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SUMMER ISSUE 2017 Every flight begins a t the airport. Düsseldorf on the hunt for more long-haul connectivity Interview: Thomas Schnalke, CEO Düsseldorf Airport EASA certification Is Cobalt a future blue PLUS the A to Z of interviews countdown chip airline? ADP Ingénierie, Bristol, Edinburgh, Fraport Twin Star, Kraków, Newcastle, The state of play & what to expect Interview with Andrew Madar, CEO Cobalt Sochi and Zagreb For quick arrivals and departures For more information, contact Wendy Barry: Partner with the 800.888.4848 x 1788 or 203.877.4281 x 1788 e-mail: [email protected] #1 franchise*. or visit www.subway.com * #1 In total restaurant count with more locations than any other QSR. Subway® is a Registered Trademark of Subway IP Inc. ©2017 Subway IP Inc. CONTENTS 07 08 10 AUGUSTIN DE AIRPORTS IN THOMAS SCHNALKE, ROMANET, THE NEWS CEO DÜSSELDORF PRESIDENT OF AIRPORT ACI EUROPE A snapshot of stories from around Europe Düsseldorf expanding long-haul Editorial: The strength in unity connections to global economic centres 16 19 20 AIRPORT COMMERCIAL AIRPORT PEOPLE DME LIVE 2.0 & RETAIL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION Gratien Maire, CEO ADP Ingénierie So you think you can run an airport? Airport Commercial & Retail executives gather in Nice 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 [email protected] Assistant Editor Marta Dimitrova Director General Commercial Manager Julian Bidlake Tel: +44 1293 783851 Fax: +44 1293 782959 Olivier Jankovec Director: Membership Head Designer Richard Jende email: [email protected] Tel: +32 (0)2 552 09 72 Services & Events Graphic Designer Samita Brant [email protected] Danielle Michel © PPS Publications Ltd 2017 Tel: +32 (0)2 552 09 78 Fax: +32 (0)2 502 56 37 [email protected] The opinions and views expressed in Communiqué Airport Business are not necessarily those of ACI EUROPE or the Publisher. ACI EUROPE and PPS Publications accepts no responsibility or liability whether direct or indirect, as to the currency, accuracy or quality of the information, nor for any consequence of its use. CONTENTS CONTINUED 23 27 30 33 SESAR ACI EUROPE REGIONAL SESAR DEPLOYMENT EASA CERTIFICATION AIRPORTS CONFERENCE AIRPORT GROUPING Towards total airport management & EXHIBITION Aerodrome Certification – SDAG encourages regional airports State of play and what to expect At the gathering of the regionals to apply for EU funding to modernise their ATM infrastructure 36 38 41 45 AIRPORT PEOPLE AIRPORT TRAFFIC KRAKÓW AIRPORT BRISTOL AIRPORT ANALYSER APP Karen Dee, Chief Executive, UK Airport The evolution of Kraków Airport: Bristol should be ‘next cab off the Operators Association Traffic analysis, on the move A diversified route network and rank’ for long-haul services from passenger-focused modernisation UK regions 48 50 51 54 AIRPORT AIRFARE AIRPORT SECURITY FRAPORT BULGARIA INNOVATION SHOWCASE ANALYTICS Increasing interest in the benefits of Fraport Twin Star: ‘Building Passenger-focused innovation Airfare analytics ‘secure proactive smart security awareness and traffic for Bulgaria’s network monitoring and efficient premium Black Sea coastline’ allocation of resources in route development’ 56 58 61 62 EDINBURGH AIRPORT THE AIRLINE ZAGREB FRANJO SOCHI INTERNATIONAL CONVERSATION TUĐMAN AIRPORT AIRPORT Edinburgh focused on strong domestic market, and increasing With Andrew Madar, CEO Cobalt New terminal and new airlines Sochi: Year-round tourism driving European and long-haul connections enhance Zagreb’s competitiveness traffic to ‘Black Sea Pearl’ 64 66 NEWCASTLE AIRPORT OUTSIDE IN Newcastle a Northern Powerhouse for Porter Erisman, entrepreneur, UK connectivity e-commerce consultant, and former Vice President of Alibaba Group MARKET-EXPERT CLOSER TO CENTRAL EUROPE Ivana Bohucka, Airlines strategy director, Pelikan.sk Four countries, one market: Together with Vienna Airport, the online travel agency Pelikan.sk ensures a perfect connection between Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Austria. 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The appointment of a security service provider shall be subject to further due diligence according to customer’s policies. 06 Airport Business Summer 2017 EDITORIAL By Augustin de Romanet, President of ACI EUROPE The strength in unity n 14 June, at our 27th General All this means that while futureproof- officials have said publicly – and reiter- Assembly in Paris, I will pass ing your business never was the exclusive ated to our Board earlier this year. the baton as President of ACI preserve of individual company action, These things do not come easily, nor O EUROPE to my successor. it now, more than ever, requires collec- by chance. In the case of ACI EUROPE, Looking back at the past 2 years, it is tive action at industry level. This is where they were built over years of consistent, quite striking to see how our environment – in my view – the strategic relevance of constructive and trustful engagement has changed. The ultimate legacy of the trade associations