Airports Authorities

• Holiday Crowds, Alcohol Make for Some Un-Jolly Air Passengers

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Forget jolly. It's the season to be unruly at airports and in the skies. Police, flight attendants and federal authorities say the number of incidents where passengers become disruptive has steadily increased, the result of mounting stress getting to the gate these days. Add the tension of the bustling holiday season and travelers can become belligerent.

• Sunday Gazette-Mail
• December 20, 2010

• Canadian Airports Stand On Guard ; Passengers Who Fly to the U.S. From Toronto Must Go Through Tighter Security Procedures

One day after an alleged terrorist attempted to bomb a plane that was landing in Detroit, Canadian authorities imposed strict new screening measures for travelers flying from their airports to the United States. S.-bound passengers could not carry on luggage, with certain exceptions, and they were patted down by airport security.

• Buffalo News
• January 25, 2010

• Sensis Appoints Forrest Colliver Director of Business Development, Air Traffic Systems

EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y., April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Sensis Corporation has announced the appointment of Forrest Colliver as Director of Business Development, Air Traffic Systems (ATS), a division which provides surveillance and automation solutions that optimize safety and efficiency for air navigation service providers, civil aviation authorities, airports and airlines worldwide. Colliver will be responsible for developing and executing ATS' domestic and international business development strategies and leading the company's business development team. Colliver has more than 20 years of experience in business development, sales, marketing and engineering in aerospace and high tech companies around the world. Most recently, he was vice president of marketing and business development for EMS Te...

• U.S. Newswire
• April 12, 2010

• U.S. Moves Aviation to Code Red for 1st Time

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff yesterday for the first time put the U.S. aviation industry on its highest alert for a threatened terrorist attack, raising the level to Code Red for all flights from Britain and Code Orange for all domestic flights. Federal and state security officials scrambled Wednesday night and yesterday morning to put new screening procedures in place at major airports, after British authorities thwarted a terror plot.

• The Washington Times
• August 11, 2006

• Airspace Strictly Enforced During Bush Visit

EL MONTE Air Force fighter jets chased two small airplanes out of restricted airspace during the president's Monday visit to Rancho Cucamonga, forcing them to land at area airports, authorities said. We did some things to get their attention, including in one case, dispensing flares," said Michael Kucharek, a spokesman for North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD. "We had a fighter jet fly in front of him and drop the flares.

• The Sun (San Bernardino, CA)
• November 18, 2005

• Pilots Detained After Violating President's Airspace Light Planes Cross President's Airspace

Air Force jets on Monday chased two small airplanes out of restricted airspace during the president's visit to Rancho Cucamonga, forcing them to land at area airports, authorities said. We did some things to get their attention, including in one case, dispensing flares," said Michael Kucharek, a spokesman for North American Aerospace Defense Command. "We had a fighter jet fly in front of him and drop the flares.

• Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
• October 27, 2005

• Close Calls at O'hare During Construction

CHICAGO - A cargo plane nearly crashed into a fence as it took off and several other aircraft also had close calls during major construction over several years at one of the world's busiest airports in Chicago, according to Federal Aviation Administration information in a report published Monday. Authorities have implemented new safety measures since the incidents at O'Hare International Airport, which occurred during the first phase of a $15 billion airport expansion project, the Chicago Tribune reported in its Monday editions.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• March 29, 2011

• Terrorism in London; Area Transit Strengthens Security; Attacks Highlight the Vulnerabilities in System

Like last year's commuter train blasts in Madrid, Thursday's terrorist attacks in London demonstrate how vulnerable public transit systems remain, long after security has been tightened at airports. And even as law enforcement and transportation authorities boost security measures for buses and trains nationwide, they know they can't duplicate what they've done for airlines.

• The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• July 08, 2005

• Regional Airport Authority Proposed; Mitchell's Control Would Change From County to an Independent Body

Mitchell International Airport and other publicly owned Wisconsin airports could be taken over by new regional airport authorities, under legislation that two Milwaukee-area lawmakers plan to introduce. State Rep. Jeff Stone (R-Greendale) said Friday that he and state Sen. Jeff Plale (D-South Milwaukee) are drafting a bill that could set up airport authorities across the state.

• The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• December 25, 2005

• Tolls?: ; Public, Not Private

AROUND America, private investors are quietly seeking to take over roads, bridges and airports from government authorities, to reap profits from facilities built by taxpayers. Investors also hope to buy several state lotteries. By leasing or buying roads, speculators assume huge financial burdens for maintenance and improvements. But those investors also get to charge tolls, which are likely to mushroom quickly.

• Charleston Gazette
• May 30, 2007