ICAO ASSEMBLY

Airport representation at 36th ICAO assemblyAviation industry leaders from 35 international organisations and civil aviation regulators from 190 Governments met in Montreal for the 36th International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) triennial assembly, over the past 10 days. Representing the world’s airports was be a delegation from Airports Council International (ACI), led by Director General Robert J Aaronson.

“The ICAO assembly is an opportunity for the industry to meet with representatives of the world’s governments and discuss and reach conclusions on the important issues facing the industry, in one place and at one time,” said Aaronson, “While there was a strong focus at this assembly on the environment, ACI has submitted papers across a range of issues of importance to airports worldwide, including vital steps needed in safety and security.” Importantly, ACI also took part in a high level meeting on a comprehensive implementation plan for aviation safety in Africa.

Details of each of the working papers submitted by ACI are below. A special bulletin will be issued by ACI Headquarters and ICAO Bureau early next week, updating members on the outcomes of the ICAO assembly. ACI has also established a page on its internet site: www.aci.aero

WORKING AND INFORMATION PAPERS

SafetyIn its working paper on safety, ACI is encouraging airport operators, together with their regulators, to focus on airport certification as a high

priority, believing that regulators should apply ICAO standards but avoid an excessively prescriptive approach to safety regulation. It also says that a key objective of ACI is to promote the introduction of safety management systems at airports worldwide. ACI will be calling

on the world’s civil aviation regulators to accelerate work with their state’s airports on implementing safety management systems and ICAO certification programmes. It also suggests a review of airport specification guidelines for aircraft, building on work that ICAO

and the industry successfully completed on Code F specifications for the new large aircraft such as the A380.

DIRECTOR GENERAL’S NOTE

As an international association in the field of aviation, the single most important external relationship that we have is with the International Civil Aviation Organisation. This specialised agency of the United Nations brings together the world’s civil aviation regulators to determine the international standards governing our industry. ACI, on behalf and with input from, our airport and world business partner members, helps to develop these standards through guidance on the practicalities of airport operations and by representing the airport industry’s point of view.

The 36th triennial ICAO Assembly that is currently coming to a close in Montreal is therefore an important opportunity for ACI to work with the rest of the international aviation community to discuss and reach consensus on the issues of the day. This edition of the World Report focuses on the assembly and outlines the positions presented by ACI on a number of different issues.

Reflecting the importance of ACI and airports in the work that ICAO carries out, we are honoured to have ICAO Council President Roberto Kobeh González be one of the keynote speakers at our ACI World Annual Conference and Exhibition in Buenos Aires this November – be sure to check the programme and register for what is looking to be an exceptional conference.

Robert J. Aaronson

September 2007

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EnvironmentOn the environment, ACI states that, “Addressing environmental issues is fundamental to the ability of airports to maintain current operation levels and to handle the growing demand for air transportation”. Aircraft noise remains the environmental issue of greatest significance to most airports around the world, with the wider topic of aviation’s contribution to climate change starting to have an impact in Europe in particular. ACI is calling on assembly delegates to endorse regular review of noise and emissions stringency standards and to develop a roadmap to address aviation emissions that contribute to climate change.

SecurityIn its working paper on security, ACI recognises the swift response of the industry to the so-called ‘liquids and gels’ issue that began in August 2006, but conveys that some of the issues still being felt at airports, saying, “the industry believes that further leadership and urgent action will be needed to achieve a global solution to the problems”. In the ACI security paper, the assembly is invited to request ICAO to: establish a recommended time frame in which states should fully implement the new security arrangements and establish a process to coordinate their implementation internationally; provide a template and process under which states can declare their compliance and facilitate mutual validation by making such information available to other States on request; and consider other suggestions for the more effective implementation of a permanent global solution.

EconomicsThe first of two ACI papers on economics supports ICAO policies on airport charges stating that charges should be established by consultation and agreement between airport operators and airport users wherever possible. It continues, saying that “regulatory mechanism should only be actuated when direct consultations between the airport operator and users have not produced an agreement on airport charges”. The second paper highlights recent trends in airport economics. It says that “steady air traffic growth and capacity issues are keeping capital expenditure for airport infrastructure expansion at a high level”. Adding “airport activities will continue to generate a substantial economic contribution to an increasingly interdependent world economy”. ACI statistics on growth and investment worldwide are highlighted.

CargoACI is presenting an information paper on cargo, together with the International Air Cargo Association and the International Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Associations. Air cargo, the paper says, is “a dynamic force in the interdependent global economy because of its vital role in underpinning global trade and the global supply chain”. ACI argues that air cargo traffic rights should be liberalised to take account of the imperative for speedy delivery times. Cargo should be separated from passenger rights, since they involve different markets and different issues. “Cargo’s pivotal role in the global economy is best served by fully liberalised market access, a step already taken by several States.”

SERVICES

Announcing: Aerobidz electronic tendering for airportsACI is pleased to announce that it has entered into a partnership with MERX to launch aerobidz, a new electronic tendering service designed specifically for ACI member airports and their suppliers. aerobidz has been designed to meet the complex tendering needs of global airport procurement professionals and the thousands of suppliers that wish to provide goods and services to them. aerobidz streamlines the tendering process by automating every step from the original tender announcement to document distribution, amendment notifications and delivery, opportunity matching for suppliers, electronic bid submission, and virtual plans room. aerobidz will be officially launched this Sunday at the ACI-North America Conference and Exhibition in Kansas City (running from 30 September to 3 October). Attendees at the conference wishing to see the first live preview or learn more about the service are invited to booth #426 to meet with ACI and MERX executives.

aerobidz is a subscription based service that will be seen as a great source of new business opportunities for airport suppliers and as a way for airports to dramatically increase their procurement efficiencies, whether they are looking for products or services available locally or from suppliers around the world. A variety of tenders will be available at launch and ACI’s World Business Partners will be provided free access to the service until October 31, 2007. aerobidz will be free for airport members of ACI to use. For any questions or to arrange a private meeting with aerobidz representatives, please contact ACI’s Margot Bowker (mbowker@aci.aero) at +41 22 717 8766 in Europe or Brigitte Vachon from MERX (bvachon@merx.com) at 1 (613) 727 4961 in North America. The launch of aerobidz is a significant step in ACI’s continuing effort to foster efficiency at airports. We expect it will provide a valuable service to our members. www.aerobidz.aero

HEALTH

Communicable disease working group In late August, ACI took part in the first steering committee meeting of the Co-operative Arrangement for Preventing the Spread of Communicable Diseases through Air Travel (CAPSCA) in Hong Kong. The CAPSCA project was initiated by ICAO with an aim of reducing the risk of spreading avian influenza and similar communicable diseases by air travel through co-operative arrangements among the participating states/administration and airports. The two-day meeting provided a forum for aviation and medical experts to share experience in the implementation of the ICAO guidelines for preventing the spread of communicable disease through air travel and identify effective preventive measures. Along with ACI representatives Dr Walter Gaber (Chief Medical Officer at Fraport AG) and ACI Asia-Pacific Head Maggie Kwok, were about 60 delegates from 25 organisations, including civil aviation administrations, ICAO, World Health Organisation and IATA. The next meeting will be held in April 2008.

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TRAINING

Do you want to become a World-Class Airport Leader?...ACI Leadership Programme: next stop Vancouver. Offered by Airports Council International (ACI) in collaboration with the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University, Montreal, the Airport Executive Leadership Programme (AELP) is a unique career-building opportunity for future leaders of the global airport industry. The AELP offers practical strategies to handle senior-level executive responsibilities in an effective manner and provides a forum for future networking among alumni. This course has been run with excellent results three times previously. The next AELP session will run from 20 October to 21 December 2007 and consists of:

Three weeks distance learning (commencing 20 October 2007)One week of full-time face-to-face classroom sessions in Vancouver (10 - 17 November 2007) Free week (18 - 24 November 2007) Four weeks of distance learning (25 November - 21 December 2007)

Nominations will be accepted until 15 October 2007. For more information please contact Nathalie Zulauf at nzulauf@aci.aero or Paul Behnke at pbehnke@aci.aero

TRAINING

ACI Fund seminar on safety, security and crisis managementThe ACI Fund for Developing Nations’ Airports is organising its 30th Seminar ““Airport Safety, Security and Crisis Management”, in Cairo, Egypt from 2 – 6 December 2007. Some of the themes will be: Annex 14, Annex 17, Certification, Crisis Management This will be an interactive seminar. Lectures will be given in either English or French, with simultaneous interpretation in the other language. The seminar is intended for managers of your airport involved in safety and security. The programme will cover:

Safety and Security regulations (ICAO Annexes 14 and 17) Aerodrome Certification and operators responsibility.Airport operations and ramp safety.Risk prevention, Safety control-emergency plan.Risk prevention, Safety control.

EVENTS

ACI World Annual General Assembly, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 5 -7 November

REGISTER BY 5 OCTOBER AND HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN A $US500 SHOPPING VOUCHER AT GALERIA PACIFICO!

The 17th Airports Council International World Annual General Assembly and Latin America/Caribbean Regional Assembly and Exhibition will be held from 4 to 7 November, 2007 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The ACI Assembly is the official global airport industry event of the year not to be missed by airport executives, civil aviation authorities, suppliers and service providers, regulators and other key aviation industry executives. A large exhibition adjacent to the conference room will guarantee frequent exchange between business partners and will introduce new ideas, products and services to the industry. An entertaining evening programme will ensure that delegates get to know the Argentinan culture and lifestyle while networking and meeting old and new colleagues and friends. The event is only six weeks away and it is time to make travel arrangements and submit registrations now. If you register and pay your registration by 5 October you will participate in the drawing of a $US500 shopping voucher from the Galeria Pacifico mall in Buenos Aires. The host, AA2000, and the organisers, ACI and ACI-LAC look forward to your presence and participation. Be an active part of the global airport community - join the ACI Assembly. www.aciworld.aero

EVENTS

AVSEC World 2007 - it’s Vancouver for this year’s global aviation security and facilitiation eventFor the past 10 years, ACI has worked with IATA to organise AVSEC World – the annual global aviation security event. Now more than ever, customers are looking to airline and airport operators to ease their journey while, at the same time, protecting them from criminals and terrorists. From 30 October to 1 November in Vancouver, AVSEC World 2007 will discuss strategies, approaches and technologies to help facilitate the efficient and secure operation of civil aviation in a diverse and growing market. This year, a facilitation element is added to security, with the purpose being to champion a balanced approach. Security and facilitation often must run in parallel and the event now reflects this. Key questions and areas of discussion will include:

What is the state of aviation security and facilitation?Preparing for future growth: existing and emerging markets.Information-sharing: a failed idea or a path to the future?Planning the security and facilitation for major world events.Changing the equation: achieving the right balance between security and facilitation. One full day of parallel tracks addressing security, cargo security, and facilitation issues.

ACI, as a co-organiser, strongly supports AVSEC World and would encourage security and facilitation professionals from airports around the world to attend. A special ACI member discount is available, more information is available through the link on the front page of ACI’s website www.aci.aero

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Relations between airport, authorities, police and services.Relations between airlines and handling agents.Medical intervention, family support and relation with the press. Virtual crisis management exercise.

More information can be obtained through Philippe Baril: pbaril@aci.aero

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ENVIRONMENT

More airport case studies neededAs part of ACI’s role in the enviro.aero initiative, we would like to build up a good database of examples of environmental programmes that airports are undertaking. We already have around 20 case studies, but need more! If your airport has a particularly interesting or successful environmental initiative, please get in touch with Haldane Dodd at ACI World Headquarters (hdodd@aci.aero) to organise a case study on your airport. We particularly need examples in Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Africa. For examples of the case studies already online, please check www.aci.aero and click on the environment link PUBLICATIONS

Journal of Airport ManagementThe new issue of Journal of Airport Management, the professional journal on airport management published in association with ACI, is about to be published. The contents include:Practitioner articles

Cross-border marketing of dresden airport: Dr. Michael Hupe, Managing Director of Dresden AirportAirport planning in free market regimes: Mick Werson and Guillaume Burghouwt, Amsterdam Aviation EconomicsEU airport policy: recent developments: Daniel Calleja, Director for Air Transport, European Commission Setting a strategic direction for aviation: the UK experience: David McMillan, Director General for Civil Aviation, UK Department for TransportSelf-service kiosks: museum pieces or here to stay?: John Jarrel, SVP SITARF-ID tag and video passenger location in airports: Paul Brennan, Reader in Electronics at UCLMarketing strategy for a regional airport: Tibor Tiboldi Aviation Consultant

Research articlesThe use of teams in airports: A Survey and Recommendations: Rosemarie Reynolds and Dawna L. Rhoades, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

Legal and regulatory reviewThe law of aviation-related climate change: The Airport Proprietor’s Role in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Daniel S. Reimer and John E. Putnam, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLPLegal and regulatory developments from Australasia: James Kimpton

Journal of Airport Management is available only by subscription. For further details including the special discounted annual subscription rate for ACI members, go to: www.henrystewart.com/airport_management/aci.html, or contact the publisher, Daryn Moody, Publisher, Journal of Airport Management Tel: +44 (0)20 7404 3040, daryn@hspublications.co.uk

ACI HQ

Visit from Guangzhou Baiyun AirportA delegation from Guangzhou Baiyun Airport visited ACI Headquarters this week, where they met with ACI Directors. The visitors, led by Mr Xisheng Qin and Mr Xiaoning Chen, also met with Mr Robert Deillon, the Director General of Geneva Airport. Guangzhou Baiyun is located in Guangdong, China and handled 23.5 million passengers in 2006.

NEW WORLD BUSINESS PARTNERS

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Left: Guangzhou Baiyun Airport delegation and ACI staff. Right: Mr Chen presents ACI’s David Gamper with a gift.

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Published by ACI World Headquarters, GenevaEditor: Haldane Dodd, hdodd@aci.aero, +41 22 717 8589