This week, the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) began a project that, when completed, will entirely transform Terminal 1-Lindbergh’s 54-year-old ticket lobby and baggage claim levels at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP). Changes willmake the facility more light, open, efficient and roomy and ensure it can accommodate the growing numbers of travelers expected to visit MSP […]
FAA Posts New Guidance on Oil and Gas Extraction at Federally Obligated Airports
The FAA today posted an advisory circular (AC) on oil and gas extraction on airport property. The AC does not create new requirements, but describes how existing statutory and regulatory requirements apply to proposed oil and gas extraction on or beneath airport property at federally-obligated airports. As the number of airport sponsors interested in allowing […]
SITA EXPLORES TRAVEL IDENTITY OF THE FUTURE
“Now blockchain technology offers us the potential to provide a new way of using biometrics. It could enable biometrics to be used across borders, and at all airports, without the passenger’s details being stored by the various authorities.” SITA’s innovative research imagines passengers creating a verifiable ‘token’ on their mobile phone which contains biometric and […]
SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS NOW BOARDING AT HEATHROW’S TERMINAL 5
Passengers departing from Heathrow’s Terminal 5 this summer will be able to access recent Hollywood movie releases on their iPhones or iPads to watch during their journey. Using Heathrow EntertainMe kiosks movies, magazines and newspapers can be quickly downloaded in around a minute to enjoy at the airport and in-flight. Two Heathrow EntertainMe kiosks offering […]
AAAE Elects Leaders for 2016-17 at 88th Annual Conference and Exposition
Carl Newman, A.A.E., CEO of the Jackson, MS Municipal Airport Authority, recently took office as Chair of the American Association of Airport Executives for 2016-2017. Founded in 1928, AAAE is the world’s largest professional organization representing the men and women who work at public-use commercial and general aviation airports. Other key appointments to the Association’s […]
FAA Deputy Administrator to Step Down in June
Michael Whitaker, FAA Deputy Administrator, will be stepping down from his position at the end of June, according to the FAA. Whitaker is also the FAA’s Chief NextGen Officer. FAA Administrator, Michael Huerta, in a memo last week, said that Whitaker has been critical in leading their efforts to modernize the nation’s air traffic control […]
JSSI Enrolls Bell 407 for Turkey Operator at EBACE
Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), the leading provider of hourly cost maintenance programs for the business aviation industry, announced today at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE), that Turkish operator, Genel Havacilic A.S, has enrolled its Bell 407 Helicopter onto the JSSI Premium Engine Program. The JSSI Premium Program for the Rolls-Royce 250-C47B […]
Mecaer Aviation Group Announces U.S. Launch Customer for MAGnificent
Mecaer Aviation Group, Inc. (MAG) announced it has signed with a United States based customer to take delivery of a Bell 429 MAGnificent interior. The signing is the first for a North American operator under Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight rules. The announcement follows a recent validation with the FAA. The luxury interior for the […]
Woolpert Announces New President and CEO
Woolpert has named Scott Cattran president and chief executive officer, it was announced today. Cattran has been with the national architecture, engineering and geospatial (AEG) firm for nearly 17 years. Cattran was hired by Woolpert as a phase manager in the firm’s Dayton headquarters in 1999 and moved to the firm’s Denver office in 2001. […]
First E190-E2 Jet Completes Maiden Flight Ahead of Schedule
The E-Jets E2 program reached another important milestone today with the completion of the maiden flight of the E190-E2. The flight was originally scheduled to take place during the second half of this year. The aircraft took off at 1:06 p.m., local time from Embraer’s facility in São José dos Campos and flew for three […]
