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ACI EUROPE Board meets EU Presidency and EUROCONTROL DG

On 18 October, the ACI EUROPE board held its 92nd meeting in Athens, at the invitation of Athens International Airport (AIA). The meeting took place jointly with the 1st Airport Chief Executives Symposium (ACES) organised by AIA, which focused on the contribution of airports to the economy.

Aerodrome Rulemaking Process reaches its final moments

After a number of years in development, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is on the cusp of issuing its first regulation towards airports & aerodromes. Returning to the EASA news column here in Airport Business, the Airport Section of EASA is happy to inform the airport industry about the developments that have occurred in 2013. Report by Sarah Poralla. Edited by Elliot Bailey.

Food for thought & action in Bologna

Just as airports have transformed into businesses in their own right, the leaders and chief executives who run them have had to rise to the challenge of bringing new ideas and working practices into the industry. The third annual Airport Leadership & Change Management Forum (ACLM) provided the opportunity to take the temperature on how Europe’s airports are doing in this field. Report by Elliot Bailey.

New State aid rules put regional growth in jeopardy

As regular readers will be aware, the Summer edition of Airport Business contained a comprehensive preview of the proposed new guidelines on State aid to airports and airlines, and the background to the issue. The European Commission has since published those proposals, which have potentially devastating consequences for smaller regional airports and the communities they serve, with many of these airports at risk of closure. Here, we provide an update on what the new rules will mean for airports. Report by Ross Falconer.

EUROCONTROL calls crunch time: Urgent action needed on airport capacity

EUROCONTROL has released the fourth edition of its Challenges of Growth report, its first since 2008. Identifying constraints in the air transport system between now and 2035, the report provides a further stark warning of the approaching airport capacity crunch. Report by Ross Falconer & Elliot Bailey.