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Future Airport September 2011

 
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Air industry experts reveal what fluctuating oil prices mean for the future of the industry.
     
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Join the ATCA community
We preview the speakers and panels at this year’s ATCA Annual Conference and Exposition.
     
Trip the light fantastic
Dr Nadarajah Narendran of the Lighting Research Center talks to Jim Banks about the hurdles that must be overcome before LEDs can be used as a widespread alternative to incandescent lighting on runways and taxiways.
     
     
Future Airport Awards
The votes are in – find out which of the industry’s leading lights have scooped one of the inaugural Future Airport Awards.
     
     
Safe and sound
The failed Christmas Day bombing plot in the US in 2009 has propelled airport security to the top of the international agenda. Mike Fazackerley, security director at Manchester Airports Group, explains the airport’s decision to install full-body scanners and the advantages the technology offers.
 
 
Show business
Nicola Hamann, exhibition director of inter airport Europe, gives us a sneak preview of this year’s event.
     
Speed and safety in refuelling
Dennis Burchell of FMGI talks about the roles of equipment, training and communication in making sure that aircraft refuelling is both safe and efficient.
     
 
 
     
In for a dollar, in for a dime
Budget air travel is no longer the sole preserve of airlines. Ivan Tan explains how Changi Airport in Singapore has made a success of its no-frills terminal.
     
     
Lose the excess wait
Rome’s Fiumicino Airport was once synonymous with baggage delays, but not anymore. General manager of infrastructure Giorgio Gregori tells us how it turned things around.
     
     
Ice cold in Frankfurt
Wolfhard Gräf of N*ICE warns that clever planning is as important as sophisticated technology when it comes to airport de-icing services.
     
     
Pole position
Poland has seen a spike in air traffic in the wake of its entry to the EU. Michal Marzec, director general of Polish Airports, talks about the infrastructure plans that will help the country keep pace with demand.
     
Bouncing back
With tourism expected to be at the heart of Greece’s economic recovery, Rod James examines government initiatives designed to boost the industry – and how, against the odds, they appear to be working.
     
Small player on the rise
Capacity constraints at major European transport hubs are opening doors for smaller competitors, the Turkish region of Antalya among them. Yasar Döngel of airport operator ICF discusses this opportunity.