British Columbia Hosts September
Open Skies Summit
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 In what may be one of Canada's first
such events, British Columbia will hosting the British
Columbia International Open Skies Summit in
Vancouver next September 25th. The CAC anticipates
that it will be a good opportunity to highlight the
importance and value of Open Skies. Hosted
by B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell (left), CAC Chairman
Barry Rempel will be among the event's
speakers.
Premier Campbell has been a
vocal supporter of Open Skies and the premier will be
making the opening address for the one day event. The
event is also anticipated to include participation from
high level representatives of the Alberta and
Saskatchewan governments.
In March, the three
western-most provinces held an historic three-way joint
cabinet meeting to discuss common matters. Open
Skies was among the topics discussed.
"We will
continue to encourage the federal government to
negotiate Open Skies agreements so foreign carriers are
not restricted from landing in our airports," wrote B.C.
Premier Campbell, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach and
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall in a March editorial
published in the Calgary Herald and
Edmonton
Journal. "Foreign carriers that want to
land in our airports to bring and take passengers and
goods that support our economy should be able to do so.
That move alone costs taxpayers nothing, but will add
hundreds of millions in economic activity and thousands
of jobs to our economies."
The Open Skies Summit
also will include high profile presenters from industry
and government in Canada, the United States and
overseas. More information on the event, including
registration information, is available via the event Web
site:
www.openskiessummit.ca
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Canadian Brand in Mexico Was
Growing - CTC
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A month after the Government of
Canada imposed a new visa requirement for Mexican
citizens, the federal government's foreign tourism
promotion program released a report showing that
Canada's brand among Mexicans had been strengthening
last year.
In its Global Tourism
Watch - Mexico report, the Canadian Tourism
Commission (CTC) reports that Canada boosted its
performance on a number of unaided indicators in 2008,
making it the No. 1 destination brand in Mexico in the
areas of destination awareness, advertising awareness
and destination consideration.
According to the
report, 52% of would-be travellers were definitely, or
very likely, to visit Canada within the next two years.
Ontario was the top region (96%), but Québec (93%) and
British Columbia (91%) were close seconds.
Intended cities to visit included Vancouver (86%),
Niagara Falls, (82%) and Toronto (72%). Calgary (52%),
Ottawa (51%) and Edmonton, AB (25%) had strong showings
also.
Harris/Decima Research conducts the Global
Tourism Watch survey for CTC. The company asks thousands
of participants from around the world to comment on
their perceptions of Canada and CTC's "Canada. Keep
exploring" tourism brand. |
| Airport Link Expanded to ACI-World
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The Operations, Safety and
Technical Affairs Committee of Airports Council
International recently was installed on the Canadian
Airports Council's Airport Link.
Since 2007, the CAC has been using The Airport
Link as a virtual community for association and
committee activities. Divided by committee
communities, the Link is used for communications and
group collaboration.
In the coming months access
between the Canadian and world OSTA committee
communities will be opened up to each other to
facilitate better sharing of information.
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AIRPORT
TRAFFIC
World Airport Traffic Down 5% in
June
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Airports Council International
reports that global traffic in June 2009 was down by 5%
compared to June 2008. Although markedly lower
than June 2008, this is a clear improvement over the 8%
slump recorded in May.
Airline traffic differs from airport traffic in
that it incorporates distance travelled in its
measurement.
Freight traffic was down worldwide
an even sharper 13.5%. Although still starkly
lower than June 2008, the gap with the previous year's
growth has narrowed when compared to performance over
the first six months, which was down on average by
18.8%. Asia-Pacific airports report positive
domestic freight traffic growth (+3.6%) and Middle
Eastern airports led in the international results
category (+1.9%).
"In all six regions, the
worldwide traffic growth rates in June are less negative
than the results for the first half of the year, which
is a positive sign of improvement and a possible
indicator that the beginnings of a more durable
turn-around are in the making," said ACI Director
Economics Andreas Schimm.
The Latin
America-Caribbean market has been the hardest hit by the
H1N1 virus, with international traffic down 14.9% for
June. The drop in Mexico's traffic pulled down the
overall regional rate for the first half of the year
(-10.6%), negating robust growth registered at airports
across Brazil in June. The fear of the virus' spread was
also a determining factor in poor international traffic
results in the Asia Pacific markets (-11.7%) and in
North America (-8.7%).
On the positive
side, Middle East international traffic rose by 4% for
the semester, with the added boost of strong performance
in June (+6.8%). Largest first semester growth was
reported by Beirut (+29%), which is seeing a revival of
tourism and trade boosting its economy, and
international traffic growth was led by Abu Dhabi,
Muscat, Beirut, Dubai, Kuwait, and Sharjah.
Although down markedly on international,
Asia-Pacific domestic traffic rose by a solid 3.9% for
the first six months, profiting from a strong domestic
increase of 7.2% in June. Of the 21 airports that grew
more than 5% in the first half of the year, nine are in
China, and they report growth mainly in domestic
traffic.
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World
Airport
Traffic - June |
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|
June
2009
over
June
2008 |
YTD
June 2009
Over
YTD 2008 |
Rolling
12 months,
through
June 2009 |
|
Passengers |
|
International
passenger |
-
7.7 |
-
8.0 |
-
5.0 |
|
Domestic
passenger |
-
2.5 |
-
5.4 |
-
5.2 |
|
Total
passenger |
-
5.0 |
-
6.6 |
-
5.1 |
|
Freight |
|
International
freight |
-16.5 |
-
22.0 |
-
16.2 |
|
Domestic
freight |
-
5.8 |
-
11.0 |
-
9.2 |
|
Total
freight |
-
13.5 |
-
18.8 |
-
14.1 |
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Source:
Airports Council
International |
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AIRPORT
TRAFFIC
Final 2008 Traffic Numbers Now
Available
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Airports Council
International-World has also released its World Traffic
Report 2008, which includes final traffic numbers
for the year, including its Top
Rankings.
Canadian airports in the rankings
include Toronto Pearson at position 34 for total
passengers, 22 for international passengers, 40 for
total air cargo and 22 for total aircraft
movements. Vancouver International Airport is at
position 37 for total aircraft movements.
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AIRLINE
TRAFFIC
June: Weak Demand, Falling Load
Factors
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The International Air Transport
Association (IATA) announced international scheduled
traffic results for June showing passenger demand
declining 7.2% compared to the same month in the
previous year while freight demand was down 16.5%.
International passenger load factors stood at 75.3%,
down from 77.6% recorded in June 2008.
Airline
traffic differs from airport traffic in that it
incorporates distance travelled in its
measurement.
The 7.2% drop in international
passenger demand was a slight improvement on the 9.3%
fall in May. The capacity adjustment of -4.3% did not
keep pace with the fall in demand leaving average fares
and yields under significant pressure. As a result, June
revenue on international markets fell by a shocking
25-30%.
Cargo demand remained weak at 16.5% below
June 2008 levels. This is a moderate improvement, albeit
from extremely weak levels, over May, which was 17.4%
below 2008 levels. There has been some improvement in
world trade and, after adjusting for seasonal
fluctuations, freight volumes rose 6% from the low point
recorded in December 2008. However, the utilization of
air freight capacity on international routes remained
very weak (47.3%) in June due to unbalanced trade flows
with Asia and some market share loss to ocean
transport.
"International passenger demand
remains very weak," said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA's
director general and CEO. "While it appears that there
is stabilization in some markets, this comes at a steep
price. Capacity cuts have not kept pace with demand
falls. Even with lower fares, the load factor remains
2.3% below last year's levels. Airlines are seeing
international revenue falls of up to 30% at the start of
the busy June-August period when airlines traditionally
make their money. The outlook remains
bleak."
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CANADIAN
NEWS
New Camera Puts Eyes on YVR's Runway, Day
or Night
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Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is the first
commercial
airport in the world to install a day and
night camera to its existing Tarsier Foreign Object
Debris (FOD) radar detection system.
The new
camera will upgrade YVR's 24-hour automated runway
debris detection system in all weather conditions by
providing visual confirmation of any potentially
dangerous objects on the runway.
"The camera
allows us to determine quickly whether the FOD is a
two-inch worm that poses no threat, or a broken zipper
from a suitcase that does," said Brett Patterson,
director, airside
operations, Vancouver Airport
Authority. "Tarsier's innovative system is an integral
part of our safety management program that enables us to
monitor the runway continuously with no
disruption to
runway operations."
FOD as small and seemingly
innocuous as a bolt, discarded plastic bag or clamshell
dropped by a bird on the runway can cause serious damage
to aircraft and poses a potential safety risk. Each
year, loose objects on airport runways, taxiways and
aprons cost the global aviation industry an estimated US
$12-billion.
Tarsier's radars sweep the runway
around the clock. When FOD is detected, an alarm is
triggered in YVR's Operations Centre where the user
display highlights the object's location. The camera
zooms in, sending a live image for visual confirmation
and the object's GPS coordinates are provided, enabling
location and retrieval of the object in a matter of
minutes.
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ACI-NA Announces Marketing
Communications Awards
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Airports Council
International-North America (ACI-NA) recently announced
that 31 airports are winners of its 2009 Excellence in
Marketing and Communications Contest, with Edmonton
International Airport receiving the top honor, the Peggy
G. Hereford Overall Award for Excellence, for a second
year in a row.
In all, seven Canadian airports
received awards.
This year, 62 airports and
airport authorities submitted almost 250 entries in the
contest, which encompasses categories that recognize
work in marketing and public relations, and provides
airports the opportunity to be honored for the quality
of their work.
Awards are distributed in
20 categories ranging from brochures, advertising,
marketing and public relations campaigns, newsletters,
special events, video and film productions, to websites.
Over a nine-day period, 31 communications and marketing
professionals from the Washington, D.C.-area served as
judges to review the entries submitted.
The
Peggy G. Hereford award recognizes creativity in
illustrating the airport's message, effectiveness in
connecting with audiences, and the overall scope of the
airport's effort in marketing and public
relations. The award's goal is to spotlight the
commitment and dedication of the winning airport's
accomplishments in marketing and communications.
The Peggy G. Hereford award winner,
Edmonton International Airport, placed in seven
categories: second place: annual reports; first
place: brochures; first place: marketing campaigns;
third place: customer service initiatives; first place:
print advertising: black & white; first place: video
& film productions; second place: creative
innovations: technology.
Since its inception in
1990, the contest has generated tremendous interest
throughout the industry. Award winners will be
recognized at the ACI-NA 18th Annual Conference &
Exhibition in Austin, Texas, October 14, during the
Chairman's Honors Luncheon.
Canadian
winners include:
Edmonton International
Airport
- 2nd Place: Annual Reports
- 1st Place: Brochures
- 1st Place: Marketing Campaigns
- 3rd Place: Customer Service Initiatives
- 1st Place: Print Advertising: & Black and
White
- 1st Place: Video & Film Productions
- 2nd Place: Creative Innovations:
Technology
Halifax Stanfield
International Airport
- 3rd Place: Public Relations Campaigns
Kelowna International
Airport
- 1st Place: Newsletters - External
- 2nd Place: Partnering with Carriers
Prince George Airport
Authority
- 1st Place: Annual Reports
Toronto Pearson International
Airport
- 3rd Place: Creative Innovations -
Technology
Vancouver International
Airport
Winnipeg Airports
Authority
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Canada's
Airports:
Working Together, Moving
Forward
The Canadian Airports Council (CAC) is
the voice for Canada's airports. Formed in 1991, as the
devolution of airports to local control was beginning,
the CAC has established itself as the reliable and
credible federal representative for airports on a wide
range of significant issues and concerns.
Canada's airports are engines for economic
development in the communities they serve and one of
their most important elements of local infrastructure:
Our communities' vital links to intra-provincial,
national and international trade and commerce. Our 45
members represent more than 200 Canadian airports,
including all of the National Airports System (NAS)
airports and most passenger service airports in every
province and territory.
Together, CAC members
handle virtually all of the nation's air cargo and
international passenger traffic and 95% of domestic
passenger traffic. The economic impact of CAC member
airports is staggering. They create well in excess of
$45 billion in economic activity in the communities they
serve. And more than 200,000 jobs are directly
associated with CAC member airports, generating a
payroll of more than $8 billion annually.
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| Upcoming Events |
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August 24-26, 2009
ACI-NA Public Safety
and Security Conference in Arlington, Va
Sept. 8-10
Cargo
Canada at
Air
Freight Asia in Hong Kong
Sept.
13-17, 2009
SWIFT in Toronto
Sept. 25, 2009
Open
Skies Summit in Vancouver
Oct. 5-7,
2009
Altitudes East in Halifax
Oct. 11-14, 2009
ACI-NA Annual Conference
in Austin
Jan. 13-15, 2010
ACI-NA Insurance and
Planning Conference
in San Diego
Jan. 24-26, 2010
ACI-NA Air Service &
Data Planning Seminar in Las Vegas
Jan.
27-29, 2010
ACI-NA Media Relations Conference
in Las Vegas
March 9-11, 2010
ACI-NA
Air Cargo Conference in Seattle
April
11-13, 2010
ACI-NA Airport Board Member and
Commissioners Conference in Savannah,
Ga.
June 6-9, 2010
ACI-NA Marketing
Communications Conference & Jumpstart in San
Diego
Sept. 26-29, 2010
ACI-NA Annual
Conference & EXhibition in
Pittsburgh
Oct. 4-7, 2010
ACI-NA Fall
Public Safety & Security Conference in
Alexandria, Va.
Nov. 1-3, 2010
ACI
World Assembly, Conference & Exhibition in
Bermuda
Nov. 8-11, 2010
ACI-NA Airport
Concessions Conference in Phoenix
For more details on ACI-NA events, please
visit the
ACI Web
site
CAC
board and committee meetings are open to all
members
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