Need for Airports, Tourism Industry to Work Together to Improve Global Economy

[Mark Reiff <markreiff@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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"ACI-NA President Greg Principato Stresses Need for Airports, Tourism
Industry to Work Together to Improve Global Economy"
Airports Council International-North America Press Release
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051107/20051107005926.html?.v=1

: Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) President
: Greg Principato spoke today at the ACI World General Assembly,
: stressing the importance of promoting the links between air
: transportation and the expansion of commerce. The yearly meeting
: attracts world aviation leaders and provides a forum for the
: development of successful airport strategies worldwide.

: "Throughout history, great economies have been built on the most
: efficient transportation system of the day. Today it is air
: transportation - the safest, most efficient and most effective
: means of transportation ever devised," he said. "Airports, and
: travel and tourism, are more than partners for growth. Airports are
: the critical element in the basic infrastructure that supports
: global business today - the main cog in the production line of the
: global economy."

: A number of concerns Principato said need to be addressed not only
: as aviation issues but also as tourism, trade, and economic growth
: issues, including congestion, air traffic control reform,
: investment in aviation infrastructure and new security
: technologies, and reforming outdated systems for governing
: international air services. Principato also said air service should
: be liberalized and that working with the International Civil
: Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Air Transport
: Association (IATA) on issues such as e-passports, common standards
: for passenger and baggage screening, and a strong ICAO-based audit
: program, the technology and cooperation among governments can
: simultaneously improve safety and security, protect national
: sovereignty, and promote travel and trade.

: "As airports and communities, we have always been the first
: proponents of liberalization and it remains our responsibility to
: strive to make the air free of economic restrictions so that the
: full benefits of travel and trade may be realized," he said. "As an
: international airport community, we must redouble our commitments
: and efforts to liberalize international aviation services."

: To read Principato's speech in its entirety, please visit
: http://www.aci-na.org/docs/70_GOPAuckland11-05.pdf

: Airports Council International - North America represents local,
: regional and state governing bodies that own and operate commercial
: airports in the United States and Canada. ACI-NA member airports
: enplane more than 95 percent of the domestic and virtually all the
: international airline passenger and cargo traffic in North America.
: Over 300 aviation-related businesses are also members of the
: association, which is the largest of the six worldwide regions of
: Airports Council International.

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