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ACI World relocates to Montréal

Following the decision by the ACI World Governing Board announced last year, ACI World has marked this year’s 20th anniversary of Airports Council International (ACI) by moving to its new offices in Montréal, to afford the global interests of ACI a stronger presence on ICAO’s home ground.

Regional airports conference & exhibition focuses on threats and opportunities

ACI EUROPE’s Regional Airports’ Forum 4th Annual Conference and Exhibition took place on 9-11 May just outside Cagliari, Sardinia. Kindly hosted by Cagliari Airport, and co-located with Routes Europe, the event brought together 150 delegates from regional airports, airlines, local and national authorities, the European Commission (EC) and ACI EUROPE World Business Partners, under the theme ‘Enhancing the competitive position of regional airports – key to survival and development’.

Aerodrome safety: implementing rules on a good path

Following its mandate by the European legislator, the preparation of the implementing rules (IR) for aerodrome safety is running at full speed. Formal EASA Rulemaking Groups for this area cover authority and organisation requirements (ADR.001), aerodrome operations (ADR.002) and aerodrome design (ADR.003). These groups are composed of and chaired by experts chosen from amongst national authorities and the airport industry. Since July 2010 six large three-day meetings of all groups and several intermediate meetings have taken place. The Rulemaking Groups will deliver the core material, the implementing rules (IRs, ‘hard law’) and certification specifications (CSs, ‘soft law’) – for their respective areas by the end of July 2011. It will also be endeavoured to provide as much of the necessary Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMCs) and Guidance Material (GM) in July.

EC Vice President Kallas and Europe’s airports discuss 2010 and the future

As is customary, the European Commissioner for transport attended the January meeting of ACI EUROPE’s Board. In the wake of a tumultuous 2010, the meeting was a welcome opportunity for Europe’s airports to discuss a range of issues and challenges with EC Vice President Siim Kallas. Report by Ross Falconer & Robert O’Meara.

Enhancing the air travel experience for PRMs

As the European Commission prepares a report on the effectiveness of EU Regulation 1107/2006 – concerning the rights of disabled persons and passengers with reduced mobility (PRMs) when travelling by air – Ryan Ghee explores the impact of the Regulation to date and how it can be further improved.