By Gina Marie Lindsey When I spoke at a luncheon of the Aero Club of Washington two weeks ago, I spoke about the great work we’re doing to improve LAX, as well as the looming failure of our nation’s system for funding aviation infrastructure. Three days later, Congress underlined my woeful prediction by failing to [...]
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FAA Shutdown Impact: LAX
Posted by jrubel on August 8, 2011
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/08/08/faa-shutdown-impact-lax/
You Have One New Friend Request. And It’s From Your Airport.
By Jessica Steinhilber Until today, my Facebook “friends” consisted of 258 friends, family, and colleagues… and one complete stranger. I finally met that stranger – Ben Mutzabaugh – when he participated in a panel on social media at our annual conference this afternoon. Ben is a travel reporter for the USA Today and writes the [...]
Posted by webmaster on September 28, 2010
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2010/09/28/you-have-one-new-friend-request-and-it%e2%80%99s-from-your-airport/
Keynote Speaker Bilton Emphasizes “The Conversation”
By Debby McElroy In an energetic presentation Monday morning, Nick Bilton, Lead Technology Reporter for The New York Times, provided attendees a fascinating look at cutting edge technology trends. He emphasized that tech-savvy travelers want a conversation, with access to immediate and up-to-date information. “They want that in all the experiences where they spend money,” [...]
Posted by webmaster on September 27, 2010
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2010/09/27/keynote-speaker-bilton-emphasizes-%e2%80%9cthe-conversation%e2%80%9d/
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 [...]
Posted by webmaster on August 31, 2010
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2010/08/31/portland-international-jetport-is-a-growing-concern/
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 [...]
Posted by Victoria Houghton on May 20, 2010
http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2010/05/20/dhs-eliminates-i-94w-form-for-visa-waiver-passengers/