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		<title>Principato Talks U.S. Airports at JITI Seminar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Morgan Dye This afternoon Greg Principato addressed the Japan International Transport Institute (JITI) at their Airport Seminar 2012, themed: Maximizing the Potential of Multiple Airports in a Region. While underscoring his point that economic development has been closely tied to transportation which supports travel and trade, Principato addressed the importance of airports as an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airports Helping Airports Pays Off</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Tom Smith As the first anniversary of the Feb. 22 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, and the March 11 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in northern Japan approach, the funds that were raised in a joint “Airports helping Airports” effort have been fully distributed. ACI-NA, ACI World, ACI Asia-Pacific and American Association of Airport Executives [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2012/02/01/airports-helping-airports-pays-off/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=airports-helping-airports-pays-off</link>
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		<title>Time to Share Airline Secrets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Tom Smith During the ACI-NA Air Service Data and Planning Seminar, which wrapped up earlier today in Long Beach, the nearly 100 participants learned some of the secrets of airline route planning from six current and former airline planners. Monday morning began with three former airline planners who now work as air service development [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2012/01/24/time-to-share-airline-secrets/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=time-to-share-airline-secrets</link>
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		<title>Obama’s Travel and Tourism Initiatives Follow ACI-NA&#8217;s Requests</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Channon Hanna On Thursday, President Obama travelled to Walt Disney World in Orlando to announce new initiatives to increase travel and tourism to the United States.  Among the initiatives announced were visa reform, Global Entry expansion and promotion, and the expansion of the visa waiver program— all of which are key reforms that ACI-NA [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2012/01/20/obama%e2%80%99s-travel-and-tourism-initiatives-follow-aci-nas-requests/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=obama%25e2%2580%2599s-travel-and-tourism-initiatives-follow-aci-nas-requests</link>
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		<title>Redistricting and Retirements a Plenty on the Hill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Annie Russo In the past 13 days that mark 2012, it seems like there has been an uptick in the number of Senate and House retirements.  With some time at home with the family and reevaluations of the downside of traveling, raising money and running for your job every two or six years is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2012/01/17/redistricting-and-retirements-a-plenty-on-the-hill/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=redistricting-and-retirements-a-plenty-on-the-hill</link>
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		<title>Insurance Outlook Mixed for 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Liying Gu The ACI-NA Risk Management Committee kicked off the New Year with its 13th annual Risk Management Conference held in the warm and sunny New Orleans with close to 140 attendees, up more than 30 percent over last year’s attendance. The first session Thursday highlights the current airport insurance market and its emerging [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2012/01/13/insurance-outlook-mixed-for-2012/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=insurance-outlook-mixed-for-2012</link>
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		<title>Continuing Your Business After All The Aftermath</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Nelson Lam Rob Swift, Mike Gardner, and Forrest Artz presented Thursday at the 13th Risk Management Conference presented about business interruption coverage.  With natural disaster occurring spontaneously and without notice, does your airport have a continuity plan and will your business interruption income be covered? Granted that your airport does purchase business interruption coverage, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2012/01/13/continuing-your-business-after-all-the-aftermath/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=continuing-your-business-after-all-the-aftermath</link>
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		<title>Living in Limbo Land</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Jane Calderwood “I’m waiting for courage Cause I’m stuck Limbo limbo limbo Cause I’m stuck in limbo limbo And I ain’t trying to be stuck no more!” (JoJo “Limbo&#8220;) It is time once again for a lesson in Washington math: 22 extensions + 14 day FAA Shutdown + 9 years since the last FAA [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2012/01/10/living-in-limbo-land/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=living-in-limbo-land</link>
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		<title>Airports Applaud U.S.-Canada Efforts to Improve Facilitation and Security at Border</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Morgan Dye Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) today submitted comments in response to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Request for Public Comments regarding “U.S.-Canada Action Plan for Perimeter Security and Economic Competiveness”. In the filed comments, ACI-NA applauded the plan announced on December 7, 2011 by President Obama and Prime Minister [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2012/01/09/2476/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=2476</link>
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		<title>Give the FAA 2 Years, Not 2 Months</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, ACI-NA President Greg Principato posted the following commentary on the National Journal&#8217;s Transportation blog as part of a discussion on the next round of FAA extensions: When Congress returns to Washington later this month – the House will be in session for a total of 6 days, the Senate for 7 &#8211; the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2012/01/06/give-the-faa-2-years-not-2-months/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=give-the-faa-2-years-not-2-months</link>
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		<title>House, Go Home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; By Jane Calderwood Its days before Christmas The Senate is gone But the House continues To keep hanging on They’ve funded the government Extended the extensions And passed the majority of bills Under suspension They’ve named post offices And talked and talked about jobs And we long ago lost count Of all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/12/19/house-go-home/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=house-go-home</link>
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		<title>2011 – Good Bye and Good Riddance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Posted on Centerlines Blog on Dec. 13 by Jane Calderwood Looking back on  2011 brings to mind the lyrics of an old country song “Another day older and deeper in debt.” Not to be too much of a downer but I do have to remind everyone that we still have to survive another year of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/12/13/2011-%e2%80%93-good-bye-and-good-riddance/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=2011-%25e2%2580%2593-good-bye-and-good-riddance</link>
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		<title>Airports Welcome Border Accord</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Morgan Dye Airports Council International-North American (ACI-NA) and the Canadian Airports Council (CAC) today welcomed the Beyond the Border Action Plan announced by U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper as a good step forward in bi-national relations between Canada and the U.S., and good for North American aviation. “North America’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/12/08/airports-welcome-border-accord/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=airports-welcome-border-accord</link>
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		<title>Airports Commend DOT and FAA on Diversion Forum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Morgan Dye Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA), which represents the owners and operators of airports throughout the United States, today commended the Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration for convening today’s Flight Diversion Planning Forum. Many of the suggestions developed by ACI-NA member airports factored prominently in the Forum’s discussion.  Airports made clear [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/11/30/airports-commend-dot-and-faa-on-diversion-forum/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=airports-commend-dot-and-faa-on-diversion-forum</link>
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		<title>Airports Welcome FAA and DOT Forum on Better Managing Aircraft Diversions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Morgan Dye Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) President Greg Principato issued the following statement in response to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announcement that they will be holding a forum on November 30 to find better ways to manage aircraft diversions. “I applaud DOT and FAA for convening [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.aci-na.org/blog/2011/11/14/airports-welcome-faa-and-dot-forum-on-better-managing-aircraft-diversions/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=airports-welcome-faa-and-dot-forum-on-better-managing-aircraft-diversions</link>
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