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ACI & AdM PARTNER TO IMPROVE AIRPORT SAFETY WORLDWIDE
Airports Council International (ACI) and Aéroports de Montréal (AdM) have signed a Memorandum of Co-operation to promote excellence in airport management and operations at airports worldwide through ACI’s Airport Excellence (APEX) Programme. ACI formally launched its APEX in Safety Programme in September 2012. The programme helps airports enhance the safety of their airside operations for the benefit of the flying public. The agreement provides the foundation for specific cooperative initiatives between ACI and AdM under the APEX Programme. Angela Gittens, director general of ACI stated, “The APEX Programme is strategically important to ACI and our member airports. Since relocating our world office to Montréal in 2011, ACI has forged a closer partnership with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to enhance safety worldwide and signed a Memorandum of Co-operation with ICAO, in June 2012. We are now taking the next logical step in formalising this cooperative arrangement with AdM so that the APEX Programme and ACI member airports worldwide can benefit from the airport’s expertise. AdM has always been very supportive of the APEX Programme and this agreement takes our co-operation to a new level.” James C. Cherry, president and CEO of Aéroports de Montréal, commented, “I am delighted to formalise this new cooperative relationship with ACI. It is a great opportunity for AdM to share its expertise and leading practices and for AdM staff to further improve their knowledge of global safety practices, foster greater international co-operation and a sense of community.” ACI plans to launch similar programmes in the other disciplines of airport management and this memorandum includes provisions for ACI and AdM to extend their collaboration to these programmes in the future. F. »» ACI formally launched its APEX in Safety Programme in September, 2012. APEX aims to help airports enhance the safety of the aviation-related operations at the airport. The cornerstone of the programme is an airport safety review — a gap analysis review of the airport’s infrastructure and operational procedures against ICAO standards and industry best practices. This is a peer review process in which ACI organises a team of experts from other airports and ICAO to visit airports, particularly in developing nations. The APEX in Safety Programme is designed for all airports, regardless of their size and location.
1_Rolls-Royce employs some 42,000 people worldwide and has set itself a mission to encourage the aerospace engineers of the future through supporting science and technology education. 2_Airports Council International director general Angela Gittens and Aéroports de Montréal chief executive James Cherry (both seated) and their staff team up to partner for safety at airports around the world.
THROUGH THE UNICEF ‘CHANGE FOR GOOD’ PROGRAMME, PASSENGERS ON 12 AIRLINES WORLDWIDE HAVE DONATED MORE THAN $120 MILLION SINCE 1987.
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