One thing that’s for sure in the North American transportation industry is that the more things change, the more they remain the same.
Every year we look for ways to move more people more efficiently and in a way that saves more money and improves safety. It doesn’t matter what segment of transportation you’re in — be it airlines, freight, transit, road building or seafaring — everyone shares these same goals.
Some of you are reading this, looking at my photo and wondering who I am. Meanwhile, some of you are looking at my name and my face and are wondering if you picked up the wrong magazine and meant to look at Airport Business before looking at your copy of Mass Transit.
Not only have you picked up the right magazine, but you also noticed change.
I’ve covered the North American transportation industry for the past three years with Mass Transit magazine, where every issue focused on how we move people in our cities from the gateways to the urban core. A few weeks ago, SouthComm Business Media — the parent company of both magazines — gave me the opportunity to come to Airport Business as the editor-in-chief where the focus is the gateways of our cities.
I’ve also got industry stalwart Benét Wilson moving us forward. She’s working with me to make sure you get the information you want need to improve your business.
The job you do is the backbone of the economy. Without you, people and cargo don’t move. Without you, tens of thousands go unemployed. Airport Business examined this for 30 years and now it's time to evolve to meet the needs of the next 30 years.
This issue of Airport Business looks at the current state of the industry and it shares a lot of the same concerns others in the transportation realm are grappling with. The workforce is getting older; more money is needed for improvements; security is a concern; and leaders are looking for a better way of doing business.
Change can be hard, especially when some fear of the unknown accompanies it. But when you embrace it and face it you can control it and improve.
So as we move along into the year, take a chance to look at change, no matter how small and embrace it. If we all embrace change, the unknown becomes less scary and we all improve together.
