Portland International Jetport Is A Growing Concern
By Jane Calderwood While in Maine last week, I went to visit Paul Bradbury, Director of the Portland International Jetport (PWM). Having worked closely with PWM in the mid-90s during their last major expansion project (while working for Maine Senator Olympia Snowe), I couldn’t resist the opportunity to get a first hand look at the [...]
Update on FY 2011 Appropriations Bills
By Channon Hanna Last week, the Senate adjourned for August recess after the Appropriations Committee approved 9 of the 12 fiscal year (FY) 2011 appropriations bills, including the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Department of Homeland Security bills. Only the Defense, Interior, and Legislative Branch appropriations bills have not been approved by the Senate [...]
Alaska Airlines Evaluates Pulsed Landing Lights to Mitigate Bird Hazards
At a recent meeting of the Commercial Aviation Safety Team, Linda Chism of Alaska Airlines described their evaluation of pulsed wingtip landing lights to mitigate bird hazards. Between Oct. 2008 and Oct. 2009, Alaska Airlines experienced 309 bird strikes. These strikes were reported by flight crews on walk-around, by mechanics or by pilots as in-flight [...]
Court Allows Airports to Protect Passengers from Flight Delays
A federal court in Washington on Tuesday upheld the right of airports to protect passengers from inconvenient flight delays. In rejecting the claims of the Air Transport Association, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia agreed with Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT), upholding federal regulations [...]
2009 Traffic Numbers Released
Airports Council International (ACI) in Geneva has released its full 2009 traffic report. Nearly 1.46 billion passengers arrived and departed from North American airports in 2009—a 5.9 percent decrease from the previous year. Cargo decreased by 11.3 percent while total operations also decreased by 8 percent. “The economic downturn that plagued many industries in the past [...]
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