All posts for the month January, 2010

Airports to establish fund to help earthquake victims

Greg Principato notes in his blog that Airports Council International-North America will work with the American Association of Airport Executives to establish a fund to accept contributions to assist with the humanitarian need of airport employees and their families in Haiti. ACI-NA is working together with ACI-Latin America/Caribbean to marshal the experience and capabilities of [...]

First Day Highlights of the Insurance/Risk Seminar

The ACI-NA Insurance and Risk Management Committee kicked off the New Year with its 11th annual Insurance and Risk Management held in the warm and sunny San Diego with close to 95 attendees, up almost 20% over last year’s attendance. The first session on Thursday highlights the current airport insurance market including aviation and non-aviation [...]

CAAFI Deserves Prestigious ATW Award

Greg Principato said in a statement that the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative is deserving of the ATW 2010 Joseph S. Murphy Industry Service Award. “Their commitment to ensure that new fuels can be integrated into current airport infrastructure without significant operational, financial or environmental impacts is to be commended. Our members are pleased to [...]

Aviation Week: 5 Good Questions for Greg Principato

Jim Ott of Aviation Week posed five questions to ACI-NA President Greg Principato on subjects ranging from airline baggage fees and airport expenditures on safety and security, to his thoughts on how Washington politics have changed over time. The last question queried Greg on his expectations on federal support for airports in 2010. Below is [...]

The five recommendations to strengthen aviation security

“The attempted attack on Christmas Day is a powerful illustration that terrorists will go to great lengths to try to defeat the security measures that have been put in place since Sept. 11, 2001,” Secretary Napolitano said as she outlined five recommendations to strengthen security at home and abroad “through new partnerships, technology and law [...]

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