APPOINTMENT CONFERENCE
Amex GBT appoints new CEO
AMERICAN EXPRESS GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL has announced the appointment of Doug Anderson as CEO. Anderson was previously chief executive of Carlson
Wagonlit Travel. He served nine years in the role at CWT before stepping down in April this year. He has more than 30 years’ global management experience. Anderson replaces previous CEO Bill Glenn, who stepped down in April and joined Amex GBT’s board of directors.
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LCY GETS GREEN LIGHT FOR £344M EXPANSION
LONDON CITY AIRPORT HAS BEEN GRANTED planning permission from the government for a £344 million expansion.
The City Airport Development Programme includes plans for seven new aircraft stands, a parallel taxiway and terminal extension. The approval comes months after former London mayor Boris Johnson instructed Newham Council to refuse the application as “it does not adequately mitigate and manage its adverse noise impacts”.
The airport said at the time it was “perplexed” and “disappointed” by the decision saying it went against everything the mayor supported and promoted.
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LCY said the development will “transform” the airport, boost capacity and enable it to welcome quieter aircraft. The construction phase of the development will create 500 jobs and a further 1,600 on completion.
Under the plans the airport can add approximately 32,000 flights by 2025, movements which are already permitted, helping to unlock more air capacity within London’s airport system in advance of a new runway for the south east of England.
LCY also aims to open up opportunities for airlines flying to longer-haul destinations including the Gulf and Middle East, Turkey, Russia and the east coast of the United States.
PREVIEW: GBTA CONFERENCE
THIS YEAR’S ANNUAL GBTA CONFERENCE will be held in Frankfurt on November 14-16 at The Forum, Messe, and BBT is delighted to be media partner for the event. The GBTA conference 2016, in partnership with VDR, will bring together more than 1,000 business travel professionals from over 20 countries.
The theme of the event is ‘balance’ with the line-up of speakers including Concur president Elena Donio. The conference will also feature six education streams, built around the ‘balance’ theme and designed to address the topics that have most affected travellers and the corporation over the past year around technology and traveller management.
The subjects of risk and security feature prominently, with many leading experts on hand to offer their knowledge and advice in these ever turbulent times. The programme will also include the latest research from GBTA Foundation as well as the European launch of the GBTA global Airline RFP toolkit. There will also be opportunities for travel buyers to earn the Global Travel Professional (GTP) Certification and to participate in GBTA Academy education programmes. The GTP examination is scheduled for 14 November and Advanced Principles of Business Travel Management on 17-18 November. Visit
gbta.org/europe
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