By Tom Smith As the U.S. economy is finally starting to look better, the actions surrounding the “fiscal cliff” could indeed set back the recovery. If we can get away from the “contrived” fiscal cliff, which is a politically-created crisis, “then I would be pretty optimistic at this point,” said Martin Regalia, chief economist for [...]
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Chamber Economist Sees a Better Economy if ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Avoided
Posted by Tom Smith on December 7, 2012
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2012/12/07/chamber-economist-sees-a-better-economy-if-fiscal-cliff-avoided/
National Alliance to Advance NextGen — Supporters Wanted
By Jane Calderwood Ed Knoesel from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey gave a brief presentation this morning at the US Government Affairs Committee asking airports to consider joining the National Alliance to Advance NextGen. Knoesel pointed out that a serious ground delays in New York today ripples throughout the system impacting [...]
Posted by webmaster on September 9, 2012
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2012/09/09/national-alliance-to-advance-nextgen-supporters-wanted/
Commit to the Cause
By Jane Calderwood The Government Affairs Committee met Sunday morning to discuss the Airports for the Future Campaign. Chairman Mark Reis, of Seattle, had asked our consultants to find a case study to share that would give committee members a sense of the challenges ahead and proof that our path we are on is a [...]
Posted by webmaster on September 9, 2012
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2012/09/09/commit-to-the-cause/
Privatization of San Juan Airport Moves to FAA for Comments
Speaker: Emmett McCann, bio Managing Director Highstar Capital By Debby McElroy The ACI-NA Board of Directors meeting featured a briefing on the expected privatization of Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (LMM Airport) in Puerto Rico. Emmett McCann, Managing Director at Highstar Capital, a longtime veteran of transportation public private partnerships, discussed how Aerostar Airport Holdings [...]
Posted by webmaster on September 8, 2012
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2012/09/08/privatization-of-san-juan-airport-moves-to-faa-for-comments/
Many Challenges Remain One Year After the FAA Shutdown
By Debby McElroy One year ago, Congress allowed the authorization for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to expire for two weeks, throwing a huge wrench into one of our nation’s most important resources – our air transportation system. Despite the fact that airports are locally owned and operated, our members were significantly affected by this [...]
Posted by mdye on July 23, 2012
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2012/07/23/2680/