10:00 am, December 15, 2011
Watch RecordingCoffee will be available in the morning
Commission Office
The ACP Building - 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA
For directions Call (215) 592-1800
Please Use Sixth Street Entrance
1. Introductions
2. Minutes of the of September 29, 2011RAC Meeting
3. Status of Regional Airport Systems Implementation (2 Min Reports)
- Chester County, Philadelphia International, Northeast Philadelphia, Doylestown, Camden County, Quakertown, Trenton-Mercer, New Castle County, Pottstown Municipal, South Jersey Regional, Heritage Field, Cross Keys, Summit, Flying W, Pennridge, Wings Field, New Garden, Brandywine, Trenton-Robbinsville, Perkiomen Valley, Cecil County, Red Lion, Spitfire, Vansant, Penn’s Landing Heliport, Total RF Heliport, Valley Forge Bicentennial Heliport, Horsham Airways Heliport, Philadelphia Seaplane Base.
4. Special Presentation
New Jersey Airport Aid Procedures – From an Airports’ Viewpoint
Presentation by Thomas Thatcher, L. R. Kimball
5. Continuing Planning Activities
- DVRPC /PA Aircraft Operations Counting Programs
- DVRPC/NJDOT AWOS Project Status.
- DVRPC CASP 30 - Grant Preparation Status.
6. Capital Programming Status
- FAA funding program; Harrisburg ADO, Reauthorization Status Update. NPIAS Status; Possible Effects on DVRPC Aviation Planning Region.
- PA Funding Program; Status and Activities.
- New Jersey Funding Program; Status and Activities.
- Delaware Funding Program Status and Activities.
7. Old Business
- Legislative Updates:
- PA HB 1100 Fixed Wing Tax Exemption
- Other Legislative Updates: Input from the Floor
- DE Aircraft Registration Fee and Jet Fuel Tax Update
- Any other Input from the Floor
8. New Business
- PA Aviation Advisory Committee Meeting: December 7, 2011 Recap Main Discussion Points.
- NJ Aviation Association Update of Latest Meeting Discussion
- Mercer County Airport Strategic Land Use Study
- Any Input from the Floor.
- Public Comment Period
- Next RAC meeting date: Thursday, March 15, 2012, DVRPC offices.
Attachments
September 29, 2011 RAC Meeting Minutes Including Sign in Sheet.
Federal Register Notices Relevant to Aviation since September 30, 2011
Assorted News Articles
National and International News Articles:
Virginia airports-Key economic drivers, Modern air control vital to economy-NextGen, Rise in leisure travel, hesitant US business travel, FAA presses NextGen details, Flight tax, Chicago airlines warn about new taxes, Fort Lauderdale runway extension, New revenue source adds on planes, Holiday fare hike, How to save your GA airport, LaHood speaks out about laser incidents, Senator Lieberman to hold aviation security hearing, Aviation fuel cost hurts but travel strong, Road travel cost expected to go up, NextGen bill before President soon, This FAA rule no longer flies, Aviation Bio fuels slow to take off, New ideas for plane efficiency at Cal-Poly, FAA appropriation bill passes, Tarmac delays do not justify new laws.
Airline News:
Southwest to link network, AA bankrupt, Airlines battle back to profit, NY flight-slot bids set up Southwest-JetBlue showdown, United brings economy plus seating, Proposed tax may hurt small cities air-service, Delta cutting international routes, Airline on-time performance, AA to file for chapter 11, PHL-PIT fare to jump 500 percent, AA bankruptcy spurs speculation of merger with US Airways, Casey urges US Airways to rethink PIT fare hikes.
Local News:
Southern Chester County weeklies, AA and BA consolidate lounge at PHL, PHL CEP $1.2B cost increase, Willow Grove NAS alternative development plans, PA House Bill 1100 advances, AC airport, Plan for Willow Grove NAS, LVIA: ‘easy-come, easy-go’ airport, PHL terminal D&E delayed by lawsuits