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SAFETY

SAFETY QUALIFICATION

LAUNCHED

giving students an invaluable/extensive more generally.”

learning experience,” ACI world director The new ASP, while the first in the area
irports Council International World general Luis Felipe de Oliveira said. of safety, is the second successful initiative

Aand the Internati onal Civil Aviati on “This programme was developed through jointly offered by ICAO and ACI. The Global

Organization has launched a new global our strong relationship with ICAO and our ICAO-ACI airport management professional

qualification programme for airport safety joint efforts to offer only the highest qual- accreditation programme was first intro-

professionals and civil aviation regulators. ity of training in the industry. Partnerships duced in 2007 and has since recognised

The ACI/ICAO Airport Safety Professional like this, forged with our global partners, more than 1,000 International Airport

(ASP) programme is the first and only joint are key in promoting the development of Professionals globally.

professional aviation programme of its the entire aviation ecosystem and provid- To be accredited as an airport safety pro-

kind and will help to support global airport ing the skills and expertise need to carry fessional and awarded the ASP designation,

industry recovery by assisting airports to the industry through recovery from the candidates must pass the online validation

align safety practices with ICAO. COVID-19 pandemic.” exam within one year after successfully

Designed by industry leaders from both “The successful recovery and resumption completing the required mandatory cours-

organisations, it validates an individual’s of global air transport operations relies es and elective course. The mandatory and

dedication and expertise by promoting significantly on the technical and manage- elective courses must be completed within

professional excellence in the field of air- rial skills of airport safety professionals and a three-year timeframe.

port airside operations. Graduates will be airport civil aviation regulators, and on their Each course is delivered exclusively by

able to use the industry designation of ASP capacity to innovate in the face of the many certified ICAO and ACI instructors and based

which is a welcomed addition to the global challenges now confronting our sector and on ICAO Standards and Recommended Prac-

ACI-ICAO International Airport Professional the societies and industries it serves”, said tices and ACI industry best practices.

management designation of IAP. ICAO secretary general Fang Liu. The pilot programme took place in Brazil,

“The safety of our passengers and collab- “This new ICAO-ACI initiative will help with several others already lined up. While

orators is our number one priority, and this assure we maintain a safe, secure, and initially delivered in English, ACI and ICAO

new programme promotes ACI’s leading efficient aviation system supporting both plan to expand the number of languages

practices alongside ICAO industry safety current essential air cargo and other ser- offered for each course using global and

standards and recommended practices vices, and pandemic air transport recovery local case studies. Q
NEWS
PIPER AIRCRAFT BRAND
AMBASSADOR PROGRAMME

journey using social media channels like “Ultimately we believe this initiative

Instagram. Ambassadors will be able to serves many motives, the most important

iper Aircraft and the University of provide future students with valuable in- of which is promoting the aviation indus-

PNorth Dakota (UND) Aerospace sight into life at UND Aerospace and will try and the opportunities that exist.”

have announced the launch of a brand be positioned to inspire future aviators. “The students, faculty and staff at UND

ambassador programme. In return, ambassadors are able to Aerospace are some of the most enthu-

The platform is designed to increase gain valuable communication skills, siastic and grounded individuals in the

awareness of the programs offered by UND build industry connections and have the industry. We continually strive to improve

Aerospace as well as showcase the Piper opportunity to participate in Piper and our programs and wish to showcase them

training product line in use at one of the UND Aerospace events. through means more vivid than traditional

largest collegiate flight schools in the world. “With Piper’s strong presence in the media. We appreciate our relationship

The collaborative initiative is expected flight training market and our large social with Piper Aircraft and look forward

to create a community of like-minded media follower base, we are in a unique to partnering in this creative outreach.

aviation enthusiasts with a career inter- position to launch and support an ambas- Aviation is a globally strong and uniquely

est in aviation. sador programme. Our intent with the supportive team and the social platforms

Piper Aircraft and the team at UND Aero- program is to promote our industry while today bring us closer together than ever

space recruited ambassadors based on their supporting one of our customers through imagined,” said Chad Martin, fleet manag-

enthusiasm, versatility and passion. the development of micro influencers er for UND aerospace.

The team of ambassadors will have the who are actively flight training with the “Our ambassadors are creative, and

opportunity to speak about their UND goal of becoming a professional pilot,” they will provide a flight line reminis-
programme and campus life experience said Jackie Carlon, senior director of mar- cence for alumni and a real-life experi-

as well as share their personal training keting and corporate communications. ence for aspiring pilots.” Q
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