Aviation Leaders to Attract the Best and Brightest to the World Capital of Civil Aviation

MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC, CANADA, 25 March 2013 – ACI is pleased to announce the official launch of the anticipated Young Aviation Professionals Programme that will attract three talented aviation professionals to Montreal, Canada—the world capital of civil aviation. The launch of the programme follows the January 9, 2013 signing of a high-profile memorandum of agreement between…

ACI Brings the Voice of the World’s Airports to ICAO

MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC, CANADA, 22 March 2013 – ACI World Governing Board Vice President, Rick Piccolo, and other senior airport executives converged in Montreal from 18-22 March at the headquarters of the International Civil Aviation (ICAO) in Montréal for the once-a-decade Air Transport Conference. The five-day Conference, which is only the sixth such event since ICAO…

Air Transport News Presents Angela Gittens ACI Director General with Woman of the Year Award

MONTREAL, CANADA, 19 March 2013 – At the 2013 Air Transport News (ATN) Awards on Sunday 17 March, Angela Gittens, Director General of Airports Council International (ACI) was honoured with ATN’s first Woman of the Year Award. The Awards Ceremony took place on the eve of ICAO’s Sixth Worldwide Air Transport Conference in Montreal and was…

Global passenger traffic posts modest growth of 1.5% in January

Montréal, 11 March 2013 – Overall passenger traffic grew by +1.5 percent for the month of January. Continental Europe suffered a decline of -1.3 percent in passenger traffic, which brought down the overall global growth. However, the airports of Istanbul (IST) and Moscow (DME) continue to post phenomenal gains irrespective of their neighbouring markets. Each…

ACI Announces Recipients of 2012 Airport Service Quality Awards

Montréal, Québec, Canada, 11 March 2013 – Airports Council International (ACI) is pleased to announce the recipients of its annual Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards for 2012. ACI World Director General Angela Gittens stated, “This an exciting time for airports. As airports and their operators increasingly accept the positive correlation between passenger satisfaction and airport…

ACI Welcomes New International Aircraft Noise Standard

Montréal, Québec, Canada, 18 February 2013 – A new standard that will require improved noise performance from newly certified aircraft types was agreed at the Ninth Meeting of ICAO’s Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) on 7 February. The agreement will mean that from 2017 new large civil aircraft types will need to be at…

Passenger Traffic Grows by 4% in 2012 as Growth in Air Freight Remains Flat

Montréal, Québec, Canada, 07 February 2013 – Preliminary results point to an overall increase of +3.9% in global passenger traffic in 2012 as compared to the previous year. While the world’s top international airports in North America and Europe posted more modest gains in passenger traffic, air transport markets in emerging economies continue to show…

Young Aviation Professionals Programme Launched by ACI, ICAO and IATA

Montréal, Québec, Canada, 10 January 2013 – Yesterday, Airports Council International (ACI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) establishing the global Young Aviation Professionals Programme. The programme will attract well-qualified young aviation professionals who have an interest in international civil aviation policy…

Passenger Traffic Posts Moderate Growth as Air Freight Moves into Positive Territory in November

Montréal, Québec, Canada, 10 January 2013 – Global passenger traffic continued along the growth path for the month of November increasing by +3.2% from the previous year. A major contributor to the on-going growth was the international passenger market with gains of +6% whereas domestic traffic experienced only a +1.1% gain. With the perpetual concerns…