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INDUSTRY UPDATE
Airports To Reshape Global Travel
Infrastructure Through 2050
Oliver Wyman, a global management consulting
firm and a business of Marsh McLennan, released
a report on the future of airports. The report was
produced by the consulting firm's think tank Oliver
Wyman Forum in collaboration with Airports
Council International (ACI) and the Sustainable
Tourism Global Center (STGC), a multinational
coalition spearheaded by the Ministry of Tourism
of Saudi Arabia.
" The Evolution of Airports: A Flight Path to 2050 "
identifies priorities and trends needed to " futureproof "
operations and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Achieving net zero represents a key priority.
According to the report authors, airports will
become energy hubs and producers that provide the
alternative fuels needed to support aviation's efforts
to reduce emissions.
Meanwhile, biometrics and digital identities will
transform the passenger experience, and artificial
intelligence and 3D printing will improve the efficiency
of airport operations. As part of this transition,
today's approximately 11.3 million airport
workers will need to develop a more specialized
skillset in such applications as digital technology
and cybersecurity. In addition, collaboration with
public transit agencies will be required to pursue
integrated, green-transit strategies.
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Airports Council Announces Winners of 2023
Airport Concessions Awards
Airports Council International - North America (ACINA)
announced the winners of the 2023 ACI-NA
Airport Concessions Awards. Edmonton
International Airport (YEG) was
announced as the winner of the Richard
A. Griesbach Award of Excellence, and
the 2023 ACI-NA Concessions Person of
the Year was awarded to Amy Snyder of
Boise Airport (BOI).
" This year's recipients are just some of the outstanding
examples of how the airport and concessions industries
continue to work together to enhance the passenger experience, "
said ACI-NA President and CEO Kevin M. Burke.
" As we look toward the future, collaboration between airports
and their partners remain very strong as we focus on
resiliency and innovation. We look forward to continued
partnership with our members and recognition of the operations
that have enhanced our industry's growth. "
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Charlotte Douglas International Airport Breaks
Ground on Fourth Parallel Runway
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) began the
next project under the Destination CLT portfolio with the
groundbreaking of CLT's fourth parallel runway.
Scheduled for commissioning in fall 2027, the runway
will allow for 20 additional arrivals and departures during
peak hours in 2028 and 32 in 2033.
CLT's $1 billion airfield project will boost operations
with the addition of the 10,000-foot-long by 150-foot-wide
runway, which will be located west of Runway 18C/36C
and serve departing traffic. It will include north and south
end-around taxiways, which will give aircraft arriving on
the existing western parallel runway the capability for continued
movement around the new runway and the existing
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center runway, reducing aircraft operating time, fuel burn
and emissions while eliminating long wait times for passengers'
aircraft to get to their gates.
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