Airport News - North America.Jan 22, 2007 Verified Identity Pass, which was approved by the US Transportation Security Administration last month to operate its Clear Registered Traveler The Registered Traveler Pilot Program is an airline passenger security assessment system that was tested in the United States air travel industry in 2005. It was used in several U.S. program at select US airports, this week launched the screening program with the opening of an RT lane at 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 JFK's Terminal 7. Clear now has over 35,000 members. The program is scheduled to be implemented in Indianapolis, San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. and Cincinnati by the end of the month. Jan 19, 2007 Canada, border states Border States The slave states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri that were adjacent to the free states of the North during the Civil War. concerned about passport rules. Many airline agents have been reminding people traveling to the newly targeted destinations about the need for passports. New passport rules could hurt tourism and commerce in Canada and some border states, 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. some officials. Starting Tuesday, most air travelers who are citizens of Canada, Mexico or Bermuda or U.S. citizens returning home will be required to show passports to enter the U.S. Jan 18, 2007 U.S. says new passport rule won't leave travelers stranded. New passport rules could affect travelers who suddenly need to fly home to Canada. However, U.S. officials say they will not leave people without proper documents stranded in the U.S. Starting Jan. 23, anyone entering or leaving the U.S. by air, including Canadians, must present a passport or risk being denied boarding by the airline. "They're going to do something so that people are not stranded," an Air Transport Association spokesman says. Jan 17, 2007 TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). to announce guidelines on security tray advertising. The TSA is expected to issue guidelines today for advertisements appearing in trays that carry travelers' possessions through airport X-ray machines. Advertisers would pay fees to the airport and provide trays and tables in exchange for placing their ads in the trays. Jan 11, 2007 US House approves bill mandating cargo inspection. The House on Tuesday approved a measure to require airlines to inspect all cargo placed on passenger jetliners. Critics say the bill would create excessive costs and that it may be impossible for airlines to inspect 100% of air cargo air cargo: see aviation. . The White House has opposed several aspects of the bill and says it will not support it as currently drafted. The Senate has not yet taken up the measure. Jan 10, 2007 US Supreme Court declines to hear case on passenger identification. The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an attempt to challenge the federal government's policy that requires passengers to show identification before they board flights. Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. founder John Gilmore sued the government because it would not disclose the regulation requiring identification. Jan 9, 2007 Bill would allow screeners to join unions. A House bill scheduled for floor action today would give union rights to about 43,000 TSA airport screeners. The TSA has not allowed screeners to join unions since it was created in 2001, saying collective bargaining collective bargaining, in labor relations, procedure whereby an employer or employers agree to discuss the conditions of work by bargaining with representatives of the employees, usually a labor union. is not appropriate for airport passenger and baggage screeners because of their national security mission and the agency's need to make staffing changes quickly in response to threats. Jan 9, 2007 Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, Seattle-Tacoma Alaska Airlines and regional affiliate Horizon Air will spend $18 million to bring the Airport of the Future check-in concept to Seattle-Tacoma International by the end of 2007. The company, which introduced the concept in 2004, said it will eliminate traditional ticket counters at the airport and replace them with "customer-friendly islands of check-in kiosks and bag-check stations." The design will allow passengers "to get from curbside to planeside plane·side n. The area adjacent to an airplane. in record time," Alaska VP-Real Estate Ed White said. Jan 11, 2007 American Airlines, Tokyo Narita American Airlines yesterday transferred its Tokyo Narita operation to Terminal 2 from Terminal 1 and opened a new 13,300-sq.-ft. lounge as part of oneworld's effort to collocate col·lo·cate v. col·lo·cat·ed, col·lo·cat·ing, col·lo·cates v.tr. To place together or in proper order; arrange side by side. v.intr. To occur in a collocation. its members prior to JAL's entry into the alliance later this year. By the end of 2007, five oneworld members will operate out of T2. Jan 17, 2007 Chicago Airport Chicago Airport Plan Seeks Passenger Fee Funds. Chicago's O'Hare Airport is looking to use passenger facility charge revenue to help plug a funding shortfall in its expansion plan after airlines objected to issuing more 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. , a city official said on Wednesday. Jan 10, 2007 Chicago O'Hare International Chicago may use ticket tax to fund airport expansion. Chicago wants to use $270 million in passenger ticket taxes to fund part of an expansion at O'Hare International Airport O'Hare International Airport is an airport located in Chicago, Illinois, United States, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop. It is the largest hub of United Airlines (whose headquarters is in downtown Chicago) and the second-largest hub of American Airlines (after . The taxes have already been collected, but the city needs approval from the FAA to spend the funds. Airlines oppose issuing more general airport revenue bonds to fund the project. Jan 11, 2007 Delta Technology Court papers show technology failures at Delta increased in 2005 after key technical staff left the airline for jobs at other Atlanta companies. The brain drain occurred at Delta Technology, a subsidiary that handles such operations as aircraft routing, Web site infrastructure, the gate agent system and baggage handling. Jan 10, 2007 Kentucky Airport, Comair, Delta Air Lines NTSB NTSB abbr. National Transportation Safety Board makes public some files on Comair crash. The NTSB today will open the public docket on the crash of Comair Flight 5191 in Kentucky last August. The docket will include transcripts of the conversation between the Comair pilots and what the air traffic controller told the pilots from the airport's tower. The NTSB says the information is "factual in nature and does not provide analysis." Jan 17, 2007 Los Angeles Airport commission votes to take control of Los Angeles terminals. Los Angeles' Airport Commission voted to spend up to $154 million to take control of several terminals 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 . The commission hopes the move will allow them to free up parking spots for discount airlines. "While we understand the airport's desire to capture some additional revenues, the level of these increases [has] created a very untenable situation for all the airlines at LAX," wrote ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. James C. May. Jan 9, 2007 Minneapolis, Northwest Airlines Commission delays vote on plan to keep Northwest in Twin Cities. The Metropolitan Airports Commission on Tuesday delayed a vote on a plan aimed at keeping Northwest Airlines' hub operations in the Twin Cities because the airline said it could not agree to some of the terms. The plan would lower charges for all carriers and give them a portion of revenue from concessions. Jan 17, 2007 New York John F. Kennedy "John Kennedy" and "JFK" redirect here. For other uses, see John Kennedy (disambiguation) and JFK (disambiguation). John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917–November 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in New York's JFK launches Registered Traveler. The Registered Traveler program opened Tuesday at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK, FAA LID: JFK , marking the official launch of the program beyond the Orlando airport. Some observers say they doubt the program will expand because of its high costs. Airports in Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and San Jose, Calif., now also plan to offer the program Jan 17, 2007 New York John F. Kennedy, British Airways The program, first trialed in Orlando, will allow frequent BA customers at JFK's Terminal 7 to pay $99.85 for a TSA-administered pre-screening that will enable them to use a biometric ID card to gain expedited passage through security lanes. British Airways Senior VP-Customer Service Americas Steve Clark said the RT lane will give participating passengers "a quicker and more convenient experience when going through the security process." Jan 19, 2007 New York LaGuardia US airlines, represented by the Air Transport Assn., strongly objected last week to US FAA's proposed new traffic management system for New York LaGuardia that would force carriers to operate larger aircraft or risk losing slots. ATA called the plan "burdensome and costly" and "incoherent and overreaching Exploiting a situation through Fraud or Unconscionable conduct. ." FAA imposed new "temporary measures" from Jan. 1 that maintain the 75 scheduled flights per hr. limit that has governed LGA LGA abbr. large for gestational age LGA Large for gestational age, see there traffic under nonpermanent rules that were mandated by Congress to expire by the end of 2006. Jan 8, 2007 New York LaGuardia Airport US FAA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking A notice of proposed rulemaking or NPRM is issued by law when a regulatory agency of the United States Federal Government wishes to add, remove, or change a rule (or regulation) as part of the rulemaking process. Outside the USA. for LGA traffic last year that it is considering making final this year, but it would have to do so over the strenuous objections of airlines. FAA is seeking to reverse the trend of carriers operating lower-capacity regional jets to LGA, which it says leads to underutilization of the airport's terminals and other facilities and serves the needs of too few passengers. Jan 8, 2007 New York LaGuardia Airport ATA called the proposed rule "complicated, convoluted and difficult to comprehend." It said the regulation is "unwarranted and should be withdrawn," adding that the NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rule Making) An announcement by an agency of the U.S. government that proposes a change in regulations. It is followed up by a final ruling. "represents governmental micromanagement This is about the management style. For the computer game strategy, see Micromanagement (computer gaming). In business management, micromanagement is a management style where a manager closely observes or controls the work of their employees, generally used as a pejorative term. and interference in market forces to an extent not seen since the airline industry was deregulated in 1978." The interim rule implemented as of Jan. 1, which attaches no aircraft size requirements to LGA slots, is "simple and straightforward," ATA said, adding that the temporary policy could remain in place while FAA reevaluates its proposal and develops new, more reasonable measures. Jan 8, 2007 New York LaGuardia Airport Air Transport Assn. issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for LGA traffic last year that it is considering making final this year, but it would have to do so over the strenuous objections of airlines. US FAA is seeking to reverse the trend of carriers operating lower-capacity regional jets to LGA, which it says leads to underutilization of the airport's terminals and other facilities and serves the needs of too few passengers. Jan 8, 2007 New York LaGuardia Airport Air Transport Assn. called the proposed rule. The interim rule implemented as of Jan. 1, which attaches no aircraft size requirements to LGA slots, is "simple and straightforward," ATA said, adding that the temporary policy could remain in place while US FAA reevaluates its proposal and develops new, more reasonable measures. Jan 8, 2007 Ontario International Technology 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. delays flights out of California's Ontario. Fourteen flights out of Ontario International Airport in California were delayed Wednesday after new telecommunications equipment that delivers information to controllers in a San Diego facility malfunctioned. Jan 11, 2007 Orlando Airport Registered Traveler's ShoeScanner debut is disappointing. Many travelers who were screened by the first ShoeScanner at Orlando International Airport “KMCO” redirects here. For other uses, see KMCO (disambiguation). “MCO” redirects here. For other uses, see MCO (disambiguation). Orlando International Airport (IATA: MCO, ICAO: KMCO, FAA LID: MCO)[2] had to remove their shoes to get through airport security. The machine is designed to allow travelers to keep their shoes on. In many cases, the machine could not do an electronic scan for weapons because the travelers moved their feet or because they had metal material in their shoes. Jan 17, 2007 Orlando Airport New machine allows travelers to avoid removing shoes. Orlando International Airport earlier this week started using a machine that allows airline travelers to keep their shoes on at security checkpoints. However, only travelers who are members of the Register Traveler program are eligible to use the ShoeScanner. Jan 12, 2007 Seattle Tacoma International US FAA to upgrade software at Seattle airport. The FAA says it will upgrade software used by air traffic controllers at Sea-Tac International Airport. Controllers have complained that "ghost" radar images confuse them as they guide airplanes to and from the airport. The FAA says new software is necessary but the current system is safe. Jan 10, 2007 St. Louis As other cities fight 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. , St. Louis has excess airport capacity. St. Louis is one of the few cities with excess airport capacity. The city's MidAmerica airport serves just five commercial flights a week. Lambert-St. Louis International, the city's main airport, opened a new $1.1 billion runway in April. "The runway is a white elephant White Elephant Any investment that nobody wants because it is unprofitable. Notes: The term 'White Elephant' is derived from Thailand, where an Albino (white) elephant was given to unfavored people by the ruler. and is not needed now," one airport commissioner says. "A ridiculous amount of money was spent for a 9,000-foot patch of concrete." Jan 9, 2007 01/22/2007 Z Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Jan 8, 2007 |
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