City Council Approves A Development Agreement For Facility
Growth
The Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, City Council voted on October 6 to
initiate negotiations that would lead to a development agreement
between the City and FlightSafety for expansion of their facility
in Broken Arrow. Exact terms of the agreement will be worked out
between the City Council, city staff and FlightSafety executive
team.
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt announced Thursday that serious
runway incursions were down 50 percent for the most recent 12-month
period compared to the previous year.
NATCA Says It Can Help Make It Work, But Rebuffed By
Agency
The FAA experienced some difficulty during a recent test of its
NextGen Air Traffic Control system at Salt Lake Center. NATCA, the
National Air Traffic Controllers Association, says the test was
rushed, and that the FAA needs to enlist the help of the
controllers union to bring the system online.
New Bay County Airport Dubbed Northwest Florida-Panama City
International Airport
The Panama City – Bay County International Airport and
Industrial District (Airport Authority) voted Wednesday to name the
new international airport now under construction at West Bay the
Northwest Florida – Panama City International Airport. The
new airport is scheduled to open in May 2010.
But Main Criteria Seems To Be 'Paying Passengers' Boarded At
Airports
Another report that takes a shot a funding for airports that
aren't primarily focused on airlines. According the Pew Economic
Policy Group, more than 3,100 airport construction and
rehabilitation projects costing nearly $2 billion were
awarded from 2005-2009, despite the fact they scored below the
FAA's threshold for projects.
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