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Montreal, 24 June 2016 – Airports Council International (ACI) today welcomed the India’s National Civil Aviation Policy as a significant step forward in assuring that the country takes its rightful place in aviation as a driver of economic and social development. As an example, the proposed introduction of the hybrid till system will result in increased private investment in airports and enable the airport sector to play its role in facilitating growth in air travel.
Montréal, 15 June 2016 – According to the latest statistics from Airports Council International, global airport passenger traffic increased by 3.4% in April 2016, while international passenger traffic grew faster than the domestic segment (3.8% versus 3.3% respectively).
Montreal, 13 June 2016–Airports Council International (ACI) has announced that registration is now open for the upcoming 2016 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Forums, scheduled for 2–4 November in Guayaquil, Ecuador and 30 November–2 December in Napoli, Italy.
Montreal, 8 June 2016 – Airports Council International (ACI), in cooperation with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Transport Forum (ITF) at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), will host the 2nd annual Investing in Airports conference, to take place this year at the Planet Hollywood Beach Resort in Goa, India from 6–8 December.
Montreal, 17 May 2016 – Airports Council International (ACI) has announced the release of the ACI Safety Management Systems (SMS) Handbook. The goal of this indispensable resource is to bring together best practices, knowledge and experience from aerodromes around the world in order to help aerodrome operators create a robust SMS using the Plan, Do, Check, Act method.
Montreal, 17 May 2016 – Industry observers to this week’s High Level Meeting on a Global Market-Based Measure Scheme for international aviation were encouraged by the progress achieved in the talks, held at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal.
Montréal, 12 May 2016 – Even though March performance shows a moderate slowdown after strong year-over-year passenger traffic growth rates recorded in January (+6.9%) and February (+9.2%), passenger traffic continues to grow with airports worldwide reporting an increase in total passenger traffic by 5.7% for the month of March and 7.3% for the first quarter of 2016, with international traffic growing faster than the domestic component (+8.2% and +6.7% respectively on a year-to-date basis). Double-digit growth was observed only in the Middle East (+10.4%), while demand for air travel was depressed in Africa (-3.4%). Other regions showed moderate to strong growth: Europe (+7%), Asia-Pacific (+6.7%), Latin America-Caribbean (+4.1%) and North America (+3.9%).
Montreal, 10 May 2016 – A High Level Meeting being convened by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on 11 May received executive-level support from the aviation industry today, as leaders representing all parts of the sector encouraged governments to progress their deliberations on a global carbon offsetting scheme for air transport.
Montreal, 4 May 2016 – Airports Council International’s (ACI) Airport Excellence (APEX) in Safety programme has launched the Safety Assessor Training Programme (SATP).
Montreal, 3 May 2016 – The world’s top-performing airports in the realm of customer service met on 19 April for the 2015 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards Ceremony, held in Gold Coast, Australia during the 11th Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly, Conference and Exhibition.
