Issue 17 – August 2018
ACI Safety Committee Produces Personnel Competency Requirements Training and Competency Key Issue for Safety Managers ACI Participates in Amendments to ICAO Regional Safety Plan Indonesia Embraces ACI Peer Review in Safety
ACI Asia-Pacific Calls for Closer Collaboration Between Regulators and Airports on Aviation Security APEX in Security Review and DNA Training Seminar Help Build Capacity in Aviation Security
New Publication for Waste Minimization at Airports Airport Carbon Accreditation Updates Promoting Renewable Energy at Airports Advocating Airports Climate Change Adaptation at ICAO
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Successful Engagement with Government and Regulators in 8 Countries on Economic Issue ACI Supported Australian Airports’ Endeavours Against A4ANZ ACI Asia-Pacific Released 2017 Economic Review ACI World Released Second Policy Brief on Privatization
Airports to Address Cyber Threats
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ACI Safety Committee Produces Personnel Competency Requirements The ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Safety Committee has completed a first draft of aerodrome personnel competency requirements in the areas of runway safety and apron safety for submission to ICAO. The drafting work of guidelines on accident investigation and the booklet on runway safety team is also nearing completion. The ACI Asia Pacific Operational Safety Committee at their 21 st session, held in Narita, Japan from 21 to 23 April 2018, made significant progress in the drafting of safety guidance materials. The guidelines on “Accident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis” were thoroughly reviewed and comprehensively edited. What remains to be done is some final touch-up for the Committee’s final review at their next session this October in Seoul before publication in early 2019. ACI hopes the new guidelines on accident investigation will help airports identify the “real” cause of accidents on the airfield so that similar mishaps can be avoided as much as possible in the future. The drafting work for the booklet, aimed at guiding airports in setting up and running a proper “Runway Safety Team”, is also progressing well and should be ready for publication next year after the Committee’s final review at the Seoul meeting this October. The first draft of aerodrome personnel competency requirements for runway safety and apron safety was submitted to ICAO in early May after the Committee’s review at their last meeting in Narita in April 2018. The Committee plans to do a final review, also this October, to make minor amendments if necessary and resubmit a final version to ICAO early 2019. The ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Operational Committee is a group of voluntary aerodrome safety and operations managers with the mandate of producing best practice guidance and developing collective positions on aerodrome operational safety in the region. For more information on the Committee, please visit the website here.
Training and Competency Key Issue for Safety Managers The lack of qualified personnel in a rapidly growing air travel market will be the major challenge of airport managers in the next few decades. In Narita this April the safety committee met with the ACI Asia Pacific Regional Human Resources Committee. Human resources is one of the pillars of the airport, as in other types of organization, providing essential support to business functions such as safety. The two committees discussed the topical safety issues in Asia-Pacific such as aerodrome
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certification and how training might help resolve this urgent issue by producing sufficient qualified personnel. Governments are also keenly aware of the role of human resources and maintaining a workforce with adequate competency in aviation safety. In February 2018 in Beijing, the governments of Asia-Pacific Region declared their commitment to training and, amongst other objectives related to airports, certifying all international aerodromes by 2020, both laudable goals that ACI supports in words and actions. Indeed since 2015 ACI and ICAO have been working together to deliver training courses in aerodrome certification to both airport operators and regulators. The latest example of such collaborative synergism is the “ACI Developing Nations Airport Assistance Programme ACI/ICAO Aerodrome Certification Compliance and Auditing” course held in Fiji in January 2018. Airport employees and regulators from developing countries were provided financially subsidized training on a subject that requires urgent attention from both operators and governments. For more information on ACI training, please visit the website here.
On the margins of the 13th ACI Asia Pacific Regional Assembly, airport safety and human resources managers deliberate on the challenge of meeting the rapidly growing demand on qualified aerodrome operational personnel in the 21st century.
ACI Participates in Amendments to ICAO Regional Safety Plan ACI is part of a task force mandated to update the “ICAO Regional Safety Priorities and Targets”, a regional plan to enhance aviation safety. The key target for international airports is to be certified by their respective national authority by 2020. Governments as parties to the Chicago Convention of 1944 are requested by ICAO to have in place their own national safety plan under the framework of two higher level documents: the global and regional safety plans. By way of these plans and other efforts the ultimate aim is to progressively enhance the level of air transport safety to an aspirational goal of “zero fatality” by 2030.
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In Asia-Pacific, the process of establishing regional and national plans are still evolving. 41 governments in the region have however created a precursor document to the regional safety plan, the “Regional Safety Priorities and Targets” that sets out the key safety performance metrics and collective targets for regulators, airlines, airports and ground handlers. The first version of the document was endorsed at the ICAO Asia Pacific DGCA conference in 2014. The actual regional safety performance is constantly reviewed at ICAO meetings and targets adjusted as necessary. The latest revision exercise was conducted at the 12 th ICAO Asia-Pacific Regional Aviation Safety Team meeting (APRAST/12) held on 28 May to 1 June 2018. ACI participated in the lengthy deliberations on the review and updating of the document. The most significant amendments related to airports are: • • • •
States to establish national aviation safety plan by 2025 (new requirement); All international aerodromes to be certified by 2020 instead of 2017 (in view of the actual progress); The goal of establishing predictive safety management by 2027 was removed; and The target of putting in place Runway Safety Teams (RST) at all international airports was taken out.
Although the requirement for RST was dropped from the ICAO regional document, it should be remembered that ACI encourages all its members to have RST regardless operating international and domestic facilities (ACI Policy 5.12) and there is no lack of ACI guidance materials on the subject to help prevent runway accidents. One of these booklets, still to be published, is of course the guidelines on runway safety team being drafted by the ACI Regional Operational Safety Committee, mentioned in the article above.
Governments of the 39 States in Asia Pacific and industry associations such as ACI working on a plan to make air travel even safer at the 12th ICAO Asia Pacific Regional Aviation Safety Team meeting held at the ICAO Bangkok office from 28 May to 1 June 2018.
Indonesia Embraces ACI Peer Review in Safety ACI member, Angkasa Pura II Indonesia, recently hosted ACI APEX in Safety peer reviews at two of their airports. Look into the dictionary of airport safety and you will discover “collaboration”, “best practice sharing” and “data exchange” but you will never find “trade secret”. Incontestably the industry has a long tradition in the sharing of knowledge and experience and it can be said with much certainty the tremendous progress in aviation safety in the last few decades has been to a large extent built upon this altruistic custom. The methods of sharing are many:
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seminars, handbooks and meetings. Like the scientific community, the airport business lends very well to peer reviews because no two airports operate exactly in the same manner and in an equal environment. So there is much for airports to learn from each other for example in safety and security. The latest host is Angkasa Pura II (APII), the operator of 13 airports across western Indonesia, including the international gateway, Soekarno - Hatta International Airport. Two APEX in Safety reviews were held during two consecutive weeks in the second half of July 2018 at Kualanamu (KNO) and Sumatra (PDG), both managed by APII. Voluntary peer assessors from other airports and ACI staff critically reviewed the safety management system, airfield facilities, wildlife management and, rescue and firefighting capability of the two airports. The team of assessors was thoroughly debriefed by the management of APII and recommendations given at the end of the mission. Final reports on the two airports will follow in a few weeks. APEX in Safety, as its sister program APEX in Security, is free of charge for ACI members. The host airport is only required to pay for the travel and accommodation of the assessors. If you are interested in hosting a review or becoming an assessor, please visit the website here.
The APEX safety review team calls a timeout in front of the emergency operation centre of Sumatra airport, in the midst of a long day of intensive review activities.
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The executive team of APII and ACI representative, Ermenando da Silva (third from right), APEX in Safety Manager, celebrating the completion of the safety peer reviews at their headquarters in Jakarta. For safety matters, please contact SL Wong at sl@aci-asiapac.aero.
ACI Asia-Pacific Calls for Closer Collaboration Between Regulators and Airports on Aviation Security States and the industry are partners in aviation security. Over the years, state-industry consultation has always been regarded as one of the keys to enhancing global aviation security. However, some of the recently enacted security measures, including the personal electronic devices (PEDs) ban imposed last year, have shown that regulatory responses to security threats are still sometimes based on unilateral decisions. Instigating security directives without thorough consultation with the industry may lead to undesirable, unintended operational and commercial consequences for industry stakeholders and travelers. Therefore, the ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Security Committee (RASC) agreed at its last meeting in April 2018 in Narita, Japan that ACI Asia-Pacific should advocate, on behalf of airports, for more transparency in the enactment of security measures and better consultation with industry at ICAO regional security meetings, one of which is the ICAO Asia & Pacific Regional Aviation Security Coordination Forum (RASCF-APAC). Being one of the most important annual security meetings for civil aviation regulators and industry partners in AsiaPacific, the RASCF this year was held in Addu City, Maldives from 3-4 July, 2018 and attended by 20 States/Administrations and four industry associations. Reflecting on the comments made by the RASC, ACI Asia-
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Pacific presented a paper at the 6th RASCF-APAC to highlight the importance for States to consult with industry stakeholders prior to any changes in policy, regulation and measure related to aviation security. The paper was well appreciated by the ICAO Secretariat and the States present. Besides, a number of issues were discussed over the two-day Forum, including the implementation of the ICAO Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP), the upcoming amendments to Annex 17, and sharing of best practices in countering emerging threats. Should you be interested in viewing the paper on industry consultation or knowing more about the RASCF-APAC, please contact Gary Leung at gary@aci-asiapac.aero for details.
ACI Asia-Pacific together with 20 State regulators gather in the Maldives for the annual ICAO security meeting – RASCF/6.
ACI presents a paper at ICAO RASCF/6 to highlight the importance of state-industry consultation.
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APEX in Security Review and DNA Training Seminar Help Build Capacity in Aviation Security ACI is committed to helping airports develop and strengthen capacity in aviation security. Recently, the ACI Developing Nations Airport (DNA) Assistance Programme organised a training seminar on aviation security from 28 30 May 2018 in New Delhi, India for eligible airports in developing nations in Asia-Pacific. Hosted by GMR Aviation Academy, the training seminar was taught by ACI Instructor, Ms. Sara Gladstone, and was attended by 19 participants from airports in Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Maldives and Myanmar and the Philippines. The focus of the 3-day seminar centered around some of the important components of the Airport Security Programme (ASP), which is a mandatory written document required by ICAO that details inter alia all security measures and procedures in place at each airport. These included the organizational structure of airport security, implementation of airport security measures, response to acts of unlawful interference, security training, quality control and more. Besides, APEX in Security programme is another capacity building initiative newly launched by ACI. As a peer-to-peer review programme, it aims to help airports enhance security performance by improving compliance with ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and adopting industry best practices. Since the inaugural review conducted in Mauritius in March 2016, eleven more reviews have been held at airports in Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe and North America. More airports have confirmed hosting the APEX in Security review in the second half of 2018, including airports in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Also, the APEX in Security programme has been gaining increasing support and recognition by the international aviation security community. In particular, ICAO and the European Union individually signed agreements with ACI in 2016 and 2017 respectively to pledge support to the development and implementation of the programme. To further raise the awareness of APEX in Security among State regulators, ACI Asia-Pacific delivered a comprehensive presentation on the peer-review programme at the 15th Steering Committee Meeting of ICAO Cooperative Aviation Security Programme – Asia Pacific (CASP-AP SCM/15) in July 2018, which focuses on regional capacity building initiatives.
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A team of international security experts share experience and best practices during APEX in Security review in Makassar, Indonesia.
Participants from the developing nation airports at the DNA Training Seminar held in May in New Delhi, India. For security matters, please contact Gary Leung at gary@aci-asiapac.aero.
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New Publication for Waste Minimization at Airports ACI Asia-Pacific published a Green Airports Recognition 2018 report showcasing Asia-Pacific and Middle East airports’ waste minimization initiatives. The report highlights the airport members efforts in waste minimization ranging from composters, grass recycling with farmers, Waste Segregation and Recycling, Integrated Waste Management Programs and Waste Reduction Award Scheme which serve as a good reference for airports looking to improve their waste management. The Green Airports Recognition was established by ACI Asia-Pacific, with the support of the Regional Environment Committee. The objective of the recognition is to promote environmental best practices to minimize aviation’s impact on the environment and to recognise the region’s airport members who have outstanding accomplishments in their environmental projects. Green Airports Recognition 2019 will include “Green Airport Infrastructure” as the topic. Stay tuned for the announcement!
Airport Carbon Accreditation Updates There are now 46 Asia-Pacific airports certified by the programme: Level 3+, Neutrality: -
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, India Indira Gandhi International Airport, India Kempegowda International Airport, India Queen Alia International Airport, Jordan Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, India Sunshine Coast Airport, Australia
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Level 3, Optimisation: -
Adelaide Airport, Australia Brisbane International Airport, Australia Chiang Mai International Airport, Thailand Don Mueang International Airport, Thailand Hamad International Airport, Qatar Hat Yai International Airport, Thailand Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong Incheon Airport, Republic of Korea Mae Fah Luang Chiang Rai International Airport, Thailand Parafield Airport, Australia Sharjah International Airport, United Arab Emirates Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore Suvarnabumi Airport, Thailand Sydney Airport, Australia
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Abu Dhabi International Airport, United Arab Emirates Beijing Capital International Airport, China Christchurch Airport, New Zealand Dubai International, United Arab Emirates Dubai World Central, United Arab Emirates Kansai International Airport, Japan Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia Macau International Airport, Macau Muscat International Airport, Oman Narita International Airport, Japan Osaka International Airport, Japan Taoyuan International Airport, Chinese Taipei Townsville Airport, Australia
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AĂŠroport International de Noumea-La Tontouta, New Caledonia Gold Coast Airport, Australia Hobart International Airport, Australia Longreach Airport, Australia Melbourne Airport, Australia Mount Isa Airport, Australia Nadi International Airport, Fiji Perth Airport, Australia Phnom Penh International Airport, Cambodia Salalah Airport, Oman Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, China Siem Reap International Airport, Cambodia Sihanoukville International Airport, Cambodia
Level 2, Reduction:
Level 1, Mapping:
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Recently, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport entered at Level 1, Mapping and Christchurch Airport enter at Level 2 – Reduction. Abu Dhabi International Airport upgraded to Level 2 – Reduction. Technical Updates: The Regional Office took part in the Airport Carbon Accreditation Task Force meeting on 11 April 2018 and Airport Carbon Accreditation Advisory Board meeting on 5 July 2018, which endorsed the inclusion of additional guidance on CO2 offsetting instruments in the Guidance document, and reviewed CO2 reduction opportunities at airports in the programme. For more information about Airport Carbon Accreditation, please visit the website here.
Promoting Renewable Energy at Airports
Participants ICAO Capacity Building Seminar on Low Emissions Aviation Measures held in Fiji. The Regional Office was invited to present in the Renewable Energy at Airports session at the ICAO Capacity Building Seminar on Low Emissions Aviation Measures, hosted by Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji in Nadi, Fiji on 23-24 May 2018. The Regional Office took the opportunity to promote Airport Carbon Accreditation, Green Airports Recognition and ACI Asia-Pacific’s resolution on renewable energy at the event. The Seminar also discussed the topics of ICAO State Action Plans, renewable energy at airports sustainable aviation fuels, Support for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Financing Low Emissions Aviation Measures and Renewable Energy in the Pacific.
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Advocating Airports Climate Change Adaptation at ICAO ACI Asia-Pacific presented on the subject Airports Climate Change Adaptation at the 2nd ICAO Asia-Pacific Aerodrome Operations and Planning Sub-Group Meeting (AOP/SG/2) on 27-29 June 2018 in Bangkok ICAO AsiaPacific office.
The main messages to the 80 delegates of ICAO, Civil Aviation Authorities and airports members in Asia-Pacific were to take caution for the known impacts of Climate Change to airports and how airports should be resilient to it with the promotion of an ACI briefing note on climate change adaptation and ACI World Annual General Assembly Resolution 2018 on “Encouraging Airports to Take Action on Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change�.
For environment matters, please contact Ken Lau at ken@aci-asiapac.aero.
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Successful Engagement with Government and Regulators in 8 Countries on Economic Issue ACI stepped up advocacy efforts on Economics issues. In April and May, the Economics team of ACI held meetings with government officials, economic regulators and airport members in 8 countries to discuss topics such as: Airport Charges, Privatization, Airport Networks and Slot Allocation. The countries visited include: Japan, China, Thailand, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam. Highlights of the progress made in the respective issues are as follows: •
On the issue of Airport Charges, upon hearing ACI shared insights from the ACI European Study Insights into the Logic of Air Fares, many ministry officials and regulators expressed interest in seeing where AsiaPacific would stand in comparison to Europe and they encouraged ACI to consider an Asia-Pacific version of the study.
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On Airport Networks and Slots, ACI provided an overview on the progress achieved thus far and solicited support from the relevant ministry officials to vote in favour of the ACI position at the upcoming ICAO Airport Economics Panel Meeting (Feb 2019) and the ICAO 40th Assembly (Fall 2019) where these topics will be presented and discussed.
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On Privatization, ACI provided recommendations to the relevant ministry officials based on preliminary results from the ACI Policy Brief Creating Fertile Grounds for Private Investment in Airports. (Note: please see the separate article on the release of the Policy Brief)
Meeting with Airports Authority of India at Delhi, India
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Meeting with Angkasa Pura II at Jakarta, Indonesia
Meeting with Airports of Thailand at Bangkok, Thailand
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ACI Supported Australian Airports’ Endeavours Against A4ANZ In June 2018, ACI met with members of Parliament of Australia and key Australian airports to counter unfounded airline accusations: ❖ Airlines for Australian and New Zealand (A4ANZ) claimed that Australian and New Zealand airports are not working on behalf of passengers ❖ IATA claimed that airport privatizations have not been successful and called for the need to step up regulation of airport charges. In response, ACI rebutted A4ANZ’s and IATA’s stance to the local and foreign press. Highlights of key messages are as follows: • • • • • • •
Success of Australia’s light-handed airport regulatory framework is a global role model. Spiraling passenger demand requires airports to invest in more capacity. Airport liberation has helped increase choice, foster lower airfares, and passenger growth. Airport charges relative to other airline costs have remain unchanged for both public and private airports for decades (just under 4%). Private investment has been a successful option for airports in Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, India and many European countries. Privatization has been a successful way for airports to secure crucial investment to finance much needed infrastructure improvements. ACI has a neutral position on airport ownership – there is no “one size fits all” model given the large variety of social and economic circumstances.
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ACI and Australian Airports Association delegation meeting with Australian Ministries Officials.
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ACI Asia-Pacific Released 2017 Economic Review ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Economics Committee is pleased to release the ACI Asia-Pacific 2017 Economic Review (Issue 3) on 30 July 2018. The current issue provides regional insights on the economic and business environment, identifies trends in air traffic, highlights major airport developments projects and privatization trends, and examines key performance indicators on airport economics. This year’s review also includes an in-depth analysis of the sub-regional LCC markets, and special discussions on how airports are meeting the capacity challenge. ACI Members are welcome to suggest relevant topics for consideration in annual studies. Please click here for the excerpt of the report. Members who are interested in the full version of the study please write to Suzanne Tong at suzanne@aci-asiapac.aero.
ACI World Released Second Policy Brief on Privatization In June 2018, ACI World released the Policy Brief Creating Fertile Grounds for Private Investment in Airports. The policy brief provides guidance and key principles for governments, policy makers, and regulators looking to adopt privatization as one of the possible solutions to fund needed infrastructure development. •
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Key ACI Policy Recommendations include: the need for governments to set appropriate objectives and parameters from the very start of the process, the need to ensure clear and consistent legal framework prior to privatization; and the need to include incentives for investors and to ensure a reasonable return on investments. The release of this Policy Brief is timely to counterbalance the early June release of IATA’s “Airport Ownership and Regulation” Guidance Booklet that also addressed the topic of privatization from the airlines’ perspective. Two members from the Asia-Pacific contributed to the case studies in this policy brief: GMR Airports (Mactan-Cebu International Airport) and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad.
For economics matters, please contact Suzanne Tong at suzanne@aci-asiapac.aero.
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Airports to Address Cyber Threats Technology used in the airport industry is undergoing a drastic transformation. Systems that formerly communicated one by one in a closed circuit are now fully interconnected, increasingly open to the outside world via real-time data sharing. The security of individual networks and systems is therefore no longer sufficient: all systems, communications and data must be protected.
The growth of cybersecurity threats is far out-pacing the ability of many countries to combat this rising problem. A threat to one airport is a threat to all airports because of the integration of technology in many airport systems and potential disruption of global traffic. For individual airports, it is critical that cyber security is not only seen as an information technology concern, but rather a strategic risk that can quickly become a critical operational, safety, financial or reputational issue. ACI therefore advocates a management systems approach to cyber security, with top-level buy-in from senior management and good cyber security practices reflected throughout the organization. Building on this advocacy, ACI issued a resolution titled “An Effective Approach to Cyber Security” at the 28th Meeting of the ACI World Annual General Assembly, Brussels, Belgium on 17 June 2018 to put forward positive actions that address cyber security strategy, regulatory concerns, training and awareness and best practices for airports. In fact, ACI has already moved forward with various resources such as the Airport IT Benchmarking Tool and through Munich Airport’s Information Security Hub (ISH) competence center (ACI Accredited Training Institute (ATI)) network that provides IT Security Training courses. Since 2015, The Cyber Security Task Force was formed as the sub-group of ACI World Airport IT Standing Committee with the mandate to engage and educate airports world-wide on the issues of cybersecurity and to define a strategy to help protect airports against cyber-attack. The anticipated deliverables this year from this task force are to perform threat and risk analysis and preparation of a best practice handbook.
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The Regional Office presented “The Challenges to Smart Airports in a Cyber Environment” at the ICAO Asia/Pacific Regional Cybersecurity Symposium held on May 15 – 16, 2018 in Hong Kong. The presentation touched upon how vulnerabilities were inevitable as connectivity increases in the Smart Airport environment, emphasizing the need for process managers to take ownership of cybersecurity processes in close collaboration with respective IT departments and stakeholders. ACI encouraged airports to adopt technologies enhancing operational efficiency and customer service. Airports were also encouraged to adopt a total management approach to cybersecurity, inclusive of the procurement process to decommissioning of equipment and services.
For information technology matters, please contact Ken Lau at ken@aci-asiapac.aero.
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Safety Related Activities Calendar Date 6-7 September 2018
Details 8th ICAO Asia Pacific Regional Aviation Safety Group Meeting (RASG-APAC/8)
Location Bangkok, Thailand
10- 12 September 2018
ICAO Third Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS/3) Symposium
Chengdu, China
8-10 October 2018
22nd ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Operational Safety Committee Meeting
Seoul, Korea
30 October 1 November 2018
38th ACI World Safety & Technical Standing Committee Meeting
Vancouver, Canada
Security Related Activities Calendar Date 24-26 September 2018
Details 1st ICAO Middle East Regional Aviation Security and Facilitation Group Meeting (MID-RASFG/1)
Location Kuwait City, Kuwait
7-8 November 2018
16th Smart Security Management Group Meeting (SSMG/16)
Singapore
14-15 November 2018
23rd ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Aviation Security Committee Meeting
Hyderabad, India
26-28 November 2018
2nd ICAO Global Aviation Security Symposium (AVSEC/2018)
Montreal, Canada
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29-30 November 2018
2nd ICAO High-level Conference on Aviation Security (HLCAS/2)
Montreal, Canada
Environment Related Activities Calendar Date 2-3 October 2018
Details ATAG 2018 Global Sustainable Aviation Summit
10-12 October 2018
ACA Task Force and ACI EUROPE ENVSTRAT Meeting
17-18 October 2018
ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Environment Committee Meeting
Location Geneva, Switzerland Budapest, Hungary Osaka, Japan
Economics Related Activities Calendar Date 9 October 2018
Details ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Economics Committee Meeting
Location Langkawi, Malaysia
18-19 October 2018
ACI World Economics Standing Committee Meeting
Washington DC, USA
31 October – 1 November 2018
The Trinity Forum 2018
Shanghai, China
11 November 2018
ACI World Expert Group on Slots Meeting
Madrid, Spain
(The above is subject to change. Please check with ACI or related organisations for details.)
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