Airport News - North America.For more global news, data, analysis and features, please go to: http://www.AirGuideOnline.com/order_formsubs.htm Sep 25, 2006 FAA should do more to improve safety, lawmakers say. Lawmakers at a House subcommittee hearing on Thursday said 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 has not done enough to address key safety issues. Some said the FAA should more tightly regulate air traffic controllers, citing the Comair runway crash last month in Kentucky. FAA Associate Administrator Nicholas Sabatini said the FAA plans to hire thousands of new controllers over the next few years and is on pace to fill vacancies. Sep 21, 2006 Plan to cut staffing roils air traffic controllers. Air traffic controllers oppose the Federal Aviation Administration's efforts to cut the number of controllers. They are also concerned about salary caps, lower pay for new employees and less flexibility for vacation and sick leave. The FAA imposed the changes earlier this month after declaring an impasse with the union representing the controllers. Controller staffing may come up today at a House subcommittee on Aviation Transportation and Infrastructure hearing. Sep 20, 2006 Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, Delta Air Lines Delta launches second phase of lobby renovation. Delta Air Lines has started the second phase of its lobby renovation at the Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport. The project will feature 12,500 square feet of open space and give travelers more check-in options. Delta expects to complete the second phase by next summer. Sep 21, 2006 Boston Logan FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. supports airlines' broadband at Boston's Logan. A proposed Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. ruling says airport authorities An airport authority is an independent entity charged with the operation and oversight of an airport (or group of airports). These authorities are often governed by a group of airport commissioners, who are appointed to lead the authority by a government official. cannot stop Continental Airlines from offering wireless Internet service in its frequent flier frequent flier n. One who travels often by air, especially on one airline. fre  quent-fli lounge at Boston-Logan International Airport, according to according toprep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. media reports. The Massachusetts Port Authority Massachusetts Port Authority, or Massport, is a port district in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It operates the airports, seaport, and Mystic River Bridge in Boston, Massachusetts and the surrounding areas. last year ordered Continental to unplug its wireless and wireline high-speed access and instead use the airport's new fee-based Internet system. Sep 21, 2006 Dallas/Fort Worth D/FW D/FW Dallas Fort Worth hopes to add routes to China. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is one of the world's busiest airports, but it does not offer nonstop service to China. American Airlines, which operates a large D/FW hub, hopes to win Department of Transportation approval to launch flights between the airport and Beijing. United Airlines, Continental Airlines and Northwest Airlines are also competing for Chinese service. Sep 21, 2006 Detroit Metro Detroit Metro mulls selling naming rights to terminal. Detroit Metro Airport is considering selling naming rights to a terminal now under construction to bring in revenue. No other U.S. airport has sold the naming rights to a terminal, experts say. Sep 20, 2006 John Wayne Airport John Wayne Airport (IATA: SNA, ICAO: KSNA, FAA LID: SNA) is located at 18601 Airport Way, Santa Ana, CA 92707. Other nearby cities include Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, and Irvine. Airport, TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). at odds over reimbursement for baggage system. John Wayne Airport is still waiting for the Transportation Security Administration to reimburse it $10 million for an inline baggage screening system. Airport officials say they have sent letters to the TSA requesting reimbursement, as have several members of California's congressional delegation. A TSA official says there was never an agreement for reimbursement. Sep 20, 2006 Los Angeles Airport Los Angeles awards contract to overhaul international terminal. The Los Angeles Airport Commission has awarded a $503 million contract to Clark Construction Group and McCarthy Building Cos. to overhaul its international terminal. The contract is the largest in the city's history. Work will start early next year. Sep 19, 2006 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 LaGuardia LaGuardia neighbors fear more noise from bigger planes. Residents living near New York's LaGuardia Airport say expanding service at the airport will bring a lot more noise to their neighborhoods. The Federal Aviation Administration is considering allowing more passengers to depart from the airport, which means airlines will use larger planes. In response to residents' fears that larger aircraft will mean more noise and more jet exhaust, a Port Authority spokeswoman said that larger planes are also newer, and therefore cleaner and quieter. Sep 18, 2006 |
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