The Facilitation Committee addresses issues related to the facilitation of international travel and trade including the improvement of government and industry approaches. Members of the Committee focus on travel documentation and other requirements, international cargo and passenger inspections, programs, regulations, and fees, inspection facilities, technology, customer service and the interrelationship between facilitation and security.
The Committee develops and advocates legislative and regulatory positions on these issues. The Committee interacts with government organizations including U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Staff and some committee members serve on the CBP User Fee Advisory Committee and on delegations to ICAO.
Leadership
Chair
Charles Goedken, C.M.
Manager, International Operations
Port of Seattle
Committee Secretary
Matthew Cornelius
Vice President, Air Policy
(202) 293-8500
Aneil Patel
Senior Director, Air Policy
(202) 293-8500
Get Involved
Resources
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Selected Airport Wait Times
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Biometrics
- U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs
- Trusted Traveler Programs
- Mobile Passport Control
- Passenger Tools
- Beyond Preclearance
- ACI World Facilitation & Services Standing Committee
- IATA Passenger Facilitation
- Air Traffic Reports
Press Releases
September 17, 2019
TAMPA, FL – Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) announced that James (Jim) Cherry has been named the recipient of the 2019 Williams E. Downes, Jr. Memorial Award. The Downes Award, […]
September 16, 2019
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to Tampa for our 2019 Annual Conference and Exhibition. Thank you, Mayor Castor, for that wonderful welcome and for being with us today. And […]
September 16, 2019
TAMPA, FL – Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) today released the 2018 North American Airport Traffic Summary, containing passenger, cargo and aircraft operations data from 254 North American airports. 2018 […]
Events
ACI-NA Commentary on Facilitation
Last week, Los Angeles World Airports Chief Executive Officer Deborah Flint addressed the Washington Aero Club at a lunch event in Washington, D.C. In her speech, Flint described Los Angeles […]
Today marks the official start to Infrastructure Week 2019, the long-celebrated week each year when the infrastructure community comes together and engages in a broad conversation about the importance of […]
By Chris Phelan, Vice President, Industry and Government Affairs, Canadian Airports Council The Canadian Airports Council has joined with several other Canadian associations that represent local and regional airports to […]
