ACI-NA welcomes U.S. / EU second stage agreement
ACI-NA President Greg Principato applauded the second stage air transportation agreement initialed by the United States and European Union in Brussels today. ACI-NA participated actively in the second stage negotiations on behalf of its airport members. “The second stage agreement builds and improves on the ground-breaking first stage air transport agreement reached in 2007”, said [...]
Any US Visit Exit Plan would be manpower intensive
The federal government’s proposed US VISIT Exit program will require additional security employees at the nation’s airports. Just how many will depend upon which tract Homeland Security takes. US VISIT Exit is a bio-metric sampling program mandated by Congress to record the departures of foreign visitors. The theory is that once fingerprints are collected, the [...]
Think Global, Not Local
As an airport puts together a recruitment plan to land a new international route, or retain an existing route, it is important to realize that an international airport in the next town over or even the adjoining state is not your competition, said Christina Cassotis, a vice president of the consulting firm of SH&E. No, [...]
International Air Service: Glass Half Full or Empty?
Robert Hazel of Oliver Wyman presented an admittedly “glass half empty view” when it comes to the state of international air service. To start with, U.S. airports seeking to attract international service are challenged by the fact that the majority of international passengers (96 percent) are handled by just 25 airports in the U.S. Of [...]