Southeast Chapter—AAAE Nov.—Dec. 2012 Mailed 12-8-12 SEC JOURNAL
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Cessna service center expected in SC next year San Francisco Chronicle Cessna Move to South Carolina 1 The Anderson Independent Mail reports (http://bit.ly/QclEye ) the Cessna Aircraft Co. plans to establish a service center at the Anderson Regional Airport by January. The Anderson Washington Dulles Turns 50 2 County Council unanimously approved an agreement between the county and ... Pilot Shortage Looming 3 See all stories on this topic » Clear Channel Signs Deal 4 Who Holds Jurisdiction Over TSA? 5 McGhee Tyson Airport launches app for travelers Asheville Holiday Sounds 6 Knoxville News Sentinel The airport authority has produced a mobile operating system application for Apple-based RDU No. 4 in Fitness 7 products including iPhones and iPads that provides current flight details, airline contact num- bers and websites, parking rates, food and beverage options and ... See all stories on this topic »
Your Council to consider mannaging airport itself SEC-AAAE Log Cabin Democrat The new Conway Municipal Airport, which is planned to open in 2014, will be managed by Board of the city, and the Conway City Council will begin taking steps to install a department head to Directors run the airport. After establishing an Airport Advisory Committee, the ... See all stories on this topic » Mike Landguth, AAE Immediate Past President Raleigh-Durham, NC Homeland Security Has Spent $430 Million on Radios Its Employees Don't Know ... Truth-Out Chris Browne, C.M. The radios are supposed to help employees of Customs and Border Patrol, the Transportation President Security Administration, the Coast Guard, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Fed- Washington, DC eral Emergency Management Agency, the Secret Service, and other ... See all stories on this topic » Mike Clow, AAE President-Elect Morgantown, WV Charleston Aviation Authority to finance terminal redevelopment with ... Published Nov. 15, 2012. The Charleston County Aviation Authority approved a prelimi- Jeff Gray, AAE nary plan today to finance its Terminal Redevelopment and Improvement ... Secretary-Treasurer www.charlestonbusiness.com/.../45901-charleston-aviation-aut... Fort Myers, FL
Directors Man accused of posting threats to kill on Facebook while at OIA Judi Olmstead, AAE WDBO Radio Greg Kelly, AAE The Transportation Security Administration said it received a phone message saying James Toney Coleman, AAE Honaker, 26, was at the Orlando International Airport looking for a flight to Virginia, where Pat Apone, AAE he planned to kill people. The caller reported Honaker was posting ... Claudia Holliway See all stories on this topic »
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October airport traffic in Lynchburg misses projection because of Superstorm ... Lynchburg News and Advance October traffic numbers at Lynchburg Regional Airport were up both month over month and year over year, but airport clo- sures in the northeast during Superstorm Sandy kept those numbers below projections, airport director Mark Courtney said. “Hurricane ... See all stories on this topic »
New fire station planned for Valdosta airport San Francisco Chronicle Jim Galloway, the airport's executive director, says the fire station will enhance public safety. Officials say most of the fund- ing comes from the Federal Aviation Administration, with additional money from the state and fees paid by the airport's ... See all stories on this topic »
Washington Dulles International Airport Turns 50 Saturday Patch.com “We look forward to the promise of future growth at Dulles well beyond the first 50 years,” said Jack Potter, President and CEO of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, in a news release this week. “Dulles passengers will be even bet- ter ... See all stories on this topic »
Nashville airport chief keeps eyes on the sky Greenville News Rob Wigington joined the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority as executive vice president and chief operating officer last year after spending more than three decades in the aviation industry. Last summer, as the airport celebrated its 75th ... See all stories on this topic »
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Shreveport to consider $175K contribution for Denver air service Shreveport Times Travelers make their way to catch a flight. at Shreveport Regional Airport recently.On November 27 the Shreveport City Council will consider an air services agreement on that among other things could dedicate $175,000 as part of an incentive package to ... See all stories on this topic »
Pilot Shortages Looming; Airports To Feel Hit West Virginia MetroNews The FAA estimates there will be a need for 80,000 new pilots over the next decade. But the director of the largest airport in West Virginia says it's highly unlikely that number will ever be reached. Yeager Airport Director Rick Atkinson says that ... See all stories on this topic »
New airline's fliers struggle to book via Delta Jackson Clarion Ledger Tom Heanue, executive director of the Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport, said only 487 passengers boarded Silver flights at his airport bound for Atlanta in October. He said the service needs to have more like 1,200 passengers a month to be sustain- able. See all stories on this topic »
Airport terminal 'game-changer' for region The Albany Herald Because FAA regional officials -- chief among them Airport Planner and Program Manager Aimee McCormick -- did leave Atlanta and take Aehle up on an invitation to visit the Albany airport and see first-hand the condition of the terminal that has served ... See all stories on this topic »
Tri-Cities Regional Airport Is 75 Greeneville Sun BLOUNTVILLE, TN -- Tri-Cities Regional Airport, TN/VA, celebrated a milestone Friday with a reception recognizing 75 years of service to the region. In 1934, when commercial aviation was just getting started, several forward thinking individuals got ... See all stories on this topic »
The TSA Unionizes for the First Time Gather.com The TSA will now have collective bargaining rights, for the first time ever. The American Federation of Government Em- ployees (AFGE) union will be representing the 44,000 newly unionized airport screeners. The controversial Transportation Security ... See all stories on this topic »
TSA uniform perks more expensive than Marine Corps Washington Examiner Under their new collective bargaining agreement, Transportation Security Administration officers get to spend more tax- payer money on their uniforms every year than a United States Marine Corps lieutenant can spend in a lifetime. “TSA em- ployees will see ... See all stories on this topic »
Runway back in operation at Sebring airport News-Sun SEBRING -- Aircraft arriving at the Sebring Regional Airport Thursday had a new option, the north/south runway. The new stretch of asphalt became opera- tional Wednesday after months of being closed for refurbishing. The $4.2 million project began in ... See all stories on this topic »
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Clear Channel Airports Signs New Deal Advertisement Journal This will bump money-making opportunities for the Norfolk Airport Authority. The fresh program will allow advertisers original outlets to publicize their companies and connect with 3.4 million travelers that come through the airport every year. “In ... See all stories on this topic »
Longer runway at North County Airport could lure corporations, jobs Palm Beach Post Larger jets that carry up to 18 passengers must land at airports with runways at least 6,000 feet long such as Palm Beach Inter- national, Boca Raton or Witham Field in Stuart, said Jerry Allen, deputy director of Palm Beach County Department of Air- ports. See all stories on this topic »
Ryanair CEO O'Leary may have gone insane Crikey (blog) But the tone has deteriorated to new lows, especially at the level of personal and vulgar insults aimed at his customers, airport owners, government officials, safety authorities and Airbus and Boeing, neither of whom appear prepared to give away their ... See all stories on this topic »
Airport manager says security breach caught on camera is under investigation WSB Atlanta Tuesday, Channel 2 investigative reporter Aaron Diamant spoke exclusively with airport manager Louis Miller. The video, now getting national attention, shows a woman standing inside the airport's cellphone parking lot throw a seemingly full plastic bag ... See all stories on this topic »
W.Va. airport sees surge in passengers in Nov. Seattle Post Intelligencer (AP) — Passenger traffic at the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport is soaring this month. Airport manager Terry Moore says the airport has seen 594 passengers in November, as of this past weekend. He expects the number to grow to 700 by the end of Friday. See all stories on this topic »
Naples Airport Authority reports on year's work Naples Daily News The City of Naples Airport Authority has produced two annual reports that summarize the work of the Airport Authority and the Noise Compatibility Committee during the past fiscal year. The reports are posted on the Authority's website, www.FlyNaples ... See all stories on this topic »
Airport launches mobile website Monroe News Star The Monroe Regional Airport has launched a new mobile website to allow travelers to access important information from anywhere before boarding their plane. All visitors need to do is either visit m.flymonroe.org or www.flymonroe.org. The air- port ... See all stories on this topic »
Montgomery Regional Airport website hacked WSFA MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - The web hosting company for the Montgomery Regional Airport is quickly working to re- build some of the website's content after it was hacked this morning. Visitors to the airport's website this morning were greeted with the ... See all stories on this topic »
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Enplanements up at Arkansas airports through October The City Wire Enplanements at Arkansas' three largest commercially-served airports are up for the year, with the Northwest Arkansas Re- gional Airport on a path to avoid two consecutive years of enplanement declines. The gains for the three airports may hold through ... See all stories on this topic »
Augusta airport to tweak parking Masters Week Bizjournals.com Augusta Regional Airport plans to tweak its operations during the annual Masters Tournament in April by directing private aircraft to nearby airports to help alleviate parking shortages, reports The Augusta Chronicle. The demand for aircraft parking at ... See all stories on this topic »
Boeing buying SC Research Authority buildings in N. Charleston [The Post and ... Equities.com The buildings, which total 178,000 square feet, are on about 20 acres owned by the Charleston County Airport Authority between the Boeing campus and International Boulevard. Neither Boeing nor the Research Authority on Monday would dis- close the terms ... See all stories on this topic »
Atlanta airport GM: Egging Saints bus is 'unacceptable' SB Nation Louis Miller, the general manager of Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport, weighed in on the egging of the New Orleans Saints' team bus by airport employees, saying, according to Fox 5 Atlanta on Thursday, "this behavior is unacceptable and will not be ... See all stories on this topic »
Lone airport employee blamed for egging WSB Radio Officials at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport are responding to Wednesday's egg throwing incident at the New Orleans Saints football team bus. Louis Miller, Aviation General Manager, talked to WSB on Thursday afternoon and says they have new ... See all stories on this topic »
Charlottesville Albemarle Airport names new executive director The Daily Progress Melinda C. Crawford will take over as the executive director of the Charlottesville Albemarle Airport by March 1, according to a Saturday news release. Crawford currently serves as the airport director of the Pensacola Florida International Airport ... See all stories on this topic »
Who Holds Jurisdiction over the TSA? Independent Voter Network The Aviation Subcommittee held a hearing on Thursday, November 29. Acting Inspector General of the Department of Home- land Security, Charles Edwards, and Government Accountability Office Director of Homeland Security, Steve Lord, offered their ... See all stories on this topic »
Monroe airport opens new baggage claim area Monroe News Star Dozens of local residents and public officials got the first look at Monroe Regional Airport's new baggage claim area during Thursday's grand opening cere- monies. The first phase of the $35 million terminal project was completed in October 2011 when the ... See all stories on this topic »
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Sounds Of The Holidays At Asheville Regional Airport WHKP (Fletcher, NC) Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) is pleased to welcome six regional school choral groups to the airport dur- ing the holidays. The choirs will perform holiday music for the enjoyment of passengers, visitors to the airport and employees. See all stories on this topic »
Developer: Ormond wrong to ground airport project Daytona Beach News-Journal ORMOND BEACH — A local developer has filed an informal complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration claiming the city failed to adhere to federal law when it denied his company's $70 million proposal to expand the municipal airport. The ... See all stories on this topic »
Lawmakers: FAA failing to protect Americans' privacy from drones The Hill (blog) Markey and Barton, the co-chairmen of the congressional privacy caucus, sent a letter to the FAA in April, demanding answers about the FAA's review process and what it is doing to protect Americans' privacy. The lawmakers released the FAA's re- sponses ... See all stories on this topic »
Trees to be removed from Charleston airport property Charleston Regional Business Second Lt. Leah F. Davis, an Air Force spokeswoman, said Joint Base Charleston, in conjunction with the Charleston County Aviation Authority, is funding the ...
The former administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration The former administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warned of the "looming disaster" of sequestration Monday, repeating charges that it would ... www.hstoday.us/.../2556c05b6d8d49da692fc2df24d6b098.ht...
DOT Reports Contract Towers Are Better than the FAA's Flying Magazine In its fourth review of the 30-year-old Federal Contract Tower (FCT) program, the Department of Transportation's Office of the Inspector General found the outsourced towers both less expensive and safer than those staffed by FAA controllers. On average ... See all stories on this topic »
New Orleans, FAA expect GA Super Bowl crowd AOPA Pilot As NFL teams prepare for the final push to the playoffs, pilots, air traffic control officials, and airport operators are making their own Super Bowl XLVII plans. Airports in and around New Orleans are expecting a huge boost in activity from Jan. 31 to ... See all stories on this topic »
Lake Cumberland Regional Airport survey confirms potential; 142166 would use ... The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and Somerset — Results of a regional survey of airline travelers announced Tuesday indicate a robust market in this Southern Ken- tucky area for commuter airline service at Lake Cumberland Regional Airport. See all stories on this topic »
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Tampa International Airport CEO proposes airport-downtown express bus Southeast Chapter—AAAE Tampabay.com TAMPA — In his never-ending quest to boost Tampa International Airport, CEO Joe Lopano Robert C. Brammer, Editor has proposed an idea to make things easier for business travelers: How about creating a nonstop SEC-AAAE express bus route from the airport straight to downtown Tampa? 8712 Caspiana Lane See all stories on this topic » North Charleston, SC 29420
Phone: (843) 425-3878 TDOT announces aeronautics grants for Chattanooga, Cleveland airports Fax: (843) 225-1799 WRCB-TV Email: [email protected] In Hamilton County, the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport will be receiving $942,210 in grants to help renovate the commercial terminal. In Bradley County, the Cleveland Municipal Airport will receive $1,009,000 in grants to repair the apron and ... See all stories on this topic »
www.secaaae.org McGhee Tyson Airport offers "Sounds of the Season' Knoxville News Sentinel This program, sponsored by the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority, allows area schoolchildren, choral groups and senior choirs to give holiday music performances for travelers and staff at the airport. Fifteen groups are scheduled to perform ... See all stories on this topic »
SEC-AAAE Airport manager position stokes simmering tensions between officials at ... Carroll County News is now on CARROLL COUNTY -- The question of whether the manager of the Carroll County Airport should be considered a county employee has stoked simmering tensions between officials at the airport and the county courthouse. Those tensions came to a head at ... See all stories on this topic » to access the facebook site, FCC Asks FAA To Relax Gadget Restrictions click InformationWeek here Currently, the FAA requires that all electronic devices be powered down while planes are on the ground preparing for takeoff. Only after the aircraft reaches an altitude of 10,000 feet are passengers allowed to turn them back on. Cell phone radios ... See all stories on this topic »
#4 Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority - Healthiest Employers Triangle Business Journal Company description: The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority oversees daily operations of the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. What wellness initiatives does your company offer its employees? RDU partners with the Institute of Lifestyle and Weight ... See all stories on this topic »
The Southeast Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives wishes you and yours a very happy holiday season and our best wishes for a Happy New Year.
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