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Southeast Chapter—AAAE Nov.—Dec. 2012 Mailed 12-8-12 SEC JOURNAL Dead Link? Google the Headline! 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 » The information contained in this newsletter is for general information purposes only. 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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 » 2 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 » 3 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.