Air Transport News.Oct 1, 2007 A White House spokesman says the administration is looking into ways to regulate air traffic to ease congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. and delays. Officials say long- and short-term solutions are on the table, including a redesign of air traffic flow over the crowded Northeast corridor This article is about a rail line. For the agglomeration of metropolitan areas, see BosWash. For the New Jersey Transit line, see Northeast Corridor Line. The Northeast Corridor (NEC . Congress is also offering solutions, with House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Chairman James Oberstar, D-Minn., suggesting that the FAA impose scheduling restrictions. Sep 27, 2007 Changes to infrastructure needed to curb delays: Officials agree that big changes are necessary to prevent the record delays of 2007 from becoming the norm. Robert Poole Robert Lindsay Poole (born 12 June 1948 in Loxton, South Australia) was a controversial Queensland Australian Labor Party politician from 2001 until his resignation in early 2006. , director of transportation studies for the libertarian-oriented Reason Foundation, suggests privatizing air traffic control. FAA officials want to migrate from the current radar-based system to one that uses satellites to track planes, allowing greater precision and increased capacity. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters Mary Peters could refer to either:
Small glitches can cause air traffic pileups: The nation's aging air traffic control system, surging demand for air travel and the airlines' race to meet that demand have combined to tax the capacity of available airspace. Fixing the problem is complicated, with updated technology put forward most often as the ultimate solution. "What's hard for everyone to understand is no one really controls the system, not even the FAA," says Russ Chew, president of JetBlue Airways For the Jet Blue database used in Exchange Server and Active Directory, see Extensible Storage Engine. JetBlue Airways is a major American low-cost airline owned by JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU). Corp. and former chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. at the FAA. "Airlines can't tell one another not to schedule flights. The FAA can't tell airlines how to schedule flights. It's like saying, 'There's too much traffic on a California freeway at 9 a.m. -- fix it.'" Sep 27, 2007 The focus of the White House discussion was congestion in the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of area, which handles a third of US air traffic. Delays in New York can affect flights throughout the country. Of immediate concern are delays at John F. Kennedy "John Kennedy" and "JFK" redirect here. For other uses, see John Kennedy (disambiguation) and JFK (disambiguation). John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917–November 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in airport, which is growing fast and is a major point for international service. The most concrete step to emerge from the White House meeting was a decision for government planners to meet the airlines to discuss scheduling changes at JFK. Sep 27, 2007 US Transportation Secretary Mary Peters did not discount the possibility that government action could affect airline business models, such as the trend toward using more regional jets in place of larger planes. "We don't necessarily want to say you can't do that, but we do want to say at the end of the day we have to reduce congestion and delay. Everything is on the table," Peters told reporters. Airlines quickly note shortcomings A shortcoming is a character flaw. Shortcomings may also be:
US Transportation Secretary Mary Peters told reporters after meeting Bush that she preferred a cooperative approach but the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control could limit flights at JFK if necessary. Any action at JFK would most affect JetBlue Airway, which is based there, and Delta Air Lines, which operates two terminals. American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the operates international and some domestic service at JFK. American, Delta and other carriers said they have already tweaked their schedules at peak hours peak hours npl, peak period n → horas fpl punta peak hours peak npl → heures fpl d'affluence or de pointe at some airports, adjusted the time that planes sit at gates, and streamlined maintenance to ensure aircraft meet their schedules. Sep 27, 2007 DOT announces six new China routes. The Transportation Department on Tuesday announced the awards of six new China routes. Delta Air Lines and US Airways, the only major U.S. carriers without China flights, won permission to fly to China for the first time. Approval was given for Delta to fly between Atlanta and Shanghai; US Airways between Philadelphia and Beijing; Continental Airlines between Newark and Shanghai; American Airlines between Chicago and Beijing; Northwest Airlines between Detroit and Shanghai; and United Airlines between San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and Guangzhou. With the newly announced routes, United will have 42 flights a week; Northwest, 28; American, 14; Continental, 14; Delta, 7; and US Airways, 7. Sep 26, 2007 IATA IATA International Air Transport Association, which sets the rules for air transport, including those concerning air transport of animals. says rising fuel prices and a worsening worldwide credit crunch Credit Crunch An economic condition whereby investment capital is difficult to obtain. Banks and investors become weary of lending funds to corporations thereby driving up the price of debt products for borrowers. will crimp crimp a regular wave formation of small dimensions, e.g. the crimp of wool fibers epitomized in the Merino breed and its derivatives. crimp marks marks made by wrinkling the x-ray film while holding it between the fingers. profits In its latest forecast and snapshot of industry conditions. Sep 26, 2007 Japan and the USA agreed in September on a limited air services liberalisation n. 1. Same as liberalization. Noun 1. liberalisation - the act of making less strict liberalization, relaxation alleviation, easement, easing, relief - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse that sets the stage for negotiations toward a larger loosening of restrictions. Sep 26, 2007 Passenger rights legislation fair and balanced "Fair and Balanced" is a trademarked slogan used by American news broadcaster Fox News Channel. The slogan was originally used in conjunction with the phrase "Real Journalism. . Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Rep. Jerry Costello Jerry Francis Costello (born September 25 1949), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1988, representing Illinois's At-large congressional district (map). He was born in East St. , D-Ill., chairman of the House Subcommittee on Aviation, say recently passed passenger rights legislation protects passengers without overly burdening airlines and airport ground control and in drafting the legislation. "We determined that one size could not fit all," the lawmakers write. "Air traffic controllers, for example, told us that a firm deadline to force a plane's return to the terminal after a given number of hours could produce chaos on the ground at many airports." Sep 26, 2007 The U.S. and Japan have updated the aviation agreement between the two countries for the first time in 10 years. Few changes were made. They include decreased fare regulation and allowances for more charter and code-share flights. Sep 26, 2007 The House easily passed a bill on Sept 20 to keep the FAA funded through 2011, but uncertainty remains about whether the bill will survive the rest of the legislative process. Lawmakers are under pressure to pass a budget plan to fund the agency's NextGen program, which will help battle air congestion and flight delay, but many controversial details are bogging the bill down. The Senate is still working on its bill, and the two versions will have to be reconciled in conference before going to the White House, where a veto is possible. Sep 24, 2007 Swiss International Despite the similarity of area, the US has just one air traffic management organisation, compared to 47 in Europe, 21 en-route centres compared to 58 across the Atlantic and one operating control centre compared to 22 in Europe. Swiss International clearly has one eye on the beancounters here - a Single European Airspace could result in 12% less CO2 emissions with concomitant knock-on savings - but the potential for simplification would have a profound impact on day to day airline activity. Sep 25, 2007 Swiss International Swiss demands Single Sky. Swiss International has made an impassioned plea for the long-vaunted Single European Airspace to turn from words into reality. At a press conference in Zurich this afternoon, Swiss CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Christophe Franz, demanded that politicians listen to airlines and end the patchwork fragmentation that costs carriers so much in time and delays. The concepts Franz was referring to are the genuine frustrations that European airlines feel, when comparing their airspace - 10.5m sq km, to that of the US - 9.8m sq km, but with the former suffering from glaring complexity generating waste and burgeoning bureaucracy. 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