Airports Council International
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Airports Council International is the association of the world’s airports. It is a non profit organization, whose prime purpose is to advance the interests of airports and to promote professional excellence in airport management and operations. By fostering cooperation amongst airports, world aviation organizations and business partners, ACI makes a significant contribution to providing the travelling public with an air transport system that is safe, secure, efficient and environmentally responsible.
As the international association of the worlds’ commercial service airports, ACI represents the collective positions of its membership, which are established through committees and endorsed by the ACI Governing Board. These views reflect the common interests of the global airports community.
In carrying out this work, ACI organizational goals can be summarized as follows:
As of 1 December 2010, ACI counts 580 members operating over 1650 airports in 179 countries and territories. In 2009, airports worldwide welcomed 4.8 billion arriving and departing passengers and handled 79.8 million metric tonnes of cargo and 74.1 million movements. ACI regular members represent over 96 per cent of the world’s passenger traffic and are “owners or operators, other than airlines, of one or more civil airports with commercial air services.
In the 2010 General Assembly it was agreed to move ACI World Headquarters from Geneva, Switzerland to Montreal, Canada. The ACI World Office incorporates the http://www.airports.org/cda/aci/display/main/aci_content.jsp?zn=aci&cp=1-2-72-318_9_2__ACI World ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization
) Bureau] and has five Regional Offices:
ACI is member of the Air Transport Action Group
(ATAG).
As the international association of the worlds’ commercial service airports, ACI represents the collective positions of its membership, which are established through committees and endorsed by the ACI Governing Board. These views reflect the common interests of the global airports community.
In carrying out this work, ACI organizational goals can be summarized as follows:
- Maximize the contributions of airports to maintaining and developing a safe, secure, environmentally compatible and efficient air transport system.
- Achieve cooperation among all segments of the aviation industry and their stakeholders as well as with governments and international organizations.
- Influence international and national legislation, rules, policies, standards and practices based on established policies representing airports’ interests and priorities.
- Advance the development of the aviation system by enhancing public awareness of the economic and social importance of airport development.
- Maximize cooperation and mutual assistance among airports.
- Provide members with industry knowledge, advice and assistance, and foster professional excellence in airport management and operations.
- Build ACI’s worldwide organizational capacity and resources to serve all members effectively and efficiently.
As of 1 December 2010, ACI counts 580 members operating over 1650 airports in 179 countries and territories. In 2009, airports worldwide welcomed 4.8 billion arriving and departing passengers and handled 79.8 million metric tonnes of cargo and 74.1 million movements. ACI regular members represent over 96 per cent of the world’s passenger traffic and are “owners or operators, other than airlines, of one or more civil airports with commercial air services.
In the 2010 General Assembly it was agreed to move ACI World Headquarters from Geneva, Switzerland to Montreal, Canada. The ACI World Office incorporates the http://www.airports.org/cda/aci/display/main/aci_content.jsp?zn=aci&cp=1-2-72-318_9_2__ACI World ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization
International Civil Aviation Organization
The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
) Bureau] and has five Regional Offices:
- ACI-North America (based in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
), which represents most commercial airports in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
- ACI-Europe (based in BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
)
- ACI-Latin America and Caribbean (based in QuitoQuitoSan Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
, EcuadorEcuadorEcuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
)
- ACI Asia-Pacific (based in Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
), encompassing mainland Asia, Australasia, the island nations in the Pacific Ocean, Vancouver (Canada), San Francisco (USA) and Hawaii (USA).
- ACI-Africa (based in Casablanca, Morocco)
ACI is member of the Air Transport Action Group
Air Transport Action Group
The Air Transport Action Group is a coalition of aviation industry experts focusing on sustainable development issues. Its Board of Directors is composed of senior representatives from Airbus, Airports Council International, Boeing, Bombardier Aerospace, Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation,...
(ATAG).