Betros Wakim, CEO and Chief Technology Officer, Air-Transport IT Services, Inc. (AirIT), USA

Speaker Biograghy: Betros is AirIT’s senior technology executive, with more than 22 years' experience in the software and information technology industries. He has strong direct P&L experience across several executive management positions ranging from start-ups to multinational companies such as AirIT, 3Com/US Robotics, Tava Technologies and Rockwell Automation. He has built and maintained an award-winning, innovative, dynamic corporate culture at AirIT, and the company was recognised as one of the best companies to work for in Florida for three years in a row (2009, 2010 and 2011) by Florida Trend Magazine. Betros holds a BS and an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Memphis State University, an MS in Engineering Management from Northwestern University, and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).


Day 1 - 25 March
Session:
Passenger Processing, Check-in & Self-Service


13:05 - 13:30 - Panel Discussion: CUPPS (common) vs SUPPS (shared) vs ASPPS (airline-specific) passenger processing systems – what is best for the passenger, airport and airline?
Synopsis: To facilitate common-use management of terminals, many airports have, are or plan to implement CUPPS (common) or SUPPS (shared) use passenger processing systems to replace ASPPS (airline-specific) passenger processing systems. This session will explore the reasons why airports want these systems, and why airlines often object to them.

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