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For more information contact our business development team on: Tel: +44 (0) 208 2831 350 Email: [email protected] www.babcockinternational.com p.3 WWW.AOA.ORG.UK THE AIRPort OPerator WINTER 2013 Welcome to the final Ed Anderson, Chairman, edition of the Airport Operator for 2013. As we reach Airport Operators Association the end of another busy year it is a time to reflect on the events of The official magazine of the the past 12 months. Airport Operators Association The Department for Transport (DfT) published its Aviation Policy Framework (APF) in CHAIRMAN’S March and the AOA responded by setting out our assessment of progress against the 25 INTRODUCTION Airport Operators Association recommendations contained in our submission to the DfT 3 Birdcage Walk the previous year. Overall, we The AOA Annual Dinner in March London have welcomed the much more was attended by some 900 SW1H 9JJ positive language in the APF aviation industry leaders and Tel: 020 7799 3171 Fax: 020 7340 0999 than was expected by many in was addressed by the Secretary the industry; and our assessment of State, the Right Hon Patrick www.aoa.org.uk is that around one third of our McLoughlin MP. Our Annual [email protected] recommendations are being Conference in October had a progressed, one third is being record attendance and, in addition addressed but requires more to the newly appointed Aviation The Airport Operator is produced work, and one third has not by PPS Publications Ltd. Minister Robert Goodwill MP and been addressed at all. We will the Labour Shadow Aviation continue to press for action Minister Gordon Marsden MP, on all our recommendations! an outstanding speaker line up included airline CEOs Willie This year has also seen the Walsh and Michael O’Leary Sir Howard Davies Airport and the Airport Commission James Howson Commission considering a Chair Sir Howard Davies. Publisher & wide range of submissions Exhibition Manager about future airport capacity 2013 has seen substantial team and, at the time of writing, we development at the AOA, as we Ross Falconer await its Interim Report. We prepare for the challenges of Editor are welcoming the publication the future. We have said farewell Amy Hanna of the Report; urging the to Robert Siddall and Rachel Deputy Editor Commission to continue to Dorban after many years’ service stick to its timetable with to AOA and we welcomed our Richard Jende a Final Report in mid 2015; new Policy Director Rebecca Head Designer and we continue to urge the Roberts-Hughes and Executive political parties to commit to Assistant Patricia Page. At the Victoria Wilkinson Designer act upon the Commission’s end of the year Tom Needham final recommendations. retires after more than 17 years Paul Sweeney with AOA, most recently heading General Manager - We have continued to work our operations and safety policy Association Business closely with our partners area and organising our events in the Sustainable Aviation programme. We wish Tom well in Paul J. Hogan Managing Director (SA) coalition and, in April, his retirement and we welcome welcomed the publication of his replacement, our new Ops the SA Road Map on Noise. This & Safety Director, and Head of PPS Publications Ltd demonstrates that the industry Events, John Haney, who joined 3a Gatwick Metro Centre can grow substantially in the at the start of December. Balcombe Road coming years – with Air Traffic Horley, Surrey RH6 9GA Movements increasing by 90% We believe that 2013 can be United Kingdom – with no increase in noise. We regarded as a successful year for Tel: 01293 783851 also continued to play a leading aviation and for the AOA. The Fax: 01293 782959 role in the campaign on Air industry bodies have worked Email: [email protected] Passenger Duty mounted by the more closely together than ever coalition, A Fair Tax on Flying. before; the AOA has a higher growth should take place, not members – Airports, Corporate www.pps-publications.com We continue to argue that HM profile with policy makers; ‘if’ it should take place, as were Partners, Silver Sponsors, and ©PPS Publications Ltd 2013 Treasury should conduct a study and the benefits of growth in the terms of debate in the past. Associates – best wishes for of the wider economic impact aviation are much more widely the Christmas season and Please ensure all press releases of APD and, in the meantime, accepted, with the debate On behalf of the AOA team, the hope that 2014 may be a are sent to PPS Publications the tax should be reduced. continuing about ‘where’ such I would like to wish all our successful year for you all. directly, not to AOA head office. THE AOA IS PLEASED TO WORK WITH ITS CORPORATE PARTNERS AND SILVER SPONSORS Corporate partners Silver sponsors p.5 WWW.AOA.ORG.UK THE AIRPort OPerator WINTER 2013 The 2013 Annual Conference & Exhibition was held at the London Hilton Metropole Hotel on 21 & 22 October and was attended by over 400 participants. The theme of the Conference was ‘UK Airports – Delivering Sustainable Aviation, Jobs and Growth’. AOA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 01 & EXHIBITION AOA Chairman Ed out the Commission’s ‘emerging as a guide to putting in place appointed Shadow Aviation Anderson opened the thinking’ and stated his belief a more integrated approach to Minister; Sir Howard Davies; Conference on the morning of that the UK requires a net policy with respect to aviation. as well as a range of airline the 21st. He welcomed the increase in runway capacity if it He touched upon a number of and airport representatives, current state of play with is to cater for increased issues impacting UK airports, including Willie Walsh, CEO of regards to aviation, saying that passenger demand in the not least Air Passenger Duty, International Airlines Group; there was now clear recognition decades ahead. pressing the need for the Michael O’Leary, CEO of from the Government that the Government to take action to Ryanair; Jim French, the then sector should be allowed to Addressing the newly appointed reduce the tax and commission Chairman of Flybe; Paul Kehoe, grow and that the question is Minister for Aviation, Robert a Treasury study into the impact CEO of Birmingham Airport; where expansion should take Goodwill MP, who was also it is having on the UK economy. David Laws, CEO of Newcastle place, as opposed to whether it speaking at the Conference, He also promoted Sustainable Airport; and Declan Collier, should take place at all. He Anderson urged the Aviation (SA), and pointed to CEO of London City Airport. welcomed the speech delivered Government to use the AOA’s the “massive steps” the whole by Sir Howard Davies a few recently published response to industry is taking to deliver Coverage of the conference, weeks previously, in which he set the Aviation Policy Framework “cleaner, quieter, smarter” including exclusive interviews aviation, through a combination with Sir Howard Davies; Michael of measures such as newer O’Leary; Andy Jefferson, fleets, innovative technology, Programme Director at improved operational techniques Sustainable Aviation; airport and sustainable biofuels. This representatives including Paul will continue into 2014, with the Kehoe; Nigel Milton (Heathrow); publication of a SA Road-Map Gordon Dewar (Edinburgh); on alternative fuels (following Graeme Mason (Newcastle); previous Road-Maps on Carbon and Darren Caplan, CEO of and Noise, respectively). the AOA, was captured by ITN Productions and can be viewed The Conference heard from at http://www.transportnews. a number of other speakers, itn.co.uk/Aviation/All. including Goodwill, who outlined the Government’s On the evening of the 21st, the current approach to aviation, AOA held its Annual Awards not least its support for future Ceremony, hosted by the growth in the industry; Gordon respected travel journalist Simon 02 Marsden MP, the recently Calder. The following awards 03 01 02 03 AOA Chairman Aviation Minister Sir Howard Davies. Ed Anderson. Robert Goodwill MP.