Technical and Industry Affairs Bulletin Issue 20 - May 2019

Issue 20 – May 2019

Regional Operational Safety Committee Elects New Leadership and Publishes Guidance Materials ACI Expresses Its Support to ICAO Middle East Safety Strategy Participate in the Safety Culture Survey ACI Provides Inputs to ICAO Guidance Materials on Aerodrome Personnel Competency Call for Airport Safety Data

Regional Aviation Security Committee Convenes in Hong Kong ACI is Committed to Helping Airports Address Cybersecurity Threats

Airports Prepare for Future Environmental Matters Environment Forum at WAGA 2019 Airports Recognized for Green Airport Infrastructure Efforts Airport Carbon Accreditation Marks 10 Years Airport Carbon Accreditation Updates Airports Environmental Leaders Mapped Out Tasks to Derive Responses to the Latest IPCC Report ICAO Seminar on Green Airports ACI Invited to Present at Workshop on Airport Environmental Management Systems

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ICAO Airport Economics Panel Acknowledged the Importance Role of Airport Networks ACI Asia-Pacific Economics Committee to Conduct Study on Airport Charges and the Impact on Air Fares ACI Asia-Pacific Joined the Airport Traffic Think Tank 2019 Annual Meeting in Tallinn, Estonia Concrete Output on Taxation from the 4th ICAO Air Transport Symposium and Meeting with Policy-makers in the Republic of Korea ACI, IATA and the Worldwide Airport Coordinators Group (WWACG, or Slot Coordinators) Agreed to Reform the Governance of the Worldwide Slot Guidelines

Cybersecurity for Airport Executives Handbook Launched!

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Regional Operational Safety Committee Elects New Leadership and Publishes Guidance Materials The 23rd session of the ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Operational Safety Committee (ROSC), held in Hong Kong from 31 March to 2 April, elected Mr. José Marçal (Macau) as Vice Chair for two-years term. José replaces Mr. Narayanasamy Venkatachalapathy (Hyderabad) who was promoted from Vice Chair to Chair of the ROSC at the previous October meeting. The ROSC, under the new leadership, will continue discussing the region’s position on safety issues and develop best practice guidance in safety for the benefit of members. Below are the download links to two of the latest publications, Guidelines on Accident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis and Guidelines on Runway Safety Teams. Two handbooks on safety promotion and change management published in 2017 and 2018 can also be downloaded by clicking the images below:

At the Hong Kong meeting, the ROSC started the drafting work of guidance materials on: • • • •

Wildlife Hazard Management Plan Airfield Pavement Inspections Aerodrome Personnel Competency and Training Requirements How to be Innovative in Safety?

The next meeting will be in Macau, China from 14 to 16 October.

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The 23rd ROSC Meeting elected José Marçal of Macau International Airport (third from left, front row) Vice Chair to fill in a position vacated by Narayanasamy Venkatachalapaty of Hyderabad International Airport (fourth from left, front row).

ACI Expresses Its Support to ICAO Middle East Safety Strategy The ROSC at its 23rd meeting concluded that ACI Asia-Pacific should support the new edition of the safety strategy for the Middle East region, approved at the 4th ICAO Middle East Safety Summit held in October 2018. The new strategy lays down eight goals to be achieved by stages until year 2030. The following three are most relevant to airports in the ICAO Middle East region: • • •

75% of international aerodromes to be certified by 2017; 50% of international aerodromes to establish Runway Safety Teams by 2020; and At least one APEX in Safety review to be conducted per year in the Middle East Region.

A working paper (WP42) declared this position to the 7th meeting of the ICAO Middle East Regional Safety Group held in Cairo, Egypt from 15 - 18 April. The paper also elaborated on ACI’s capacity building efforts such as training, guidance materials and APEX in Safety peer reviews and called upon States and international organizations in the Middle East to make donations to the ACI Developing Nations Airport Assistance (DNA) program, a fund that provides financial assistance to eligible airport members in developing countries to attend subsidized training courses.

ACI Calls for Support to the DNA Program at the 7th Meeting of the ICAO Middle East Regional Safety Group held in Cairo from 15 - 18 April.

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Participate in the Safety Culture Survey A positive safety culture amongst airport employees is the foundation of a successful, mature Safety Management System. As the old adage goes, you can only manage what you can measure. In 2014 and 2015 the ROSC conducted a survey to assess the prevalent safety culture in the region in an attempt to identify obstacles in the promotion of a positive safety culture. The results can be viewed online here in a report presented to an ICAO safety meeting. The ROSC is now inviting members to participate in a second edition of the survey to see if there have been any significant changes in safety culture in the last few years. The questionnaire, available in the Arabic, Chinese and English languages should take no more than ten minutes to complete. Please click on the image in the language of your choice to open and complete the online questionnaire by 31 July. Your response will be kept confidential. The survey report will only present aggregate results and analyses; no returns will be attributed to individuals. If you leave your email address, you will receive a copy of the survey report early next year.

ACI Provides Inputs to ICAO Guidance Materials on Aerodrome Personnel Competency At the invitation of ICAO Asia Pacific last year, the ROSC provided inputs on the competency requirements for Runway Safety and Apron Safety personnel. The requirements for these two job functions and seven others defined in PANS (Procedures for Air Navigation Services) Aerodromes (Doc 9981) will become the core content of new ICAO Asia Pacific guidance materials on aerodrome personnel competency and training requirements.

The working group Aerodrome Operational Personnel Competency Small Working Group (AOPC SWG) was tasked with the drafting work of the guidance materials and met for the second time from 25 to 29 March, to discuss and finalize training requirements listed in the guidance materials. ACI took the opportunity to recommend ACI training courses relevant to airside safety and operations in Working Paper 4. The working group expressed appreciation for ACI’s efforts in providing relevant training to airports and agreed to make reference to the guidance materials on aerodrome personnel competency and training requirements. The guidance materials are expected to be approved by the supervisory body of the small working group, the ICAO Asia Pacific Aerodrome Operations & Planning Subgroup next year and will be provided to the regulators in the 39 States in the region for their reference.

ACI Asia-Pacific Technical & Industry Affairs Bulletin Page 6 The 2nd meeting of ICAO Asia Pacific Aerodrome Operational Personnel Competency Small Working Group (AOPC SWG/2), held from 25 - 29 March, finalized competency requirements for nine job functions and discussed on training requirements.

Call for Airport Safety Data The ROSC is again inviting fellow safety managers to participate in the annual ACI Asia-Pacific Safety KPI Survey with the aim to share aerodrome safety performance. You can participate by completing this form and returning it by 31 July to gary@aci-asiapac.aero.

The data provided will be strictly kept confidential; no safety performance of individual airports whatsoever will be published. Participants will be given a summary statistic of the data collected such as averages and measures of variances such as 5 and 95 percentiles once the report is completed by the end of 2019. Participants will also be given a recent copy of the ACI Asia-Pacific “Guidelines on Accident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis�, after submission of the completed form.

Complete this form and Get a Report and an ACI Handbook!

For safety matters, please contact SL Wong at sl@aci-asiapac.aero.

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Regional Aviation Security Committee Convenes in Hong Kong The 24th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Aviation Security Committee (RASC) meeting was held from 1 - 2 April in Hong Kong, hosted by the Airport Authority Hong Kong. The meeting was attended by over 35 members and observers from various airports and service providers in the region.

As one of the major outcomes of the meeting, the RASC agreed that ACI Asia-Pacific should continue representing airports’ interest to ICAO by submitting two papers, (1) One-Stop Security (OSS) and (2) regular, risk-based review of the Prohibited Items List (PIL) in ICAO Doc 8973 at upcoming ICAO regional aviation security meetings for AsiaPacific and the Middle East in 2019.

Also, the RASC is committed to sharing best practices among airport members to address common security concerns.

In light of the growing number of drone-related incidents disrupting airport operations around the world, including at Gatwick Airport in December 2018, a number of committee members shared insights on the implementation of antidrone measures at their airports, thoroughly discussed how airports can better prevent and prepare for such incidents in the future. The RASC agreed in general that there is an urgent need for clarifying the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders within an airport in relation to the mitigation of drone-related threats.

Moreover, the two working groups, formed by the RASC back in late 2018, also started working on developing guidance materials on the assessment and promotion of security culture, and competency requirements for security personnel. The two working groups are expected to continue working on these two guidance materials at the next few meetings.

The meeting concluded with a technical tour of Hong Kong International Airport organized by the host.

The next RASC meeting will be held in Perth, Australia from 9 - 10 October.

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ACI is Committed to Helping Airports Address Cybersecurity Threats Technology plays a key role in airport operations. Over the past decades, there has been an increasing use and reliance on technology and automation at airports across the world. However, on the flip side, the advancement of technology has also led to an increase in airport’s exposure to cybersecurity threats. By exploiting the weaknesses, malicious cyber-attacks towards airports could lead to severe operational disruptions and commercial loss.

In view of the growing threats in cybersecurity, ACI World officially launched the Cybersecurity for Airport Executives Handbook at the ACI Asia-Pacific/World Annual General Assembly, Conference and Exhibition in Hong Kong in April.

The handbook offers guidance to airport senior executives on the basics of cybersecurity management. The Handbook is free for all ACI members, details of the Handbook are elaborated in the Information Technology session of this bulletin.

From the regional perspective, RASC is developing a guidance document that aims to help, specifically airport security managers, better understand their roles and responsibilities on cybersecurity. The guidance document is expected to be published by the end of 2019.

Moreover, ACI Asia-Pacific was invited to the Cybersecurity Roundtable meeting hosted by IATA in Singapore from 11 to 12 April. The event gathered stakeholders across the aviation industry, including airports, airlines, air traffic management, regulators, cybersecurity service providers, to establish short, medium and long-term milestone goals with respect to cybersecurity and discuss what respective stakeholders can do to achieve these goals. Some of the potential actions that airport operators can do to improve cybersecurity include: • • • • •

Establish airport cybersecurity certification program; Promote a positive cybersecurity culture within the organization; Enhance information sharing on cybersecurity between law enforcement agencies, regulators and industry stakeholders; Improve resilience and availability of airport IT systems; and Work with appropriate authorities to enact legislation and regulations to combat cybersecurity threats.

Going forward, ACI will continue monitoring the latest development of cybersecurity and assist airports in addressing this latest emerging threat.

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The Cybersecurity for Airport Executives Handbook was launched at the ACI Asia-Pacific/World Annual General Assembly, Conference and Exhibition in Hong Kong

ACI Asia-Pacific together with industry experts in IATA’s meeting to establish long-term strategies to address cybersecurity threats

For security matters, please contact Gary Leung at gary@aci-asiapac.aero.

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Airports Prepare for Future Environmental Matters The 11th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Environment Committee (REC) meeting was kindly hosted by Airport Authority Hong Kong on 1-3 April in Hong Kong.

REC members, observers and guest experts at the 11th ACI Asia-Pacific REC meeting held in Hong Kong.

The meeting began with an opening speech by Mr. Alex Kwan, Executive Director, Engineering & Technology, Airport Authority Hong Kong, who addressed how the development of an airport could cause public concerns (i.e. carbon emission, aircraft noise and waste) and environmental impacts, whereas the cause of natural environmental changes could also affect the airport operations. Mr. Kwan reaffirmed that amongst all these activities, it would be a good opportunity to apply new technology in developing a more sustainable airport operation. It is also important to build the synergy of collaboration with one another in tackling the environmental issues.

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Opening Speech given by Mr. Alex Kwan, Executive Director, Engineering & Technology, Airport Authority Hong Kong.

Ms. Ada Tse, Deputy Regional Director of ACI Asia-Pacific thanked Mr. Jakrapop Charatsri of Airports of Thailand PLC. (left), Immediate Past Chair of REC for serving the Committee for the last two years and also welcomed Ir. Khairiah Salleh of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (right)s, the newly elected Chair for 2019-2020.

Best practices sharing presentations on green airports infrastructure programmes from the Green Airports Recognition 2019 – Taoyuan International Airport and Adelaide Airport were shared. Members from Changi, Christchurch and Sharjah airports also gave presentations on the environmental initiatives at their airports.

Two parallel workshops were led by REC during the meeting - Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Working Group and Aircraft Noise Management (ANM) Working Group.

Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) tool was introduced during the CCA workshop and members learned how the tool helps address climate-related issues in financial terms.

With the case study shared by Brisbane Airport and Airport Authority Hong Kong, members also learned how the tool could help raise climate change adaptation awareness to senior management and get their approval for necessary procedures.

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During the ANM workshop, the group had briefly discussed the noise challenges and shared the noise insulation programmes at a number of airports. The group had also reviewed and discussed the improvements of the noise survey.

Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Working Group Workshop

Aircraft Noise Management (ANM) Working Group Workshop

A technical boat tour was arranged by Airport Authority Hong Kong on 1 April, featuring the third runway construction and exploration of Chinese White Dolphins habitat.

A tour of the airport was arranged by Airport Authority Hong Kong on 3 April, featuring the landside and airside waste stations, electric vehicles chargers, electric apron bus, fixed ground power and pre-conditioned air units.

The next REC Meeting will be on 24-26 March 2020 in Seoul, Korea.

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Environment Forum at WAGA 2019 The Environment Forum took place in 2019 ACI Asia-Pacific/ World Annual General Assembly, Conference and Exhibition (WAGA 2019) Hong Kong on 2 April. The primary focus of this forum were climate change resilience and adaptation, and combatting wildlife trafficking.

In the climate change resilience and adaptation session, panellists shared their views on the airport operation impacts caused by the increasing climate related events such as flooding, typhoons and drought, etc and necessary measures and efforts undertaken to maintain business operations.

Panellists of the session included: Ms. Wendy Weir, Environment and Sustainability Manager of Brisbane Airport Corporation, Ms. Chrystelle Damar, Associate Environment Officer, Air Transport Bureau, Environment of ICAO, Mr. Adam Davis, Technical Director, Sustainability & Resilience of AECOM, Ms. Rachel Burbidge, Senior Environment Officer of EUROCONTROL, Ms. Caroline Sapriel, Managing Partner of CS&A International and Mr. Sebastien Lacoin, Technical General Manager of Kansai Airports.

Panelists at the Environmental Forum sharing on Climate Change Resilience and Adaptation

In the combatting wildlife trafficking session, the importance of raising awareness on combatting wildlife trafficking was addressed, as well as how the illegal activity could expose the passengers and employees to health and safety hazards, causing harm to the corporate and national reputation.

Panellists of the of the session included Ms. Juliana Scavuzzi, Senior Manager, Environment of ACI World, Ms. Naomi Gitau, Ag. Environment Manager of Kenya Airports Authority, Ms. Claire Beastall, Training and Capacity Building Coordinator of TRAFFIC, Ms. Rosanne Blijleven, Strategic Advisor Corporate Responsibility of Royal Schiphol Group, Ms. Nathalie Herbelles, Head, Security & Facilitation of ACI World and Mr. Mike Kilburn, Assistant General Manager, Sustainability of Airport Authority Hong Kong.

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Panelists at the Environmental Forum sharing on Combatting Wildlife Trafficking.

Airports Recognized for Green Airport Infrastructure Efforts ACI Asia-Pacific Green Airport Recognition 2019 attracted 19 airport submissions with green airport infrastructure projects ranging from Green Building Design, Renewable Energy Station, Energy Efficiency Improvements for Infrastructure and Water Efficiency Improvements for Infrastructure.

Recognized airports received trophies made of upcycled waste wine bottle boxes at the presentation ceremony held on 3 April at the Regional Assembly. The recognised airports are: Over 45 million passengers per annum: • Platinum – Indira Gandhi International Airport • Gold – Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport • Silver – Hong Kong International Airport Between 10 to 45 million passengers per annum: • Platinum – Taoyuan International Airport • Gold – Sydney Airport • Silver – Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Less than 10 million passengers per annum: • Platinum – Adelaide Airport • Gold – Al Bateen Executive Airport • Silver – Nadi International Airport

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Green Airports Recognition Ceremony at the 2019 ACI Asia-Pacific/ World Annual General Assembly, Conference & Exhibition in Hong Kong

The theme for Green Airports Recognition 2020 is “Water Management�. Stay tuned for the announcement!

Airport Carbon Accreditation Marks 10 Years Airport Carbon Accreditation was first launched in Europe in 2009. The independent annual certification programme has since gone on to become the global standard for airport operators seeking to address their carbon footprint.

At the WAGA 2019 in Hong Kong, ACI provided an update on the latest developments of Airport Carbon Accreditation programme and celebrated the 10th anniversary of the programme.

There are currently 272 accredited airports worldwide, welcoming 43.9% of global air passenger traffic, spanning across 71 countries. Within the Asia-Pacific Region, there are 54 accredited airports, with the air passenger traffic of 37.3%, started their journey in addressing their carbon emission.

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On the special occasion of the 10th anniversary of Airport Carbon Accreditation, the representation of 19 airports out of the total 54 accredited airports in the Asia-Pacific region were presented with their well-deserved Airport Carbon Accreditation certificates, including 8 airports at Level 1 ‘Mapping’, 6 airports at Level 2 ‘Reduction’ and 5 airports at Level 3 ‘Optimisation’.

Nineteen Asia-Pacific airports received their Airport Carbon Accreditation certificates and celebrated their environmental achievements at the 2019 WAGA held in Hong Kong.

Airport Carbon Accreditation Updates There are now 54 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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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 Kansai International Airport, Japan Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia Mae Fah Luang Chiang Rai International Airport, Thailand

Level 3, Optimisation:

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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

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Abu Dhabi International Airport, United Arab Emirates AĂŠroport 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 Melbourne Airport, Australia Muscat International Airport, Oman Nadi International Airport, Fiji Perth Airport, Australia Salalah Airport, Oman Townsville Airport, Australia

Level 2, Reduction:

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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 Mount Isa Airport, Australia Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Kolkata, India Phnom Penh International Airport, Cambodia Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, China Siem Reap International Airport, Cambodia Sihanoukville International Airport, Cambodia Trivandrum International Airport, India Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, China

The Regional Office took part in the Airport Carbon Accreditation Task Force on 10 April in Helsinki. The Task Force had the objective to maintain and improve the robustness of the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme; members include volunteer energy and air emission experts from all ACI regions. The Task Force meeting discussed the future road map for the programme and agreed to refine the draft road map and investigate further into an additional

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Level to recognize airports making extra efforts in CO2 and Greenhouse Gas emission reduction.

The Task Force also approved the work on increasing the added value of accreditation through the user-friendly online dashboard and eligibility for offsite verification to save costs for airports. For more information about Airport Carbon Accreditation, please visit the website here.

Airports Environmental Leaders Mapped Out Tasks to Derive Responses to the Latest IPCC Report The 38th ACI World Environment Standing Committee (WEnSC) took place in Lima, Peru on 6-7 May. The meeting was attended by about 40 delegates on the first day as it was a joint environment meeting with ACI LAC Regional Environment Committee. Five Asia-Pacific airport members participated: Airports of Thailand Public Co. Ltd., Airport Authority Hong Kong, Incheon International Airport Corporation, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad and Narita International Airport Corporation.

The WEnSC mapped out tasks to derive responses to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report by setting up a Task Force and developing a survey to airport members. The WEnSC also discussed emerging issues such as supersonic aircraft noise and non-acoustic noise factors to be investigated by the Noise Strategy Working Group. Final comments to the Climate Change Adaptation Survey were also made and will be distributed to airport members in due course. The WEnSC also gathered valuable input to strategize the direction of the committee and determine priority deliverables for the future.

The next WEnSC meeting will be held in the second quarter of 2020 in North America.

ICAO Seminar on Green Airports The Second ICAO Seminar on Green Airports, in cooperation with ACI World also took place in Lima, Peru on 8-9 May. The Seminar was attended by about 130 delegates from civil aviation authorities, airports and consultants worldwide. The Seminar covered topics in emerging trends in airport environmental management including:

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Circular Economy (waste management concept) Carbon management and clean energy Sustainable Travel Climate Adaptation and Resilience Noise management at and around airports: community engagement Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Green finance Airport privatization

Speech given by Mr. Michael Rossell, Deputy Director General of ACI World.

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ACI Invited to Present at Workshop on Airport Environmental Management Systems The Regional Office was invited to present at the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) - International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Programme (COSCAP) - South East Asia (SEA) Workshop on Airport Environmental Management Systems (EMS), hosted by ICAO Asia-Pacific on 25-26 February in Bangkok, Thailand.

The presentation highlighted ACI’s approach to EMS with a special focus on the environmental activity database of ACI Asia-Pacific members. The Regional Office provided an overview of the successful cases of EMS implementation by Airport Authority Hong Kong and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad.

Participants in EASA-ICAO COSCAP SEA Workshop - Airport Environmental Management Systems held in Bangkok.

Presentation on ACI’s approach to EMS given by Mr. Ken Lau, Senior Manager, Technical Affairs of ACI Asia-Pacific.

For environment matters, please contact Ken Lau at ken@aci-asiapac.aero.

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ICAO Airport Economics Panel Acknowledged the Important Role of Airport Networks Since 2017 ACI has been actively defending the topic of Airport Networks & Cross-Subsidization that attracted heated debate at the ICAO Airport Economics Panel (AEP) meeting.

Facing strong opposition by a number of States that advocated against cross-subsidization among airports within a national airport network, ACI and members successfully prevented negative reference to cross-subsidization from being included in the proposed revision of the relevant provisions in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Airport Economics Manual (Doc 9562).

The 7th ICAO Airport Economics Panel met in late March 2019 and voted in favor of a series of revisions to Doc 9562.

These approved revisions significantly improve the ICAO principle on airport networks and airport system by acknowledging: • • •

the relevance and airport networks and their social and economic benefits; the practice of cross-subsidies as one of the possible tools to ensure economic sustainability of regional airports; both the economies of scales and scope resulting by the airport network model

The new text no longer makes reference to the arguments against the airport network model and to the controversial issue between airlines and airports on cross-subsidies (as in the existing edition of Doc 9562 under paragraph 2.37 and 2.38).

This outcome would not be possible without the assistance from members in reaching out to their respective national authorities to back the ACI position. The Regional Office would like to specifically thank members in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and South Korea for their support in this advocacy campaign.

ACI Asia-Pacific Economics Committee to Conduct Study on Airport Charges and the Impact on Air Fares Airlines groups around the world continue to be vocal in their advocacy efforts calling for governments to step up regulation on airport charges, claiming that airports have monopoly power that results in high airport charges. In AsiaPacific, the airport charges debate was recently most active in Australia, Malaysia and India. The ACI Asia-Pacific Economics Committee (the Committee) acknowledged the possible risks that active airline advocacy campaigns against airports may spread more widely in Asia-Pacific going forward.

To better prepare ACI Asia-Pacific and members in these debates, the Committee at its 9th meeting from 1 – 2 April in Hong Kong received a firm mandate from the Regional Board to proceed forward to conduct an Asia-Pacific study

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analyzing airport charges and airfares. The Committee had extensive discussions about the possible scope and approaches to be adopted for the regional study. The Australian Airports Association was invited as guest speaker to share its recent experience countering active airlines accusations in the Government’s review of the economic regulation framework in airports. Other speakers at the meeting included Airport Authority Hong Kong and Oman Airports, who shared their latest developments and challenges. Mr. Muhammad Fariz-Qisti M. Takwir from Malaysia Airports was elected Vice Chair for a 2-year term.

Over the summer of 2019, the Committee will develop the scope of work for the regional study, and appoint a consultant to take this project forward.

Participants at the ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Economics Committee meeting held in Hong Kong

ACI Asia-Pacific Joined the Airport Traffic Think Tank 2019 Annual Meeting in Tallinn, Estonia ACI Asia-Pacific participated for the first time in the Airport Traffic Think Tank (AT3) 2019 annual meeting in Tallinn, Estonia held on 9 – 10 May. AT3 is a sub-committee of the ACI World Economics Committee that meets once a year.

The group consists of mainly air traffic forecasters and data analysts, but also include capacity and operation planners.

There were extensive discussions at the meeting about the factors and parameters that different airports use for forecasting. Other topics covered include aircraft seats capacity development, carbon emission of air traffic and route development. RDC --- an aviation data service provider --- also presented the functionality of its route level yield and profit data in its data analysis platform. The meeting had about 50 attendees from 30 airports including 3 airports from Asia-Pacific.

AT3 is open to ACI members to participate. If ACI Asia-Pacific members are interested to find out more about AT3, please contact Philip Kwok at philip@aci-asiapac.aero.

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Concrete Output on Taxation from the 4th ICAO Air Transport Symposium and Meeting with Policy-makers in the Republic of Korea ACI utilized the opportunity to speak at the 4th ICAO Air Transport Symposium (IATS/4), held from 8 – 10 May in Incheon, Korea to reiterate airports position on strategic topics such as airport liberalization, slots and networks.

In particular, on the topic of taxation and levies, the discussions at IATS/4 acknowledged the increased risk of proliferation of taxes under the current economic circumstances, and the need to dissociate airport charges from taxes in order to make an accurate assessment of the cost and benefits of taxation for the social and economic system of a State. The industry also indicated that environment taxes for instance do not induce additional efficiency but rather restraints the economic and social benefits of aviation.

IATS/4 agreed on a possible action item: ICAO with the support of the aviation industry to engage more in the dialogue with taxation authorities to enhance State awareness of ICAO policies on taxation and to identify ways to run appropriate analysis on the cost and benefits of taxation for the social and economic system of a State.

On the side of the IATS/4, ACI continued to strengthen our engagement with policy-makers in the region and met with the Airport Policy Division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to discuss topics such as slot allocation and airport networks in preparation of the ICAO Assembly this Fall.

Stefano Baronci, ACI World Director of Economics spoke at IATS/4 in May 2019

ACI representatives meeting with Mr. Park, Director of Airport Policy Division, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

ACI, IATA and the Worldwide Airport Coordinators Group (WWACG, or Slot Coordinators) Agreed to Reform the Governance of the Worldwide Slot Guidelines In May 2019, ACI, IATA and slot coordinators agreed on a proposal to reform the governance of the Worldwide Slot Guidelines (WSG) that will be renamed in the future --- “Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines”.

This reform provides for a paradigm shift in the determination of slot allocation policies at global level. For the first time since the establishment of the WSG in 1974, airport operators are acknowledged to be equal partners along with airlines in the determination of slot allocation policies at global level, with consideration of their strategic, operational

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and economic interests of airports and airlines. The new industry-wide governance, while providing for equal engagement of slot coordinators, clarifies that its role as guarantor of an independent, non-discriminatory and transparent system.

This achievement has been the result of a long journey since the 39th ICAO Assembly in 2016. ACI anticipates to present the results of the progress made through a joint industry paper at the 40th ICAO Assembly co-signed by ACI, IATA and WWACG. For economics matters, please contact Suzanne Tong at suzanne@aci-asiapac.aero.

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Cybersecurity for Airport Executives Handbook Launched!

An increasing number of high-profile aviation sector cybersecurity incidents are being reported in the press worldwide. Some have resulted from targeted attacks on airports themselves, but an even larger number have been general attacks on particular technologies that airports are using. Most cybersecurity incidents go unnoticed or unreported. Attacks on websites, financial systems and publicfacing networks are a daily occurrence. As a result, all airports are at risk. In view of this pressing issue, ACI World officially launched the Cybersecurity for Airport Executives Handbook at the ACI Asia-Pacific/World Annual General Assembly, Conference and Exhibition in Hong Kong in April this year.

The Cybersecurity for Airport Executives Handbook is intended to be nontechnical and to provide an overview to senior management. This handbook covered an introduction to Cybersecurity, how airports should establish a cybersecurity programme, regulatory consideration and Key Actions for airports to implement cybersecurity programme.

The Cybersecurity for Airport Executives Handbook can be downloaded here.

For information technology matters, please contact Ken Lau at ken@aci-asiapac.aero.

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Safety Related Activities Calendar Date

27-31 May 2019 27-28 May 2019 24-26 June 2019 27-28 June 2019 14-16 October 2019

Details

14th ICAO Asia Pacific Regional Aviation Safety Team meeting ICAO Asia Pacific Regional Aerodrome SMS Seminar 3rd ICAO Asia Pacific Aerodrome Operations and Planning Subgroup meeting (AOP-SG/3) ICAO Region Seminar on New Global Report Format (GRF) for Runway Surface Conditions 24th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Operational Safety Committee Meeting

Security Related Activities Calendar Date 13 June 2019

Details AAPA 3rd Aviation Cyber Resilience Workshop

8-9 July 2019

ICAO 16th Steering Committee Meeting of the Cooperative Aviation Security Programme – Asia Pacific (CASP-AP SCM/16) ICAO 7th Regional Aviation Security Coordination Forum Asia and Pacific Regions (RASCF-APAC/7) 25th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Aviation Security Committee (RASC) meeting

10-11 July 2019 9-10 October 2019

Environment Related Activities Calendar Date 24-26 March 2020

Details ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Environment Committee Meeting

Economics Related Activities Calendar Date 16 June 2019

Details ACI World Expert Group on Slots Meeting

30-31 October 2019 5-6 November 2019 18-19 November 2019

The Trinity Forum 2019 ACI World Economics Committee Meeting ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Economics Committee Meeting

(The above is subject to change. Please check with ACI or related organisations for details.)

Location

Bangkok, Thailand Incheon, Korea Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand Macau

Location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Pattaya, Thailand Pattaya, Thailand Perth, Australia

Location Seoul, Korea Location Cape Town, South Africa Doha, Qatar Muscat, Oman Bahrain

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