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 Alumni 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.

LEADERSHIP

• Gaël Le Bris, Chair of the think tank
• Bastien Bernard and Marguerite Genevey-Lhermitte, Vice Chairs
• Loup-Giang Nguyen, Deputy Project Manager for The Future of Airports

Meetings

• The Future of Airports: A Vision of 2040 and 2070 is a research initiative of the Airport Think Tank. The Future of Airports developed deliverables (research report, technical appendices, and posters) exploring short- and long-term challenges and opportunities for the sector. They document the +20-year and +50-year horizons, and suggest strategies to adapt for the dramatic changes that are happening within and outside of our industry.

• 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 in 2021 to discuss the benefits of A-CDM for regional and general aviation aerodromes, and develop recommendations on how to adapt A-CDM practices to their specificities.

Guides

Download our reports and studies: https://www.alumni.enac.fr/en/publications/reports-and-studies/airports-5938 

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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