By Jessica Steinhilber Last week I attended the Aviation Noise and Air Quality Symposium, organized annually by the University of California-Davis. The event is well attended by domestic and international airport staff, community members, regulators, consultants, vendors, and others in the aviation industry interested in noise and air quality issues. I serve on the symposium’s [...]
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Jet Noise: The Sound of . . . Communicating?
Posted by webmaster on March 7, 2011
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/03/07/jet-noise-the-sound-of-communicating/
Planning Better, “NEPA-ing” Better in Long Beach
By Chris Oswald Jessica Steinhilber and I spent this week in Long Beach at the Airport Planning Redefined Course and the NEPA Essentials Workshop co-sponsored by ACI-NA, the Airport Consultants Council, and the FAA. Over 70 planners and environmental specialists from airports, the FAA, and the consulting community attended the events to learn how to [...]
Posted by webmaster on October 22, 2010
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2010/10/22/planning-better-%e2%80%9cnepa-ing%e2%80%9d-better-in-long-beach/
Four Airports Earn Top Environmental Honors
By Matt Griffin Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Portland International Airport, Southwest Florida International Airport and Buffalo Niagara International Airport were presented their 2010 Environmental Achievement Awards this afternoon at the Chairman’s Awards Luncheon. The ACI-NA Environmental Achievement Awards were established in 1997 and has generated immense interest throughout the industry and has catalyzed numerous environmental programs [...]
Posted by webmaster on September 29, 2010
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2010/09/29/four-airports-earn-top-environmental-honors/
Integrating Airport Planning and Nepa Processes
By Chris Oswald A panel of industry experts representing airport operators, the FAA, and the consulting community convened today’s during a joint session between the Environmental Affairs and Operations & Technical Affairs Committees to discuss best management practices for integrating airport planning and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) processes. The panel included Bill Willkie with [...]
Posted by webmaster on September 26, 2010
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2010/09/26/integrating-airport-planning-and-nepa-processes/
What’s New With FAA? SMS, Airport GIS, and Wildlife
By Chris Oswald Mike O’Donnell, Manager of the FAA Office of Airports Safety & Standards, spent sometime with ACI-NA’s Ops/Tech and Environmental Affairs Committees today and provided updates on several key FAA initiatives: Safety Management Systems (SMS), airport geographic information systems (AGIS) and wildlife hazard management. Regarding SMS, Mike walked the Ops/Tech Committee through the [...]
Posted by webmaster on September 25, 2010
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2010/09/25/what%e2%80%99s-new-with-faa-sms-airport-gis-and-wildlife/