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Addressing New Security Threats October 2006, Issue #3 Liberalisation, the way ACI works with ICAO forward Addressing new security threats Dear Members, In September, I spoke on behalf In response to the threat to aviation posed by of the airports community at liquid explosives, including gels and aerosols, the ICAO Global Symposium ACI participated in a special session of the ICAO on Air Transport Liberalisation Council in Montreal on August 17. The session in Dubai. ACI has consistently supported market access specifically addressed the ramifications of the liberalisation for both passenger August 10 disruption of a plot in the UK aimed at and cargo services. But the destroying a number of aircraft in flight. ACI and current patchwork of bilateral IATA were the only industry members invited to agreements and market access restrictions curb market address the Council, and the two organisations flexibility. This is a serious coordinated closely on their statements. concern that requires well- adapted solutions if we are to avoid a serious capacity In brief, ACI (represented by Anne McGinley, Director, ICAO Bureau and Paul Behnke, shortage at airports in the director of security) told the Council that the system had worked exactly the way it was coming years. meant to; accurate intelligence, shared by States and with the industry, pre-empted a Every successful region potentially lethal series of events. The plot never entered the operational stage, and thus needs world class airports. never tested airport or airline security, which are essential, but highly uncertain fallbacks ACI promotes liberalisation as in countering threats. one means to ensure the most efficient use of existing and future airport infrastructure, ACI congratulated the Governments involved for their successful disruption of the plot. to encourage opening new The Council decided to refer the entire matter of the new threat to the ICAO aviation international city pairs and to security panel, which met in Montreal September 11 to 15. relieve pressure on congested hubs. For developing nations, the stakes are equally high, ACI stressed the following points during the panel meeting: and governments must support 1. Threats to aviation security must be fully and effectively met. The public must have airport development to avoid confidence that it is safe to travel. Governments must recognise that terrorism targets the political and economic States and is therefore a matter of national defence, which must be funded and imple- isolation incurred by insufficient infrastructure. mented by them in partnership and close collaboration with airport operators, airlines and other aviation stakeholders. These and other airport business topics will headline 2. Certain additional security measures may be required, at least in some States. These the agenda at the ACI World Annual General Assembly in measures must be effective, enforceable, practical and sustainable. A related objective Cape Town 7-11 November. must be that any new longer-term measures are introduced in such a way that the indus- Our airport and world business try can continue to handle growing numbers of passengers and higher freight volumes partners members can seize without creating gridlock at major airports. this opportunity to discuss, formulate and promote solutions that demonstrate that “Airports 3. Any measures adopted by States should be harmonised in such a way that pas- Mean Business”. I look forward sengers transiting several countries may have confidence that the rules on carriage of to seeing you there. liquids, gels and aerosols would not change during the course of their itinerary. Carriers should inform passengers with absolute clarity what they are permitted to carry Robert J. Aaronson continues page 2 1 News In this edition ACI is pleased to note that both the European Union and the United States, in the week of September 25, adopted measures that harmonised both the amounts of liquids and gels Liberalisation, the way which could be taken on board aircraft and the size of baggage which could be taken as forward carry-on luggage. The teamwork shown in the ICAO forum by Contracting States and the News industry has resulted in a prompt, reasonable and sustainable response to the new threat. Addressing new Security Standing Committee respond to UK Terror Plot security threats The World Security Standing Committee met on 18 and 19 September, in Minneapolis, USA. The meeting was hosted by the Metropolitan Airports Commission with 19 airport, business Briefs partner and ACI representatives participating from the North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific Health briefing and Africa regions. Upcoming events The meeting provided an excellent opportunity for the representatives from the regions to review and discuss recent developments in aviation security, notably the terrorist plot unco- Training services vered in the UK, which resulted in unprecedented security measures being implemented in mid-August. These measures were also discussed at the ICAO meeting attended by ACI. ACI news ACI Publications The committee explored the problems that transfer passengers and transfer airports were experiencing as a result of different rules and restrictions being applied between regions World Business and within regions. It identified the need to harmonise these restrictions so that transfer pas- Partners sengers could continue their journeys without having to surrender or check-in items at the transfer airports. Duty free items were of particular concern. ACI calendar of events 2007 Realising that governments were moving to mandate the new restrictions, the committee produced a position statement urging regulatory authorities to work together with their coun- terparts internationally to achieve a common standard. This was published by ACI and a copy of this statement can be viewed at www.aci.aero. UPDATE: The European Commission has published the new European restrictions on the carriage of liquids, gels and aerosols in cabin luggage. ACI will be issuing a bulle- tin with information and possible impact upon airport members in the next few days. This was Paul Behnke’s last meeting as Secretary after nearly 12 years on the committee. The chairman, David Hansen (AKL), presented him with a farewell souvenir in recognition and appreciation of his excellent service to the members over the years. Craig Bradbrook, the new ACI director of security and facilitation takes over as secretary for the committee. The committee is scheduled to meet next in Dubai in late April, 2007. Preparation underway for CAEP, round seven The ICAO Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) is having its seventh triennial meeting in Montreal in February 2007. ACI’s CAEP steering group met in June and reviewed the preliminary reports by the work groups, although substantial ground remains to be covered before finalisation of a paper for the next CAEP meeting. ACI continues to actively contribute to the three main work groups – WG1 on technical noise issues, WG2 on operations and WG3 on emissions – and on the Forecasting and Economics group (FESG). Major items of work expected to be completed and approved by CAEP meeting 7 (CAEP/7) include an update of the Balanced Approach for Aircraft Noise Management document to ACI World Headquarters include people issues and case studies at airports; drafting of guidelines on local emissions, P.O. Box 16 1215 Geneva 15 - Airport state requirements and inventories; updated noise and emissions certification procedures for Switzerland aircraft; and guidance material on charges for local emissions. Tel: (+41) 22 717 85 85 Fax: (+41) 22 717 88 88 A task force is also drafting guidance material on emission trading and how international E-mail: [email protected] aviation might eventually be brought into the Kyoto convention. www.aci.aero Editor - Haldane Dodd 2 Fundamental differences on the geographical scope of an emissions trading scheme is hampering progress on the gui- dance material and currently there is no clear indication whether or not an agreement will be reached before or during CAEP/8 in 2010. The final important task of CAEP/7 will be to set the work programme for the next three years leading up to CAEP/8. Guidance material on local air quality will be expanded to include dispersion modelling, measuring and mitigation. In- terdependencies (trade-off between noise, emissions and economics) will be further explored, including the evaluation of candidate computer models and a major software package being developed by the US FAA to link the various calcu- lation disciplines. Other items include noise and emissions limits for future supersonic aircraft, variable and selectable technologies for noise reduction. In the draft work programme as it stands, CAEP has no plans to include any new noise or emission stringency at CAEP/8 in 2010. At this stage, there are very few member states and organisations that openly support CAEP drafting further emission stringency regulations, therefore the challenge for ACI will be to build a convincing case that such progress is in the best interests of the aviation industry. Environment Committee renews efforts in Africa The ACI World Environment Standing Committee includes many of the airport participants in the CAEP process (see above) and drafts policy and position papers for ACI World Headquarters. The committee met in Frankfurt in July 2006. At the request of the World Governing Board, the committee has prepared a policy position on Climate Change, taking into account the needs of the different regions. This position paper was finalised and approved by the Board in May. See the website for a copy. The committee welcomed two new members from the Africa region (Cairo and South Africa) and with the ACI World Conference being held in Cape Town this November, there will be a renewed effort to increase the activity of the regional environment committee. The needs of the region on specific issues including training and support – both within the region and from more developed regions – will be better highlighted and addressed. Sustainability is also in the Standing Committee’s spotlight.
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