History
TIMELINE
- 2023
Rebranded as ACI Asia Pacific & Middle East
- Establishment of a subregional office for Middle East in Riyad, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- 83 airports accredited under Airport Carbon Accreditation
- Board resolution to promote, restore, and develop air connectivity
- Launched Airports Innovate, a dedicated global event for innovation
- Launched Airport Day, a workshop customised to the needs of a specific market
- 2022
Mr Emmanuel Menanteau was appointed as the new president of ACI Asia-Pacific
- ACI Asia-Pacific's extensive engagement with governments saw Hong Kong and Japan reopening borders and relaxing COVID-related restrictions
- Commissions a study to analyse the effectiveness of travel restrictions. The study revealed that curbs are ineffective to limit spread of COVID-19
- Member airports make a commitment through a resolution to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050
- Launches Airports Industry Outlook, a quarterly report to analyse the performance of the industry
- 2021
Airports in Asia-Pacific and Middle East contributed to emissions savings by reducing 73,523 tonnes of CO2 (-2.6%)
ACI Urges G7 to Support Development of Interoperable Digital Health Passes
Recommends to combine Airport Capital Expenditure with Sustainability Goals
- 2020
Celebrated 15th anniversary of ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Office; Hosted first-ever virtual Regional Assembly
Created COVID-19 Task Force in response to global pandemicLaunched Communicators’ Network for regional airport communications professionals
Furthered digital transformation by launching new website with integrated member engagement platform
- 2019
- Mr. Stefano Baronci named Director General; Ms. Patti Chau stepped down
- Hosted 2019 ACI Asia-Pacific/ World Annual General Assembly, Conference & Exhibition in Hong Kong SAR
- Expanded digital presence by launching an official LinkedIn account
- 2018
Entered digital space by launching an official Twitter account
- 2016
Ngurah Rai International Airport, Denpasar, Indonesia first airport in the region to complete APEX in Security review
- 2015
- Celebrated 10th anniversary of Regional Office
- Inaugurated the Regional Economics Committee
- Launched first edition of Economic Report
- Launched biennial Environmental Survey to develop an environmental activity database
- 2013
- Inaugurated the Regional Environment Committee
- First Small and Emerging Airports Seminar
- Launched the Human Resources Excellence Recognition programme to recognize outstanding achievements in airports' HR management
- 2012
Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia first airport in the region to complete APEX in Safety review
- 2011
- Ms. Patti Chau named Regional Director; Mrs. Maggie Kwok stepped down
- Inaugurated Small Airports Network
- Conducted first Airport Tour for World Business Partners
- Launched Green Airports Recognition programme to recognize airports’ outstanding achievements in environmental projects
- Regionalized Airport Carbon Accreditation programme, the only institutionally-endorsed, carbon management certification standard for airports
- 2009
- Regionalized the World Business Partners programme
- Launched Small Airports Programme Financial Assistance for Training (renamed to Small Airports Assistance Programme in 2017)
- Launched Young Executive Award to recognize outstanding airport talents
- 2008
Inaugurated the Regional Operational Safety Committee and Regional Human Resources Committee
- 2007
- Inaugurated the Regional Aviation Security Committee
- Introduced Airport Service Coordinator Programme to enhance communication with airport members
- Published first official company magazine Asia-Pacific Airports
- 2006
- ACI Asia and ACI Pacific merged to form ACI Asia-Pacific; Mrs. Maggie Kwok named Regional Director
- First ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Conference, Hong Kong SAR
- 2005
Respective Boards agreed to merge Asia and Pacific regions
- 2004
ACI Pacific Regional Office relocated from Vancouver, Canada to
Hong Kong SAR
- 1991
Airport Operators Council International (AOCI) and International Civil Airports Association (ICAA) merged to form Airports Council International (ACI), headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and comprising six regional offices (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and Caribbean, North America, and Pacific)
