PARIS-ORLY MANAGERS' MEETING HELD OFF SITE!
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Various stands gave employees the opportunity to learn about and discuss the challenges facing the airport, notably in the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with Pascal Gentil. Credit: Sébastien Aubry for Groupe ADP.
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For the first time, the Paris-Orly Managers’ Meeting was held outside of the airport, in Wissous, Essonne. The event was attended by Augustin de Romanet, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Groupe ADP, Justine Coutard, Managing Director of Paris-Orly, and Florian Gallant, Mayor of the local commune. “Paris-Orly will have an increasingly important role to play in promoting the image of air transport in general”, emphasised Augustin de Romanet. “The greener we make Paris-Orly, the better we can prove that air transport and the environmental transition are not mutually exclusive.”
The morning's programme included a presentation on the future of the airport, with initial plans for its development up to 2035. The energy transition and decarbonisation, hospitality, the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games were all themes addressed during the second half of the morning at the stands set up by the project managers. “You are the ambassadors of our company, our airport and our transformation project. I am relying on you to spread the word about our decarbonisation efforts and actions”, concluded Justine Coutard.
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PARIS-ORLY: CHANGES TO PARKING OPTIONS
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The new multi-storey car park, now known as P3, offers more than 1,800 parking spaces. Credit: Sébastien Aubry for Groupe ADP.
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Since the opening of the new multi-storey car park at Paris-Orly, the former P3 car park has been undergoing refurbishment work. Only level -3 (for car rentals) remains open. “A vast renovation project will result in the gradual reopening of all 3 levels between 2025 and 2027, with a view to improving the quality of service and encouraging low-carbon travel to and from the airport, with 400 spaces equipped with charging stations”, explained Sébastien Pichereau, Head of Parking and Mobility Projects within the Customer Division. In the meantime, Paris-Orly has a total parking capacity of 15,630 spaces, including more than 7,400 in the car parks adjacent to the terminals. “As passenger traffic continues to recover quickly, our capacity is stretched for car parks close to the terminals, particularly at Orly 1, 2 and 3. We are counting on a partial transfer of demand to the remote PECO car park” , added Jean-Luc Koffi, Head of Airport Operations Management. A new valet service was also launched at the PECO car park at the beginning of April.
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS SEMINAR:
FOCUS ON CONVERGENCE
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For this first Information Systems seminar, members of the company’s various divisions collaborated on topics including data sharing. Credit: Sébastien Aubry for Groupe ADP.
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The first Information Systems (IS) seminar took place on 24 May at Paris-Orly. It was held in a new, truly cross-functional format, the aim of which was to encourage the discussion and sharing of commonplace IS-related issues affecting the company's divisions, both from a technical and human point of view. Employees from the Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly Information Systems Divisions, as well as the Customer, Procurement, Operations & Engineering, and Capital Projects Divisions worked together on the technical convergences identified within the Group, such as data sharing, the operation of networks and cybersecurity. The afternoon was devoted to a presentation of the IS business line by managers and the Human Resources Division. Edward Arkwright, Deputy CEO, Laurent Gasse, Human Resources Director, and David Krieff, Chief Information Officer, were also in attendance, highlighting the importance of collaboration between the various divisions in tackling IS challenges.
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The number of contract agents working at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (26) and Paris-Orly (36), to strengthen the Border Control team. With 272 staff available as back-up by mid-June, the target announced at the end of March to recruit 255 people has been exceeded.
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PARIS-LE BOURGET AT EBACE 2023 |
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Paris-Le Bourget staff members Sophie Defaye, Véronique Dorimond, Annelis Jensen, Carole-Anne Moerkerke, and Jean de Flaghac, with Eric Lindbergh, grandson of aviator Charles Lindbergh. Credit: DR.
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The European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE), a leading annual event for business aviation in Europe, was held in Geneva from 23 to 25 May. This not-to-be-missed event brings together all industry professionals, with over 13,000 visitors and 450 exhibitors this year, and 55 aircraft on display. Teams from Paris-Le Bourget were in attendance, alongside Edward Arkwright, Deputy CEO of Groupe ADP, to promote the Paris airport and its many assets. They also welcomed Eric Lindbergh, grandson of the famous aviator Charles Lindbergh, at the Groupe ADP stand.
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SMART AIRPORT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
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Under the patronage of Edward Arkwright, Deputy CEO, the Smart Airport Steering Committee comprises several members of the Executive Committee, such as Fernando Echegaray (DGO), David Krieff (DSI) and Alexandra Locquet (ASM). Credit: Michel André and Edouard Marcus for Groupe ADP.
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Have you heard of the Smart Airport Steering Committee? Created in 2022, this sharing and facilitation body met on 15 May at Paris-Charles de Gaulle with the aim of promoting the smooth running of smart airport, a strategic component of the Pioneers 2025 roadmap. Approximately twenty airports are involved, including the Paris hubs and the Group's consolidated assets abroad (TAV Airports, AIG Amman, Zagreb). The degree of digital maturity of each of the airports was scrutinised following the work carried out by the Operations Division (DGO): "This steering committee demonstrates the interaction between the various business lines (Operations, Information Systems, Hospitality, Sustainable Development, Infrastructures and Projects, etc.), whose role is to help these airports define their needs in terms of digitisation”, emphasises Loïc Briand, Head of Expertise Coordination within the Operations Division. Biometrics, automated baggage drop-off, self-boarding, etc., the aim of “smartisation” is to improve customer satisfaction and operational efficiency by ensuring a seamless passenger journey.
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NEW BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM IN ANTALYA
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Antalya Airport, Turkey's second-largest airport, serves one of the country's main tourist areas. Credit: Mert Gurel for Groupe ADP.
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Antalya Airport, operated by TAV Airports and Turkey's second-largest airport, has just awarded the baggage handling system project for the extension of its Terminal 2 to the Alstef group. The expansion of the departures and arrivals areas, which includes the installation of 80 check-in desks, two baggage handling systems equipped with standard 3 EDS (Explosives Detection System) and five baggage conveyors, is designed to improve the passenger experience. Work should be completed by the first quarter of 2025.
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BAN ON SHORT DOMESTIC FLIGHTS IN FRANCE COMES INTO FORCE
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The ban on air travel where there is an alternative rail journey of less than 2.5 hours came into effect on 23 May after being temporarily postponed pending an investigation by the European Commission. It applies to flights between Paris and Nantes, Lyon and Bordeaux. However, this new law doesn’t actually change anything, as the French government had forced Air France to give up the routes in question in return for financial support during the Covid-19 crisis in May 2020, preventing competitors from stepping into the breach.
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VUELING TO OFFER 34 PARIS-ORLY ROUTES THIS SUMMER
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This summer, Vueling will be operating 51 routes in France, 39 of which will be direct routes from the Paris airports. 34 of these will be to and from Paris-Orly, where it is the second largest operator in terms of capacity. The low-cost airline will be relaunching its daily service to Alicante in addition to the one it inaugurated this spring to Reus, also in Spain.
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ROLLS ROYCE TESTS A NEW JET ENGINE
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Rolls-Royce has not tested any new aircraft engine architecture for 54 years, until now. UltraFan, the start-of-the-art jet engine currently undergoing testing, is already 10% more efficient than the most modern of the renowned British company's engines. This engine will meet the needs of future medium and wide-body aircraft. The tests are also being carried out using 100% sustainable fuel.
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Ryanair has returned to profit, posting a positive result of €1.4 billion. Ryanair saw its turnover more than double during its 2022/23 financial year to €10.8 billion, and its traffic increase by 74%, with almost 170 million passengers carried. The Irish low-cost airline is hoping to handle 300 million passengers per year by 2034, and in early May placed a huge firm order for 150 737 MAX medium-haul aircraft.
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KAWASAKI MOTORS, A MAJOR INVESTOR IN VOLTAERO
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VoltAero, which is developing the Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft, has welcomed Kawasaki Motors as a new shareholder. It will no doubt benefit from the Japanese company’s expertise and capacity for innovation. The French SME has also signed a pre-order agreement for 15 Cassio aircraft with business aviation company Sky2Share. VoltAero now has a total of 218 orders and commitments for its range of aircraft, the first 5-seater version of which is due to enter service in 2025.
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