ICOA.10.09

"International Conference on Airports, October 2009 Paris"

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Concept: The Air and Space Academy (AAE) proposes to organise a 2-day international conference on “Airports and their Challenges”, in DGAC Paris (7-8 October 2009). Background: Europe needs to develop new transport networks and infrastructures in order to support its industry and promote economic growth. Air transport has increased faster than any other mode of transport in the past 20 years, but concerns linked to traffic saturation and the environment are growing. Airports are an essential element in the air transport system and yet their development can give rise to tension and even conflict between the different economic and political players. Reflection is needed on how to guarantee sufficient airport capacity in the enlarged European Union whilst respecting the different constraints of safety, security, environment, customer satisfaction, intermodality, etc. Objectives: This conference will aim to achieve a broad, dynamic vision of the evolution of airports in Europe and worldwide, of the different challenges and constraints facing them within a 15-20 year timeframe and to define the orientations necessary for the future. It will do so by bringing together top policy makers and operators from the European and international air transport system to pool information, discuss current developments and share new innovative ideas. Guidelines defined at this conference will be disseminated widely to policymakers worldwide in order to maximise impact. Organisation: AAE has a wide experience of organising successful conferences. A Programme Committee, chaired by Marc Noyelle (former Executive Director Development and facilities for Aéroports de Paris, and Administrator-President of ADPI international engineering branch), will comprise experts from AAE, DGAC, Air France-KLM, Aéroports de Paris, UAF, ACI Europe, DG TREN with input from relevant international organizations and European airport managers. The conference work programme will be carried out by AAE permanent staff.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Air traffic has grown at a faster rate than any other form of transport in the last two decades. This comes with a pressing need to address concerns related to traffic saturation and environmental impact.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

New transport networks and infrastructures are essential as Europe forges ahead in industrial advances and aims at promoting economic growth. A major aspect is the air transport system, in which airports have a supreme role to play. However, their development is often challenged when various economic and political players arrive on the scene. Efforts in this area need to focus on how sufficient airport capacity can be realised together with concerns for, among other things, safety, the environment and customer satisfaction.

The 'International conference on airports, October 2009 Paris' (ICOA.10.09) project focused on realising a successful two-day international conference, as proposed by the Air and Space Academy (AAE), on airports and challenges for their future development.

The conference resulted in a broad, dynamic vision of the evolution of airports across Europe as well as internationally. This included the challenges and constraints facing these transport hubs over the next 15 to 20 years. The outcome also succeeded in defining necessary orientations for future actions.

The conference resulted in a proposal of 10 core recommendations. Included in these was consensus on the need to further study European transport networks in order to find the best way to strengthen hubs and maximise airport capacities. Other recommendations focus on tailoring the size of terminals to better keep up with security and regulatory demands, and harmonising international security standards for seamless travel. It was also proposed that research and development efforts must be geared to streamlining luggage handling and identification systems. Participants also agreed that the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) programme for air traffic control infrastructure modernisation should be implemented rapidly.

The conference proceedings were sent to participants and a report has been prepared that will be distributed to major aerospace stakeholders. These include European parliaments, European civil aviation bodies, European and international airport managers, airlines, the press, national and European authorities and regulatory bodies, as well as the new observatory on airport capacity.