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April 15, 1999

 


Congress Faces Full Aviation Agenda In Coming Months

Congress returned April 12 from a two-week break to face an aviation agenda that includes bills to renew the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which currently is set to expire May 31; reauthorize FAA/AIP on a multi-year basis, and guarantee a bill of rights for airline passengers.

Lawmakers in late March gave AIP a 60-day reprieve by approving S.643, which extended it through May 31. The funding program would otherwise have expired on March 31.

Two major pieces of legislation—one in the Senate (John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) S.82) and one in the House (Bud Shuster’s (R-Pa.) H.R.1000, also known as AIR-21)—would provide multi-year FAA/AIP reauthorizations, but in significantly different ways. Some type of reauthorization legislation is needed by May 31, when the current law expires.

Shuster’s bill, which has already passed the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which he chairs, would take the aviation trust fund off budget, increase AIP spending to $5 billion annually and establish firewalls for the trust fund to ensure that the money is spent on aviation programs. The House leadership has guaranteed Shuster an opportunity to bring H.R.1000 to the full floor for a vote as the FAA reauthorization vehicle.

Shuster’s strategy now is to continue to find co-sponsors to H.R.111, the Truth in Budgeting Act, which has as its single focus the plan to take the aviation trust fund off budget. If the House is unwilling to support this proposal, the result will affect all planned spending levels in H.R. 1000 because they are predicated on having full access to aviation trust fund revenues.

In the Senate, meanwhile, McCain’s S.82, which is the same bill passed by the last Congress, is ready for action on the Senate floor. The measure would reauthorize FAA/AIP through fiscal year 2000. The Senate leadership has not yet scheduled the bill for floor action. Among the provisions in S.82 is the creation of 48 new slots at Washington Reagan National Airport, 24 of which could operate beyond the airport’s 1,250-mile perimeter.

If some multi-year FAA/AIP reauthorization bill isn’t passed by Congress and signed by the President before May 31, Congress then will likely turn to another short-term extension of AIP similar to what is now in place.

In the near term, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is expected to focus its attention on H.R.700, the passenger bill of rights legislation, which Shuster has said he intends to pursue aggressively.

U.S., China Sign New Aviation Accord

DOT said it will promptly award eight new frequencies immediately available under terms of the new U.S.-China aviation agreement signed during the recent state visit to the U.S. by Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji. Northwest, United and Federal Express, the three U.S. carriers currently designated to serve China, will be invited to apply for the eight additional frequencies, according to a department spokesperson.

FedEx announced it would petition for all eight frequencies to begin an expansion of its services throughout China. United said it would apply for seven of the frequencies to boost its San Francisco-Shanghai service to daily flights. Northwest, meanwhile, said it would seek approval of five frequencies to increase its Beijing and Shanghai service.

Under the new agreement:

• Scheduled flights will double, growing from 27 to 54 per week for each country’s carriers. A total of eight of the new flights will be available immediately, nine on April 1, 2000, and 10 on April 1, 2001.

• An additional carrier from each country will be able to serve the market on April 1, 2001, raising the total to four per country. U.S. carriers will have unlimited freedom to choose the city of origin in the United States.

• Both U.S. and Chinese carriers will be allowed to serve two additional cities in the other country. Previously, U.S. carriers were allowed to fly only to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Cargo carriers may serve any city in China.

• By April 1, 2002, U.S. airlines will be able to serve 20 additional Chinese cities through code share agreements with Chinese partners, and Chinese carriers will be able to serve 30 U.S. cities with U.S. code share partners.

DOT added that further negotiations will be held within a year on issues that include: additional carriers in the market, code sharing between same-country and third-country airlines, charter operations and establishing U.S. carrier ticket offices in China. In the interim, the U.S. will continue to press for progress in these areas, according to the State Department.

Slater To Meet With U.K. Official

DOT Secretary Rodney Slater will meet April 20 in Washington, D.C., with British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott to discuss the prospects for resuming aviation negotiations, among other issues. Slater and Prescott met in London in March and pledged to talk again this month regarding the U.S.-U.K. aviation agreement.

In other international aviation news, U.S. and Portuguese aviation negotiators will meet in Lisbon April 14-16 for open skies talks. A DOT spokesperson said "no predictions" were being made on the chances for success in this round of discussions. During the April 27-29 period, U.S. officials will meet in Washington, D.C., with Argentinian transport officials for another round of open skies talks.

Repeal Sought of PANY&NJ Exemption

New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has urged the Senate to repeal the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s exemption from certain revenue diversion prohibitions.

In a letter to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.), Giuliani argued that the port authority’s grandfathered ability to spend money on non-aviation purposes as outlined in the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 has led to the deterioration of LaGuardia and Kennedy airports.

"Over the last 17 years, the port authority has relied on its grandfathered status to use millions of dollars of our airport revenue for non-airport purposes, and to use airport revenues to support general debt obligations issued long after 1982," Giuliani said. "We believe that the port authority’s practices in this area have amounted to an abuse of its grandfathered status that justifies repeal. On an annual basis, the port authority diverts more than $130 million in airport revenues to support other money-losing non-airport operations."

Port authority officials argued that agency reforms already are underway. "The mayor may be confident he can impose his will on the city, but his approach will not be successful beyond the city’s borders," spokesman Peter Yerkes said. "When working with other government leaders, the mayor could affect change best by working cooperatively with all sides rather than impeding the progress we are making by insisting that he must get his own way."

FAA Clears Layout Plan For Ohio Airport

FAA has approved a layout plan for Ohio State Regional Airport that provides a framework for possible future expansion, according to DOT Secretary Rodney Slater, who held a news conference at the airport last week as part of a six-day, eight-state tour of transportation projects.

The university intends to expand the airport’s runway from 4,200 to 5,600 feet and has begun an environmental assessment of the project. Slater said the planned expansion of the runway "will enable it to accommodate state-of-the-art corporate aircraft and be a significant catalyst to growth in the region."

Prior to the news conference, Slater toured the airport’s avionics research lab, meeting students in aviation and other transportation fields.

Slater also announced that DOT, in conjunction with the Appalachian Regional Commission, will sponsor an Appalachian Transportation Summit on May 17-18 in Lexington, Ky., to focus on the importance of regional cooperation in transportation planning as a way to promote economic development.

Sun Country Gains Gates at Minneapolis

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) said it will provide preferential use of Minneapolis-St. Paul International’s Humphrey Terminal when Sun Country Airlines, currently a charter carrier, starts service as a scheduled airline on June 1.

While operating from the existing Humphrey Terminal, Sun Country will have preferential use of two gates and the ability to use a third gate as needed. MAC will make $450,000 worth of improvements to the existing terminal to enhance passenger convenience and comfort. When the replacement Humphrey Terminal is completed in early 2001, Sun Country is expected to be the anchor tenant and will have preferential use of three gates, officials said.

IG Faults FAA Runway Incursion Progress

Although FAA has established a sound program to reduce the number of runway incursions, the challenge now is for the agency to follow through on the program, DOT’s Inspector General recently testified before the House subcommittee on transportation and related agencies.

Deputy Inspector General Alexis Stefani said that the number of runway incursions has steadily increased from 186 in 1993 to 325 in 1998. She noted that while FAA established initiatives to reduce the number to no more than 270 by the year 2000, the agency is at risk of not meeting this objective. During a review of FAA’s 1998 action plan to reduce the number of incursions, IG investigators found that the agency had not set aside the funds needed to support the goals of the plan and, as a result, has made "limited progress" and been forced to extend the deadlines for meeting its objectives.

Stefani said FAA also needs to do a better job of keeping its runway incursion database current. She said that the agency continues to have a significant number of overdue preliminary incident reports.

AAAE, Chapters Consider Cooperation Issues

The AAAE Executive Committee met recently with the AAAE Chapters President and incoming presidents to discuss chapter and national AAAE coordination issues. The meeting, March 20-21, was held at AAAE’s headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. Among the agenda items that were discussed were AAAE bylaws review, history of AAAE and the chapters, AAAE financial, organization and membership summary, AAAE Board of Examiners appointment and organization, joint AAAE/chapter conferences, scholarship programs and AAAE committees. The meeting was chaired by AAAE Immediate Past Chairman Peter Drahn, A.A.E.

In attendance were AAAE Chairman Loretta Scott, A.A.E., AAAE First Vice Chairman Jim Morasch, A.A.E., AAAE Second Vice Chairman Larry Cox, A.A.E., AAAE Immediate Past Chairman Peter Drahn, Great Lakes Chapter President Mike Haney, A.A.E., Great Lakes Chapter First Vice President Skip Miller, A.A.E., Northeast Chapter President Elaine Roberts, A.A.E., Northeast Chapter Vice President Alex Kashani, A.A.E., Northwest Chapter President Lori Beckman, A.A.E., Northwest Chapter First Vice President Jerry Olson, A.A.E., South Central Chapter President Allen Parra, A.A.E., SAMA/Southeast Chapter President Sue Stevens, A.A.E., SAMA/Southeast Chapter Vice President Floyd McKenzie, A.A.E., Southeast Chapter President Robert Trimborn, Southwest Chapter First Vice President Brent Shiner, A.A.E. and AAAE staff.

AAAE and the chapters would like to thank Karen George of National Car Rental and Jim Wilding of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for their sponsorship of the meeting.

Environmental Conference Held

The eighth annual AAAE/Great Lakes Chapter AAAE National Aviation Environmental Management Conference held March 14-16 in Columbus, Ohio, provided attendees a comprehensive forum to address environmental issues important to airports of all sizes.

Over 100 airport executives, private industry professionals and national aviation and environmental officials attended.

Ed Melisky with FAA’s Office of Airport, Planning, and Programming in Washington, D.C., spoke to the attendees on airport planning issues and FAA environmental guidance document 5050.4. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff and contractors working on the effluent limitations guideline study to address deicing operations impacts on the environment presented the goals and timeline of their study and answered questions. Christopher Jones, director of the Ohio EPA, spoke on the importance of state control and flexibility in implementing environmental initiatives at the local level.

AAAE expresses appreciation to all sponsors, speakers, organizers and participants for their contributions: Columbus Airport Authority, Rickenbacker International Airport, Camp Dresser & McKee Inc., Liesch Associates Inc., R.W. Armstrong & Associates, Cryotech Deicing Technology, Interdyne Corp., EFX Systems, Columbus Airport Authority, EQ-The Environmental Quality Company, IT Corp., Malcolm Pirnie Inc., Tracer Research Corp., Inland Technologies Inc., Vista Research Inc., Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc., Radiant Energy and Roux Associates, Inc.

Firefighters Attend Basic ARFF Academy

Firefighters from throughout the U.S. participated in the 28th Annual AAAE/South Central Chapter International Basic Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Academy held March 8-12 at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas.

Attendees were able to utilize the extensive hands-on firefighting capabilities of Texas A&M and participated in drills in foam application, engine fires, SCBA practice and fuel farm extinguishment.

AAAE wishes to thank Crash Rescue Equipment Service, Emergency One Inc. and Halotron for sponsorship of activities at the school. The next Basic and Advanced ARFF schools will be held May 23-27 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Key Aviation Officials Address DC Conference

Over 300 airport executive and airport board members/commissioners attended the AAAE/ACI-NA Washington Conference, March 22-23 in Washington, D.C.

Conference delegates heard from key congressional leaders about the state of play in the airport industry in Washington, including Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, Rep. Bud Shuster (R-Penn.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn), ranking Democrat of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Senator Slade Gorton (R-Wash), chairman of the Senate aviation subcommittee, received the prestigious congressional leadership award during the ACI-NA Commissioners Congressional Dinner.

AAAE and ACI-NA would like to thank the following companies for their generous financial support of the Washington Conference and Commissioners Dinner - Leo A Daly; R.W. Armstrong & Associates; Campbell and Paris Engineers; Union Carbide; Day & Zimmerman Infrastructure; Airport Systems International; COMARCO Airport Services and Concessions International.

 


POSITIONS OPEN

 

AIR TERMINAL MANAGER

Senior manager needed to direct government contract’s team at U.S. military air terminal in Europe. Must be experienced in flight operations, management of passengers, cargo and fuel. Must have thorough knowledge of government contracting procedures in FAR. Must be customer oriented, and good at working with people and labor unions. Prior military experience desirable. Resume to PAE Aviation Services, 1601 North Kent St., Suite 900, Arlington VA 22209, e-mail dterrar@erols.com, or fax (703) 243-5607.

 

AIRFIELD BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Seattle, Wash. Land use, customer service, facility development, tenant needs, industry trends. Regional cargo needs and other business development opportunities. Helps the airfield line of business identify, assess and develop business opportunities that balance all of these factors, and more, to meet the airport’s strategic objectives. Requires business or aviation degree and six or more years of business development experience with some aviation industry applications. Excellent analytical and financial skills to assess and develop proposals; the ability to communicate, negotiate and collaborate with a wide range of constituencies; proven ability to solve problems creatively; to identify and capitalize on opportunities, and to facilitate sound decision-making. For application materials/employment bulletins, due by
4 p.m. April 23, contact the Port of Seattle, P.O. Box 1209, Seattle, WA 98111, fax (206) 728-3004, Jobline (206) 728-3444, web www.portseattle.org, WRS (800) 833-6388 TT/TTY, EOE.

 

AIRPORT ADMINISTRATIVE TRAINEE

Philadelphia International Airport is seeking candidates to perform administrative work at the trainee level. This position is designed to develop management skills required to perform airport management activities. Work assignments may include research, surveys and observations of airport activities as they relate to airport management. Duties may also include analysis of data on such air services issues as federal regulation, rate structure, rental fees, competition with other airports and consumer interests. Qualified candidates will have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college with major course work in aviation management. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Salary $25,239 with increases to $32,448. Send cover letter and resume until June 7 to Diane Bush/Philadelphia International Airport, Division Of Aviation, Terminal E, Box J, Philadelphia, PA 19153, fax (215) 937-5545. EOE.

 

AIRPORT ENGINEER

Grand Junction, Colo. Minimum qualifications include B.S. in civil engineering, two to five years of design experience on airport construction projects, strong computer skills to include CADD design expertise. Requires strong analytical and communication skills (verbal and written). Resumes to Armstrong Consultants, Inc., P.O. Box 1681, Grand Junction, CO 81502.

 

AIRPORT MANAGER

Kenai, Alaska. Executive position with responsibility for marketing, planning, directing and coordinating activities at Kenai Municipal Airport. A bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferable.
Detailed knowledge of FAA regulations and grant processes for AIP and PFC programs is required. Five years of increasingly responsible professional work experience related to airport marketing, management and operations, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions, is required. Call Kim Howard at (907) 283-7530 for application. Pay range $57,271 - $68,727. Beginning salary dependent upon qualifications. Submit resume and Kenai application form by May 18 to Kim Howard, Administrative Assistant, City of Kenai, 210 Fidalgo Avenue, Suite 200, Kenai, AK 99611-7794. For more information about the city of Kenai, visit our home page on the Internet at http://www.ci.kenai.k.us. Note: faxed applications/resumes will not be accepted.

 

AIRPORT MANAGER

Norwood, Mass. The Norwood Memorial Airport is a general aviation facility serving as a reliever to Logan International Airport. It has approximately 185 based aircraft and over 100,000 operations annually. The manager is responsible for the overall administration, management, safety, operation and maintenance of the airport. The desired candidate must be familiar with federal, state and municipal laws and regulations related to airport operation and maintenance. Strong verbal and written communication skills required. Bachelor’s degree in aviation management, public administration or business management preferred. Five years experience in airport operations or management preferred. Must be able to obtain license from the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission within three months. Salary negotiable. Submit resume, cover letter and salary requirements by May 9 to Norwood Airport Commission, 566 Washington Street, Norwood, MA 02062. EOE/AA.

 

DEPUTY DIRECTOR
OF AVIATION

San Jose, Calif. Position reports to the director of aviation and is responsible for the following activities: air service development, government relations, marketing, media relations, customer service, community outreach, public relations and employee/tenant communications. Qualifications include bachelor’s degree with a major in airport management, business administration, airport operations, civil engineering, planning or closely related field, and a minimum of six years of administrative experience, including at least three years of program development level responsibility in one or more of the following areas: airport development; airport operations; airport marketing and promotions; civil engineering; finance; property management. Salary range $75,276-$116,276 annually. Forward letter of interest and resume with three work related references by April 30 to Sally Griffin, San Jose International Airport, 1732 North First Street, Suite #600, San Jose, CA 95112-4538.

 

DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

McAllen-Miller International Airport. Manages the day-to-day operations, maintenance and security of a small hub international airport with jet service provided by American, Continental and TWA. Bachelor’s degree in aviation management, business administration or related field. Must have experience in FAR Parts 107 and 139 and facilities maintenance. Requires five years of manager/supervisor experience at a commercial service airport. For information, call Derald Lary, director of aviation, at (956) 682-9101. Salary DOQ. Resumes accepted on a continuous basis until position filled. Resumes to Director of Human Resources, City of McAllen, P.O. Box 220, McAllen, TX 78505-0220.

 

DEPUTY DIRECTOR,
ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE

McAllen, Texas. Manages the day-to-day administration and finance of a small hub international airport with jet service provided by American, Continental and TWA. Bachelor’s degree in airport management, business administration or related field. Must have experience with budget preparation/administration and federal grant applications/construction oversight. Responsible for airport planning, marketing, contracting/lease agreements, and community/airline/tenant relations. For information, call Derald Lary, director of aviation, at (956) 682-9101. Salary DOQ. Resumes accepted on a continuous basis until position filled. Resumes to Director of Human Resources, City of McAllen, P.O. Box 220, McAllen, TX 78505-0220.

 

DIRECTOR OF AVIATION

Kansas City, Mo. The city of Kansas City seeks an executive to oversee three airports, a budget of $101 million and 463 FTEs. Reporting to the city manager, the incumbent will supervise operations/maintenance; marketing; finance; economic development, and engineering/planning. Bachelor’s degree and minimum 15 years of aviation/airport experience required. Kansas City is a world class city that provides an exceptional, affordable quality of life and high economic growth. Handling 11 million passengers and nearly six million boardings annually, KCI is recognized as an extremely well run facility that is user friendly and financially strong. Contact Linda Smith, EFL Associates/TransSearch, 7101 College Blvd., Suite 550, Overland Park, KS 66210, e-mail smith@eflkc.com. No calls please.

 

FACILITIES MAINTENANCE MANAGER

Atlanta, Ga. AATC is the facilities maintenance company for Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport. Must have a minimum of five years’ experience in maintenance positions of increasing authority and a BS degree in a technical discipline or equivalent training. Responsible for all preventive and reactive maintenance and quality assurance with knowledge of building systems maintenance and building codes. Forward resume to AATC, Hartsfield Atlanta Airport, P.O. Box 45170, Atlanta, GA 30320 or fax to: (404) 530-2106. EOE/Drugs Don’t Work.

 

GENERAL MANAGER

Sedona, Ariz. Seeks general manager. A.A.E. desired, or must obtain within three years. Requirements BA/BS in related field or minimum of eight years of successful progressively responsible experience in airport and personnel management, budget preparation and administration, marketing and development of land for aviation use, knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations impacting airports, preparation of federal and state grants, implementation of a capital improvement program. Resumes by April 30 to Sedona Airport Administration, Attn. D. Webster, 235 Air Terminal Drive, #1, Sedona, AZ 86336. No telephone inquiries.

 

MANAGEMENT ANALYST

Maryland Aviation Administration. Develops, coordinates and analyzes various airport operations programs and prepares and monitors the annual operations budget. Requires bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in aviation management, business management or accounting and five years of experience in administrative or professional work, of which one year must have involved supervision of other employees or responsibility for budgetary program development and oversight. Additional experience may be substituted for the education for up to four years of the required education or graduation for the general experience at the rate of one year of education to one year of experience for up to two years of the required general experience. Salary $30,632-$39,831. For application, due by May 14 to Ken Acker, Recruitment and Examinations, MAA, Human Resources Section, P.O. Box 8766, BWI Airport, MD 21240-0766, call (410) 855-6022, TTY (410) 859-7227 or MD Relay Service at (800) 735-2258. EOE.

 

MANAGER OF AIRPORTS MAINTENANCE

Lexington, Ky. Supervises or performs generalized maintenance functions on airport facilities, including airfield, runways, buildings, grounds, vehicles and equipment. Requires a high school or equivalent education; four to six years of related experience; two years of supervisory experience, or any combination of appropriate education, training and experience. Annualized salary is $36,000-$55,000. Send letter of application and resume by April 20 to Director of Administration and Finance, Blue Grass Airport, 4000 Versailles Road, Lexington, KY 40510 or e-mail to jsrhodes1@worldnet.att.net.

 

PLANNING SPECIALIST

Nashville, Tenn. The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority is seeking a planning specialist with knowledge of the principles and practices of operational, facility and environmental planning. Requires education and/or experience equivalent to graduation from a four-year college curriculum in aviation/airport management, or an appropriately related field. Experience in preparation of planning documents and drawings for projects associated with airport development and expansion is desired. Send resumes or applications by April 30 to Human Resources Division, Metropolitan Nashville Authority, One Terminal Drive, Suite 501, Nashville, TN 37214-4114. Applications available by contacting HR Division at (615) 275-1622.


 

 

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

 

The Allegheny County Department of Aviation (Pittsburgh International Airport) is evaluating packaged software to manage the airport’s fixed assets, property and lease management, human resources, purchasing, inventory, maintenance and financials. Vendors must have 1997 or 1998 annual revenue over $100 million, installed software that can perform two or more of the tasks outlined above and software installed in two or more hub airports with more than 10 million passengers per year. Send list of the modules currently in use by customers along with version numbers and Y2K status, number of company employees and total number of installed client sites, by April 23 to IT/RFQ, Pittsburgh International Airport, Landside Terminal, Suite 4000, P.O. Box 12370, Pittsburgh, PA 15231-0370. For additional information, call (412) 472-3778. Qualified vendors will be asked to provide additional detailed product information.

 

Bismarck Municipal Airport has for sale one 1976 Walters ARFF vehicle, 4-wheel drive, 8 cylinder, 336 hp Detroit Diesel, automatic drive, 1,500-gallon water capacity, 150-gallon foam tank, 3,866 miles and 824 hours; one 1975 Oshkosh (M-Series) 6 cylinder, 335 hp Model D-334 Caterpillar, 4-speed, 1,000-gallon water capacity, 130-gallon foam concentrate capacity, 150-pound dry chemical capacity, 7,430 miles and 437 hours. Units will be sold separately by sealed bid, due by 3 p.m. June 14, to 2301 University Drive, Bldg. #22, P.O. Box 991, Bismarck, ND 58502. For information/bid packets or to view used equipment, contact Ken Ness, maintenance supervisor, at (701) 222-6502. Bids must include a cashier’s check or certified check made out to Bismarck Municipal Airport in an amount equal to 10 percent of the total bid price. Checks from unsuccessful bidders will be returned within 30 days of bid award. This equipment is being sold as is, without warranty.

 

General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wis., is requesting proposals until 4 p.m. May 27 from experienced airport noise consultants to conduct an aircraft engine run-up study. To receive a proposal package contact Christopher Lambert, Noise Abatement Coordinator, General Mitchell International Airport, 5300 South Howell Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53207, (414) 747-5700, fax (414) 747-4525.

 

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority is requesting letters of interest until 2 p.m. May 20 for general consulting services. Proposers and proposers' key personnel must have prior experience as the general consultant at a minimum of one similar airport facility. A pre-submittal conference will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 29, in the Maintenance Shops Building, 5995 Cargo Road, at Orlando International Airport. Requests for full advertisement or questions will be received by the authority at the conference or through written inquiries directed to J.H. Bradley, Senior Director, Engineering and Construction, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, Orlando International Airport, 5850 Cargo Road, Orlando, FL 32827, fax (407) 855-3531.

 

The Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Commission invites expressions of interest until April 27 from any airport management team interested in submitting proposals for the management of the airport. The airport is located in the township of Oro-Medonate midway between the cities of Barrie and Orillia. The airport management team will conduct all aspects of airport management. For further information, contract Mr. R. Warman, Chairman, Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Commission, at (705) 726-2409.

 

The city of Phoenix is soliciting statements of qualifications and experience from firms interested in providing a ground transportation needs assessment and master plan for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Statements will be accepted until 3 p.m. April 15. RFQ/E documents may be obtained by contacting Shawna Holton, Ground Transportation Coordinator, City of Phoenix Aviation Department, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, 3300 Sky Harbor Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ 85034-4420, (602) 273-2035.

 

The city of Redmond, Ore., owner and operator of Robert Field-Redmond Municipal Airport, is seeking proposals until May 25 for a management agreement for paid public auto parking located at the air carrier terminal for a five-year period. Requests for proposal documents should be addressed to Nancy Blankenship, City Recorder, City of Redmond, P.O. Box 726, Redmond, OR 97756-0100, (541) 923-7751 or fax (541) 548-0706.

 

Walker Field Airport Authority, Grand Junction, Colo., is accepting proposals until April 30 for a terminal building restaurant concession analysis. Specifications are available from the authority at 2828 Walker Field Dr., Suite. 211, Grand Junction, CO 81506, (970) 244-9100.

 


INFORMATION REQUEST

 

The Yellowstone (Wyo.) Regional Airport is seeking examples of formal airport development guidelines in place at other non-hub, primary commercial service airports, especially specific information about standard requirements for building color and construction, site landscaping and parking. Contact David Ulane, A.A.E., airport manager, (307) 587-5096 or e-mail, davidu@flyyra.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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