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 Airports
Council International (ACI)
ACI is the only worldwide professional association
of airport operators. ACI, headquartered in Geneva,
is a non-profit-making organisation representing over
1,400 airports in 170 countries and territories worldwide.
We are organised into six geographical regions: Africa,
Asia, Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, North America
and Pacific, each with its own board of elected airport
leaders. In 2000, these airports welcomed some 3.5
billion passengers and handled 73 million tonnes of
freight and 67 million aircraft movements.
The voice of Europe's airports
ACI EUROPE, based in Brussels, Belgium, represents
the interests of over 400 airports in 45 countries.
Our members account for over 90% of commercial air
traffic in Europe. In 2000, ACI EUROPE member airports
welcomed over a billion passengers and handled over
14 million metric tonnes of cargo and over 17 million
aircraft movements.
ACI EUROPE promotes the exchange of industry know-how
through our internal committee structure and extensive
schedule of conferences and exhibitions. By actively
seeking the views of airport members, we generate
comprehensive common policies that serve as a reference
to the entire aviation industry.
We work on a day-to-day basis with the institutions
of the European Union, the European Civil Aviation
Conference (ECAC) and the European Agency for the
Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL). Colleagues
in ACI World Headquarters pursue the same mission
with the International Civil Aviation Organisation
of the United Nations (ICAO) and other world organisations.
Getting the right message
across
Legislation affecting civil aviation is increasingly
enacted at the European level. ACI EUROPE has privileged
access to EU legislators, which no individual airport,
however important, could hope to achieve. Airports
are important national and regional assets: our mission
is to work closely with policy makers and industry
partners, thereby ensuring that European airports
are fully integrated in decision making processes
affecting our industry.
Our intelligence network enables us to anticipate
and influence, from the moment of conception, the
development of legislative or regulatory initiatives
impacting not only our members, but the entire aviation
industry. We are currently engaged in important work
on the environment, airport capacity, air passenger
rights, airport charges, ground handling, slot allocation
and airport competition.
All research shows that airports contribute significantly
to the economic and social development of the regions
which they serve. By mobilising our in-house expertise,
EU contacts and a range of communication tools, we
aim to promote a wider understanding of the challenges
facing civil aviation in Europe.
For more information, please contact Robert O’Meara, Communications Manager at tel: +32 (0)2 552 09 82, fax: +32 (0)2 502 56 37 or
e-mail: robert.omeara@aci-europe.org.
For membership information, please contact Danielle
Michel, Membership Services Manager at tel: +32
(0)2 552 09 78, fax: +32 (0)2 502 56 37 or
e-mail: danielle.michel@aci-europe.org.
ACI EUROPE logos
If you require the ACI EUROPE
logo to accompany a feature you are doing on our organisation,
simply download one of the various logo formats below.
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