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FINAL ANALYSIS 50 airportbusiness November 2014 $6.8 BILLION THE AMOUNT AIRPORT CIOS EXPECT TO SPEND ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN 2015. SITA Airport IT Trends Survey THOMAS AUTEN New General Manager, Global Aviation Services Cobb County Airport SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DEBUTS DIGITAL LIBRARY San Antonio International Airport introduces two Digital Library kiosks for airport customers. Through a partnership between the San Antonio Public Library and the airport, passengers now have access to the library's catalog of digital downloads via touchscreen kiosks located in the airport's two terminals. The kiosk software is provided through Overdrive, a full-service digital distributor of books and other content, which serves as the gateway to the local library's digital collection. Local library card- holders can access the entire digital collection via 55-inch interactive screens. For out-of-town airport visitors, the kiosks offer a temporary library card from OverDrive. The project was funded by the friends of the San Antonio Public Library. "General aviation airports in particular are constantly fighting an uphill battle when it comes to proving their worth to a community. Telling those success stories and keeping the public informed about how the airport benefits both the aviation and non- aviation aspects of the local economy are important. We need to get better at telling our story." MELISSA MCCOY, MANAGER OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS AND TOP 40 UNDER 40 WINNER, SALINA AIRPORT AUTHORITY "Our (U.S.) terminal facilities are rapidly aging and are far behind many of our international peers. Also, airports' quests to achieve the 'ultimate passenger experience' seem often times to be reactionary to the latest tech trends and not forward thinking." LUCAS YEZIK, AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND 2014 TOP 40 UNDER 40 WINNER, CLEAR CHANNEL AIRPORTS SEVENTY PERCENT The percentage of airports expected to get social in social media over the next three years. SITA Airport IT Trends Survey $ 1 BILLION The amount Tampa International Airport's master plan improvements are expected to cost. HAWKER 800A New Charter Jet Million Air Charter "Security procedures have stripped the romantic and exciting characteristics from air travel. The passenger experience is often an afterthought, left stressed and disheveled, herded from one security measure to the next. Therefore … a powerful architectural experience is more vital than ever. The built environment can support and create a calm and welcoming experience." JONAS PHILIPSEN, SENIOR DESIGNER/ASSOCIATE AND TOP 40 UNDER 40 WINNER, GENSLER