Airport News - North America.Nov 6, 2006 Holiday season to bring longer airport delays. The upcoming Thanksgiving rush could bring long lines In communications, circuits that are capable of handling transmissions over long distances. to airports because some infrequent fliers will be puzzled over new airport security rules they haven't yet faced. With average peak wait times expected to surge, airport employees are prepared to direct passengers in extra-long lines to alternative checkpoints. Nov 3, 2006 TSA's explanation for rules on liquids baffles fliers. TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). chief Kip Hawley's remark that "It's not the ounces. It's the container we're after," provoked a wide response from travelers, the Wall Street Journal's Scott McCartney Scott McCartney is The Wall Street Journal's travel editor, as well as a regular columnist for the newspaper. Background McCartney currently lives in Dallas, though he is a native of Boston. He attended Duke University and graduated in 1982 with an A.B. writes. Some fliers question TSA's decision that limits the liquids they can bring through airport security checkpoints but allows them to purchase larger bottles of liquids inside the security points. The TSA also said it has opted to ban all containers larger than three ounces because its machines cannot detect their contents. Nov 3, 2006 US Investigates Jets Using Wrong Runways. Safety investigators are looking into three incidents involving commercial jets at US airports in recent days, including two cases when aircraft used the wrong runway, officials said on Wednesday. Nov 3, 2006 Train-to-plane service is growing need in U.S.. Although rail service to U.S. airports is far behind Europe's, the services are improving, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. travel columnist Ed Perkins in the San Jose Mercury News The San Jose Mercury News is the major daily newspaper in San Jose, California and Silicon Valley. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group. Its headquarters and printing plant are located in North San Jose next to the Nimitz Freeway (Interstate 880). . Perkins rates major U.S. cities' train-to-plane service based on criteria such as location of the airport rail station, rail car amenities, speed and frequency of trains. Nov 2, 2006 U.S. needs ATC ATC Air Traffic Control ATC Average Total Cost ATC Certified Athletic Trainer ATC At the Center (Hartford, Maine retreat center) ATC Applied Technology Council ATC All Things Considered system upgrades within 10 years, FAA official says. The U.S. must make changes to the air traffic control system by 2016 to handle expected increases in traffic and reduce delays, says Russell Chew, FAA 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. . Chew is calling for stepping up development of the Next Generation Air Transportation System NextGen or Next Generation Air Transportation System is the name given to the project which is set to completely overhaul the United States national airspace system (NAS). , which has a current end goal of 2025. Nov 2, 2006 TSA postpones rollout of explosive detectors. The Transportation Security Administration recently stopped introducing walk-through explosive detectors at airports because of maintenance problems. Officials at St. Louis Lambert Louis Joseph Lambert, Jr. (born December 21, 1940), is a Louisiana attorney and businessman who is best remembered for having been the first Democrat since Reconstruction to have lost a contested gubernatorial general election to a Republican candidate. International Airport plan to put the airport's machine in storage. They say it disrupted the flow of passengers through the airport. Nov 1, 2006 Some travelers say the TSA's security rules run counter to common sense, The Wall Street Journal's Scott McCartney writes. TSA says the rules are the result of specific core security issues -- three-ounce bottles make it extremely difficult to handle and mix liquid explosives, and a single quart-size bag limits the total volume of liquids anyone can bring aboard a plane without too much slowdown at security lanes. Oct 31, 2006 Sensors on planes mean more accurate weather forecasts. A network of high-tech sensors installed in some U.S. passenger planes could improve weather forecasts and warn pilots about storms, turbulence or hijacked flights. The federal government has not yet decided whether to fund a complete system of sensors. Oct 30, 2006 Atlanta airport Runway work lowers Atlanta airport's on-time rating. A runway repaving project at the Atlanta airport hurt September on-time ratings for the airport's three airlines with the most flights. Delta Air Lines, AirTran Airways AirTran Airways is a low-cost airline that is a Delaware corporation with headquarters in Orlando, Florida, USA and is a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings. AirTran operates over 750 daily flights throughout the eastern USA and the Midwest, including over 270 daily departures from , and Atlantic Southeast were near the bottom of the rankings for on-time performance. The repaved runway is scheduled to open next week, and no more repaving projects are expected for a decade. Nov 3, 2006 Baltimore BWI BWI abbr. British West Indies Baltimore BWI officials hope improvements keep low-fare fliers loyal. Baltimore's airport finished a $1.6 billion, five-year expansion project last week. Officials say the improvements are an effort to keep travelers flying out of BWI as low-fare carriers expand to other airports in the region. Oct 30, 2006 Harris Harris on track to finish FAA contract by late 2007. Harris Corp. says its contract to upgrade the FAA's telecommunications system is on track to be finished by December 2007. The FAA has taken a cautious approach and pushed the deadline back to December 2008. Nov 1, 2006 Tampa Airport Tampa Airport Reopens After Evacuation. Operations at Florida's Tampa International Airport Tampa International Airport (IATA: TPA, ICAO: KTPA, FAA LID: TPA) is a public airport located six miles (10 km) west of the central business district of Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. returned to normal on Wednesday after it was partially evacuated when a suspicious item was spotted, an airport spokeswoman said. Nov 3, 2006 Washington Dulles Airport Wait gets worse at Washington-area airports. Federal officials are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to reduce security lines at Washington-area airports during the busy holiday travel season. The average peak wait time at Washington Dulles Airport rose to 25 minutes in October from 14 minutes in September. 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