Airport News - North America.For more airport news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm Aug 14, 2006 US Heightens Air Security After Bomb Plot. The US government heightened security on passenger planes and barred air travelers from carrying liquids on Thursday after Britain said it foiled a plot to blow up flights to the United States. US officials said the aim was to blow up the planes in flight. One official said there were no signs the attacks were directed at any one city, but they might have taken place on flights heading to major US cities. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said al Qaeda might have been involved. The Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States said it took the unprecedented step of raising the threat level for commercial flights originating in the United Kingdom to "severe" or red, its highest level. Aug 10, 2006 Air Canada Air Canada Jazz Jazz Air LP (Air Canada Jazz) is a Canadian regional airline based in the Halifax Regional Municipality, at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, Nova Scotia. won't be returning to Toronto City Centre Airport Toronto/City Centre Airport, (IATA: YTZ, ICAO: CYTZ), in Toronto, Ontario, Canada is a regional airport located on the Toronto Islands. Opened in 1939 as the Port George VI Airfield, it became generally known as the Island Airport. anytime soon following the Toronto Port Authority's refusal to approve a sublease that would have enabled the Regional to resume operations there. Jazz was evicted from Toronto City in March by its landlord, City Centre Aviation and failed in its attempt to stop the eviction The removal of a tenant from possession of premises in which he or she resides or has a property interest done by a landlord either by reentry upon the premises or through a court action. through an injunction. The move cleared the way for startup Porter Airlines to launch operations there this fall. Porter is owned by Regco Holdings, which also owns City Centre Aviation. Jazz subsequently struck an agreement with Stolport Corp. to sublease facilities at the airport, but TPA (Transient Program Area) See transient area. TPA - Transient Program Area refused to approve the arrangement. Aug 10, 2006 Chicago Midway Chicago Midway just got a $15 million FAA grant to build runway buffer zones for aircraft that overrun landings. That's what happened back on December 8, 2005 when a Southwest 737 skidded off the runway and plowed through a fence. A child riding in a car was killed. Aug 9, 2006 Cleveland airport Want to know what the cheapest fares are out of Cleveland? Go to Hopkins International's new CLE Cle total elimination clearance. smartfares Web site: www.CLEsmartfares.com. Unlike a lot of airport fare sites, this one is updated throughout the day. Aug 9, 2006 Dallas/Forth Worth airport You'll be paying a dollar more per day to park at Dallas/Forth Worth International, perhaps as early as October. DFW DFW Dallas/Ft Worth, TX, USA - Dallas Ft Worth International (Airport Code) DFW Department of Fish and Wildlife DFW David Foster Wallace DFW Drug-Free Workplace DFW Down For Whatever (song by Pretty Young Things) hasn't raised parking fees since 2003. Aug 9, 2006 Houston Hobby The respected rating firm ranks Houston Hobby tops on the list of among small U.S. airports. Located on the near south side of the Bayou City, relatively close to the center of town and the Medical Center, HOU is a major focus airport for Southwest. AirTran has a presence there, and JetBlue is soon to debut. Many flyers favor HOU because it's compact, convenient and customer-friendly - especially now that a new airside air·side n. The part of an airport directly involved in the arrival and departure of aircraft. airside Noun the part of an airport nearest the aircraft (beyond security) addition to the terminal is complete. Power asked survey participants to rate aerodromes based on eight criteria: airport accessibility, check-in/baggage check, security check, terminal facilities, food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. , retail services, baggage claim and immigration/customs control. Aug 9, 2006 Los Angeles Airport Los Angeles Airport's Landing System Failure Causes Delays. Planes were backed up at 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 for at least an hour on Monday after an instrument landing system failed, an airport spokesman said. Spokesman Tom Winfrey said equipment on one of the airport's two working runways failed 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 was trying to restore it as soon as possible. "We have two runways and the equipment serving one runway went out at 9:30 a.m. (12:30 p.m. EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT )," Winfrey said. An FAA spokesman in Washington, Ian Gregor, said the failure in Los Angeles would likely cause a "ripple" throughout the system. Aug 7, 2006 Manchester airport Next time you're headed to New Hampshire be aware that Manchester, one of the neatest airports in the country, has taken on a new - and controversial - name. Long-time Frequent Flyer Magazine reader Bob Bourbeau reports MHT MHT Multiple-Hypothesis Tracking MHT Male Hose Thread MHT Mental Health Team MHT Multiple Hypothesis Testing MHT Manchester, NH, USA - Manchester (Airport Code) MHT Multi-server Hyper-threading Transportation now goes by the official moniker (1) A name, title or alias. See alias. (2) A COM object that is used to create instances of other objects. Monikers save programmers time when coding various types of COM-based functions such as linking one document to another (OLE). See COM and OLE. Manchester-Boston Regional Airport Coordinates: For the United Kingdom airport, see . Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (IATA: MHT, ICAO: KMHT, FAA LID: MHT . The mayor of Boston had threatened to sue over the move, but cooler heads prevailed. Aug 9, 2006 Miami International The highest-rated airport shopping in the country (at least in terms of customer satisfaction) can be found at Miami International. So says J.D. Power and Associates. Among the 14 new stores recently opened between Terminals E and H: Airport Wireless and Mindworks. Aug 9, 2006 Pittsburgh Running late and got to catch a flight from Pittsburgh? There's now valet parking service. Go to the lower level of the short-term parking lot and they'll take it from there. Aug 9, 2006 San Francisco airport San Francisco International has a new off-site parking facility. It's called Burlingame Airport Parking, three miles from the terminal and providing 350 spaces at rates below those at SFO SFO (in Britain) Serious Fraud Office . Free shuttle service. Somewhat closer is SFO's own long-term parking lot at $12 a day. An added service there allows you to check your bags and get boarding passes right where you park. Available from 4:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. you can check your bags and get boarding passes for most domestic flights before boarding the shuttle to the terminals. Fee is $5 for two bags and one boarding pass or $2 for boarding pass only. Participating airlines are Alaska, American, Continental, Delta, Northwest and United. You need to allow 75 minutes before flight departure to avail yourself of this service. Aug 9, 2006 Sarasota/Bradenton airport Behold, another enlightened aerodrome. Instead of making frequent flyers pay for wireless high-speed Internet, Sarasota/Bradenton offers it for free. Want to log on? There are brochures at SRQ's information booths. Aug 9, 2006 Toronto City Toronto City Airport, the controversial downtown operation, could be without regional airline Air Canada Jazz when it re-opens for scheduled flights later this year. The Air Canada subsidiary has delayed plans to reinstate services after the Toronto Port Authority Toronto Port Authority (TPA) is a Port Authority responsible for all activities in the Port of Toronto, including the Toronto City Centre Airport. The TPA replaced the Toronto Harbour Commission, which had similar duties. declined approval of a facility lease. Air Canada's flights to Montreal from the well-located island operation ended four years ago, and the Ottawa service ceased this spring when Porter Airlines, a locally regional start-up placed orders with Bombardier, who has a major plant close by, for new aircraft. The problem with Toronto City is that it is an island with the possibilities of a bridge still unresolved. http://www.flyporter.com Aug 12, 2006 Vancouver International Looking for a nice retreat at Vancouver International? Consider YVR's Plaza Premium Lounge. It offers a place to work, nap, shower and have a drink. You'll find it in the International Departures area, Level 3, post-security. Information: 604-276-6688. This is a pay-per-visit lounge. Aug 9, 2006 Washington Dulles By far the spiffiest of Washington Dulles' concourses is B. There are a bunch of decent places to eat already: Fuddruckers, Dunkin' Donuts, Matsutake Sushi, Ben & Jerry's, Tequileria, and Harry's Tap Room. Aug 9, 2006 |
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