Speaker Biograghy: Peter has 19 years' experience with Austrian Airlines in various functions including passenger service, training, station management and cargo handling. He has been with Vienna International Airport since 1996, in different functions including terminal management, project management and master planning.


Day 1 - 10 March
Session: Management & Operations

12:00 - 12:25 - Greatfly – a revolutionary new technology for airports and airlines
Synopsis: Based on previous research and development projects within the framework of the EU FP7 programme, GroLas and Gabriel started to develop the use of magnetic levitation to support take-off and landing of commercial aircraft. With the new technology, aircraft will no longer need landing gear, resulting in reduced noise and emissions during take-off, approach and on ground; they will also be able to carry higher payloads. Maintenance cost will be reduced due to lower power settings and less weight of the aircraft. The Greatfly project will deal not only with the technology but also with how to implement it into existing airports.

Audience will learn:

• New Technology for Airports, Airlines
• How Magnetic Levitation lead to less emissions, higher payloads, less noise, more efficient operation
• How to implement this technology into existing airport enviroments
• What are the predecessor projects GroLas and Gabriel
• Research Project within Horizon 2020 from the EU (submitted for stage 2)