U.S. International Air Service Program Work Plan

1. Monitor, participate and comment as appropriate on U.S. international aviation relations and developments, particularly with Argentina, China, Cuba, European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Russia, South Africa and the United Kingdom
2. Monitor, participant and comment as appropriate on U.S. international aviation relations as it relates to the planned exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union
3. Participate and comment as appropriate in multilateral venues, particularly U.S./European Union regular and special Joint Committee meetings
4. Maintain support for Open Skies agreements
5. Looking beyond U.S. Open Skies model, e.g. 7^th freedom passenger rights, airline ownership and control
6. U.S. visa procedures and interview wait times
7. International air service incentives
8. FAA’s International Aviation Safety Assessments
9. K. Air Passenger Duty and similar levies
10. Environmental measures and their impact on international air service
    (e.g.  EU Emissions Trading Scheme, restrictions on night flights at airports)
11. Immigrations and customs procedures and practices impacts on airport access and efficiency
12. Infrastructure constraints, slot policy and their impact on international air service (e.g. access to major Chinese airports; Tokyo airports; Benito Juarez International Airport)
13. Aviation issues in trade venues, e.g. General Agreement on Trade in Services

• Share information on international air service issues with the Program
• Transition to new website for Program members-only to access recent, key Program reports and documents with ease on a confidential basis
• Work with Program in crafting ACI-NA positions and comments on international air service issues as appropriate
  • Issues of concerns to Program
  • Government policy and rulemakings
  • Congressional testimony (in conjunction with U.S. Government Affairs Committee)

• Promote and increase participation in the Program amongst members
• Request volunteers for Steering Group and later inform full Program about the composition of Steering Group early in new year

• Facilitation Committee
  • Coordinate on tracking facilitation issues which could negatively impact international air service and negotiations
  • Coordinate on issues of mutual concern, e.g. visas, CBP staffing which affect U.S. international air service and negotiations
• U.S. Government Affairs Committee
  • Coordinate on educating administration and Congress on value of international air service and continuing and expanding liberal aviation policies
  • Coordinate on tracking and responding to proposed legislation on international air service issues, e.g. airline ownership and control
• Legal Affairs, Finance and Environmental Committees
  • Coordinate on issues of mutual concern, e.g. air service incentives, airport proprietary rights issues such as user charges, ground handling and environmental measures in U.S. trade and aviation agreements and relations
• Marketing and Communications Committee, Marketing and Air Service Development Working Group
  • Coordinate on value of international air service

• Steering Group meetings
  • Monthly conference calls (include other Program members)
  • Conference calls or e-mails as needed on international air service issues, planning for meetings (include other Program members)
• JumpStart™ Air Service Development Conference – June 2, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee
• Annual Conference – September 2019, Tampa, Florida (tentative, depends on number of Program members likely to attend)
• International Aviation Issues Seminar –December 2019,  Washington, DC
  • Program holds informal meeting morning following seminar
• Ad hoc meetings held in conjunction with other meetings e.g. negotiations