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Background
The Interreg lllC project STRAIR involved 7 airport regions
across Europe during 2005-2007. The objective of STRAIR was
to improve the innovation systems for industrial and
business development in airport regions and to develop
airport region networks with the intention of learning from
each other.
Project
The project was financed 50/50 by the partner
regions and the Interreg lllC programme. The lead
partnership for STRAIR was shared by Stockholm and Oslo
airport regions. The project was ended 31 October 2007 with a
final conference in Stockholm in June.
Conclusions
A few common conclusions and
recommendations from the project:
- It is essential for a region to formulate its broad
economic and social objectives, and use them as a basis for
more specific targets such as a focus on passengers or
cargo.
- All areas of airport development require close
co-operation with the airport operator(s) and other
stakeholders such as air carriers, exporters and hoteliers.
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- You will have to seek the best fit between your region’s
objectives and those of the private sector, which are
invariably based on cost/benefit analyses. This holds true
whether you aim to attract air services, investors or
tenants for your business park.
- Even in today’s world of electronic communication,
physical presence and accessibility are essential drivers of
the airport’s impact on your region: intermodal connections
and geographic concentration matter!
- Whether you aim to attract MRO or other aerospace
activities, you must offer or encourage relevant education
and training in your region.
Results
In addition, our studies and co-operation
have generated tangible results such as airport development
plans, new air services among our airports and new
structures for co-ordination with the airport stakeholders
in our regions.
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