The Public Safety and Security (PS&S) Committee’s mission is to enhance the safety and security of airports by providing recommendations to industry and government for aviation safety and security policies, identifying and promoting best practices in aviation safety and security, and identifying and/or developing educational and technological resources that help accomplish airport safety and security objectives.
Leadership
Chair
Shawna Larson
Deputy Aviation Director – Public Safety & Security
City of Phoenix Aviation Department
Committee Secretary
Christopher Bidwell
(202) 861-8081
Chris Phelan
(613) 560-9302
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Resources
Press Releases
October 2, 2019
Recommends U.S. and Canadian lawmakers appropriate targeted funds to federal aviation agencies, and extend interdiction authority to trained state and local law enforcement agencies. LOS ANGELES & OTTAWA – Today […]
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 […]
Events
ACI-NA Commentary on Public Safety & Security
Earlier today, Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) President and CEO Kevin Burke teamed up with travel industry leaders and government officials to urge the traveling public to obtain REAL ID […]
Independence Day is more than fireworks and cookouts. It’s a special day we celebrate liberty and those who have helped secure the freedom we cherish today. Honoring our veterans is […]
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 […]
