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 [...]
DHS Eliminates I-94W Form for Visa Waiver Passengers
In a statement issued today, ACI-NA President Greg Principato said: “ACI-NA has been urging DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and predecessor agencies for a number of years to eliminate the burden on travelers of completing the paper I-94W form, as CBP already receives the passenger data electronically. Eliminating the I-94W form makes it [...]
Airport service – the Disney way
By Christine Cusatis, Editor, Centerlines magazine Disney World is renowned for its ability to evoke fantasy and wonder in the young and old alike. But according to Meg Crofton, president of the Walt Disney World Resort, the magic begins when travelers enter the airport. “Your business and mine are closely linked,” Crofton said in an [...]
What Happened in Vegas
Last week, roughly 60 airport media relations and public affairs professionals attended the 2010 ACI-NA Media Relations & Crisis Communications Seminar in Las Vegas, to discuss the challenges and opportunities in investing in social media outlets, and to share best practices in media relations and crisis communications. Attendees spent most of Thursday discussing the merits [...]
Two Sisters, 54 Haitian Orphans and PIT
By Jeff Martinelli Public Affairs Manager Pittsburgh International Airport Allegheny County Airport Authority On Thursday, Jan., 14, less than 48 hours after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, news hit in Pittsburgh that two sisters, Ali McMutrie and Jamie McMutrie Heckman, were desperately seeking help for the children they were taking care of from the BRESMA [...]
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