In line with the Future of Air Transport White Paper, LSACL sees the future role of the Airport to meet local demand to around 2 million passengers per annum and to contribute to regional economic regeneration. 2 million is about the level that Southampton operates at now and is completely different in scale from a major airport such as Stansted which handles over 20 million passengers a year. In parallel with passenger growth the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul activity should grow from its existing strong base into an international centre of engineering excellence, to include the training and development of people and a 'one stop shop' for aircraft owners and operators. The White Paper noted the opportunity to meet demand ahead of the provision of additional runways at the South East's major airports (now considered very unlikely before 2015 and perhaps much later) and the timing is now influenced by the 2012 Olympics