Presentation

OUR AMBITION IS TO SERVE THE BROADER AIRPORT COMMUNITY

The Airport Think Tank is:

• A discussion group within ENAC Alumni;
• A focus on the airport world with all its diversity;
• A think tank organizing thematic series open to the industry;
• A place to meet and share between professionals and former classmates.

The Airport Think Tank aims at:

• Bringing together the ENAC community and the industry;
• Facilitating exchanges between the members of the think tank (both professionals and students);
• Promoting networking between the stakeholders within the ENAC Alumni community;
• Promoting ENAC and its research groups.

ACTIVITIES OF THE AIRPORT THINK TANK

• The research groups and task forces: The Airport Think Tank organizes research initiatives, roundtables, and task forces on major topics for our industry.
• Professional events: Meet with the Think Tank and its members during professional events such as Passenger Terminal Expo and the TRB Annual Meeting.
• ENAC Alumni conferences: Our association and the Think Tank organize ENAC Alumni conferences. Soon, we will offer webinars too.
• Afterwork events: Join our afterwork events.

HOW TO JOIN US AND KEEP IN TOUCH

• Contact Gaël Le Bris, Chair of the Airport Think Tank: gael.lebris@wsp.com,
• Visit our smartphone app and read ENAC Alumni Magazine,
• Join and participate in the ENAC Alumni LinkedIn group.

The think tanks of ENAC Alumni are members only. Subscribe to ENAC Alumni on our website for joining our think tanks.

Meetings

• The Future of Airports - A Vision of 2040 and 2070 (global analysis) is the 1st research initiative of the Airport Think Tank. The Future of Airports aims to bring a value added to the discussions on the long-term future of our industry. The goals are to document the +20-year and +50-year horizons, to discuss the challenges that we will face then, to draft options and a response to these challenges, and identify the needs in research, national and regional policies, and training/education as well. The recommendations and findings of this task force have been published on the website of ENAC Alumni, and in professional articles as well.
• The Future of Airports - A Vision of 2040 and 2070 (focus groups) is the follow-up of the global analysis. Building on the findings of the latter, national and regional focus groups driven by the local chapters of ENAC Alumni across the world are exploring the future of the airport industry in their area. They are also discussing how the global findings can apply locally. 

• The COVID-19 Task Force was created in May 2020 to assess the current impacts on our industry, share best practices to protect our passengers and workers at the short-term horizon, and discuss about the best ways to facilitate the recovery, provide an optimal level of safety facing future pandemics, and how to rebuild trust with our passengers. The Task Force released a synthesis in June 2020. This document is being updated.
• The Task Force on Managing Uncertainty in Airport Operations met between 2020 and 2022 to develop a technical guidance on how to enhance airport resilience toward adverse conditions. The report Managing Disruptions in Airport Operations:  Lessons Learned for Enhancing Real-Time Response & Operational Resilience was released in February 2023.
• The Task Force on Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) for Regional and Smaller Airports met for the first time in April 2021. This group is developing a white paper on the benefits of A-CDM for aerodromes, and on how to adapt A-CDM practices to their specificities.
• Our next task forces will tackle New and Emerging Energy Vectors, The Rise of Air Travel in Africa, and Enhancing Best Practices in Airfield Construction.

Guides

• The Future of Airports: A Vision of 2040 and 2070 (2019-Ongoing)
  • About the project: https://www.alumni.enac.fr/en/the-future-of-airports/about-3555
  • Read the summary of findings: https://www.alumni.enac.fr/en/the-future-of-airports/summary-of-findings-3559
  • Read and download the white papers: https://www.alumni.enac.fr/en/the-future-of-airports/publications-3560
  • Read the special report of ENAC Alumni Magazine (Mag#28) on The Future of Airports: https://www.alumni.enac.fr/en/news/mag-28-the-future-of-airports-861 
• Task Force on COVID-19 (2020)
  • Read and download the paper: https://www.alumni.enac.fr/en/news/preparing-airports-to-the-post-covid-19-era-832

• Task Force on Managing Uncertainty in Airport Operations (2020-2022)
  • Read and download the guidance document: https://www.alumni.enac.fr/en/news/managing-disruptions-in-airport-operations-913 

Partners

• Asociación Latinoamericana y Caribeña de Pavimentos Aeroportuarios (ALACPA)
• AV070 Aircraft/Airport Compatibility Committee of the Transportation Research Board (TRB)
• ENAC - National University of Civil Aviation
• The French-Speaking Airports (UAF&FA)
• The Infrastructure Workgroup of The French-Speaking Airports (UAF&FA)

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