Ismail H. Polat
Chief Planning Officer in Istanbul, TURKEY
Mr Polat; Chief Planning Officer of IGA, the operator of new ISTANBUL AIRPORT; has over 20 years of planning, design, construction, ORAT and operation experience in the aviation sector.
Currently at IGA, his team provides full technical and engineering studies to entire airport organization with the aim of ensuring the operational integrity of the airport master plan and flexibility for future development in terms of airspace and airside infrastructure, CNS/ATM development and integration, aviation safety & security, operational effectiveness, level of service, constructability, infrastructure capacity, logistics and connectivity. Recently, several of the initiatives led by Mr. Polat, were awarded the first-ever SESAR JU-ACI Europe Digital Transformation Award received by IGA in November 2020.