New ACI EUROPE publication puts spotlight on regional airport innovation
A new publication by ACI EUROPE highlights how regional airports are driving innovation and fostering collaborative networks in the innovation system.
In Regional Airports and Innovation, discover how regional airports are at the forefront of the ‘innovation evolution’ – and how they can serve as innovation centres where new technologies and operational models can be tested, refined, and eventually scaled. Featuring a variety of case studies from regional airports across Europe, it serves to provide insights, considerations, and strategic guidance on how regional airports can serve as enablers of innovation.
This document:
- Defines innovation in the context of regional airports,
- Explores types of innovation – technological, operational, sustainability, customer experience, business models, and organisational,
- Explains why regional airports are innovation centres,
- Presents trends shaping innovation at regional airports,
- Provides a cookbook for innovation projects,
- Provides additional concrete recommendations for regional airports, and
- Highlights selected case studies of innovation projects at regional airports.
Find Regional Airports and Innovation here.


