Focus of Climate Change Debate Shifting on the Hill
By Annie Russo
As the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) begins implementing its rule regulating greenhouse gas emissions, the United States Senate is taking notice. Last year, the EPA deemed global warming as a risk to public health and welfare and used it to justify regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. It has been estimated [...]
All I Want for Christmas…
By Jessica Steinhilber
…is an extension to the deadline for comments on the EPA’s proposed effluent limitation guidelines to address stormwater runoff from airport and airline deicing activities. (Put that in a song!)
Apparently I was good this year because EPA granted my wish. In yesterday’s Federal Register, EPA officially announced that the original comment deadline of [...]
International Aviation Issues Seminar this Week
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently released a report that showed international visitation and international visitor spending was down significantly in August 2009 compared with the same period a year ago. According to the DOC, 5.4 million international visitors traveled to the United States in August 2009, a decrease of four percent compared to August [...]
The Goal for Airlines is Stability
Larry Kellner, Chairman and CEO of Continental Airlines, spoke at the Aero Club in Washington, D.C. today, and offered his thoughts on the industry and how it can become more stable. ACI-NA was seated front and center at the Aero Club, as Kellner listed three pieces of advice for airlines, airline partners and government regulators.
1. [...]
Airline Traffic Improved in September
By Miranda Horan
ACI World recently released its traffic statistics for September 2009, a report compiled from data provided by 168 worldwide member airports. According to the report, the numbers indicate that the stabilization trend of the past two months has been maintained and the domestic traffic in certain national markets is registering real growth relative [...]