Airport News - North America.Nov 20, 2006 Airlines, airports and TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). ready for Thanksgiving crush. Airlines expect a large jump in the number of people who will fly during the Thanksgiving holidays this year. "We're ready to go," James May, president of the Air Transport Association, said Thursday. "We know we've got 25 million people coming." To accommodate the Thanksgiving crush, the TSA is opening security checkpoints earlier and fully staffing them. Nov 17, 2006 TSA plans events to educate public on security rules. TSA has planned 70 public events around the U.S. in the days leading up to Thanksgiving to inform fliers about the latest security rules. "We still see a large number of [banned] items at the checkpoint, and while every occurrence may only take a few minutes, when tens of thousands of people are passing through the checkpoint, that can have a significant cumulative effect," says Darrin Kayser, a TSA spokesman. The Air Transport Association expects 25 million Americans will fly during the holiday, a 3% increase from last year. Nov 16, 2006 Washington state officials ask DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA) DHS Department of Human Services DHS Department of Health Services DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DHS Dirhams (Morocco national currency) to support scanning project. Washington state officials hope a pilot project for scanning driver's licenses will convince the federal government that passports won't be needed for all border crossings. Gov. Chris Gregoire has asked DHS to authorize the three-month project. Nov 14, 2006 Number of misplaced mis·place tr.v. mis·placed, mis·plac·ing, mis·plac·es 1. a. To put into a wrong place: misplace punctuation in a sentence. b. bags soars after liquid ban. The number of mishandled bags has increased since Aug. 10, when the TSA began banning most carry-on liquids. In September, the number of passengers reporting misplaced bags rose 92% compared with year-ago levels. Airlines are taking steps to fix baggage operations in Atlanta and Philadelphia. Nov 13, 2006 Atlanta airport Fliers brace for busiest travel days. New rules on carry-on liquids may lengthen security lines at the airport this holiday season. At the Atlanta airport, the average wait time in security lines has increased 20% since the new rules were put in place. Some airports are giving travelers plastic "travelers' totes," and others are enlisting the help of volunteers to give directions to novice travelers. Nov 13, 2006 Grupo Aeroportuario Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, the Mexican airports operator known as OMA (1) See Object Management Architecture. (2) (Open Mobile Alliance Ltd., La Jolla, CA, www.openmobilealliance.org) An organization formed in June of 2002 by the consolidation of the WAP Forum group and the Open Mobile Architecture Initiative. , yesterday filed a registration statement with the US SEC for a proposed 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. it believes will raise $300-$345 million. OMA operates airports in Monterrey, Acapulco, Mazatlan and Zihuatanejo as well as nine other regional facilities. The IPO is intended to complete the Mexican government's privatization privatization: see nationalization. privatization Transfer of government services or assets to the private sector. State-owned assets may be sold to private owners, or statutory restrictions on competition between privately and publicly owned of OMA that began in 2000. Nov 16, 2006 Grupo Aeroportuario Mexico To Sell Off Airport Operator. Mexico said on Wednesday it will sell its 48 percent stake in airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte via a global initial public offering that could raise up to USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. 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. $345 million. Nov 15, 2006 Lockheed Lockheed completes major GPS review for Air Force. Lockheed Martin has finished a major development review for a next-generation GPS system. The company plans to submit a proposal to the Air Force for the GPS III system as early as next year. Nov 17, 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 airport, British Airways Foreign airlines upgrade U.S. airport lounges. Some foreign airlines are spending millions to upgrade their airport lounges in the U.S. British Airways' $10 million lounge at New York's JFK airport features a fountain, reclining chairs, a spa and restaurant. Observers say foreign airlines recognize that upscale lounges can generate greater customer loyalty. Nov 14, 2006 New York JFK airport Port Authority seeks new life for venerable TWA TWA Time-weighted average, see there terminal. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, self-sustaining public corporation established in 1921 by the states of New York and New Jersey to administer the activities of the New York–New Jersey port area, which has a waterfront of c. wants to give the empty Trans World Airlines Trans World Airlines, commonly known as TWA, was a major American airline company that was acquired by American Airlines in April 2001. For many years it was headquartered at the Kansas City Downtown Airport, as well as midtown Manhattan in New York City. terminal at Kennedy International Airport Noun 1. Kennedy International Airport - a large airport on Long Island to the east of New York City Kennedy Interrnational, Kennedy Long Island - an island in southeastern New York; Brooklyn and Queens are on its western end a second life. This month they will request proposals from developers who want to rent the modernistic terminal, opened in 1962, for at least 25 years, renovate it and find new tenants. Nov 16, 2006 Tucson airport, United Airlines Tucson Wins Direct United Service To Washington Dulles. Tucson, Ariz., Airport is celebrating the start of new nonstop United service to Washington Dulles Airport after about a year and a half of talks. Tucson has direct service to 18 cities and one-stop service worldwide. Nov 14, 2006 Vermont airport Vermont airport hopes to attract more carriers. Vermont's Burlington International Airport Coordinates: Burlington International Airport (IATA: BTV, ICAO: KBTV, FAA LID: BTV) is a public airport serving Burlington, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Vermont. wants to attract a seventh and possibly an eighth carrier. A recent survey found the airport enjoys a big draw from outside the state, with 29% of departing travelers from Quebec and 25% from New York state. Nov 14, 2006 Washington Dulles Airport Tourism powerhouses to help overhaul U.S. welcome. Representatives of some of the tourism industry's most powerful players, including Walt Disney Co., Universal Studios and Busch Entertainment Corp., are in Washington, D.C., to find ways to improve how foreign visitors are treated when they enter the U.S. Dulles International Airport has been designated as the pilot for the "model airport" program, which is part of a travel diplomacy and security initiative by the Secretary of State and 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 . 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