Under the leadership of Anne Le Bour, Chief Communication and Innovation Officer, innovation forms a major part of VINCI Airports’ strategy to improve airport infrastructure and management across its network of 70+ airports in 13 countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas.
VINCI Airports – a Corporate Partner of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub – has three Centres of Excellence for Innovation at London Gatwick, Lyon-Saint Exupéry and Lisbon.
London Gatwick is an Innovation Centre of Excellence for airfield operations and sustainability. The airport operates the most efficient single-runway in the world and leads VINCI Airports’ innovation efforts to further improve capacity and performance. There is also a dedicated focus on sustainability, including waste management technology and recycling. Data capture at every phase of airfield operations, alongside the use of Machine Learning, further optimises in real-time both airport operations and the allocation of resources.
Lyon-Saint Exupéry is an Innovation Centre of Excellence for customer engagement and experience. In Lyon, VINCI Airports works on how to improve passengers’ overall travel experience. Among the many initiatives at Lyon-Saint Exupéry, VINCI Airports has launched Mona, a travel companion based on facial recognition.
Lisbon Airport is an Innovation Centre of Excellence for smart terminal operations and technology, and is working to reduce or even remove queuing and to improve all forms of flows of people, vehicles and baggage in terminals, without compromising safety or security. Biometric and single token travel is a priority for the Lisbon Centre of Innovation Excellence and it was recently announced that a new biometric experience is being launched at ANA Aeroportos de Portugal’s five biggest airports (Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Funchal and Ponta Delgada).
While a number of members of the VINCI Airports family, including the innovation team, have contributed to these projects, as VINCI Airports’ Chief Innovation Officer, Anne Le Bour is recognised on the Power List for her technology-focused leadership.
