If you look at the appointment calendar belonging to Lance Lyttle these days you would notice a major chunk of his time is focused on two key initiatives. They are (A) cost reduction and (B) finding new sources of revenue (non-airline).

 “We are taking the steps needed to impact our bottom line and these initiatives represent the way we need to be thinking now. Both of these initiatives are fueled by innovative thinking, and that means good brain power. We are open to ideas, suggestions and recommendations from anyone who wants to contribute. Hartsfield-Jackson belongs to all of us so we can all give thought to ways of growing the business of our airport,” said Lyttle.

 Limited employment of digital signatures has been used to achieve some operational efficiencies in the past, and now they plan to widen the circle for participation. “We have hundreds of contractual situations where we can gain attractive savings through expanding our adoption of digital signatures,” acknowledged Lyttle.

 Other projects on his plate included IT support for the creation of the new Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and the new Airport Operations Center (AOC) which will come online in April. These are huge projects but they pale in comparison to the real biggie which is now in motion. The new international terminal will open in 2112 and it will have state of the art technology services. According to Lyttle “Travelers are really going to like this new facility and it will provide many time-saving features.”

By Mike Adkinson

March 2010