Today Airports and Airlines are anticipating a return to the stable and successful growth that defined the last two decades. Although, industry analysts are predicting stronger passenger volumes, for both Airports and Airlines in the next decade. The travel industry has only just become seriously aware of the economic and financial power, to be gained from the "Aerotropolis" concept and the increase of passenger Air Travel in the next decade.

According to the Airports Council International (ACI), its current member airports will see passenger numbers grow from 3.1 billion in 1999 to 4.6 billion in 2020. In addition, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) predict that between 2006-2010 airlines will experience the highest traffic growth in emerging and large population Regions; with the United States being the most profitable of all Global Regions.

In short, the global transportation industry is going through a major international and economic re-engineering process. In essence, Airports and Airlines have committed their resources towards the establishment and deployment of next generation IT and Communication Systems, e.g.; "Passenger and Baggage processing Systems," "Security related Solutions," "Common Use Self-Service Kiosks," "Self Boarding Gate Technology," "IT Outsourcing," Business Process Outsourcing," "In-Flight Technology and Entertainment," "Flight Planning Systems," "Voice Mobile Telephony," "RFID and Bar-coding Technology," "Baggage Service Optimization," Desktop Services," "Logistic Services," "Aircraft Communications," "Flight Operations," and many others.


Airport Innovation (AI):

IT & Communications focus; is solely devoted to providing the Global Transportation Industry (Airports/Airlines), with Global information, Best-in-Practice Airport/Airline IT and Communications technologies and Case Studies from all over the world, to facilitate the re-engineer process of Airports into Giant Airport Cities (Aerotropolis) and Airlines into world-class enterprises.

By directly reaching 35,000 (largest in the industry) global air transportation decision makers. Airport Innovation section on IT & Communications will be a major focus of the Airport Innovation Publication/Report. IT & Communications will outline, showcase and highlight leading edge corporations, responsive technology leadership and industry experts. In addition, some of the topics to be discussed in the April 2007 issue will include:




Readership and Circulation
The strength of Airport Innovation's success lies in the quality of its precisely targeted readership and circulation of its 35,000 copies each quarter. Analysts in Media has ensured the publication will not only be PBA audited by name and job title to every major airport and airline decision maker in North America and internationally, but also has a global online presence with www.airportinnovation.com, a double opt-in email marketing campaign of the publication in digital format, and distribution at the key airport and airline conferences, seminars, and exhibitions throughout the U.S. and Internationally.

Recipient Job Titles
Airport Innovation has a controlled and BPA audited circulation of 35,000 copies per issue to key decision makers in the U.S. and Internationally.

C-Level Executive Management
Airport/Airline; Chairmen, Chief Executive Officers, Deputy Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Information Officers, Chief Technology Officers, Chief Outsourcing Officers, Chief of Strategic Planning,, Chief of Airport Security, Chief of Airline Security, Chief Revenue Officers, Chief Telecommunications Officers.

Managers and Directors
IT Managers, Voice and Data Managers, Executive Director of Telecommunications, FAA Executives, TSA Executives, Mangers of Airport Services Worldwide, Directors of IT, Directors of Aviation Information Systems, Managers of Contract Management, Directors of Finance, Director of Operations, Directors of Civil Aviation, Directors of Logistics, Senior Vice President of Technology, Directors of Maintenance, Directors of Purchasing, Flight Operations Managers, Ground Operation Managers, Deputy Directors of IT, Vice President of Products and Services, Division Heads of IT Systems & Application Development, Directors of Infrastructure Planning Process, Directors of Airport Network Solutions, Managing Directors of Interactive Marketing, Senior Managers Partnership Marketing & Loyalty Programs, Directors of Marketing, Network Managers, Commercial Managers for Biometric business unit, Directors of Communication Systems, Managers of Cargo Handling Systems, Managers of Baggage Handling Systems, Managers of Revenue Optimization and many more.

Louis Hook was appointed Chief Information Officer of Los Angeles World Airports' (LAWA) Information Technology Division on December 4, 2003. He is responsible for overseeing information systems and telecommunication functions. Hook has 19 years experience in the communications technology and systems management fields. Under his direction, LAWA's Information Technology Group is currently implementing the department's $150 million IT Security Master Plan to support enhancing security, infrastructure and other critical IT system projects.

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Linda Hirneise is the Practice Leader for the Global Travel and Hospitality Practice at J.D. Power and Associates. The practice area includes the airport, rental car and hotel/hospitality industries. Ms. Hirneise's responsibilities for the global hotel practice, which has a measurement base of 64 countries and 24 languages, include overseeing guest and employee satisfaction tracking and managing on-site quality audit programs. She also oversees proprietary and syndicated tracking for the airport and rental car industries and provides consulting services for the airport practice.

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Jim Gaz is Senior Director of the Travel and Entertainment Practice at J.D. Power and Associates. Travel-related industries include airlines, airports, business airplanes, casinos, hotels, rental cars, and online travel reservation Web sites. In addition, he is responsible for business development, account service and project management for the firm's sports and entertainment clients. These clients include professional sports teams and leagues throughout North America as well as international divisions of U.S.-based leagues.The Sports and Entertainment Group conducts custom proprietary research studies on fan satisfaction, sponsor satisfaction and brand equity.

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Before joining NetWorld Alliance, David Drain spent 13 years with FSA Group of Louisville, Kentucky, managing Foodservice Consultants Society International. He served as vice president of FSA's Industry Clients Group and executive director of FCSI, an 1100-member association with both domestic and international chapters. During David's tenure, that organization grew substantially on a global basis and undertook many innovative publications and projects. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, David serves as executive director of the Self-Service & Kiosk Association.

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Nancy Dorighi chairs the FAA/NASA/Industry Airport Planning Workshop executive steering committee and is a manager at the NASA Ames Research Center. There she oversees the air traffic control tower simulation program. She has worked for NASA in aviation human factors research, flight simulation and information technology her entire career. Ms. Dorighi has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of San Francisco, and an master's degree in computer engineering from Stanford University. Ms. Dorighi is an Associate Fellow in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and a member of the Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA). She has authored many articles and technical papers including articles in the Handbook of Airline Finance and the International Airport Review. She is featured in the book, Women Engineers: Extraordinary Stories of How They Changed Our World, published in 2005. Nancy served as an Associate Editor for the American Society of Mechanical Engineer's Journal of Computing & Information Science in Engineering, 2003-2006.