The Business Information Technology (BIT) Committee is a community of aviation industry professionals committed to advancing a business-driven technology agenda for North American airports. The committee achieves its mission by lobbying on airports’ behalf on important technological issues, by sponsoring initiatives to develop groundbreaking airport technology-based service models and by working with members and partners to establish an industry-wide airport technology agenda.
The Committee facilitates education and experience sharing events for its members and it collaborates with other aviation industry bodies and partners, such as A4A, IATA and ICAO, to foster innovation across the sector. The Committee’s current agenda includes developing a standard biometrics solutions for U.S. airports, Airport API Digital Ecosystem, and collaboration with ACI World IT Task Forces.
Members prepare congressional testimony, respond to regulatory proposals and develop national and international policies for airport operators. The committee is represented on industry and governmental communications and IT taskforces.
Leadership
Chair
Marcus Session
Vice President, Information Technology
Tampa International Airport
Committee Secretary
Aneil Patel
(202) 293-8500
Get Involved
Resources
- Airport Cooperative Research Program
- ACI World Airport IT Standing Committee
- ACI Airport Community Recommended Information Services (ACRIS)
- ACI ACRIS Portal
- New Experience Travel Technologies (NEXTT)
- IATA Passenger Experience & Facilitation
- IATA Baggage Working Group
- IATA Common Use Working Group
- SITA Surveys & Reports – Airport IT Trends Survey
- Industry Benchmarking Studies
- Airport Traffic Reports
Press Releases
September 26, 2023
WASHINGTON – Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA), the trade association representing commercial service airports in the United States and Canada, will host the 2023 ACI-NA Annual Conference & […]
September 7, 2023
ACI-NA President and CEO Kevin M. Burke today welcomed President Biden’s nomination of former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Deputy Administrator Mike Whitaker as the next FAA Administrator.
March 23, 2023
ACI-NA today released the 2023 U.S. Airport Infrastructure Needs Report: Growing Needs Heighten Urgency to Modernize America’s Airports. ACI-NA estimates that America’s airports need $151 billion over the next five years to fund necessary infrastructure projects, up more than 30 percent from $115 billion just two years ago.
Events
ACI-NA Commentary on Business Information Technology
By Colleen Hamilton, Principal, Art of Context Colleen Hamilton is a principal with Art of Context, a Boston-based technology firm helping airports improve passenger experience through innovative technology solutions that […]
Even 22 years later, the stories of esteemed aviation leaders and their response to the September 11, 2001, terror attacks continue to provide learning opportunities for the benefit of future […]
By Mark Summers, General Manager/Airports at Zartico We are in the midst of a data renaissance — one that has the potential to be as disruptive to the aviation industry […]
