Content
Course content
This course covers the following topics:
- The role of ICAO in global aviation and its origins and ongoing contributions.
- The Annexes to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (“Chicago Convention”) and how they impact airports.
- ICAO’s Aviation Security (AVSEC) Panel and its expanded role post-9/11. The types of air service agreements – both bilateral and multi-lateral.
- The difference between the U.S. aviation framework and the international aviation framework.
- The role of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
- The distinct roles of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
- The role of the Department of State.
- The key congressional committees that oversee U.S. aviation policy.
- The difference between authorization and appropriation at the federal level.
- The key factors that influence a U.S. airport operator’s governance structure.
- The sources of U.S. airport governance authority.
- The variety of U.S. airport governance structures.
- The sources of finance and funding for U.S. airports.
- ACI-NA’s membership, board, and committee structures.
- The role of the U.S. Policy Council.
- The education opportunities and intelligence tools provided by ACI-NA.
- The key policy issues facing the airport industry and ACI-NA’s related advocacy efforts.
