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Airport Policy and Security News #91
TSA's new hurdles, Mixed picture for airport growth, Cockpit security, and More
May 31, 2013In this issue:
- TSA's new hurdles for contract screening
- Reports paint mixed picture for airport growth
- Cockpit security under threat
- Airport privatization gaining altitude
- New York airports group up and running
- Airport privatization in Europe
- Upcoming Conference
- News Notes
Air Traffic Control Newsletter #103
GAO on RNP's slow progress, How cost-effective are ATC providers? and More...
May 16, 2013In this issue:
- GAO on RNP's slow progress
- How cost-effective are ATC providers?
- Some progress on NextGen equipage
- More new ideas for the Single European Sky
- Wake vortex mitigation tested in Europe
- News Notes
- Quotable Quotes
Airport Policy and Security News #90
Fixing London's airport mess, TSA expanding trusted traveler, and more
May 6, 2013In this issue:
- Fixing London's airport mess
- TSA expanding trusted traveler
- President responds on airport PFCs
- Miami planning Airport City PPP
- Gary Airport PPP proposed
- Will Charlotte convert to an airport authority?
- Upcoming Conference
- News Notes
- Quotable Quote
Air Traffic Control Newsletter #102
Backlash over politicized air traffic control funding, user taxes vs. user fees—a big difference
April 23, 2013In this issue:
- Backlash over politicized ATC funding
- User taxes vs. user fees—a big difference
- IG confirms large increase in ATC errors
- Using real-time weather data in aviation
- Slow progress on GPS back-up
- News Notes
- Quotable Quotes
Airport Policy and Security News #89
Major airports offer to give up federal grants, Pocket knives on planes, Airglades Airport moves toward privatization, Industry fights contract tower shutdown, Airport privatization news from Europe
April 8, 2013In this issue:
- Major airports offer to give up federal grants
- Pocket knives on planes
- Airglades Airport moves toward privatization
- Industry fights contract tower shutdown
- Airport privatization news from Europe
- Upcoming Conference
- News Notes
- Quotable Quote
Air Traffic Control Newsletter #101
The benefits of air traffic control consolidation, Congress holds ATC hostage to budget cuts and lower aviation growth forecast by FAA
April 3, 2013In this issue:
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- Airport Privatization
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Air Transportation
Robert Poole
April 1, 2013 - Airport Should Ditch Agency for Better Security
Airports that manage their own screening process create a more comprehensive security system at a lower price
Baruch Feigenbaum
December 14, 2012 - Atlanta Needs Another Airport
Comparing how Houston and Atlanta recently dealt with airport expansion
Robert Poole
June 28, 2012 - Puerto Rico Building Robust Infrastructure Privatization Program
Puerto Rico advanced public-private partnerships in schools, highways and aviation in 2011
Leonard Gilroy
May 15, 2012 - Airports as Victims of Airline Deregulation?
Lessons legacy airlines are learning decades after Carter administration deregulation
Robert Poole
April 5, 2012 - Flights from Nowhere
Why does a flight from Ely, Nevada, to Denver cost taxpayers $3,720?
Steve Chapman
August 8, 2011 - A Labor Strike Against Economic Reality
The government's pro-union campaign against Boeing.
Steve Chapman
May 16, 2011 - Policymakers Turn to Privatization Amid Prolonged Government Fiscal Crises
Privatization, public-private partnerships increasingly prominent in fiscal policy debates
Leonard Gilroy
August 6, 2009 - Airport Privatization Can Fly Despite Midway Collapse
Deal collapse doesn't spell doom for private-sector infrastructure investment
Robert Poole and Leonard Gilroy
August 3, 2009 - Collapse of Midway Deal "Not a Setback for Privatization"
MuniNet Guide Interview with Reason's Leonard Gilroy
Leonard Gilroy
April 30, 2009 - Congestion Pricing Study Was a Team Effort
We can solve air traffic crisis
Robert Poole
November 24, 2008 - Congestion Pricing Will, Indeed, Fly
Charging airlines market prices for runways will reduce delays without reducing passenger volume
Robert Poole
January 18, 2008 - Airport Band-Aid
Port Authority rejects deal to really reduce air travel delays
Robert Poole
December 20, 2007 - Equity Investors: Outsourced Flight Service Stations Save FAA $2.2 Billion
New technology, consolidation reduces costs 40 percent
Robert Poole
September 1, 2005 - Will Midway Lease Re-Start U.S. Airport Privatization?
Like toll roads, other countries are far ahead of the U.S. in airport privatization
Robert Poole
January 1, 2001
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