ADB SAFEGATE acquires Synaptic Aviation

ADB SAFEGATE has acquired Synaptic Aviation, a US-based specialist in AI-powered computer vision, to integrate aircraft turnaround monitoring into its apron management and docking solutions. No financial details were disclosed.

Synaptic Aviation’s technology analyses live video feeds to identify and record aircraft turnaround activities, providing time-stamped data on ground handling operations. This allows airports to monitor performance, identify delays and improve coordination between teams.

Founded in 2021, Synaptic Aviation has contracted deployments at airports across North America, Europe and Latin America.

The company will join ADB SAFEGATE‘s APRON Business Line, with its technology incorporated into the AIRSIDE 4.0 strategy for connected airside operations.

“Synaptic Aviation adds a critical new source of operational intelligence to AIRSIDE 4.0®, helping customers improve turnaround performance today while enabling greater automation at the stand tomorrow,” said Laurent Dubois, CEO of ADB SAFEGATE.

Sal Salman, President of Synaptic Aviation, said: “Joining ADB SAFEGATE gives us the opportunity to apply what we have built at a much greater scale.”

Both companies are members of the Airports AI Alliance.

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