P u t t i n g Pa s s e n g e r s F i r s t

2007 year in review

Cover, Tulsa International Airport.
Other photos provided by Dulles International Airport,
Mattox Photography, D.C. Hughes/Drunk’n Lemur
Communications, Denver International Airport, Ft. Myers
International Airport, Louisville International Airport,
Dane County Regional Airport, Los Angeles International
Airport, Inside Tucson Business, Memphis International
Airport, Portland International Airport.
ACI-NA’s Mission
The mission of Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) is
to advocate policies and provide services that strengthen the ability of
airports to serve their passengers, customers and communities.

ACI-NA’s Vision
ACI-NA’s vision is to be the recognized and authoritative voice of airports.

Airports Council International (ACI) is recognized as the authoritative voice of airports

worldwide. As one of five regions of ACI, ACI-NA airport members enplane 95
percent of all domestic and virtually all the international airline passenger and air cargo
traffic in North America.

ACI-NA World Business Partners and Associate Members represent a wide variety of
businesses that provide products and services to all segments of the air transportation
industry. Through the exchange of information and business opportunities, World
Business Partners and Associate Members make their expertise available to the ACI-NA
and its airport members. They are committed to help improve airport operations and
development, commercial activities, safety, security and quality customer service.

ACI-NA presents the unique views and recommendations of airport management

to federal, state, provincial and local governments, industry, the media and the general
public.

As the “Voice of Airports®” ACI-NA:

• Promotes cooperation with all elements of the commercial civil aviation industry;
• Exchanges ideas, information and experiences on common airport issues; Table of Contents
• Identifies, interprets and disseminates information to its members on current industry President’s Message 2 Vice Chair’s Message 13
trends and practices; and Industry Snapshot 4 Committee Reports 14
Chairman’s Message 6 Awards 22
• Creates forums of common interest, builds professional relationships and interprets Canadian Message 8 Capital Needs Report 28
key airport policy and business issues to the ACI-NA membership. Legislative Update 10 Leadership 29

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 President ’s Message

Dear Industry Leaders,

The changes at Airports Council International-North America in the last two years are
making an impact in the aviation industry.

We can look back with pride in the challenges that have been met: we formed a new
government affairs unit, established a strong security-safety team, improved our member
communications, took an active role in environmental affairs and strengthened our
partnerships with other aviation organizations.

Striving to be a rich source of information both for members and for policy makers,
ACI-NA this year embarked on an educational campaign to win Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) reauthorization legislation that meets members’ needs. One key
element is the Capital Needs Study, which was released in May. In a survey of member
airports, ACI-NA was able to document the need for $87.4 billion in new airport
Greg Principato
ACI-NA President construction to meet the requirements of the ever-growing number of air travelers.

Our new government affairs team has been instrumental in our education campaign.
Since January, member airports and the government affairs team met with more than 60
members of Congress and congressional staff and testified at six congressional hearings.
It has been our goal to convince legislators that airports are striving to put the needs of
the passengers first in this debate.

ACI-NA has reached out to its fellow aviation organizations in the FAA reauthori-
zation debate to form a united front. In addition, ACI-NA obtained the support of
U.S. Conference of Mayors, National League of Cities and the National Association of
Counties in the effort to increase the passenger facility charge (PFC) and obtain more
federal funding for airports. Indeed, ACI-NA’s policy advocacy work has been critical
to making the case for higher PFCs.

While FAA reauthorization is important, it is not our only focus.

Our public safety and security team has been working with the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and local police

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agencies to better mesh security practices with efficient airport operations. ACI-NA talks
to the TSA, almost daily, on a variety of concerns.

When Congress earlier this year started to press airports to implement 100 percent
screening of airport employees, ACI-NA embarked upon an educational effort that
slowed down the rush to impose new untested procedures on all. Instead, six different
federally-funded test programs will be tried at cooperating airports. It is our hope that
only after these methods are thoroughly tested and evaluated will any new procedures
be mandated.

The ACI-NA environmental efforts are multi-faceted. We have worked to get new noise
standards and funding flexibility included in the FAA reauthorization legislation. ACI-NA
is also cooperating with our world partners in Airports Council International and the
www.enviro.aero website to address pressing issues, such as carbon emissions.

After surveying the membership in the spring, the Washington-based staff has taken steps
to improve our communications with you. We already implemented improvements to the
weekly newsletter, @irports Update, and in the near future, you should see an expanded
website and revamped Centerlines, our magazine. As part of the FAA reauthorization
education effort, we also created a second website, passengersfirstcommitment.org.

Due to the longstanding interest expressed by our member airports to establish a forum to
address key human resource issues, ACI-NA has formed a Human Resources committee.
The first meeting of this group will take place during the Kansas City conference.

As we continue to focus on the bedrock issues of finance, security and the environment,
ACI-NA – your organization – stands ready to advance your operational, community and
policy agendas for a stronger air transportation system and a stronger airport industry. I
ACI-NA reached out
look forward to working with you in the coming year.
to newspapers with
letters to the editor
Greg Principato to promote increased
President, ACI-NA investment in airports.

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 A i r p o r t s 2 0 0 6 at a g l a n c e

For North American airports, 2006 was a good year with most of the major statistical measurements going up.

Statistical Measure 2005 2006 % Change

U.S. Airport Industry Revenues (Aero) $7.01B $7.08B 1.1%

U.S. Airport Industry Revenues (Non-Aero) $6.1B $6.3B 4.2%
U.S. Airport Industry Total Operating Revenues $13.1B $13.4B 2.5%
U.S. Airport Industry Total Non-operating Revenues $5.6B $6.3B 12.5%
U.S. Airport Industry Total revenue $18.7B $19.8B 5.5%
U.S. Airport Industry Expenses Operating) $8.6B $9B 5.2%
U.S. Airport Industry Expenses (Non-Operating) $2.9B $3.1B 6.9%
U.S. Airport Industry Total Expenses $11.5B $12.1B 5.6%

North American Total Passengers 1.52B 1.53B 0.5%

North American Total Cargo 30.9M 31.8M 2.8%
North American Total Aircraft Movements 35.6M 34.6M -3%

U.S. Passenger Enplanements 735.7M 736.8M 0.2%

U.S. Enplanements at Large-Hub Airports 508.3M 510.9M 0.5%
U.S. Enplanements at Medium-Hub Airports 145.5M 145.7M 0.2%
U.S. Enplanements at Small-Hub Airports 58.3M 57.9M -0.8%
U.S. Enplanements at Non-Hub Airports 22.7M 21.4M -5.7%

Airline Market Share/Network Carrier 70% 67% -4.3%

Airline Market Share/Low Cost Carrier 25% 28% 12%
Airline Market Share/Regional Carrier 5% 4% -20%

U.S. Airlines Financial Performance (Operating Revenue) $15.1M $163.8M 8.3%

U.S. Airlines Financial Performance (Operating Profit/Loss) $426,715 $7.5 million 1668.1%
U.S. Airlines Financial Performance (Net Profit/Loss) -$5.7M $3M

Canadian Air Passenger Traffic/International 15.8M 16.5M 4.5%

Canadian Air Passenger Traffic/Transborder 19.8M 20.6M 3.9%
Canadian Air Passenger Traffic/Domestic 29.1M 31M 6.7%
Canadian Air Passenger Total 64.8m 68.2M 5.3%
Canadian Airport Capital Assistance C$35.3M C$38.3M 8.2%

Number of U.S. Flights with Delayed Arrivals 773,260 726,319 -6.1%

Percentage of U.S. Flights Arriving Late 22% 23% 2.7%
Average Length of U.S. Arrival Delays (in minutes) 50.6 53.2 5.1%

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 Top 10 U.S. Airports in 2006 ranked by Total Passengers
RANK AIRPORT TOTAL PASSENGERS % Change

1 Atlanta 84.8M -1.2%

2 Chicago O’Hare 77M 0.7%
3 Los Angeles 61M -0.7%
4 Dallas/Ft Worth 60.2M 1.8%
5 Denver 47.3M 9.1%
6 Las Vegas 46.1M 5.0%
7 New York-JFK 43.7M 4.5%
8 Houston 42.5M 7.1%
9 Phoenix 41.4M 0.5%
10 Newark 36.7M 7.9%

Top 10 U.S. Airports in 2006 ranked by Air Cargo

RANK AIRPORT TOTAL Tons % Change

1 Memphis 3.6M 2.6%

2 Anchorage 2.6M 5.4%
3 Louisville 1.98M 9.2%
4 Los Angeles 1.9M -1.6%
5 Miami 1.8M 4.3%
6 New York-JFK 1.6M 0.2%
7 Chicago O’Hare 1.5M 0.8%
8 Indianapolis 987,449 0.2%
9 Newark 974,961 2.6%
10 Dallas/Ft Worth 757,856 2.1%

Top 10 U.S. Airports in 2006 ranked by Total Movements

Sources: ACI-NA data, CAC, FAA, Transport Canada, ATA

RANK AIRPORT TOTAL Operations % Change

1 Atlanta 976,447 -0.4%

2 Chicago O’Hare 958,643 -1.4%
3 Dallas/Ft Worth 699,773 -1.7%
4 Los Angeles 656,842 1.0%
5 Las Vegas 619,486 2.4%
6 Houston 602,672 7.1%
7 Denver 598,489 6.7%
8 Phoenix 546,510 -3.0%
9 Philadelphia 515,869 -3.7%
10 Charlotte 509,559 -2.4%

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 chairman’s Message

Dear Colleagues,

Airports are making a difference this year.

The aviation industry – and airports in particular – face a number of challenges:

crowded skies, aging infrastructure, tighter security demands and a heightened
awareness of environmental issues.

Just as predicted, air travel is now back to pre-September 11 growth patterns. With the
greater demand, airlines are flying full. The full planes and a swamped air traffic control
system are putting the pressure on airports to move more people, yet still treat them as
honored and invited guests. We are putting passengers first.

Airports are rising to meet these challenges and in doing so, we are getting results.
Rick Piccolo
2007 ACI-NA Chair Without a doubt, the challenge this year has been the reauthorization of the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) legislation with its companion issues, including a new
air traffic control system, funding formulas and regulatory flexibility.

To meet these challenges, we are now telling our story – a story that many appar-
ently never heard before. We are demystifying our funding system, clarifying our
role in airport security and itemizing our capital needs. Airports – many for the first
time – are stressing their vital role in keeping their local economies rolling. I have
enjoyed seeing my colleagues animated and inspired as they tell their stories to their
Washington representatives.

And, what have we discovered? Airports do have clout. People are listening, in both
Washington and back home.

Airports may not be getting everything on our wish list, but we are getting much
of what we need. In the pending FAA legislation, we are getting a much more
realistic ceiling on passenger facility charges and increased funding for the airport
improvement program – two areas vital to funding our future capital needs.

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I think our efforts to date have been successful primarily because we are getting our
message out – that first and foremost, we are in the people business. Airports are committed
to putting our passengers’ needs first.

We are not viewed in Washington as a special interest group. Instead, our national leaders
realize that supporting airports is part of the public fabric necessary to keep the economy
growing.

We have also discovered that airports can influence security and environmental regulations.

The airport community – represented by individual airports and ACI-NA – is sitting at the
table with the Transportation Security Administration. When we speak, they are now more
accommodating to our needs and concerns.

In addition, airports are working with the Environmental Protection Agency and others so If Congress doesn’t support airport
that a holistic approach for environmental concerns, airport operations and construction development today...
becomes the norm. We realize we need to be good neighbors. Airports are striving to
blend the need to expand our operations to meet future air travel demands and the need to Millions of passengers will be stuck
promote sustainability and other “green” operating and building practices. at the gate tomorrow.
One out of four flights were delayed last year, as our aviation infrastructure
struggled to meet demand. And it’s only going to get worse. The FAA projects the
As I wrap up my term as chair of ACI-NA, I want to thank you for your involvement and number of annual air travelers to increase 35 percent by 2015 to over one billion.

your support.Yes, airports do have clout. I have discovered this past year that this clout and Without new runways or terminals, airports will become chokepoints in the
nation’s aviation system.
influence has been underestimated – and more importantly – underutilized. In the coming
Congress needs to
year, we need to collectively – and individually – reach out to more people, back home and put passengers first.
in Washington, to tell our story. Our story empowers us. Raising the cap on airport Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs)
will ensure that necessary airport capital improvement
programs can move forward, increasing capacity, enhancing
Fredrick J. (Rick) Piccolo security and promoting new competition.

Chair, ACI-NA 2007 Board of Directors ACI-NA’s Passenger

Passengers First Commitment
First Commitment ads
President, Chief Executive Officer For more information visit
www.passengersfirstcommitment.org appeared in Roll Call
Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority and The Hill in 2007.

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 C a n a d a’ s A i r p o r t s … . D o i n g o u r Pa r t
f o r C a n a d i a n C o mp e t i t i v e n e s s
Jim Facette
CAC President and CEO
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The Canadian Airports Council (CAC) stepped up its efforts in several key areas
through continued collaborative efforts with the federal government. A central theme
of “competitiveness” emerged for the year’s work, as the CAC attended to a number of
dossiers impacting the competitiveness of Canada’s airports in the world.
International Air Policy
The federal government unveiled its much-awaited new international air policy. Dubbed
“Blue Sky,” the new policy committed the federal government, as a primary objective, to
seek to negotiate reciprocal “Open Skies”-type agreements.
Shortly after Blue Sky was announced, the European Commission (EU) signalled to
Canada its interest in exploring an Open Aviation Area. The EU is Canada’s second
biggest trading partner and source of tourists and Canada’s airports strongly endorsed the
move toward Open Skies to provide new opportunities for service and to remain compet-
itive with airports in the U.S. In June, after several senior-level exchanges between Canada
and the EU, Canada’s Prime Minister announced that talks would get underway this fall.
Meanwhile, other bilateral talks continued and Canada announced Open Skies agree-
ments with Ireland and Iceland over the summer.
Airport Competitiveness
As a competitiveness issue, airport rent continues to challenge Canada’s airports’ ability to
compete for traffic. The CAC’s position remains that rent should be eliminated in recog-
nition of the importance of air transportation to Canada and Canadian competitiveness.
As an interim measure, the CAC continues to seek a redefinition of revenue used to
calculate rent in order to exclude revenue raised to cover debt. This would eliminate
the current penalty on airports that have used the capital markets to fund infrastructure
expansions and improvements.
Border Services and NEXUS Air Expansion
Canada’s airports remain concerned about the provision of airport border services
from the Canada Border Services Agency
(CBSA). The CAC participated in two
consultative hearings related to a review
of the agency’s budget and its strategic
direction.
There were some bright spots in border
facilitation as early progress was signalled
in airport efforts to secure a national transit
without visa program and a pilot electronic
primary inspection line (PIL) for the
border.
Expansion of the NEXUS Air program
should be complete by the end of the year
at all of Canada’s eight largest airports. As
a technology-based program, NEXUS Air
allows for a more efficient use of border
resources. The CAC has been a strong
proponent of its expansion.
Security and LAGs
Through the CAC, Canada’s airports are
participating in the federal government’s
cargo security pilot project, which parallels
efforts also underway in the U.S.
The financial impact on airports from a
security ban on liquids, gels and aerosols
(LAGs) continued through 2007, most
notably for pre-clearance airports on flights
into the U.S. Some progress was made in
this area, however, and with the European Union on recognition of Canadian security
measures for LAGs on connecting flights.
Replacement Worker Legislation
Two opposition party private members bills were introduced in 2006 and 2007 seeking
to ban the use of replacement workers at federally regulated organizations. As the CAC
notified the Minister of Transport, if passed, the legislation could cause the shut-down
of one or more of Canada’s airports in the event of a strike or lock-out.
With the first bill defeated in a vote in the spring, a second bill largely mimicking the
first was immediately introduced. CAC efforts are ongoing to inform legislators about
the potentially negative consequences of this legislation.
Next Year
As 2007 comes to a close, the CAC and its members join the rest of Canada in
monitoring the developments with Canada’s minority federal government and its
progress in key policy areas. An expansion is now
underway at Ottawa
Three themes are expected to continue to occupy CAC time: environment, financial/ International Airport.
economic viability of the airports system, and
the facilitation of passengers.
Canada’s airports are doing their part to
facilitate Canada’s competitiveness in the
world but this requires government direction
– domestically and internationally – consistent
with its commitment to Canadian competi-
tiveness.
Jim Facette
President and CEO
Canadian Airports Council
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 l e g i s l at i v e a n d g o v e r n m e n t Affa i r s
ACI-NA Urges Congress to Provide Airports with Tools for the Future

In preparation for the congressional debate on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization, the Airports Council
International–North America’s (ACI-NA) board of directors in february laid the foundation to make the case for airport
modernization by developing six “guiding principles” for the industry’s lobbying efforts.

“With these principles, we will be seeking Congressional approval of an FAA construction of new terminals, runways
reauthorization bill that provides airports with the necessary tools to fund projects and taxiways – reducing delays and
benefiting their local communities and help continue to meet growing airline and providing more service and price compe-
passenger demands,” said Rick Piccolo, chairman of the ACI-NA board and president tition. Additionally, ACI-NA has been
and chief executive officer of the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport in very successful in securing publication of
February 2007. “Letters to the Editor” and guest editorials
in congressional, aviation trade and general
ACI-NA staff realized that the first step in building momentum for FAA reautho- media publications on the importance of
rization was to provide information to Congress about the importance of airports.
Despite the fact that airports are gateways for trade and commerce, generating signif-
icant economic and transportation benefits, we found that we needed to do significant ACI-NA’s Six Guiding FAA
work to better educate policymakers about the best ways to finance the expansion Reauthorization Principles
of airport infrastructure. Meeting with staff from nearly every member of the Senate • Increase the Passenger Facility Charge
Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and the House Transportation (PFC) rate ceiling and give airports
and Infrastructure Committee, we emphasized that airports are not only catalysts for flexibility in rate-setting
economic growth, but also a critical component in the FAA’s Next Generation air
• Streamline FAA’s management of the PFC
transportation system to modernize aviation.
Program
The next step was to provide the facts and data on airport capital needs and why • Increase and strengthen the Airport
airports must plan now to accommodate the more than one billion passengers Improvement Program (AIP)
expected to travel by air in the United States by 2015. The Passengers First • Improve the Airport and Airways Trust
Commitment campaign (www.passengersfirstcommitment.org) was then developed Fund to foster financial stability
to publicize the respected ACI-NA Capital Needs Survey results and the important
• Treat airport bonds as tax-exempt public
role that an increase in the passenger facility charge (PFC) ceiling would play in
airport project financing. Further, with airline passengers experiencing higher ticket purpose bonds
prices and more inconvenience, we have publicized the fact that PFCs facilitate the • Allow airports more financial flexibility

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expanding airports as part of modernizing
the nation’s aviation system.
ACI-NA also successfully collaborated
with the National Association of Counties,
the National League of Cities, the U.S.
Conference of Mayors and the National
Association of State Aviation Officials
to lobby Congress for increased AIP
funding and an increase in the PFC
ceiling. Recognizing the importance
of the Small Community Air Service
Development and the Essential Air Service
(EAS) programs, the coalition also urged
continued funding for these important
programs administered by the Department
of Transportation (DOT).
While the need for more funding tools
has been the focus for reauthorization,
it is not the only issue on which we are
working. Air traffic control (ATC) reform
is a critical issue affecting the future of the
airport industry and ACI-NA is playing
a key leadership role. We are participating
with FAA, the airlines and the general
aviation community in numerous Joint Policy and Development Office (JPDO) ACI-NA President Greg
Principato testifies before
committees, as well as educating congressional staff on the ATC programs that are the House Homeland
essential for U.S. airports. Additionally, in May ACI-NA submitted testimony regarding Security Subcommittee on
FAA reauthorization that outlined the most important ATC initiatives for the airport Transportation Security
industry: Airport Surface Detection Equipment-Model X; Automatic Dependent and Infrastructure
Protection. Lauren Stover,
Surveillance–Broadcast; Performance Based Navigation; and Wake Vortex Detection Miami-Dade’s assistant
and Avoidance Programs. aviation director for
security and communi-
Recognizing that environmental issues are a key focus for many in Congress, ACI-NA cations, and William
E. Holden, senior vice
also vigorously advocated a number of innovative airport environmental programs in president of Covenant
FAA reauthorization. In late April, ACI-NA staff met with the House Transportation Homeland Security
and Infrastructure staff to urge the inclusion of 12 specific legislative provisions. A Solutions, look on.
month later, ACI-NA testified on behalf of the
airport industry on climate change and energy
efficiency before the committee. We were very
pleased that the committee supported many of
the programs we discussed in testimony in the
final legislation.
The Senate and House FAA reauthorization
bills differ in their emphasis on the tools
necessary for airport modernization and much
work remains to be done. ACI-NA is confident
that when the conference committee completes
its work and the legislation is ultimately passed
by Congress and signed by the President,
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 the airport industry will have the additional tools necessary to better serve passengers by
providing safer, more efficient, and environmentally-friendly facilities.

Chairman Jerry Costello
(D-IL) confers with Ranking
Member Rep. Thomas E. Petri
(R-WI) during a meeting of
the House Transportation
and Infrastructure Committee
Subcommittee on Aviation.
The DOT appropriations were also an area in which the Government Affairs team
has been very active. With the assistance of our member airports, we lobbied success-
fully against the President’s request for a significant cut in AIP funding for fiscal 2008.
Given the difficult budgetary environment and the fact that there is no authorization
in place for the program, this is an important
achievement for the airport industry. We
were also pleased with Congressional support
for funding the EAS and Small Community
Air Service Development programs.
Because of the critical impact aviation
security and TSA programs have on airport
operations, it is no surprise that ACI-NA
was involved in legislation to implement
the 9/11 Commission recommendations
and the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) appropriations bill. Funding for
in-line explosive detection systems (EDS),
TSA and Customs staffing, as well as cargo
screening, were all areas where ACI-NA’s
participation benefited the airport industry.
We also lobbied extensively for funding EDS in the Iraq Supplemental legislation that
was ultimately signed into law in early August.
Additionally, ACI-NA staff influenced the congressional debate on employee screening
and airport badges. We represented the airport industry on 100 percent employee
screening at a House hearing in April, advocating a multi-faceted, risk-based program,
developed collaboratively by airports, airlines and TSA. This program would serve
to enhance the security of the traveling public by strengthening airport and airline
employee screening while appropriately using resources across the aviation industry.
While the House legislation moved out of committee and could move to the floor for
consideration, the more likely vehicle for the employee screening issue will come from
passengersfirstcommitment.org
a possible conference on the House and
Senate DHS appropriations measures. This
is due to the fact that both bills include
language and limited funding to pilot test
physical screening of airport and airline
employees. A conference report on DHS
appropriations is far from certain, and the
President has threatened a veto unless the
spending levels are reduced. Regarding the
security of airport badges, our efforts were
directly responsible for the addition of a
provision that recognized the challenges
and role of airport operators as govern-
mental entities in collecting access badges
from terminated employers.
Many challenges remain for the ACI-NA
staff and airport industry as a whole. These
include but are not limited to the passage
of FAA reauthorization legislation, as well
as educating Congress on airport safety,
security, funding, efficiency, and environ-
mental issues. We appreciate your assistance
and support and look forward to working
with you for the success of the industry.

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 Vice Chairman’s Message
Randall H. Walker
2007 ACI-NA First Vice Chair
Dear Airport Leaders and Partners,
Next year, with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization campaign behind us, the work is
not done, as we must ensure adequate funding for airports in the appropriations legislation.
ACI-NA’s Passengers First Commitment awareness campaign is not a public relations effort in the FAA
reauthorization debate, but a covenant with our customers.The association and each airport will continue to
keep customers focused on why additional construction – and the resulting disruptions – are needed.
Security will continue to be a critical issue. We are burdened with an inefficient system and we must work
with the Transportation Security Administration to reduce the hassle-factor for our customers. We need to
convince the Administration to give us the resources to move our passengers with more technology and less
intrusive, cumbersome screenings. And, at the top of that list should be funding to install inline explosives
detection systems in at airports on a timely basis.
For returning passengers, ACI-NA will continue its efforts to get more custom inspectors and to streamline
the Custom and Border Protection efforts. The association is working on the Secure Borders and Open
Doors Advisory Committee, formed as part of Rice-Chertoff initiative, dealing with all modes of transpor-
tation. ACI-NA is a member of Ports of Entry Working Group.
Also on the international travel front, the United States and the European Union will begin second phase
talks in the Open Skies agreement to work for a smooth, customer-friendly implementation. ACI-NA will
again be an active participant in these talks.
The environment remains a concern and likely a larger political issue. As the EU works to limit greenhouse
emissions on a number of sectors, including airlines, the pressure for similar action in the United States will
increase.We have already partnered with ACI to support an initiative developed by the Air Transport Action Group.
In the coming months ACI-NA will be streamlining its committees to improve their efficiency and ability
to respond to these pressing issues. As I step forward to fill the chair, I ask that each of you get involved in
our committees and support our government and regulatory affairs teams in their efforts to create a better
working environment for your airport.
Randall H. Walker
First Vice Chair, ACI-NA 2007 Board of Directors
McCarran International Airport
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 C o mm i t t e e A c c o mp l i s h m e n t s
Business Information Technologies Committee

The Business Information Technologies Committee (BIT) continued to work on common use passenger
processing (CUPPS), wireless communications (wi-fi) and airport information systems.

One of the most significant technology issues involves payment card industry security, on a recommended practice as well as
a critical issue for an airport that accepts consumer credit cards. American Express’ detailed technical specifications. These
Michael Mitchell briefed the group on this topic during the projects, when completed and imple-
spring conference. mented, will allow airports to install
passenger-processing equipment that can
The committee remains very interested in CUPPS. The success of the CUPPS initiative be used by multiple airlines. This will
requires participation from both airports and airlines. The International Air Transport allow airport equipment to be used more
Association (IATA) invited Sam Ingalls of McCarran International Airport to chair a efficiently and give airlines the opportunity
new committee revising 25-year-old standards for common use terminal equipment. to take advantage of airport facilities on
The IATA committee has worked along with airports and the Air Transport Association short notice.

Commissioners’ Committee
The Commissioners’ Committee, composed of airport board members, commissioners and trustees, raised
a record amount – nearly $40,000 – for its scholarship program and awarded five college scholarships.

At its spring Leadership Conference, the group honored U.S. Rep. Bennie G.Thompson In June, more than 100
(D-MS) with its 2007 leadership award for his ongoing support of the aviation industry. attended the committee’s
Thompson is the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. annual conference held in
Atlanta. AirTran CEO Joe Stephen J. Mitchell,
Over the past several months, the committee members have been actively and Leonard was a keynote chair of the Commis-
sioner’s Committee,
effectively educating their local congressional representatives about ACI-NA speaker. honors U.S. Rep.
reauthorization goals. Bennie G. Thompson.

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Economic Affairs Committee

The Economic Affairs Committee acts as the focal point for

the association’s efforts on a broad range of airport-related
economic issues. Airports’ ability to achieve their public service
responsibilities depends upon their economic vitality.

The Economic Affairs Committee is respon- will examine alternative

sible for the management of six subcom-
mittees: Air Cargo, Airline Business, Business
and Commercial Management, Business
Diversity, Finance and Administration, and
Insurance and Risk Management.
The Insurance and Risk Management
Subcommittee last year began a bench-
marking study of Airport Operating
Agreement Insurance Requirements. In
order to assist airports in assessing the
adequacy of insurance coverage require-
ments on airports’ business partners, the
subcommittee rolled out a pilot project
at the end of 2006. More than 50 airports
participated in the full study of both limits
and general insurance requirements.
The Air Cargo Subcommittee’s
security working group developed a
new chapter for the ACI-NA Air Cargo
Handbook, which details the latest security
practices. The Alternative Land Use
working group is developing a paper that
land use and critical opera-
tions and security, physical
and environmental, business
and financial considerations
airports should take before
undertaking such projects.
Other committee projects
include analyzing the
emergence of secondary
gateways, open skies agree-
ments and the China and
Southeast Asian market.
The Finance and Administration Subcommittee established a benchmarking task force to UPS will be spending
consolidate all benchmarking efforts and came up with recommendations to enhance the ACI-NA $250 million to
expand its WorldPort
Airport Performance Benchmarking Program. At the suggestion of the subcommittee, the Airport facilities at Louisville
Cooperative Research Program will prepare a paper on trends, methods and best practices for airport- International Airport.
airline agreements.
The Economic Affairs Committee is also responsible for holding several industry-related conferences
per year, including the Economic and Finance Conference, the Insurance and Risk Management
Conference, the Air Cargo Conference, the Airport CFO Fly-in Summit and the Concessions
Conference, as well as making contributions to the ACI-NA Annual Conference. Additionally, the
committee also conducts the Richard A. Griesbach Excellence in Airport Concessions Contest.

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Environmental Affairs Committee
The Environmental Affairs Committee includes nine working groups: Air Quality, CAEP/International Issues, Land Use
Compatibility, Natural Resources, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Noise, Sustainability, Waste Management, and
Water Quality.

The NEPA Working Group remained active in 2006-2007, working jointly with What started as a joint initiative of the
the Airport Consultants Council (ACC) and Federal Aviation Administration Environmental and Operations and
(FAA) to organize a series of workshops focused on FAA’s Order 5050.4B, National Technical Affairs Committees, the Sustain-
Environmental Policy Act: Implementing Instructions for Airport Projects. An October 2007 ability Working Group is expanding to
workshop will focus on the new FAA Environmental Desk Reference for federal include interaction and input from all
airport actions. The workshop participants will better understand how FAA integrates ACI-NA committees. The Working Group
over 20 environmental laws into the NEPA process. This group is also collaborating is examining how airports are informed,
with members of the Operations and Technical Affairs Committee to explore ways to enabled and ultimately empowered to
integrate physical planning and the NEPA process in an effort to streamline airport make better decisions that holistically
project development. integrate how they do business, treat the
environment, work with their business
A significant focus of the committee continues to be the Environmental Protection partners and tenants, and are perceived by
Agency’s (EPA) development of effluent limitation guidelines for airport deicing their neighbors and the public.
practices. The Water Quality Working Group recently established a task force to work
with EPA throughout the rule development process, which should be finalized in 2009.

Madison’s Dane County Regional Airport

won the mitigation award in the 2007
Environmental Achievement Awards. This
is an aerial view approaching Runway 14.
The runway safety improvement project
(lower right area) involved realigning a
railroad over a marsh, relocating a creek
bed, and realigning a portion of a county
highway and the airport perimeter road,
all accomplished while minimizing the
impact on the surrounding marsh, and
improving the hydrology in the area and
the water quality of the stream.

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U.S. International Air Service Program
The International Air Service Program, funded through a special assessment on interested U.S. airport
members, promotes U.S. airport interests in international air service.

The program was an active participant
in the consultations with China, which
led to an agreement in May to expand
significantly passenger and cargo rights.
After four years and 11 rounds of consul-
tations, of which ACI was an active
player, the European Union (EU) and the
United States reached an Open Skies-Plus
Agreement in March 2007.
The group was involved in efforts with other major partners such as Argentina,
Japan, and Mexico.
The program has established a working group – consisting of member airports
– to participate in the second stage negotiations with the EU. As called for in
the accord, talks are to begin in June 2008 to discuss follow-up items, including
traffic rights, foreign investment opportunities, access to government-financed
traffic and the effects of infrastructure and environmental. The working group
will develop ACI-NA’s approach and views prior to the start of these talks.

Facilitation Working Group A Chinese dragon was part of

the festivities at Washington
Dulles International Airport on
The Facilitation Working Group addresses issues involving the U.S. agencies that control the movement of
March 28 to mark United Airlines
international air passengers and cargo entry through U.S. airports. first daily non-stop flight from
Dulles to Beijing. United won
the flight after a new agreement
The group has focused its efforts on U.S. The group worked with the Canadian Airports Council to mitigate the impact with China was reached.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative on air travel. ACI-NA’s International Air Service
staffing, model airports program and Program participated in those
the Rice-Chertoff Initiative on Secure The facilitation group will intensify its work on US-VISIT Exit, which has impli- negotiations.
Borders and Open Doors. Because of the cations for all U.S. airports.The move by the Department of Homeland Security
group’s efforts with Congress, CBP is now (DHS) will impact airports because the agency wants the airlines to collect the
posting more detailed wait times for 16 US fingerprints of departing visitors. Congress wants DHS to implement US-VISIT
airports. However, more work is needed by December 2008, which is a very tight timetable.
to ensure the accuracy of this data and
inclusion of more airports.

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Legal Affairs Committee
The Legal Affairs Committee participated in several significant cases
litigated during 2006 and 2007.

These cases include: McCarran v. Sisolak,Vacation Village v. Clark County and Alaska Airlines terminal rental charges, and mainte-
v. Los Angeles World Airports. The committee also continues to be involved in land use nance and operations (M&O)
issues, particularly the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) treatment of airports that charges, violated applicable law
acquired land with Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds for noise compatibility. and AIP grant assurances. ACI-NA
participated as an intervenor in the
In McCarran v. Sisolak, the Nevada Supreme Court issued a decision in 2006 finding proceeding. LAWA prevailed on
that a Clark County height restriction “took” the property of a nearby landowner. the issue of M&O charges, but the
McCarran International petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision. airlines were successful in convincing
ACI-NA filed a “friend of the court” brief in the Nevada court and, together with DOT that most of the challenged
five other aviation trade associations, filed a brief in support of McCarran’s petition to rental rate increases were unjustly
the U.S. Supreme Court. However, in January, the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to discriminatory. Both parties are
review the case. appealing the DOT to the U.S.
Court of Appeals in Washington,
In the Los Angeles case, 21 airlines sued Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) in a U.S. D.C., and ACI-NA has been asked
Department of Transportation administrative court, claiming that the airport’s increased to intervene in the case.

ACI-NA intervened
on behalf of Los
Angeles International
Airport when 21
airlines challenged
the airport’s new
terminal rental rates.

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Marketing and Communications Committee
ACI-NA’s Marketing and Communications Committee, comprised of airport and associate professionals in customer service, aviation
education, air service, media relations, public relations and community relations, focused on continuing to provide excellent learning
and networking opportunities for its members in 2007.

The committee planned the April
Customer Service and Aviation Education
Seminar held in Columbus, Ohio. The
seminar attracted 85 participants and
included valuable exchanges on research,
investing in the community, translating
feedback into customer service solutions
and best practices.
The June 2007 Marketing and Commu-
nications Conference & JumpStart® Air
Service Development Program was held
Operations and Technical Affairs Committee
in Tucson, Ariz., with 377 registrants. US Airways CEO Doug Parker keynoted the
conference. One air service planning session used audience response units that resulted
in enthusiastic participation from the audience. The other popular sessions covered
social media, including blogs and web sites, and providing excellent customer service.
JumpStart®, ACI-NA’s signature air service development program, connected 141
airports with airline route planners from 36 airlines at 740 one-on-one meetings on
June 20.
The committee also oversees ACI-NA’s Excellence in Marketing and Communica-
tions Contest. In 2007, 73 airports entered almost 300 entries. Judges bestowed the
prestigious Peggy G. Hereford Award for Overall Excellence to Seattle-Tacoma More than 36 airlines met with
International Airport. 141 airports in Tucson in the
annual JumpStart® Air Service
Development Program which
resulted in 740 one-on-one
presentations. (Anthony French,
Inside Tucson Business)

The Operations and Technical Affairs Committee has been focused on alternative contracting methods, Next Gen capacity issues and the
continuing problems with various obstruction issues that are not being effectively resolved by current FAA procedures.

The alternative contracting project offers
members a forum and guidance materials
to help them progress from the traditional
design, bid, build contracting methods to
contracting tools like construction manager
at risk and design-build frequently used in the private sector. To date, the committee
has held two successful two-day educational seminars, published a white paper and
supported continuing sessions at committee meetings to advance the state of members’
knowledge in this area.

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Public Safety and Security Committee
The Public Safety and Security Committee has been working with airports and the Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) to improve security for the passengers and employees at the airports.

In addition, it has revitalized its public safety component with a working group
focused on some of the most pressing public safety issues.

• Employee Screening. In response to congressional interest and pending legis-

lation, the committee has worked to deal proactively with the issue. A united
industry effort has pushed the government to include a range of actions and
required that these options must first be pilot tested – with the testing funded by
the federal government.

• Next Generation Airport Security Regime. The committee has been working
on new concepts and providing input to TSA that will ensure that airports are
part of the decision-making process. Among the issues vetted are how to enhance
employee background checks and access authority, improve perimeter security,
improve access control systems, improve airside response and surveillance.

• Risk Based Security System. The committee has been working with TSA to
develop a methodology to assist the agency and the industry in assessing security
risk. A risk-based system will help TSA and airports in responding more quickly
and efficiently to threats.

• Safety Management System. The Public Safety Working Group is helping

airports prepare to implement new Safety Management System changes as part of
new International Civil Aviation Organization requirements, helping airports share
information and best practices regarding mass terminal evacuations and reducing
runway incursions on the airfield though better training.

A TSA agent at Baltimore-Washington International

Thurgood Marshall Airport inspects carry-on items.

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Small Airports Committee
The Small Airports Committee has addressed numerous issues of critical importance to the operations and
survival of the small hub and non-hub airports.
The committee focused on two areas to
help small airports to sustain access to the
national air transportation system: Airports
providing support services to airlines, and
the delays and cancellations of flights at
small airports due to congestion at New
York LaGuardia and at Chicago O’Hare.
The primary reason small airports are
evaluating whether to provide ground
services is to enhance, or even to maintain,
air service by decreasing the overhead costs
for airlines.
At Springfield-Branson
National Airport, Lead Agent
Anders Mercer stows a Comair
passenger’s wheelchair in the
belly of a regional jet bound for
Cincinnati. Mercer is part of the
airport’s ground services staff.
Congestion at the major hub airports, especially at LaGuardia and O’Hare, has
had a devastating effect over the past year on delays and cancellations of flights at
the small airports that feed the hub airports.
• At the committee’s winter meeting, Pinnacle Airlines discussed the process
airlines utilize in determining which flights to delay or cancel when
congestion at the hub airports necessitates a reduction in flights.
• At the committee’s summer meeting, United Express talked about its success
with the procedures the carrier is implementing to reduce delays and cancella-
tions at the small airports that feed O’Hare.
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2006 ACI-NA Richard A. Griesbach
Excellence in Airport Concessions Contest

Overall Griesbach Award of Excellence

Memphis International Airport – Concourse B

Best Food and Beverage Program

Medium Airports The rotunda in Concourse B at Memphis
1st Place – Memphis International Airport – Concourse B International Airport reflects the community’s
heritage. Memphis won the 2006 Richard
Griesbach Award of Excellence.
Large Airports
1st Place – Detroit Metropolitan Airport – Edward H. McNamara Terminal
2nd Place – John F. Kennedy International Airport – Terminal 6

Best Retail Specialty Program

Medium Airports
1st Place – Southwest Florida International Airport – New Terminal
2nd Place – Memphis International Airport – Concourse B

Large Airports
1st Place – Detroit Metropolitan Airport – Edward H. McNamara Terminal
Honorable Mention – Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport – Terminal E

Most Innovative Concession

Large Airports
1st Place – Washington Dulles International Airport “Vino Volo”
2nd Place – La Guardia Airport “Cibo Express Gourmet Market”

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Excellence in Marketing & Communications Contest
The annual Excellence in Airport Marketing and Communications Contest has grown significantly in size and scope
since its inception in 1990. ACI-NA received more entries than ever before, nearly 300 entries in 21 categories from
73 member airports. The quality of work entered in this year’s contest created a great challenge for our panel
of 37 judges. Congratulations to all the winners!

Peggy G. Hereford Award Winner

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Seattle also placed in the following categories:

1st Place: Newsletters – Internal
2nd Place: Special Events
2nd Place: Partnering with Carriers
2nd Place: Marketing Campaigns

1. Annual Reports
1st Place: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
2nd Place: Portland International Airport
3rd Place (tie): Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
3rd Place (tie): Halifax International Airport Authority

2. Brochures
1st Place: Nashville International Airport
2nd Place: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
3rd Place: McCarran International Airport (Las Vegas)

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s outstanding

communications and marketing programs earned the
airport ACI-NA’s Peggy G. Hereford Award.

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3. Newsletters – Internal or Email
1st Place (tie): Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
1st Place (tie): Pittsburgh International Airport
2nd Place: Baltimore/Washington International
Thurgood Marshall Airport
3rd Place: Reno-Tahoe International Airport
4. Newsletters – External
1st Place: Portland International Airport
2nd Place: Denver International Airport
3rd Place: Ottawa International Airport Authority
5. Press Kits
1st Place: El Paso International Airport
2nd Place (tie): Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority
2nd Place (tie): Sacramento County Airport System
3rd Place: General Mitchell International Airport
(Milwaukee)
6. Flight Guides
1st Place: Baltimore/Washington International
Thurgood Marshall Airport
2nd Place : Brownsville South Padre Island Interna-
tional Airport
3rd Place: Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority
7. Special Events
1st Place: Southwest Florida International Airport
2nd Place: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
3rd Place: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
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8. Aviation Education & Tour Programs
1st Place: Reno-Tahoe International Airport
2nd Place: Van Nuys Airport
3rd Place: San Diego County Regional Airport
Authority
9. Partnering with Carriers
1st Place: Edmonton Airports
2nd Place: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
3rd Place: Blue Grass Airport (Lexington, KY)
10. Marketing Campaigns
1st Place (tie): Minneapolis St. Paul International
Airport
1st Place (tie): Oakland International Airport
2nd Place: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
3rd Place: Boston Logan International Airport
11. Public Relations Campaigns
1st Place: McCarran International Airport (Las Vegas)
2nd Place (tie): Edmonton Airports
2nd Place (tie): Miami International Airport
3rd Place: John C. Munro Hamilton International
Airport (Ontario)
12. Corporate Branding Campaigns
1st Place: Vancouver International Airport
2nd Place: Yeager Airport (Charleston, WV)
3rd Place: Mineta San Jose International Airport
13. Customer Service Initiatives
1st Place: San Diego International Airport
2nd Place (tie): Winnipeg International Airport
2nd Place (tie): Mineta San Jose International
Airport
3rd Place: Columbus Regional Airport Authority
14a. Print Advertising – Black & White
1st Place: LA/Ontario International Airport
2nd Place: Mineta San Jose International Airport
3rd Place: Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport
Authority
14 b. Print Advertising – Color
1st Place: LA/Ontario International Airport
2nd Place: LA/Palmdale Regional Airport
3rd Place: Reno-Tahoe International Airport
15. Radio Advertising
1st Place: Minneapolis St. Paul International
Airport
2nd Place: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport
3rd Place: Bradley International Airport
16. TV Advertising
1st Place: McGhee Tyson Airport (Knoxville)
2nd Place: LA/Ontario International Airport
3rd Place: Bradley International Airport
17. Video & Film Production
1st Place: Baltimore/Washington International
Thurgood Marshall Airport
2nd Place (tie): Brownsville South Padre Island
International Airport
2nd Place (tie): Denver International Airport
3rd Place: LA/Palmdale Regional Airport
18a. Creative Innovations – Promotional Items
1st Place: McCarran International Airport
2nd Place: Huntsville International Airport
3rd Place: Detroit Metropolitan Airport/Wayne
County Airport Authority
18b. Creative Innovations – Technology
1st Place: Minneapolis St. Paul International
Airport
2nd Place: Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority
3rd Place: Chicago Airport System
19. Web Sites
1st Place: Portland International Airport
2nd Place (tie): Tulsa International Airport
2nd Place (tie): Baton Rouge Metropolitan
Airport
3rd Place: McGhee Tyson Airport (Knoxville)
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ACI-NA President Greg Principato and 2006
Chairman Steve Grossman present the 2006
Downes award to Jim DeLong.
Downes Award
Jim DeLong
The William E. Downes, Jr., Memorial Award,
first presented in 1978, is ACI-NA’s most presti-
gious award.
The 2006 winner of the award is Jim DeLong.
In his career, DeLong was the aviation director
in five cities: Wichita, Houston, Philadelphia,
Denver and Louisville. In each city, DeLong
was in charge of major construction projects. In
Denver, he built and opened the new airport.
DeLong served as chairman of ACI-NA in 1996.
The award honors the memory and leadership of
Downes, who was the Chicago aviation commis-
sioner from 1959 to 1975. Most of the extensive
development of O’Hare International Airport
took place while he was commissioner.
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Environmental Achievement Awards

The annual ACI-NA Environmental Achievement Awards acknowledge the hard work Mitigation Award Category:
and achievements of ACI-NA members by promoting awareness more broadly within the Dane County Regional Airport:
airport community, the general public and regulators of the many notable and innovative Runway 14/32 Safety Area and
efforts being undertaken by environmental professionals at airports. In 2007, ACI-NA Associated Improvements
received 16 entries across three award categories: Environmental Management (9);
Mitigation (3); and Outreach, Education, and Community Involvement (6).Three airports To bring Runway 14/32’s safety
won awards and the judges made one special award. area into compliance with FAA
design standards, the Dane County
Environmental Management Award Category: Regional Airport relocated 2.4
San Francisco International Airport: Environmental Sustainability Program miles of active rail line, 0.8 miles of
a county highway, over one mile
The San Francisco International Airport plays a key role in meeting the city’s of creek, and the airport perimeter
commitment to attaining environmental sustainability. Significant measures have been road and fence. The project resulted
undertaken to reduce emissions, save energy, improve water quality, preserve natural in 36 acres of direct wetland fill
resources, and minimize waste at the airport. Components of the Environmental and 35 acres of secondary impact,
Sustainability Program, as documented in an Environmental Sustainability Report, necessitating 53 acres of wetland
include a pilot program with Virgin Atlantic to tow departing aircraft part-way to the mitigation credit. In conjunction
runway, 400 Hz power and pre-conditioned air at many gates, conversion of airport with 10 federal, state, and local
shuttles to bio-diesel fuel, installation of solar panels, and a solid waste minimization and agencies, the airport developed an
recycling program. on-site mitigation plan that included
measures to address adverse historical
impacts to water resources. The
airport restored both the hydrology
of the Cherokee Fen, including
buffer plantings and sediment
removal, and the Starkweather
Creek. The mitigation measures
of the project will result in a net
overall enhancement to local water
resources.

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 Special Award
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport:
Runway 10-28 Rehabilitation, Levee Lift, Flood Gate, and Canal Enclosure

Having been in service for almost 30 years without a major rehabilitation, rehabilitating
Runway 10-28 became a priority for the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International
Airport in late 2003. Because Runway 10-28 is the longer of the Airport’s only two
runways, minimizing construction time was critical. The project was completed success-
fully through use of monetary incentives for early completion, innovative and environ-
Outreach/Education/Community
mentally-friendly construction techniques, and inclusion of regional flood protection
Involvement:
construction works. Completion of the rehabilitation coincided almost to the hour of
Portland International Airport: Hurricane Katrina making landfall near New Orleans. With daily operations soaring
Environmental Outreach and from an average of 700 to as many as 3,800, completion of the rehabilitated runway
Communications Program proved critical to emergency operations following the Hurricane’s devastating effects.
To further its environmental policy and
objectives, the Port of Portland established
an Environmental Outreach and Commu-
nication Program. The program informs
stakeholders about the port’s aviation
environmental programs and integrates
stakeholder input to those programs
through use of Community Integration
Guidelines developed specifically for the
program. The program, which includes a
dedicated environmental outreach manager,
enhances relationship building between the
airport and the community, allowing more
effective implementation of the airport’s
proactive environmental projects.

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Guide directs a passenger to
the correct gate at Denver
International Airport.
c a p i ta l n e e d s
Airports Eye $87 Billion in New Projects to Meet Travelers’ Needs
If the local airport is the new Main Street or central business district in this post-in- by 2015, airports need to start moving
dustrial era as The Wall Street Journal observed, then there needs to be a lot of building dirt now.
over the next five years to meet the customers’ demands.
The Airport Capital Development Costs
Just to keep pace with the FAA’s forecast of air traffic growth – both passenger and study found that if these improvements
cargo, the U.S. airports expect to spend $87.4 billion on capital developments through are not made, travelers will encounter
2011 – that’s $17.5 billion per year. But to keep pace, the airports need more money. overcrowding at some of the nation’s most
One answer to the funding gap is more dollars from passenger facility charges (PFC). congested passenger airports, longer flight
delays, longer waits for an open gate at
To document the need for more PFC dollars, ACI-NA surveyed its member airports destination airports, and a system under-
and reported in May that in just two years the airport construction tab has grown equipped and ill-prepared to respond to new
22.2 percent. While additional projects contributed to part of the growth, the survey capacity, safety and security requirements.
determined that inflation in the construction industry has been driving up the costs of
work underway as well as the price estimates for projects in the planning stage. More On just the airside of airport operations,
than 100 member airports participated in the survey. there are 858 construction projects in
progress or planned for large, medium and
Citing this inflation in the construction industry, ACI-NA has been urging Congress small hub airports. The study found that
to raise the ceiling on PFCs to $7.50. The House has responded to the report by a consistent source of funding is needed,
proposing a new $7 ceiling on PFCs. especially when it takes on average 10 years
to building a new runway and three years
With more than 1 billion passengers expected to be traveling through the U.S. airports to construct a new terminal.

Total Costs of Airport Improvements by Project Type—2007 - 2011 | Millions of Current Year Dollars
Statistical Measure
Airport Safety Security Airfield Airfield Environmental Airfield Terminal Access New Other Total Percent

Sources: ACI-NA survey and FAA NPIAS.

Type Reconstruction Standards Capacity Airport
Large Hub $1,067 $3,089 $3,487 $594 $2,162 $10,194 $19,479 $6,113 $0 $282 $46,466 53.2%
Medium Hub 778 946 2,028 179 698 2,276 5,842 3,424 963 0 17,134 19.6%
Small Hub 307 305 798 148 398 1,782 745 1,534 315 0 6,331 7.2%
Nonhub 689 50 1073 1709 146 287 634 119 0 27 4,735 5.4%
Commercial 69 11 211 412 23 20 35 38 0 6 825 0.9%
Reliever 83 61 696 1,832 90 355 32 95 0 19 3,263 3.7%
GA 195 208 2,008 5,329 101 426 149 146 0 46 8,608 9.9%
Total 3,189 4,670 10,299 10,202 3,619 15,341 26,917 11,469 1,277 380 87,362 100.0%
Percent 3.7% 5.3% 11.8% 11.7% 4.1% 17.6% 30.8% 13.1% 1.5% 0.4% 100.0% -

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 2007 Leadership
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Chairman
Fredrick (Rick) J. Piccolo
Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority
First Vice Chairman
Randall H. Walker
McCarran International Airport
Second Vice Chairman
John D. Clark, III
Jacksonville Aviation Authority
Secretary-Treasurer
G. Hardy Acree
Sacramento County Airport System
Immediate Past Chairman:
Steven J. Grossman
Oakland International Airport
Charles T. “Skip” Miller
Louisville Regional Airport Authority
DIRECTORS
James E. Bennett Reginald K. Milley
Metropolitan Washington Edmonton Regional Airport Authority
Airports Authority
Thella F. Bowens Stephen J. Mitchell
San Diego County Regional Tampa International Airport
Airport Authority Commissioners Representative
Bruce Carter Raul L. Regalado
Metropolitan Airport Authority Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority
of Rock Island County
Nancy J. Clawson Barry Rempel
UBS Securities LLC Winnipeg Airports Authority Inc.
Associates Representative
Benjamin R. DeCosta Lester W. Robinson
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Wayne County Airport Authority
International Airport
Thomas E. Greer Sylvia Y. Stewart
Monterey Peninsula Airport District Jackson Municipal Airport Authority
Immediate Past Chair, Commissioners Representative
Bradley S. Livingston William R. Vanecek
Dane County Regional Airport Buffalo Niagara International Airport
William F. Marrison James C. Cherry
Metropolitan Knoxville Aeroports de Montreal
Airport Authority Canadian Airports Council Representative:
Ex-Officio Member
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ACI-NA Associates Board of Directors – 2007

Executive Committee Directors
Chairman Donald G. Andrews Deborah T. Meehan
Joseph W. Waller Vice President - Aviation President & COO
Vice President, Business Development Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc. SH&E, Inc.
HMSHost Corporation
Steven T. Baldwin David Naleway
Vice Chair Vice President Vice President
Susan Kurland The Louis Berger Group Parsons
Senior Vice President
First Albany Capital Joseph DiDomizio Michael R. Pack
Chief Operating Officer Vice President &
Immediate Past Chair Hudson Group Marketing Manager
Nancy J. Clawson HDR Engineering Inc.
Managing Director Shauna Forsythe
UBS Securities LLC President Mark A. Perryman
Alliance Airport Advertising President
ACI-NA Board of Landrum & Brown, Inc.
Directors Liaison Robert A. Hazel
Steven J. Grossman Managing Partner Ronald L. Steinert
Director of Aviation Eclat Consulting, Inc. Principal
Oakland International Airport Gensler
Port of Oakland

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Canadian Airports Council Directors
Executive committee DIRECTORS
Chairman Pascal Bélanger
James C. Cherry Québec
Montreal

Vice Chair Paul Benoit

Barry Rempel Ottawa
Winnipeg

Secretary-Treasurer Larry Berg

Garth F. Atkinson Vancouver
Calgary

Immediate Past Chairman Dr. Lloyd McCoomb, PhD

Reg Milley Toronto
Edmonton

Chairman, Council of Chairs Richard Paquette

Cliff Campbell Victoria
Charlottetown

Chairman, Small Airports William F. Restall

Steve Baker Saskatoon
London, ON

Rob Robichaud
Moncton

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ACI-NA Committee Chairs

Business Information
Technologies Committee
John Newsome
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
Commissioners Committee
Stephen J. Mitchell
Tampa International Airport
Economic Affairs Committee
Lori M. Ballard
Wayne County Airport Authority
Environmental Affairs Committee
Stewart Dallzell
Massachusetts Port Authority
Facilitation Working Group
Ana Sotorrio
Miami International Airport
U.S. Government Affairs Committee
Mark Reis
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Legal Affairs Committee
Louisa H. Goldstein
Maryland Aviation Administration
Marketing and Communications
Committee
John Korenic
Vancouver International Airport Authority
Public Safety and Security Committee
Mark B. Baldy
Metropolitan Washington
Airports Authority
Small Airports Committee
David N. Edwards, Jr.
Asheville Regional Airport Authority
Operations and Technical
Affairs Committee
Daniel J. Molloy
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport
U.S. International Air Service Program
Genaro J. Pena
Houston Airport System

CANADIAN AIRPORTS COUNCIL (CAC)

James Facette Daniel-Robert Gooch
President and CEO Director of Communications

Fred Jones Melanie Levac

Vice President, Operations Director, Small Airports
& Legal Affairs

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ACI-NA Headquarters Staff
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Gregory Principato, President and CEO
Patricia Hahn, General Counsel and Executive
Director, ACI-NA Legal Center
Brett McAllister, Senior Vice President,
Operations/Chief Financial Officer
Arlene McDermott, Executive Assistant to the
President and Liaison to the Board
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Deborah McElroy, Senior Vice President,
Government Affairs
Scott Weaver, Senior Director, Government Affairs
Miranda Horan, Research Analyst
Sam McCrimmon, Intern – Technical Affairs
SECURITY AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
Charles Chambers, Jr., Senior Vice President,
Security and Economic Affairs
Lydia Kellogg, Senior Manager, Public Safety
and Security
Mary Lincer, Administrative Assistant, Security
and Economic Affairs
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Diane Peterson, Senior Vice President,
International Affairs
ADMINISTRATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Nancy Zimini, Vice President, Administration
and Human Resources
Michelle Leslie, Senior Manager, Membership
Operations
Joseph Weidlich, Database Administrator
and Chief Historian
Shawon Briscoe, Manager,
Accounts and Registration
Tijuana Newman, Manager, Office Services
Frank Eubanks, Office Services Specialist
Michelle Andriano, Receptionist

Paul Eubanks, Manager, Government Affairs

LEGAL AFFAIRS
Patricia Hahn, General Counsel and Executive
Director, ACI-NA Legal Center
MEETINGS AND MEMBER SERVICES
Amy Peters, Vice President, Conference
Development and Member Services
Christopher Rochette, Director, Conferences

James Briggs, Jr., Assistant General Counsel Jeffrey Becker, Manager, Conferences

COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING

CENTER FOR POLICY AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Richard Marchi, Senior Advisor
Liying Gu, Director, Economic Affairs
and Research
Eileen Denne, Senior Vice President,
Communications and Marketing
Thomas J. Smith, Director, Communications

Jessica Steinhilber, Director, Will Huthnance, Senior Manager,

Environmental Affairs Web Development

A.J. Muldoon, Manager, Policy Analyst Megan Miller, Manager, Communications

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