ACI World Report January 2012 - Airports Council International

2 ACI World Report – January 2012
Dear Colleagues,
Happy New Year!
2012 brings more opportunities for ACI World to continue advocating in the best
interests of airports, promoting airport excellence and building our capacity to
better serve its members.
We started the year meeting with our sister associations,
IATA and CANSO, coming up with a list of projects and issues
on which we will collaborate this year. More about this later
as each Director General discusses the proposed projects
with staff to define the tasks and agree on deliverables.
Similarly, this month we meet with the new Director of
the Air Transport Bureau for ICAO to participate in the
development of definitions and an action plan for Sustainable
Air Transport, as well as to discuss the latest developments
arising from the European Union’s Environmental Trading
Scheme (ETS). For us, sustainability includes economic and
operational sustainability as well as environmental so this is
an opportunity for us to gain input at the staff level ahead of the Air Transport
Symposium in April. The Symposium itself is a precursor to the 6th Worldwide
Air Transport Conference in 2013 where ICAO will re-examine the regulatory
framework in light of emerging trends.
At the 6th Aviation & Environment Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, from 21-22
March, we will reaffirm our position and commitment to sustainable economic
growth.
With the upcoming High-Level Ministerial Conference on Aviation Security this
year, we are focused on supporting ICAO’s Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
on the Next Generation Security Process as well as engaging where we are
allowed on the Aviation Security Committee’s working groups.
Towards promoting airport excellence, we have a heavy workload this year
with the release of our first airport performance measurement manual, the
development of runway safety and emergency preparedness guidance
manuals and a global database of airport environmental projects. And our
Global Training has gotten off to a quick start with Global Safety Network (GSN)
coursework in January. This year will also see an updated curriculum for the
Airport Executive Leadership Program (AELP) and the Airport Management
Professional Accreditation Programme (AMPAP) to sharpen the strategic
management skills of our airport’s future leaders and promote adherence to
the highest possible professional standards in airport management.
In this first quarter we look forward to three important conferences starting
with the Trinity retail conference in Seoul from 13 to 15 February. The Trinity
conference is unique for bringing together the trinity of airports, retailers and
brands that have combined to produce a sophisticated approach to airport
commercial development that has proven so successful at many airports in
the modern era. Attendees will learn about the new ASQ Food and Beverage