ACI EUROPE Activities

Learn from the best to be the best – ACI Airport Exchange 2014

The 9^th ACI Airport Exchange, presented jointly by ACI EUROPE and ACI Asia-Pacific, took place in Paris on 3-5 November 2014, hosted by Aéroports de Paris. The theme, ‘Best in class airports: Learn from the best to be the best’, resonated throughout the six conference streams, which were complemented by a diverse exhibition and a fantastic networking social programme.

Airports ready to play their part in Italy’s economic recovery

In October ACI EUROPE met with the Italian Transport Minister, Maurizio Lupi, together with Italian airport association Assaeroporti.

ACI EUROPE DG’s Georgia visit supports development of emerging airport market

The Director General of ACI EUROPE, Olivier Jankovec, visited Georgia in September at the special invitation of the United Airports of Georgia (UAG) – the owner of all Georgia’s four airports, which became a member of ACI EUROPE exactly one year ago.

Avoiding the crunch

Following the renewed warnings issued in EUROCONTROL’s Challenges of Growth report last year, the European Economic & Social Committee (EESC) held a public hearing on Airport Capacity in the EU on 30 September 2014. Representatives of various stakeholders from the aviation industry participated in a lively discussion on how best to address the looming Airport Capacity Crunch facing Europe. Elliott Bailey reports.

Editorial: Quality & Efficiency are where it’s at

These past months have seen air traffic keeping its growth trajectory throughout Europe, only dented by pilot strikes – most notably in France – and geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and Russia. Indeed, 2014 is set to be a pretty good year, significantly beating our best traffic forecasts. By Olivier Jankovec, Director General, ACI EUROPE.