent of a 30,000-tonne-cargo ship of fuel every two days. "The impact of this project will be substantial as the Falcon pipeline can on its own meet the entire airport demand into mid- 2030s," he says. Avfuel Enhances Online Training, Promoting Best Practices for Safe Fuel Handling Avfuel Corporation will release six new modules for its Online Rampside Training Course by year-end to help FBOs train staff on best fuel-handling practices, promoting higher safety standards at Avfuel-branded locations. The new modules include tips for trainers, de-ice and anti-ice procedures, air- craft marshalling, towing, radio etiquette and record keeping. Avfuel's training system came in response to an industry-wide push for standardized practices. Knowing not all FBOs could afford the steep price of training programs—an issue exasperated by employee turnover and recurrent training needs—Avfuel developed its online learning management system to offer its network cost-effective training solutions. With only one subscription needed at each FBO to cover every employee, the course is beneficial for both large and small operations. Currently, Avfuel's Online Rampside Training Course educates employees on fuel handling and fire safety, aviation fuels and additives, fuel system icing inhibitor (FSII), contaminants and fuel-testing methods, proce- dures for receiving a load of aviation fuel, avia- tion fueling components, fuel storage systems, mobile refueling equipment, aircraft fueling and general operations, and paperwork. Designed to complement hands-on training, the ramp- side course offers a lea rn-at-your-ow n- pace format ideal for new employees and recurrent tra i ni ng programs with the use of video tutorials, proficiency tests and supplemental training guides. The new modules will be available by the end of the year for current subscribers and will be included in all future Rampside Training subscriptions. To learn more about Avfuel's training programs, call (734) 663-6466 or visit www.avfueltraining.com. Enoc Pipeline Begins Fueling Dubai International Airport AECOM ... Secures a contract to design a new airport in Istanbul that will have a planned annual capacity of 150 million passengers. American Airlines … Announces its agents, members of the CWA/ IBT Passenger Service Association, ratified a first contract by a 73 percent "yes" vote. The agreement covers nearly 15,000 airport and home and office based reservations agents. APP Jet Center … Announces APP Jet Center Fort Pierce, its FBO at St. Lucie County International Airport, has been named a Preferred FBO by the Corporate Aircraft Association. Association of California Airports … Announces Sherry Miller is the newly elected president of the association. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport … Reopens Runway 10-28 after months of major construction. The runway was temporarily closed in late August as part of a comprehensive series of airfield improvements.