ACI-NA in the News
ACI-NA takes an active role with the media, including participating in interviews with major media outlets and reaching out to reporters to ensure the issues that are important to ACI-NA members are receiving coverage. Below is recent media coverage:
May 2008
Sea-Tac Airport tries to go green
Airports across the country are moving to cut emissions of both greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and other pollutants that harm local air quality.
By Thomas Frank
USA TODAY
May 6, 2008
April 2008
Blog: Strange Aviation Bedfellows
A who's who of aviation trade associations have banded together in their fierce opposition to a rule proposed by the Dept. of Homeland Security that would require all non-U.S. citizens leaving the country to submit digital fingerprints when leaving the country by air or sea. Raging against the proposal includes Airports Council International-North America, the Air Transport Association, IATA, the European Union and the Travel Industry Association.
Towers and Tarmacs
By Benet Wilson
Aviation Week
April 23, 2008
Security regulations gone wild: US's bizarre requirement to 'rescreen' Canadian bags
It's an overlooked issue that gets little attention, but one that demonstrates how excessive regulatory requirements can cause tremendous hassles for airlines, airports and passengers: Why does a checked bag screened in Vancouver or Toronto have to be rescreened before being placed aboard a connecting flight in Minneapolis or Chicago?
By Aaron Karp
Air Transport World
April 21, 2008
March 2008
Airline safety checks tightened
Airline passengers endured more than 700 flight cancellations in two days this week and could be faced with more during a Federal Aviation Administration crackdown on the nation's airlines.
By Thomas Frank
USA TODAY
March 28, 2008
Midsize airports see big growth
Midsize airports outside major cities, such as New York and Los Angeles, are the fastest-growing in the nation and have seen passenger and flight volumes soar by up to 400% in the past decade, a USA TODAY analysis of federal data shows.
By Thomas Frank
USA TODAY
March 26, 2008
US license law could create chaotic situation at airport checkpoints
By Aaron Karp
ATW Daily News
March 25, 2008
Panel: Only Defense Funding Will Pass
The prospects for any Fiscal Year 2009 appropriations bills being passed in calendar year 2008 are not good, according to panelists at the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE)-Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) spring legislative conference.
By Benet Wilson
Aviation WeeK
March 17, 2008
The Transportation Security Administration next month will roll out to six additional airports a pilot program that lets travelers select security lanes geared to their comfort with checkpoint screening processes.
By Jay Boehmer
Business Travel News
March 17, 2008
To Members of the United States Senate …
… the letter of March 6 begins. It is signed by 35 industry trade groups, and opens: “As representatives of the aviation community, we are writing to stress the importance of passing a comprehensive, long-term reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration.” Good luck.
By John F. Infanger
Airport Business Magazine
March 12, 2008
ACI-NA Asks FAA To Show More Benefit Of ADS-B Out Technology (paid subscription required)
While Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) agrees with FAA that additional capacity will be needed to meet future traffic demand, the agency’s notice of proposed rulemaking does not adequately identify the specific benefits of Automatic Dependence Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)/Out technology.
By Benet Wilson
Aviation Week
March 7, 2008
In a coalition letter to the US Senate this week, 35 aviation organizations called for members to pass a comprehensive, long-term Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill this year and urged the Senate to make the legislation a priority.
Aero-News Network
March 6, 2008
New lanes may speed up airport security
The government said Wednesday that it's going to expand an airport security program that creates special checkpoint lanes for families and "expert" travelers.
By Thomas Frank
USA TODAY
March 5, 2008
Airports facing rising costs see no relief ahead: Lack of federal funding leaves industry strapped
America's airports shouldn't look to Congress for help solving air travel problems that could cost billions of dollars to fix, at least not this year.That was the message Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., sent a group of airport officials meeting this week in Las Vegas.
By Benjamin Spillman
Las Vegas Review-Journal
March 4, 2008
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