By Morgan Dye Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) President Greg Principato has written to Congressman Jason Altmire (PA-4th), Rick Larsen (WA-2) and Congresswoman Laura Richardson (CA-37), Co-Chairs of the New Dem Coalition’s Critical Infrastructure and Manufacturing Task Force, expressing support for their agenda to foster economic growth and job creation. The proposal was released last [...]
All posts for the month May, 2011
ACI-NA Supports New Dem Coalition’s Infrastructure Task Force
Posted by mdye on May 31, 2011
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/05/31/aci-na-supports-new-dem-coalition%e2%80%99s-infrastructure-task-force/
Meet ACI-NA’s New ‘Green’ Advocate
By Katherine Preston Happy Thursday everyone! I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to all of the ACI-NA members, especially those who sit on the Environmental Affairs Committee. I have returned for my second week on the job as the Director of Environmental Affairs, after (thankfully) having survived the first week! All [...]
Posted by webmaster on May 26, 2011
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/05/26/meet-aci-na%e2%80%99s-new-%e2%80%98green%e2%80%99-advocate/
No Reason to Oppose Airport Deregulation
By Debby McElroy I was recently interviewed by Mark Koba, Senior Editor at CNBC.com, who was doing a story about airport finances. Mark, being a business reporter who understands the benefits of the free market, was amazed that airports were so limited by government regulations. He was also intrigued by the concept of airport deregulation [...]
Posted by webmaster on May 20, 2011
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/05/20/no-reason-to-oppose-airport-deregulation/
The Airport Privatization Pilot Program: What It Is, and What It Isn’t
By AJ Muldoon In 1996 Congress created the Airport Privatization Pilot Program. The program allows up to five airports (with certain restrictions on the various classes of airports) to be granted exemptions from certain federal statutory and regulatory requirements that would otherwise discourage private investment in airports. As it is currently constructed, the pilot program [...]
Posted by webmaster on May 20, 2011
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/05/20/the-airport-privatization-pilot-program-what-it-is-and-what-it-isn%e2%80%99t/
ACI-NA Joins Coalition Opposing 3% Withholding
By Jane Calderwood ACI-NA has joined the Government Withholding Relief Coalition which is seeking the repeal of Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention Reconciliation Act of 2005 also referred to as ‘3 percent withholding.’ The provision originally required that beginning Jan. 1, federal, state and local governments spending more than $100 million per year [...]
Posted by webmaster on May 19, 2011
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/05/19/aci-na-joins-coalition-opposing-3-withholding/