Everyone talks about AI like it’s a silver bullet. But for airports facing rising passenger numbers, aging infrastructure, and increasing complexity, AI won’t solve problems that leadership isn’t bold enough to confront. Many airport leaders underestimate what it...
Sometimes people ask me “how do you become an airport planner?” The great thing about this profession is that there are many different paths. But for me, the real question is: how do you become a good airport planner?I studied architecture and worked as a traditional...
Tomorrow is International Labour Day — a public holiday in many countries. Historically, it’s a day to honour workers’ rights and contributions. But perhaps it’s also a good moment to pause and reflect on our own professional identity beyond job titles: What is...
My key takeaways on the 2.5 days I have spent at the Passenger Terminal Expo Conference 2025: Beside the conference itself, my personal favorite impressions have been: the beauty of Madrid, with its friendly people, perfect weather and walkable city center the...
I am writing this lines sitting in the afternoon Swiss flight from Zurich to Madrid...on the way attending PTE-Passenger Terminal Expo. Planning airports is tough. It means playing in the super-complex project league. Success in planning and on this level doesn’t...
This year I am 30 years in planning large and complex projects: 1995 after studying architecture at ETH Zurich I had the chance to work as a design architect in Berlin. Due to the situation after the German-reunion I was fortunate to design within the next 9 years a...