By Bonnie Allin We are grateful our nation’s leadership did the right thing and passed the 21st short term FAA extension that returned thousands of people to work. It is unfortunate that the aviation system suffered a two-week shutdown of FAA and approximately $400 million in lost revenue before it was accomplished. It is also unfortunate that thousands of FAA personnel and many contractor employees [...]
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Impact of FAA Shutdown: Tucson International Airport
Posted by jrubel on August 15, 2011
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/08/15/impact-of-faa-shutdown-tucson-international-airport/
FAA Shutdown Impact: Peoria International Airport
Gene N. Olson Director of Airports The Furlough…How did it play in Peoria? Pretty poorly! The recent FAA shutdown places new emphasis on the need for stable funding for the FAA over a multi-year period. Only with stable funding can disruptions be avoided and planning be accomplished for the capital development of our nation’s air transportation [...]
Posted by jrubel on August 12, 2011
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/08/12/faa-shutdown-impact-peoria-international-airport/
FAA Shutdown Impact: Pittsburgh International Airport
By Brad Penrod The impact on PIT of the FAA shutdown was the postponement of the rehabilitation of RWY 10C-28C that was estimated at $8.4 million. This project, which included improvements and suggestions from many sectors of the aviation community, FAA, flight crews, Airport Authority Maintenance, Engineering and Operations professionals, was agreed by all, including [...]
Posted by jrubel on August 11, 2011
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/08/11/faa-shutdown-impact-pittsburgh-international-airport/
FAA Shutdown Impact: Yeager Airport
By Richard A. Atkinson, III Airport Director Thank goodness for grownups in Washington; Senator Jay Rockefeller and Senate leaders took the high road, or in this case, the high runway, in the dispute with the House of Representatives over the FAA continuing resolution and averted a month long disaster. The failure of the House of Representatives [...]
Posted by jrubel on August 10, 2011
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/08/10/faa-shutdown-impact-yeager-airport/
U.S. Airport Financing Policy is Broken
Read ACI-NA President Greg Principato’s opinion piece in Aviation Week. Thank goodness the FAA shutdown is over (for now). This self-inflicted wound put more than 74,000 people out of work; delayed needed airport infrastructure and safety projects, some until next year’s construction season; and pushed NextGen further into Never NeverGen land. During the shutdown I often recalled [...]
Posted by jrubel on August 9, 2011
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/08/09/us-airport-financing-policy-is-broken/