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The holidays are rapidly approaching and that means that plenty of people are currently making plans to book upcoming flights. Over the course of the next eight weeks there will be more travelers passing through airports and more planes in the air to accommodate those travelers. With increases in flights and the potential for less [...] With October having drawn to a close, the major concern for airports in the Northeast is readiness for the inclement weather that will be brought on by the winter months. Logan International Airport in Boston has already begun their annual testing of the more than fifty pieces of equipment used to keep the airport functional [...] Logan-Cache Airport is currently in the middle of a number of upgrades in order to be compliant with federal safety regulations. On the agenda for Logan-Cache are the resurfacing of safety strips at the end of the main runway, upgrades to the airports lighting arrays and fog-sealing of the main runway. All of these efforts [...] The IATA has announced a plan to increase the speed of long, international flights that will ultimately help to minimize emissions and reduce carbon waste. The program, called iFlex, is designed around the premise of a “perfect flight” and focuses on flying in a more flexible structure of airspace. Research indicates that use of [...] Are Upgrades to Airports and Aircraft Ground Equipment Responsible for Increases in Passenger TotalsThe passenger totals from the first six months of the year are in and the aviation industry as a whole experienced an increase of 1.2% in the first half of 2010 as compared to the same time period in 2009, with Southwest leading the way in the number of domestic passengers and Delta carrying the [...] Delays of any kind in the aviation industry can hurt business, in order to be as successful as possible and gain trust to foster return customers and airline needs to be on time with at an exceedingly high percentage. While having a properly trained staff and reliable and easy to use aircraft ground equipment are [...] A newly planned 2.2 million dollar upgrade to the jet ramps at the Long Beach Airport, slated to begin later this year, will give waiting planes access to electricity for power rather than forcing them to use their auxiliary motors for air conditioning, communications and baggage handling. Allowing the jets to obtain necessary power from [...] So much focus is put on the pilots, the stewards and the people that assist us in the terminal that many travelers, even some of the most regular travelers, completely forget that the primary reason that we get up in the air on time has to due with the ground equipment and the crew that [...] Government restrictions and difficulty getting into major national airports are two of the major issues that prevent smaller, upstart airlines from getting solid footing to grow and succeed in this industry. The initial investment in the planes, the aircraft ground equipment and adequate personnel to operate efficiently can be astronomical for a business that will [...] The projected funding numbers for DOT and FAA and overall the FAA should see more than sixteen billions dollars of federal money, included in which is about three and a half billion for the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). There have been some mammoth improvements made over the course of the last few years to both [...] |
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