Issue 1 2024 International Airport Review
By International Airport Review
21 March 2024
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In this issue of International Airport Review we feature articles from industry experts on a range of topics including: airport experience, future vision of Changi Airport, biometrics, route development, innovation, air traffic control, airport associations and future workforce. All this, plus an exclusive interview with International Airport Review’s Airport Leader of the Future award winner, Ricia Vinelli Montejo, and our Project File feature on Helsinki Airport’s redevelopment.
LEADERS’ SERIES 2024
Oman Airports: Aerohacking a way to a more innovative future
Sheikh Aimen Al Hosni, CEO, Oman Airports
VOICE OF THE INDUSTRY
Focusing on customer experience, sustainability and growth through innovation
Luis Felipe de Oliveira, Director General of ACI World
ROUTE DEVELOPMENT
Capitalising on emerging market growth to Madagascar
Tatamo Rakotozafy, Head of Aviation Activities, Ravinala Airports Madagascar
PROJECT FILE
Finding ‘Finnspiration’ in Helsinki Airport’s new development
Holly Miles, Editor, International Airport Review
ROUTE DEVELOPMENT
Increasing air routes to downtown San Francisco
Craig Simon – Interim Director of Aviation at the Port of Oakland
FUTURE VISION
Changi Airport’s future takes flight: a vision beyond boundaries
Peh Ke-Wei, Vice President of Market Development, Changi Airport Group
FEATURE INTERVIEW
Airport Leader of the Future: Ricia Vinelli Montejo
Ricia Vinelli Montejo, Head of Terminal Operations, Mactan Airport Cebu Airport.
BIOMETRICS
The role of biometrics at Munich Airport
Ute Barth, the Senior Manager Product Development Ground, Lufthansa Airlines, and Laura Pichler, Innovation and Digitalisation Manager, Munich Airport
VOICE OF THE INDUSTRY
Air cargo outlook: More turbulence or smooth air?
Glyn Hughes, Director General, TIACA
AVIATION WORKFORCE
Heathrow Airport on empowering the next generation’s careers in aviation
Paula Stannett, Chief People Officer, London Heathrow
AIRPORT INNOVATION
Fear of change during innovation and technology acceleration
David Wilson, Managing Partner, daa International
AIRPORT ASSOCIATIONS
The power of associations
Ian Law, Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and Aisha Obaid Almheiri, the Director of Information Technology Affairs Department, Sharjah Airport Authority
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
Modernisation of the ATC workforce, service and capacity
Vicky Bhogal-Hunt, Head of Air Traffic Services Edinburgh Airport, Air Navigation Solutions Ltd
GUIDE TO AIRPORT EXPERIENCE
Integrating emerging technologies into airport operations
Alessandro Fidato, Chief Operating Officer, SEA Milan Airports
Creating an easy airport experience for passengers and employees at Aeroportos Uruguay
Federico Cabrera, the Airport Operations and Customer Experience Manager, Aeroportos Uruguay