A Timeline of ACI

1948: Establishment of the Airport Operators Council (later Airport Operators Council International 
         AOCI), based in Washington D.C.

1950: Establishment of the Western European Airports Association WEAA, based in Zurich.

1962: Establishment of the International Civil Airports Association ICAA, based in Paris.

1970: Establishment of the Airport Associations Coordinating Council (AACC) to represent 
         collectively AOCI, ICAA and WEAA with ICAO, IATA and other worldwide aviation organizations. 

1971: ICAO grants AACC observer status.

1972: Opening of AACC permanent secretariat in Geneva.

1974: United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN/ECOSOC) grants AACC consultative status.

1985: Dissolution of WEAA. Member airports join ICAA and/or AOCI.

1991: Establishment of the Airports Council International (ACI), integrating AOCI and ICAA  
         and succeeding AACC.

         Structured in six geographical regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, North
         America, and the Pacific, ACI establishes its headquarters in Geneva and regional offices in 
         Cairo, New Delhi, Brussels, Caracas, Washington D.C., and Honolulu. 

1991: Establishment of ACI World Standing Committees. Regional Committees on same subjects 
         and others also set up.

1991: Appointment of Oris W. Dunham as the Director General of ACI World.

1991: Appointment of Alexander Strahl as Secretary General of ACI World.

1991: Election of George J. Bean (Tampa) as ACI World Chairman.

1992: Election of Lim Hock San (Singapore) as ACI World Chairman.

1992: Election of Jack Moffat (FAC, Australia) as ACI World Chairman.

1992: ICAO announced its intention to liase with ACI on airport issues of environment and
         congestion charges

1993: Establishment of the ACI Fund for Developing Nations' Airports, based in Geneva.

1993: ACI and ICAO co-host a Facilitation Area meeting for Asia-Pacific. 

1994: Establishment of the ACI World Business Partner programme.

1994: Relocation of ACI Pacific Regional Office from Honolulu to Vancouver. 

1994: Opening of the ACI Liaison Office with ICAO in Montreal. 

1995: ACI plays an active role in the ICAO AVSEC Panel and ICAO Panel of Experts on Air Navigation
         Services Economics.

1996: Election of Paul Gaines (Houston) as ACI World Chairman.

1996: Launch of ACI World website www.airports.org and Airport World Magazine.

1996: ACI strengthens relationship with WTO.

1997: Appointment of Jonathan Howe as the Director General of ACI World.

1998: Election of Jean Fleury (Paris) as ACI World Chairman.

1999: Greenport 99 - first speciality Airport Environment Conference and Exhibition.

2000: Election of Ghanem Al Hajri (Sharjah) as ACI World Chairman.

2000: ACI plays a major part at the ANSConf 2000 on Economics of Airports and Air Navigation Services.

2001: ACI had 550 members operating 1400 airports in 170 countries.

2001: WBP more than 170 members.

2002: Appointment of Robert J. Aaronson as the Director General of ACI World. 

2002: Relocation of ACI Africa Regional Office from Cairo to Tunis.

2004: Election of Niels Boserup (Copenhagen) as ACI World Chairman.

2004: Relocation of ACI LAC Regional Office from Caracas to Merida, and ACI Pacific
         Regional offices from Vancouver to Hong Kong.

2006: Transitional merge of ACI Pacific and ACI Asia Regions; centrally managed from Hong Kong. 

2007: Election of James Cherry (Montreal) as ACI World Chairman.

2007: Relocation of ACI Africa Regional Office from Tunis to Casablanca.

2008: ACI Asia-Pacific Region officially merged.