The ACI-ICAO Partnership
The Global ACI-ICAO Airport Management Professional Accreditation Programme (AMPAP) is a strategic initiative born from a partnership between ACI and ICAO, launched in March 2007. In recognizing the challenges and complexity that constitute airport management, AMPAP seeks to develop a new generation of airport leaders in all functional areas of the airport business, promote the adherence to the highest professional standards and effective sharing of best managerial practices—all in a cross-cultural, highly interactive learning environment.
AMPAP is universally available to airport executives. Successful completion provides its candidates with the opportunity to broaden their career horizons as they earn the ACI-ICAO International Airport Professional (IAP) designation. The IAP designation has quickly earned a reputation as a hallmark of excellence among the global airport professional community. AMPAP participants are spread across all continents, currently in over 70 countries.
Ms. Angela Gittens
Director General
Airports Council International
“Developing professionalism in airport management is a core priority for ACI. The Airport Management Professional Accreditation Programme (AMPAP), jointly launched and directed by ACI and ICAO, is a best-of-class programme for committed airport managers. In today’s increasingly complex and global airport business, AMPAP offers a unique international context to expand their skills and broaden their horizons. At the same time, successful candidates will acquire an international support network of key professional contacts that will serve them throughout their careers.”
Mr. Raymond Benjamin
Secretary General
International Civil Aviation Organization
“I am pleased to convey my best wishes to the Airport Management Professional Accreditation Programme (AMPAP). As the global forum for international civil aviation, ICAO is committed to encouraging and enriching the knowledge and expertise of current and future generations of aviation professionals. In this regard, ICAO is pleased to be associated with ACI in offering AMPAP – a programme that is accessible to airport management professionals from all regions and which offers exciting possibilities for a new generation of airport professional that is rapidly becoming a part of the aviation industry.
AMPAP, which has at present close to 500 participants from more than 70 nations, of whom over 100 have graduated as International Airport Professionals, sets high standards for excellence in airport management by engendering a better understanding of ICAO policies and recommended practices and encouraging the spread of best practices across the global landscape. The common goals that ICAO and ACI share – to maintain a safe, secure, efficient and environmentally sustainable air transport system – are at the foundation of the curriculum. I believe that AMPAP is undeniably a world-class vehicle for ensuring innovative management for our dynamic, vital aviation sector across all generations of airport leaders.
I wish AMPAP every success.”
Dr. Pierre Coutu
AMPAP Program Executive
President, Aviation Strategies International
“A programme for airport management professionals of this calibre and nature has long been due. The concept was discussed many times in as many years but it needed strong institutional support to come to life and now it has, thanks to the visionary leadership of ACI and ICAO. Having been directly involved in this fascinating industry as an executive, consultant, and educator, I see this as the opportunity for us to make tremendous strides in the field. We owe it to ourselves and to the people we serve.”
Mr. Kevin Caron
AMPAP-ACI Team Leader
(Mr. Caron was appointed the AMPAP-ACI Team Leader in 2011 taking over the reins from Mr. Paul Behnke who had presided in the role since AMPAP’s inception in 2007.)
“I feel privileged to be appointed the AMPAP ACI Team Leader, following Paul Behnke who passionately served in this role since the beginning of the programme. I have served in the airport industry for almost two decades and having worked both for an airport authority as well as an international aviation organization, throughout these years I remain impressed with how the airport industry continues to adapt and evolve in leading and managing complex global challenges.
AMPAP is an excellent example of the cooperation that I see on a daily basis between ACI staff and its airport members. The best benefit for AMPAP participants and graduates is a lifelong network tied in with a knowledge base and global best practices imparted via the classroom and online courses, its unique community of airport professionals, its instructors, ICAO and ACI who all share a common goal of increasing excellence in the airport industry.”
Capt. Mostafa Hoummady
AMPAP-ICAO Team Leader
(Capt. Hoummady was appointed the AMPAP-ICAO Team Leader in 2010 taking over the reins from Dr. Ruwantissa Abeyratne who had presided in the role since AMPAP’s inception in 2007.)
“Having accumulated a vast experience in aviation for more than 35 years in different levels of responsibilities in the aviation industry and at ICAO, as an auditor for the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) as well as in other managerial positions within the Air Navigation Bureau, I believe that aviation training should focus on the actual and expected performance of aviation professionals rather than simply on a transfer of knowledge.
For the ICAO Member States and the aviation industry AMPAP constitutes a good, comprehensive performance based training programme and an excellent support for the training needs of aerodrome managers and aviation professionals. Furthermore, these individuals have the opportunity to tailor the programme to their own needs and critical learning path for building corporate competencies through a varied choice of elective courses. Consolidating the aviation professional network is yet another one of the Programme’s achievement and benefits.”
