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BARBARA COOK BARBARA.COOK@AAAE.ORG PUBLISHER
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s I began writing this column in mid-September, I had just returned from Reno and AAAE’s highly successful National Airports Conference, which was hosted by the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority. The NAC is one of AAAE’s signature meetings and this year was no exception, despite the downturn in the global economy and discouraging news within the aviation community. While some airports reported pending service cutbacks, the determination to prevail was evident. Now, just a month later, airports face greater challenges due to the worsening state of the global economy. For its part, Airport Magazine continues to provide articles that support our readers’ informational needs during these turbulent times. In this issue, we feature new developments in NextGen, which promises to transform the National Airspace System through new technologies; the first of a four-part series on the construction of a greenfield airport in Branson, Mo.; and an insider’s look at the impact of the Masters Tournament on Augusta (Ga.) Regional Airport, among other articles. We also highlight the release of the AAAE Energy/Air Service Task Force Report, which focuses on three areas: a national energy policy, a national air service policy, and emergency measures to help airlines, airports and local communities that have been hit hard by unstable fuel prices and air service losses. AAAE’s Airport Legislative Alliance staff already has contacted all members of the House and Senate to press for adoption of the recommendations, particularly those recommendations related to U.S. energy policy. A number of airports are celebrating significant anniversaries this year. Among them are New York’s Kennedy International and Baton Rouge (La.) Metropolitan at 60 years, Southwest Florida International at 25 years, and Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (NWARA) at 10 years. For a review of NWARA’s first 10 years and a look toward the future, see the special section in this issue. We congratulate all of these airports on their achievements, and we invite other airports to notify Airport Magazine if they will observe a significant anniversary in 2008 or 2009. We hope you have been enjoying the availability of our e-mail announcements regarding the new issues of the magazine. This enables our readers to click on a link and be connected to the magazine before it appears on their desks as a printed copy. As always, we appreciate the support of our advertisers.
Advertisers in this issue are: AAAE 81st Annual Conference, AAAE International Meetings, ANTN Digicast, Barnard Dunkelberg, Burns & McDonnell, CDM, C. Kell-Smith & Associates, Delta Airport Consultants, Division Systems, FLIR Systems, Gensler, Grenzebach Corporation, IET, Jacobs Consultancy, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Kutchins and Groh, Off the Wall, Oshkosh Truck Corporation, Republic Parking System, RS&H, Southeast Chapter AAAE, URS Corporation, Walter P. Moore and Associates, Wings Financial, and Woodward & Associates.
Barbara Cook Editor AirportMAgAzine.net | october/november 2008
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