Perth Airport has selected Virginia-based DXC Technology to helm the implementation of tech in the airport's new terminals, scheduled to open in 2031.
Perth Airport has selected Virginia-based DXC Technology to helm the implementation of tech in the airport's new terminals, scheduled to open in 2031.
In a statement released this morning, the Airport said New York Stock Exchange-listed DXC would be responsible for the design, integration, testing and commissioning of more than 70 different IT and OS systems to support the new terminal.
Those will include AI, cloud and cybersecurity provisions, as well as integration of passenger processing systems, baggage tracking, reconciliation, advanced security, building management, automation, digital signate, public Wi-Fi and operation control systems.
Perth Airport chief planning and projects officer Steve Moreland said the development was well underway in the multi-billion-dollar project.
"We are roud to be partnering with DXC who will bring important industry knowledge and experience to this one-in-a-generation infrastructure investment," he said.
DXC will also help integrate systems used by key stakeholders, including airlines, ground crews, retailers and govenrment agencies.
The company has decades of experience in similar projects, including being tasked with the same master systems integrator role at the Western Sydney International Airport.
It has also worked to optimise processes at Hong Kong International Airport and Aeroporti Di Roma in Rome.
"We're extremely proud to partner with Perth Airport on a technology transformation that will support Western Australia's long-term economic growth," DXC Technology Asia Pacific president Robert Le Busque said.
"Leveraging over 30 years of global aviation experience, DXC will bring together a complex ecosysyem of technologies and providers to deliver the digital foundation required to support the airport's vision for providing a world class travel experience."
Perth Airport forecasts that by 2046, it will support some 30 million passenger movement annually, generating 75,000 jobs and contributing some $17 billion to the WA economy.
To deliver the required infrastructure and capacity to cater for this significant growth, the airport is embarking on its longheld vision for "One Airport"; being the consolidation of all domestic and international flights into one single, central hub by 2031.
To achieve that, the airport will deliver a new runway, new terminal facilities, two multi-storey carparks with major road upgrades, and the first on-airport hotel.
An artists' impression of the new airport. Photo: Supplied.
The total value of the project is $5 billion.
