81st Annual AAAE Conference and Exposition

Air-Transport IT Services, Inc. is proud to be an exhibitor at the 81st Annual AAAE Conference and Exposition, hosted by The Philadelphia International Airport. The conference and exposition is scheduled for June 14-17, 2009, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The AAAE annual conference always attracts more than 2,500 airport and aviation professionals, including airport executives; airport and aviation suppliers and vendors; airline personnel, and representatives from FAA, TSA and DHS. Four days of discussions revolving around the current state of affairs of the airport industry will be supplemented by an exhibit hall with over 250 vendors ready to assist the industry in meeting its challenges with their products and services.

AirIT will showcase a diversified display of information technology products and services, offering a complement of operations, passenger processing and business management, while providing a closer look at our Flight Information Management System (FIDS), Extended Airline System Environment (EASE), and Property and Revenue Management (PROPworks®).

Also, there will be a great opportunity Wednesday, June 17th at 9:30 AM to attend a session on common use equipment in smaller airports. Speakers include, Jeff Shull, Senior Vice President Airport Solutions of AirIT, Jeff Bourke, Branson Airport Executive Director and Joel Antolini, Senior Vice President of Seabury APG. Topics will include a case study in regards to Branson Airport located in Branson, Missouri and how common use can be used to reduce costs and spur air service development.

Don’t miss this once-a-year opportunity to meet with airport colleagues from around the country. For more information please visit http://aaae.org/meetings/annual2009/index.cfm.

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