Airport News - North America.Aug 20, 2007 Airlines to use cockpit simulators for taxi training: As part of a larger effort by the industry to prevent runway incursions, airlines have agreed to use their cockpit simulators to train pilots to taxi, the FAA said Wednesday. The training will be in addition to regular simulation training already in place. Aug 16, 2007 FAA announces five steps to improve runway safety. The FAA and aviation industry groups including the Air Transport Association have agreed on five steps that should immediately help reduce runway incidents. They include runway reviews, improved markings, more pilot training, a review of pilot checklists and an anonymous report mechanism for air traffic controllers. Aug 16, 2007 State Department racks up multimillion-dollar bill. A surge of passport applications, stemming from the new rule in January that required U.S. travelers to obtain passports when flying to Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, caught the government off guard and unprepared. The $944 million bill the new travel rules created is more than three times the State Department estimate, prompting the department to collect $20 from first-time passport applications instead of the former $6. Aug 16, 2007 Delays at large hubs ripple into feeder airports. Travelers flying out of the Baton Rouge Baton Rouge (băt`ən r  zh) [Fr.,=red stick], city (1990 pop. 219,531), state capital and seat of East Baton Rouge parish, SE La. , La., airport experienced extensive delays in
June, mainly because of poor weather in Dallas. Delays at hubs such as
Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport often affect operations at
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Executives form "aerotropolis," reaping benefits of living near hub. Many executives want the benefits of living near an airport and have formed an "aerotropolis" around Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Bedroom communities near the airport are enclaves for executives, accountants and IT experts who want easy access to travel. Meanwhile, many companies are moving to locations near well-run airports. Aug 15, 2007 "Last year we spent our net income on establishing three branch base companies in Changzhou, Shenyang and Zhengzhou and purchased Changzhou Airport, as well as investments in Jade Airlines and hotels. So we have to raise funds through an IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. for fleet expansion," a Shenzhen insider said. Shenzhen posted a record profit of CNY CNY In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the China Renminbi. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 360 million ($47.5 million) in 2006, more than triple the previous year's result. Aug 15, 2007 TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). says Secure Flight will reduce errors in matching system. The TSA this fall will launch Secure Flight, a new system for matching the names of airline passengers against names on the terrorist watch list. The TSA will take over screening passenger lists from airlines and alert the carriers if there are any matches. The TSA said the new system will reduce the number of false matches. Security experts note, however, that circumventing a watch list is fairly easy. Aug 15, 2007 Commercial passengers overtaxed by current FAA funding system a system or scheme of finance or revenue by which provision is made for paying the interest or principal of a public debt. See also: Funding . Congress is considering different ways to pay for the much-needed NextGen satellite-based air traffic control system. The FAA has clearly said that corporate jet owners should be paying more for the services they use. "The poor mom and pop Mom and Pop An adjective denoting a small-scale and family-like atmosphere, often used to describe these types of businesses and investors. Notes: A mom-and-pop business is typically a small family-run business. flying down to Florida to visit their kids are paying for most of this system," said an FAA official. "What we're trying to do is ensure that everybody in the system pays their fair share." Aug 14, 2007 Passengers can't object to additional searches. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says that once airline passengers go through initial security screenings they are not permitted to object to further scrutiny. Judge Carlos Bea Carlos T. Bea (born April 18, 1934 in San Sebastian, Spain) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was appointed to that court by President George W. Bush in 2003 to replace Judge Charles Edward Wiggins. wrote that requiring authorization from passengers during ongoing searches "makes little sense in a post-9/11 world." Aug 14, 2007 Small jets popular, make air traffic 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. worse. With air traffic congestion such a huge problem at the nation's largest airports, one might wonder why the airlines don't consolidate some of their flights. The short answer is demand; more flights offered on smaller jets mean more scheduling flexibility and convenience to passengers, and regional jets are used to connect smaller cities with major hubs. Aug 14, 2007 Big delays would be minor hassles with better system: Many of the delays that have made passengers miserable this year could be reduced to minor schedule hiccups Hiccups Definition Hiccups are the result of an involuntary, spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm followed by the closing of the throat. Description if the FAA can implement its plan for a satellite-based air traffic control system. Congress is working now to decide how to fund such a system, with airlines clamoring for business jet owners to pay their fair share for the services they use. Aug 13, 2007 Charlotte airport Charlotte's airport was the fastest-growing among the nation's 10 largest airports in May. Aug 16, 2007 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport began taking steps to improve customer service in 2000, said Jeff Fegan, chief executive of the airport. Fegan said the airport addressed many customer concerns through its capital improvement plan. He noted that the airport's SkyLink system that links terminals is now the best large hub connect system in the world. The airport continues to add shopping and dining venues throughout the airport terminals, and is now spending $45 million to upgrade restrooms. Aug 15, 2007 Denver airport Denver airport to upgrade snow-removal system. Denver International plans to spend about $31 million over the next 10 years to buy new snow-removal equipment. Airport officials say the new equipment could clear a runway in about 15 minutes, a vast improvement over the current 90-minute clearing time. Aug 14, 2007 Honeywell, Sensis Honeywell, Sensis demonstrate new conflict alert technology. New technology developed by Honeywell Aerospace and Sensis will transmit conflict alerts provided to air traffic controllers to cockpits of affected aircraft almost simultaneously. Executives say they are demonstrating the technology but have not launched a new product. The technology will alert pilots to conflicts with other planes and ground vehicles at airports. Aug 15, 2007 L-3 Communications
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LLL) is a company that supplies command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C3ISR) systems and System gives 3-D peek into bags. L-3 Communications has placed an order worth $17.5 million with Analogic for its Explosive Assessment Computed Tomography Computed tomography (CT scan) X rays are aimed at slices of the body (by rotating equipment) and results are assembled with a computer to give a three-dimensional picture of a structure. systems and related upgrade equipment. "The system features advanced multi-slice CT imaging technology and provides full 3-D images of all the contents of a bag, enabling automatic detection of explosives," Analogic said in a statement. "The hardware upgrades will enable airports to upgrade examiner systems already in the field." The first systems should ship in early 2008. Aug 16, 2007 Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. International LAX delays blamed on single malfunctioning desktop computer. U.S. Customs officials said a malfunctioning network interface card on a single desktop computer set off a cascade of failures that led to Saturday's system shutdown. The system outage left 17,000 international passengers stranded in airplanes and terminals at the Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX . Aug 16, 2007 Los Angeles International LAX to add 10 new gates: The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. has approved
construction of 10 gates capable of handling new jumbo jets at Los
Angeles International Airport. The project is expected to cost $1.2
billion and is in addition to other modifications under way, including a
renovation of the Tom Bradley Noun 1. Tom Bradley - United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)Bradley, Thomas Bradley International Terminal and the recent relocation of the southernmost runway. Aug 16, 2007 Los Angeles International Customs' computer glitch A temporary or random hardware malfunction. It is possible that a bug in a program may cause the hardware to appear as if it had a glitch in it and vice versa. At times it can be extremely difficult to determine whether a problem lies within the hardware or the software. See glitch attack. causes delays at LAX. More than 20,000 international passengers were forced to wait in four Los Angeles International Airport terminals and on 60 planes Saturday afternoon after a failure of the computer system used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a bureau of the United States Department of Homeland Security, is charged with regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. trade laws. prevented authorities from screening people arriving in the U.S. The computers were back online at 11:45 p.m., and the passenger backlog was cleared by early Sunday. Aug 13, 2007 Memphis Airport Memphis airport won't offer Registered Traveler lane: Participants in the Registered Traveler program won't be getting a special security line at Memphis International Airport Memphis International Airport (IATA: MEM, ICAO: KMEM) is a public airport located 3 miles (5 km) south of the city of Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee, USA. in Tennessee because Northwest Airlines doesn't believe the program offers enough advantages to make it worth the money. The carrier prefers to offer special security lanes for elite customers. Aug 13, 2007 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 N.Y. passenger rights legislation may face legal challenge. New York's newly signed passenger rights law may face a court challenge by the Air Transport Association, which points out that the 1978 Airline Deregulation Act The Airline Deregulation Act (or ADA) was a United States federal law signed into law on October 28, 1978. The main purpose of the act was to remove government control from commercial aviation and expose the passenger airline industry to market forces. forbids states to interfere with a "price, route or service of an air carrier." New York officials say the law addresses "amenities" and is therefore valid. Aug 14, 2007 New York Westchester County Airport “HPN” redirects here. For the English railway station, see Hapton railway station. Westchester County Airport (IATA: HPN, ICAO: KHPN, FAA LID: HPN) is a public airport located in the town of Harrison, New York in Westchester County. Clear will offer limited service to registered travelers at Westchester County Airport beginning at the end of the month. Special security lanes will be offered on Mondays and Tuesdays from 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Hours may be extended if there is enough demand. Aug 17, 2007 San Diego International OceanWorks Development has sent a Notice of Claim to federal, state and local agencies and elected officials to gain exclusive rights to virtually the entire Southern California Bight The Southern California Bight includes coastal southern California, the Channel Islands and part of the Pacific Ocean. Within the Southern California bight lie the traditional territories of the Chumash and the Gabrieliño. for the purpose of developing, building and operating an international airport. This unprecedented claim was submitted to the Department of the Interior, the Army Corps of Engineers, and 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 , among more than a dozen other agencies. The Claim begins the process to lay the legal foundation for the project. Currently, OceanWorks plans to situate sit·u·ate tr.v. sit·u·at·ed, sit·u·at·ing, sit·u·ates 1. To place in a certain spot or position; locate. 2. To place under particular circumstances or in a given condition. adj. the airfield some 10 miles off the San Diego coastline. Founded as Euphlotea LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control in 2004, OceanWorks Development has dedicated itself to getting San Diego's new international airport off the ground. For more info please see OceanWorksDevelopment.com Aug 13, 2007 San Francisco International San Francisco airport rolls out Registered Traveler program. San Francisco International Airport “SFO” redirects here. For other uses, see SFO (disambiguation). For the television series, see . joins the list of airports offering Registered Traveler security lanes. Clear, which provides the service at nine U.S. airports, will open two fast-pass lanes at the airport in the next few weeks. Aug 17, 2007 San Francisco International San Francisco airport joins Registered Traveler program. San Francisco International Airport expects to have the registered traveler program, which allows prescreened air passengers to move quickly through security, available by October. SFO's deal is with Verified Identity Pass Inc., which charges travelers a $99.95 annual fee to join the program. Aug 13, 2007 San Jose San Jose authorizes $825 million airport bonds. The San Jose, Calif., City Council has authorized Mineta San Jose International Airport For the Costa Rican airport, see . Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (IATA: SJC, ICAO: KSJC, FAA LID: SJC) is a medium-sized airport in San Jose, California. to issue $825 million in general airport revenue bonds airport revenue bond Tax-exempt debt issued by a city, county, state, or airport authority with debt service guaranteed either by general revenues generated by the airport or by lease payments for facilities used by a particular airline. to fund the airport's capital improvement program over the next three years. The first phase of the project is expected to cost about $1.3 billion and be complete by 2010. Aug 16, 2007 Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines, the largest carrier at Albany International Airport "KALB" redirects here. For the television station in Alexandria, Louisiana, see KALB-TV. For the Arabic word, see kalb (term). Albany International Airport (IATA: ALB, ICAO: KALB) is an airport of entry [1] serving Albany, New York. , is extending a program with Siena College that lets members of the school's champion golf team earn round trip airline tickets. Aug 17, 2007 US Airways, Charlotte Charlotte, N.C., airport working to improve on-time performance. Charlotte Aviation Director Jerry Orr says local airport personnel are trying to improve the facility's on-time performance in many ways, including working closely with the airport's major carrier, US Airways. Aug 14, 2007 US Helicopter The fares and inventory of US Helicopter, dubbed the "eight-minute airport shuttle," are now available to travel agents connected to the Galileo distribution system. 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