Airports and airlines share common interests in making aviation safer, more secure, user-friendly, operationally efficient and environmentally responsible, so they need to renew their agenda to build their relationships, Tony Tyler, director-general of IATA, told attendees at Airports Council International’s (ACI) World Annual General Assembly in Marrakech, Morocco. He outlined six areas of enhanced cooperation: safety, security, improving the customer experience, infrastructure investments, environment and charges.
Tyler lauded ACI for helping IATA build the Safety Audit for Ground Operations, which has become the global standard. He also noted how his organization continues to promote talks among industry and government stakeholders on a Checkpoint of the Future, which focuses on a risk-based approach while allowing passengers to move through security without stopping, unpacking or removing outerwear.
