Contact UsACI-North America’s president, Greg Principato, today called for the US to develop a new comprehensive aviation policy that encouraged investment in the nation’s airports. Principato, delivering the welcome address at the 2012 Airport Cities World Conference & Exhibition in Denver in front of a record 800 delegates from 65 nations, warned that the US [...]
US Needs to Adopt A New Aviation Policy – ACI-NA President
April 30th, 2012Tunnelling Toward Toronto Island Airport
April 30th, 2012Work has begun on a pedestrian tunnel connecting Toronto’s island airport with the mainland. Engineering firm Arup will design the $82.5 million privately funded project to create a 244-m (800-ft) long tunnel providing a route to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. (Currently, the only access to the island is via ferry.) The watertight tunnel will [...]
A Satellite System That Could End Circling Above the Airport
April 30th, 2012Capt. Mike Adams demonstrated what the future will look like at the nation’s airports as he pulled back on the throttles of his Boeing 737 flight simulator, setting the engines on idle to glide smoothly from his cruising altitude all the way down to the runway. Starting in June, that’s exactly what actual Alaska Airlines [...]
Airports Could Serve As Solar Farms
April 30th, 2012The US Department of Agriculture has published a study looking at the feasibility of alternative energy production at airports. The study used 10 airports in Indiana to help determine whether land at smaller airports could be converted to solar farms and biofuels. Federal regulations require airports to have a certain amount of land surrounding runways [...]
Feds Kick in for Airport Safety
April 30th, 2012The Cranbrook airport will be able to purchase a towed runway sweeper thanks to a $187,043 grant from the federal government. Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks was at the Canadian Rockies International Airport on Monday, April 16 to announce the grant from the federal Airports Capital Assistance Program. “Local airports are vital to those living in [...]
Europe’s High-Speed Rail System Off to a Fast Start in 2012
April 30th, 2012Eurostar, the high-speed rail service that operates between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe, posted a 4 percent increase in ridership and 7 percent increase in total sales during the first quarter versus last year. Ridership rose to 2.24 million compared with 2.15 million in the same period a year ago. Converted to U.S. dollars, [...]
Army Corps Releases Final Environmental Report for Savannah Harbor Expansion
April 30th, 2012After 15 years of study, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released final environmental documents for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP), the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) announced earlier this week. The documents are available for review by federal and state agencies, and the general public. Estimated to cost $652 million, the project is [...]
8 Injured in Detonation of Explosive Devices in Colombia
April 30th, 2012At least eight people have been injured after the detonation of two explosive devices in the city of Ibague, in Colombia’s central department of Tolima, Colombian National Police said on Sunday. Fernando Murillo, Ibague’s Police Commander said to the local radio station RCN, that “in less than 24 hours, two explosive devices have been activated, [...]
Minneapolis High Schools to Shift to Public Transit
April 30th, 2012Over the next two years, Minneapolis Public Schools will move 4,900 high school students off yellow school buses and give them metro bus passes. It’s the first metro district to make the switch, which is being greeted with both enthusiasm and trepidation. The district said it aims to increase flexibility for high schoolers. The advantage, [...]
Iron Ore Billionaire Plans to Rebuild the Titanic and Run Against Deputy Prime Minister
April 30th, 2012Clive Palmer, who made his fortune through securing access to 160 billion tonnes of iron ore reserves in the Pilbara Ranges, plans to rebuild the Titanic and contest the seat held by Wayne Swan, the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. Palmer, who is 58 and has an estimated net worth between $3 to $6 billion, [...]
