ISSUE 21 // AUGUST 2019
ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Office Calls for Risk-based Prohibited Items List and One-stop Security
SAFETY ACI Safety Reviews Now a Workhorse in Promoting Aerodrome Certification • First GRF Seminar a Welcome Opportunity to Discuss New
Methodology • ACI Survey on Safety Culture Receives Enthusiastic Responses • Asia Pacific States to Create National Safety Plan as Per Regional Strategy • Challenges sharing on Aerodrome Safety Management System (SMS)
SECURITY ACI Asia-Pacific Calls for Risk-based Prohibited Items List and One-stop Security • ACI Asia-Pacific Highlights the Importance of Collaboration in Cybersecurity
ECONOMICS ACI Signed Memorandum of Understanding with IATA and WWACG to Reform the Governance Structure of the Worldwide Slot Guide-
lines (WSG) • ACI Provided Input to Malaysia Regulator on Key Issues in its Proposed Economic Regulation Framework for Airport Charges • ACI Asia-Pacific released 2018 Economic Review
ENVIRONMENT Special Election for ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Environment Committee • New Publication for Green Airport Infrastructure at Airports • ACI Asia-Pacific Biennial Environmental Survey 2019 • Promoting Pilot APEX in Environment to Asia-Pacific States • Airport Carbon Accreditation Updates
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Airport Community IT experts met in Milan
ACI Safety Reviews Now a Workhorse in Promoting Aerodrome Certification Certification of an aerodrome as per national regulations is an important step in the constant pursuance of safety. This is a significant challenge for some airports since it means compliance with a series of requirements in the areas of facilities, operational procedures, and human resources. ACI has been assisting its members in need with this process by sending teams of fellow airport safety and operations managers to conduct onsite safety reviews and give advice, under the aptly named program APEX in Safety. This January the program hit a historic milestone with the 100th safety review successfully conducted at Abu Dhabi airport. More recently two reviews were done at airports in Shenzhen, China and Vanuatu. Teams of safety experts were dispatched to spend a week at each of the two airports to review their airfield facilities, safety management systems, and operational procedures based on industry best practices and relevant ICAO standards and recommended practices. At the end of the week the management of the airports were given a presentation of the key findings and recommendations. The two airports also received detailed written reports on the reviews. APEX is a complimentary ACI member service and the host, the airport where the review is conducted, is only required to pay for the travel and accommodation expenses for the voluntary safety reviewers. Given its usefulness in helping airports to improve safety and gain certification, the 23rd ACI Asia Pacific Regional Operational Safety Committee Meeting held in Hong Kong this April called upon airports in the region to host APEX in Safety reviews and to voluntarily work as safety assessors at these reviews. The call echoes Resolution APAC/2015/1 adopted in Jordan in 2015 at the Region’s annual assembly. 2 | The Voice of Asia-Pacific Airports
If your airport wants to host a review or you would like to work as an assessor for ACI, please write to apex@aci.aero.
ACI APEX team leader, Ermenando Silva (left), presenting a plaque recognizing Shenzhen airport’s commitment to safety to Mr. Wenyi Huang, Deputy General Manager of the airport, May 2019.
The APEX in Safety Team at Vanuatu with their host looking forward to a fruitful week of review, July 2019
First GRF Seminar a Welcome Opportunity to Discuss New Methodology The February 2019 issue of the Technical Bulletin announced the first ICAO Asia Pacific seminar on Global Reporting Format (GRF) for runway surface conditions. The new format is aimed at reducing the risk of aircraft landing and takeoff accidents by providing more relevant information to the pilot and will come into force as an ICAO requirement in November 2020. ACI, a key player in the implementation of the new format, spoke at a seminar held at the ICAO Asia Pacific Office in Bangkok on 27 - 28 June. While most participants were from State regulators, ACI members also attended the event, including airports of Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Narita, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Yangon.
most frequently heard concern was the need to promote the new format and train large numbers of airport operational personnel, air traffic controllers, aerodrome inspectors, pilots, etc., before implementation. Given the industry’s excellent track record of cooperation, the consensus was stakeholders would succeed in meeting the requirement in time. It was agreed during the final panel discussion that ICAO and the industry should share resources, such as venues and instructors to reduce costs of organizing seminars. It was also agreed that stakeholders should get together to discuss practical issues that may arise after the implementation date.
The stakeholders, mostly represented by respective trade associations and individual State regulators, were given the chance to express and exchange views on the new methodology. Participants eagerly asked about issues they had not been able to fully understand from just reading documents on the subject. The
The GRF seminar held from 27 to 28 June 2019 in Bangkok was the first of such kind in the region
ACI Survey on Safety Culture Receives Enthusiastic Responses The Region’s Members responded enthusiastically to the safety culture survey announced in the last issue of the bulletin. About 400 replies were received from airport operators, airlines and ground handlers. This compared favorably
against the 300+ replies collected in the two previous rounds of survey in 2014 and 2015. ACI thank two regional airlines associations for sponsoring the survey, i.e. AAPA (Association of Asia Pacific Airlines) and AACO (Arab Air The Voice of Asia-Pacific Airports | 3
Carriers Organizations) and helping distribute the questionnaires to their members and letting us hear the views of airlines.
An update on the survey findings will be shared in the next issue of the bulletin.
ACI’s next step will be to conduct a thorough analysis of the data collected and present the preliminary findings to the Regional Operational Safety Committee in October 2019. The ultimate aim is to share findings and recommendations with ACI members, industry partners and regulators for fostering a positive safety culture amongst all stakeholders. The promotion of a positive safety culture is now an ICAO Annex 19 (Safety Management) standard.
Asia Pacific States to Create National Safety Plan as Per Regional Strategy Representing airport members, ACI participated in the drafting of the ICAO Asia Pacific Regional Safety Plan in December 2018. The plan establishes safety targets for all stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific region (excluding the Middle East), i.e. regulators, airlines and airports. The main targets directly relevant to airports are: •
Certification of all international airports by 2020; and
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Effective implementation of 75% of ICAO USOAP standards related to AGA (Aerodrome and Ground Aids) by 2020.
the targets laid down in the Regional Plan including the two above. Members should take note of the targets and seek assistance from ACI if necessary. The next step for ICAO and Industry Partners such as ACI will be to have the draft plan submitted to the RASG-APAC for approval at their 9th session in November 2019. An update will be provided after the meeting.
ACI took part in a follow-up meeting (APRAST/14) again in May. It was formally agreed at the meeting that States in Asia Pacific should establish a National Aviation Safety Plan adopting
APRAST/14 decides that all Asia Pacific States should create their own national safety plan as per the regional strategy 4 | The Voice of Asia-Pacific Airports
Challenges sharing on Aerodrome Safety Management System (SMS)
The RO attended the ICAO Asia-Pacific Aerodrome Safety Management System (SMS) Seminar in Incheon, Korea, 27-28 May.
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ICAO and ACI to consider co-organising annual sub-regional workshops on the implementation of aerodrome SMS.
This Seminar focused on the challenges, solutions and lessons learnt by the aviation industry while implementing Aerodrome SMS. The RO participated in a panel session and presented “Challenges in the Implementation of Aerodrome SMS”. The Seminar concluded with the following recommendations: •
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States and Aerodromes to implement State Safety Programme (SSP) and make use of SMS guidance, gap analysis and evaluation tools available from ICAO, (integrated Safety Trend Analysis and Reporting System) iSTARS, Safety Management International Collaboration Group (SMICG) and ACI; Aerodromes operators to make use of the ACI APEX in Safety programme to support SMS implementation; and
For Safety issues, please contact SL Wong at sl@aci-asiapac.aero. The Voice of Asia-Pacific Airports | 5
ACI Asia-Pacific Calls for Risk-based Prohibited Items List and One-stop Security
ACI Asia-Pacific together with 25 State regulators gathers in Pattaya for the annual ICAO security meeting – RASCF/7
ACI Asia-Pacific has always been playing an active role in representing and promoting airports’ interests through ICAO regional offices. This July, ACI Asia-Pacific presented two advocacy papers at the 7th ICAO Asia & Pacific Regional Aviation Security Coordination Forum (RASCFAPAC/7) in Pattaya, Thailand. As an annual ICAO security meeting for civil aviation regulators of the States in Asia-Pacific and industry partners, the Forum was attended by 25 States/ Administrations and four industry associations. One of the ACI papers centered on the Prohibited Items List (PIL) in ICAO Aviation Security Manual (Doc 8973). The prohibited items are articles that must never be taken into the Security Restricted Area of an airport and carried in the cabin of an aircraft. However, PIL has grown longer over the years with no items removed despite changing levels of global security threat. Some items on the list are believed to no longer post significant threat to civil aviation, such as slingshots and baseball bats. Therefore, the paper advocated for 6 | The Voice of Asia-Pacific Airports
a regular risk-based review of the PIL in Doc 8973 and encouraged ICAO to assess the relevance of each individual item based on the evolution of threat and risk. Another ACI paper advocated for a wider adoption of One-stop security (OSS), which is a concept that principally aims to expedite the flow of transfer passengers and baggage to onward destinations by eliminating the unnecessary duplication of security controls at the transfer airport. States were also encouraged to make reference to the mutual assessments of equivalency of airport security measures conducted by airports for future consideration of OSS implementation. Both ACI papers were generally well received by the Forum participants. A number of other issues were also discussed, including the implementation progress of the ICAO Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP), upcoming amendments to Annex 17, and sharing of best practices in countering emerging threats.
The same papers will also be presented to the 2nd ICAO Middle East Regional Aviation Security and Facilitation Group (MID-RASFG), the
equivalency of RASCF for the Middle East region, in Muscat, Oman in March 2020.
ACI Asia-Pacific Highlights the Importance of Collaboration in Cybersecurity The Regional Office was invited to speak at the 3rd Aviation Cyber Resilience Workshop, organized by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 13 June. The workshop was attended by over 60 participants from States, airports, airlines and security service providers. It was the third in a series of four workshops aimed at bringing together regional stakeholders to raise awareness on cyber resilience and share best practices in addressing cyber threats.
capabilities and resilience on cybersecurity. A number of ACI’s initiatives on cybersecurity were highlighted in the discussion, such as the handbook on cybersecurity for airport executives, the online cyber self-assessment tool and the various training courses on cybersecurity.
The panel discussion which the Regional Office took part in explored how different regional parties, including State regulators, airlines, airports, and industry associations, can better collaborate and leverage resources to strengthen
Representatives from ACI Asia-Pacific, Singapore Government (Ministry of Transport), Australian Government (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade), ICAO Asia and Pacific Office, Qantas Airways and a Cybersecurity Consulting firm shared views on how different parties can collaborate to strengthen cybersecurity
For Security issues, please contact Gary Leung at gary@aci-asiapac.aero. The Voice of Asia-Pacific Airports | 7
ACI Signed Memorandum of Understanding with IATA and WWACG to Reform the Governance Structure of the Worldwide Slot Guidelines (WSG) In June ACI agreed with IATA and the Worldwide Airport Coordinators’ Group (WWACG) to reform the governance structure of the IATA Worldwide Slot Guidelines (WSG). This reform provides for a paradigm shift: for the first time since the establishment of the WSG in 1974, airport operators are acknowledged to be equal partners along with airlines and coordinators in developing slot allocation policies at global level.
ACI, IATA and WWACG signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 3 June 2019 in Seoul, Republic of Korea
The new governance structure will be in place by January 2020 and the WSG will be renamed as the “Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines”. This significant progress, together with an update of the Strategic Review of the WSG, will be reported to the States at the 40th ICAO Assembly this September. As the industry prepares to implement the new governance structure, the ACI Expert Group on Slots (EGS) met in June to discuss transition issues. The Terms of Reference of the EGS will be revised and members to be appointed before January 2020. To better coordinate regional issues on slots, the Regional Office is considering the possibility of establishing a Regional Taskforce on Slot Allocation. Membership of this group is expected to open to all ACI Asia-Pacific members. Contact us to find out more about ACI’s work on Slots or to express interest in joining EGS or the ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Task force on Slot Allocation.
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EGS meeting in Cape Town, South Africa (June 2019)
ACI Provided Input to Malaysia Regulator on Key Issues in its Proposed Economic Regulation Framework for Airport Charges ACI has been actively engaging with the Malaysia Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) since it was established in 2016. In particular, ACI was invited to provide input to the various consultations conducted by MAVCOM as it develops a comprehensive economic regulation framework for airports.
pertaining to all airports in the network. ACI urged MAVCOM to consider a gradual move towards hybrid or dual till after the initial transition period, stressing that the dual till regime rewards the airport operator for investing into commercial developments that will in turn benefit all stakeholders in the value chain.
After conducting 2 consultations in 2018, MAVCOM released a consultation paper in June 2019 on its proposed regulatory approach in setting aeronautical charges. ACI was invited to attend a series of confidential face-to-face stakeholder meetings on 25 to 27 June in which both MAVCOM and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) addressed specific questions from the industry. In addition, ACI provided comments to MAVCOM in July emphasizing that any charging scheme chosen for an airport network should ensure recovery of all costs
MAVCOM is expected to announce its decision on the Aeronautical Charges Framework by October, for implementation in January 2020.
ACI Asia-Pacific released 2018 Economic Review The Regional Office released the ACI Asia-Pacific 2018 Economic Review (Issue 4) in August.
Members who are interested in the full version of the study please write to Suzanne Tong.
Compiled under the direction of the ACI AsiaPacific Regional Economics Committee, this annual review 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 includes a focused discussion on “Airport Networks” to update members on the latest developments before the ICAO Airports Economics Panel on this subject, and special discussions on how airports are meeting the capacity challenge. ACI Members are welcome to suggest relevant topics for consideration in this annual review. Please click here for the excerpt of the report. For Economics issues, please contact Suzanne Tong at suzanne@aci-asiapac.aero. The Voice of Asia-Pacific Airports | 9
Special Election for ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Environment Committee The ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Environment Committee (REC) held a special election this summer due to the Vice-Chair Ms. Rebekah Marshall of Dubai Airports stepping down for other obligations. Dr. M. Muthukrishnan of Delhi International Airport Limited was elected new Vice-Chair with immediate effect and will serve until the end of December 2020.
INTRODUCING THE NEW VICE-CHAIR OF REC “I am pleased to introduce Dr. M. Muthukrishnan as the new Vice-chair of the REC.” said Ir. Khairiah Salleh of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad, Chair of ACI Asia-Pacific REC. “Dr. M. Muthukrishnan is a highly accomplished environmental expert, with his wealth of knowledge and experience in aviation sustainability management, he will certainly help the REC in achieving its future environmental goals. Please join me in congratulating Dr. M. Muthukrishnan on his new position.” Dr. M. Muthukrishnan is the Head – Environment of Delhi International Airport Limited. He has more than 12 years of experience in Aviation Environment & Sustainability Management. He is currently leading advancement of environmental safeguards and developments in India in the area of aviation environmental standards, green aviation policy, green buildings for airports, climate change management, carbon neutral progress for aviation, sustainability developments and resource conservations. He is also a certified ICAO Trainair Plus Course Developer and ICAO Safety Management System professional. He developed a Standardized Training Package for ICAO on the subject of “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and Operation of Airport Infrastructure” and rolled out multiple training courses. Dr. Muthukrishnan has been supporting REC’s work since joining the Committee and is 10 | The Voice of Asia-Pacific Airports
committed to deliver the environmental initiatives of the REC. Dr. Muthukrishnan said “I am thankful for all members of the REC, this exposure has provided me with the opportunity of learning different environmental practices from different environmental experts, which inspires me to keep going and I am fortunate to have the chance to serve the Committee as Vice-chair. My goals are to enhance our outreach to members within this region, to promote our environmental initiatives and support REC’s continuous growth.”
New Publication for Green Airport Infrastructure at Airports ACI Asia-Pacific published the ACI Asia-Pacific Green Airports Recognition 2019 Publication showcasing Asia-Pacific and Middle East airports’ green infrastructure projects. The publication highlights the airport members efforts in green building design, clean energy facility, energy efficiency improvement and water efficiency improvement projects.
For more information, please contact green_ airports@aci-asiapac.aero.
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. The topic for Green Airports Recognition 2020 is water management. Stay tuned for the announcement!
ACI Asia-Pacific Biennial Environmental Survey 2019 Building on the success of the last Environmental Survey in 2017, the Regional Office launched the ACI Asia-Pacific Environmental Survey 2019 in mid-July, all ACI members were invited to participate. By completing the Survey, participating airports will: •
Fulfill the crucial best practice sharing requirement to enter the Green Airport Recognition 2020 – “Water Management” to be launched later this year and Green Airport Recognition 2021 the subsequent year;
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Receive a summary report on aggregate results and learn the industry trends and best practices in the region; and
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Receive a full customized report that could compare your airport’s environmental performance in the region and justify existing and/or proposed environmental initiatives.
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Promoting Pilot APEX in Environment to Asia-Pacific States The Regional Office attended the 3rd ICAO AsiaPacific Aerodrome Operations and Planning SubGroup Meeting (AOP/SG/3) on 26 June in Bangkok and shared about the Pilot APEX in Environment Review that took place in Surakarta, Indonesia in 2018. Other progress made at the meeting included endorsements to: the final draft of the Asia Pacific A-CDM Implementation Plan by Airport Collaborative Decision-Making Task Force, the
draft Composition and Terms of Reference of the National Wildlife Hazard Management Committee by the Wildlife Hazard Management Working Group, and the final draft of Asia Pacific Guidance on Aerodrome Operations Personnel Competency by the Aerodrome Operational Personnel Competency Small Working Group.
Airport Carbon Accreditation Updates The Regional Office took part in the Airport Carbon Accreditation advisory board meeting on 11 July. The independent advisory board oversees the programme’s administration, reviewing its progress and relevance, in ensuring its robustness. The advisory board provided direction for a proposed additional Level to recognize airports making extra efforts in CO2 and Green House Gas emission reduction. The advisory board also endorsed the off-site verification proposal, which would enable airports to save costs. 12 | The Voice of Asia-Pacific Airports
For more information about Airport Carbon Accreditation, please visit the website the website.
55 Asia-Pacific airports are now accredited:
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
LEVEL 3, OPTIMISATION • • • • • • • • • • •
Abu Dhabi International Airport, United Arab Emirates 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, China Incheon Airport, Republic of Korea Kansai International Airport, Japan Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia Mae Fah Luang Chiang Rai International Airport, Thailand
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Narita International Airport, Japan Osaka International Airport, Japan Parafield Airport, Australia Sharjah Airport, United Arab Emirates Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore Suvarnabumi Airport, Thailand Sydney Airport, Australia Taoyuan International Airport, Chinese Taipei
LEVEL 2, REDUCTION • • • • • • • • • • • •
Aéroport International de Noumea-La Tontouta, New Caledonia Beijing Capital International Airport, China Christchurch Airport, New Zealand Dubai International, United Arab Emirates Dubai World Central, United Arab Emirates Gold Coast Airport, Australia Hobart International Airport, Australia Kobe Airport, Japan Longreach Airport, Australia Macau International Airport, Macau, China Melbourne Airport, Australia Mount Isa Airport, Australia
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Muscat International Airport, Oman Nadi International Airport, Fiji Perth Airport, Australia Salalah Airport, Oman Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport, China Townsville Airport, Australia
LEVEL 1, MAPPING • • • • • • • •
Biju Patnaik International Airport Bhubaneswar, India Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, China Haikou Meilan International Airport, China Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport Varanasi, India Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Kolkata, India Palmerston North Airport, New Zealand Phnom Penh International Airport, Cambodia Siem Reap International Airport, Cambodia
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Sihanoukville International Airport, Cambodia Trivandrum International Airport, India Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, China
For Environment issues, please contact Ken Lau at ken@aci-asiapac.aero. The Voice of Asia-Pacific Airports | 13
Airport Community IT experts met in Milan The 26th ACI Aviation Community Recommended Information Services (ACRIS) Working Group met on 4-5 June in Milan, Italy. The group agreed to define effective key messages for ACRIS via development of storyline and engage aviation professionals through its ACRIS LinkedIn group. The group will also develop a robust Request for Proposal document on Semantic Mode model (a data naming definition database that standardize IT terms and parameters for airport projects). For the Application Program Interface (API) (computer codes that allows two software programs to communicate with each other), the group agreed to publish the “wait time� API and explore future projects such as Parking and Concessions.
There was also a demonstration of the Airport Geolocation Information System (AGIS) for one of the members airport, the future work will focus on enhancement of outdoor and non-public area models.
For Information Technology issues, please contact Ken Lau at ken@aci-asiapac.aero.
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Event Invitations for You... OPERATIONAL SAFETY
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14 – 16 October, Macau 24th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Operational Safety Committee Meeting
30 - 31 October, Doha The Trinity Forum 2019
7 – 8 November, Bangkok 9th ICAO Asia Pacific Regional Aviation Safety Group Meeting
AVIATION SECURITY 18 - 20 September, Montréal ICAO Global Aviation Security Symposium 2019 9 - 10 October, Perth 25th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Aviation Security Committee (RASC) Meeting 21 - 22 October, Frankfurt 18th ACI Smart Security Management Group (SSMG) Meeting 30 - 31 October, Hong Kong SAR 51st ACI World Aviation Security Standing Committee (WSSC) Meeting
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5 - 6 November, Muscat ACI World Economics Committee Meeting 10 November (tentative), Brisbane ACI Expert Group on Slots 18 - 19 November, Bahrain ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Economics Committee Meeting
ENVIRONMENT 9 October, Paris ACA Task Force and ACI EUROPE ENVSTRAT Meeting 24 - 26 March 2020, Seoul ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Environment Committee Meeting
The Trinity Forum 2019 | DOHA The world’s most influential airport commercial revenues conference will be held in Doha on 30-31 October. This is the first time the event is hosted in Qatar.
NOVEMBER Airport Exchange 2019 | ABU DHABI The biggest annual trade show of ACI is going to draw 1,000+ delegates, 70+ exhibitors & sponsors, and 120+ expert airport speakers. The three-day event takes place in Abu Dhabi on 25-27 November.
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