WINTER ISSUE 2015 COMMUNIQUÉ Every flight begins a t the airport. BUSINESS Pole position: Developing “the most important and largest airport in Central Europe” Interview: Michał Kaczmarzyk, CEO of Warsaw Chopin Airport, General Director of Polish Airports State Enterprise Hack the Airport! MEB3 presence at European airports Airport Helpers Airports pursuing innovation Near four-fold increase in a decade A good idea that’s catching on through hackathons Fraport_SoE_210x297-3_RZ.indd 1 30.04.15 12:05 CONTENTS 07 08 10 OLIVIER JANKOVEC, AIRPORTS IN MICHAŁ KACZMARZYK, DIRECTOR GENERAL, THE NEWS GENERAL DIRECTOR ACI EUROPE OF POLISH AIRPORTS A snapshot of stories from STATE ENTERPRISE Editorial: Security & Europe: around Europe Time to grasp the nettle Pole position: Developing “the most important and largest airport in Central Europe” 16 20 22 THE AIRPORT HELPER HACK THE AIRPORT! MEB3 PRESENCE AT EUROPEAN AIRPORTS How a good idea is spreading Airports pursuing innovation among Europe’s airports through hackathons Near four-fold increase in a decade Airports Council International Director: Media & Communications Magazine staff PPS Publications Ltd European Region, Robert O'Meara Rue Montoyer, 10 (box n. 9), Tel: +32 (0)2 552 09 82 Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Paul J. Hogan 3a Gatwick Metro Centre, Balcombe Road, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium Fax: +32 (0)2 502 56 37 Editor Ross Falconer Horley, Surrey RH6 9GA, United Kingdom
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