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Innovative Taxiway Design
Using Modeling to C o m p ly w i t h THE F A A ’ s NEW P r o p o s e d Ta x i w a y D e s i g n G r o u p By Fin B. Bonset, M.Sc., Simtra Americas
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h e Fe d e ra l Av i at ion Administration’s ( FA A) Airport Design Advisory Circular (AC) 150/5300-13 is considered a “near-holy” document for anyone involved in airport development in the United States. Airport planners and engineers consider it to be the go-to manual in designing airside facilities. Over the years, the document has evolved through frequent amendments and addendums to account for the ever-changing airport planning and design process in order to reference industry trends such as new aircraft types and concerns for operational safety. There is a lot of buzz in the industry about the FAA’s complete re-write of the AC, which is expected to be released this
fall. So what is in store for airport planners and designers? The latest and greatest iteration of the document has the designation AC 150/530013A. The “Alpha” designation at the end is quite appropriate based on one of its many definitions: “being the most prominent, talented, or aggressive item in a group.” The current changes are quite profound, prominent, and certainly more aggressive, when compared to the current edition of the document. New Taxiway Design Group
One of the most significant changes in the new AC pertains to new taxiway design criteria. A new proposed “Taxiway Design Group” (TDG) will replace the current,
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long-accepted way of doing business under the trusted Airplane Design Group (ADG). The main difference is that TDG incorporates elements related to actual aircraft movements of a specific taxiing aircraft, instead of the current ADG wingspan and tail height requirements which are more related to safety clearances to objects or other aircraft. The TDG will be based on Main Gear Width (MGW) combined with Cockpit to Main Gear (CMG) distance. Furthermore, all taxiway fillet design will now be based on maintaining the aircraft’s cockpit over the centerline, which has essentially eliminated the old judgmental over-steering concept from See Innovative on page 16
Executive UPdate
Making Time (& Energy) for Big Picture Thinking
Courtney A. Beamon, P.E. Delta Airport Consultants, Inc. ACC 2012 Board of Directors Chair
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don’t know about you, but my life is crazy. This may have more to do with having three boys (and a husband) at home, but we all know that the consulting business keeps us busy. With the daily grind of project work, client maintenance, emails, team interaction, more emails, business development, and more emails, it can be a challenge to find the time and energy for big-picture thinking. The reality is, it’s darned difficult, but it’s still something that I strongly believe in so I continue to try very hard to get out of the weeds. So, what are we doing here at ACC to get out of the weeds? Here are two examples:
ACC Board Meetings Over the years, the ACC Board of Directors meetings have become very efficient. We typically take care of the business of the organization in three hours or less. It is time well spent, but could it be better spent? As I sit at board meetings, I look around the room and marvel at the expertise and experience of the talented professionals that I share the table with. So, how can we better take advantage of this talent? With some big picture thinking! Gina Marie Lindsay, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Airport Authority (LAWA) joined us for our meeting in February and spurred us on to think creatively about the industry and its funding challenges — both present and future. She was a great addition to our agenda and spurred conversation in the days and weeks that followed.
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This exercise prompted the ACC Executive Committee to commit time during upcoming board meetings to a series of strategic questions. Our goal is to tackle some high level ACC and industryfocused topics. In July, we had great
discussions on the feasibility of promoting sub-associations, coalitions, and/or selforganized groups of like-minded ACC members. We also looked at the future of training and the role of the ACC Institute. The conversation and ideas generated proved to be very thought-provoking. We’ll let you know how future discussions go; in the interim, if you have any ideas, please let us know!
ACC/AAAE Board Breakfast Another opportunity for big-picture thinking came in the form of this year’s ACC/ AAAE Board Breakfast in Phoenix. For those of you who were unable to attend, here is a quick recap. Paula Hochstettler kicked off the morning with introductory remarks and drew participants’ attention to a group discussion topic. The topic centered on how airports and consultants should evolve with the changing funding world. The participants at each table then discussed the topic among themselves for about 20 minutes. Following participant introductions, the final segment of the morning afforded time for each table to report out on their conversations. Discussions ran the gamut, promoted out-of-the-box ideas, and, again, pulled many of us out of the weeds! Of course, these are merely two examples — we need more! So, give some thought to how you can make time, space and energy for big-picture thinking. I’ll bet that you will find it to be time well-spent. If you have any tips, tricks or generate any great ideas, please consider sharing — I would love to hear from you! Until then, I wish everyone well and hope our paths cross in an airport sometime soon!
Table of contents Fall 2012
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...delivering excellence in airport development
ACC 2012 Board of Directors
A Publication of the Airport Consultants Council
Chair Courtney A. Beamon, P.E.
Delta Airport Consultants, Inc.
Vice Chair Andy Platz, P.E.
Mead & Hunt, Inc.
Secretary/Treasurer David Peshkin, P.E.
Cover Story
Inside This Issue
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Innovative Taxiway Design Using Modeling to Comply with FAA’s New Proposed Taxiway Design Group
Applied Pavement Technology, Inc.
Immediate Past BOARD Chair Terry A. Ruhl, P.E.
By Fin B. Bonset, M.Sc., Simtra Americas
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Board of Directors Michael R. Arnold, LEED AP ESA Airports
Don Bergin
Blast Deflectors, Inc.
Executive Update 2
By Coutney A. Beamon, P.E., Delta Airport Consultants, Inc.
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Enrique M. Melendez Mary Ellen Eagan Kevin Quan
Special Feature 4–5
ESCO-Zodiac Aerospace
Marion Kromm White, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP HOK
Minimizing the Insider Threat with Airport Worker ID Management
InterVISTAS
Paula P. Hochstetler President
T.J. Schulz
Executive Vice President
Colleen Flood
Manager, Marketing and Member Services
Out & About with ACC
Consultant Perspective 6–7
Educating the Local Airport Policy Makers By Rusty Chapman, Delta Airport Consultants, Inc.
Call for Nominations — Speas Airport Award Security Manufacturers Coalition Upate
12 – 13 ACC / TSA Security Capabilities Day and ACC Summer Workshop Series 14 – 16 ACC Members • On the Move • New Members
16 – 17 ACC Members (continued) • And the Winner Is…
By Ajay Jain, President and CEO, Quantum Secure
Solomon Wong
ACC Staff
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Making Time (& Energy) for Big Picture Thinking
Carol Lurie, LEED AP, AICP
Harris Miller Miller & Hanson, Inc.
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ACC Global Business Summit
Roddy L. Boggus, NCARB, AIA
Paragon Project Resources, Inc.
Member Spotlights This issue highlights ACC Executive Member MRA Communications LLC and ACC Associate Member Vanderlande Industries.
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ACC Events & ACC Headquarters Staff Update
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In Memoriam: Edward L. Beale, P.E. and Vaughn Sterling, P.E.
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Minimizing the Insider Threat with Airport Worker ID Management
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ignificant resources have been allocated to reduce the risk of passenger security threats in recent years, including modernization of scanning technologies, evolving behavioral techniques, risk-based approaches (pre-clearances), etc. However, despite evolving regulations and directives, less progress has been made in managing the threat of airline/airport workers who have access to sensitive and restricted areas during the normal course of their required duties.
also improve efficiencies and customer service.
Managing the Identity Life Cycle In the security field, identity management is the fabric of systems, policies and procedures that govern and streamline the life cycle of an identity and its relationship to an enterprise or entity. This concept can easily be applied to employers and their employees who are issued credentials to access and work in the various zones of an airport. Many departments have touch points to these employees and their identities in which various systems and repositories are used.
Airports present one of the most complicated scenarios to administer restricted-area access control, identity verification and issuance of an access credential. Various Commonly, these disparate areas have airline employees, vendors and multiple relationships to one another. For example, tenants need to be authenticated at all times, when an employer terminates an employee, and their physical access rights need to be the process must flow through these areas controlled and managed dynamically based to insure all aspects of that identity and all upon their role and policies affecting their assets such as cards, keys, etc. are returned access. Many airports currently have siloed or billed for properly and in a timely systems and processes used to manage manner. employee credentials for facility access. At the same time, many physical identity and Airport security policies and TSA and FAA access management operations are handled regulations require airports to vet and manually, leading to costly human errors, manage the life cycle of their credentialed a high cost of operations, long on- and off- workers. Airports must consistently and boarding times and a lower level of overall efficiently perform all necessary steps and procedures while balancing this security. requirement against a timely and customerA multi-layer balance between security, friendly process. costs and practicality is required to address this issue. At the same time, leveraging Managing identities in an airport environtechnologies to achieve security goals can ment presents multiple challenges. Cost
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pressures in the air travel market have reduced staff sizes, and therefore the number of man-hours that can be spent managing identity issues. In fact, any processes that are paper-based and/or performed manually, including those related to managing identities and controlling access, are expensive and prone to error. Such off-line, nonautomated processes are also not scalable and do not enable the automated compilation of information, which makes compliance more difficult and expensive.
Technology Solutions Physical identity and access management software can help alleviate these problems by unifying identity management airportwide, integrating physical security systems, automating processes and simplifying control of employees, vendors and other identities. Software allows airports to manage the life cycle of identities as they relate to physical access, including synchronized on/off-boarding across all systems harboring an identity record, access profile and zone management, and rolebased physical access. Off-the-shelf software is available and can streamline and automate each airport’s operational processes. There are many ways in which a software solution for airport identity management can boost overall operational efficiency and lower costs while achieving an acceptable security level and meeting regulatory requirements, including:
• Unifying a variety of systems. Rather than working in and out of multiple computer screens to manage identity and access control issues, operators can work in a single webbased interface that centralizes all identity information across relevant systems into a single view. The software interfaces seamlessly as needed with various systems throughout the airport. • Ensuring prerequisites are met. If there are prerequisites for an access control credential, software can track and ensure that appropriate requirements (authorization, I-9s, security checks, training, etc.) are in place. • Eliminating paper files and photocopies. Use of special document-specific scanners for passports, driver’s licenses, etc. can store and manage PDF documents and monitor expiration dates as part of an employer or identity record. Paper file storage is not needed. • Tying background checks to credentialing. Software can leverage an existing Livescan solution and automatically submit an applicant’s information for automation of security threat assessment (STA) results and notification of criminal history records checks (CHRC) ready for review. Software can monitor airport workers’ STA status in real-time and tie a worker’s STA status to activation of an electronic airport badge. • Automating financial reporting and billing. Operators can set prices for employer interactions for direct billing or regular
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invoicing of charges such as badging, background checks, penalties, violations, lost assets (keys, cards, etc.), training, etc. Automation can recoup transactions that would not be cost-effective to recoup using manual methods. • Generating reports for compliance monitoring. Software can generate reports on an asneeded basis (nightly, weekly, monthly and on-demand) in the format required by the Transportation Security Clearinghouse and other channel service providers and provide real-time audit capabilities, eliminating the need for manual audits. • Providing flexibility as systems change. Changing systems, processes and directives can be easily adapted in a software environment. Previous investment in business policies and operations is not lost if a system changes.
Software systems can streamline timeconsuming and inefficient processes such as issuing ID badges, managing various databases, adding new employees, responding to terminations and changing work assignments, and assigning access privileges across multiple physical access control systems. In the airport environment, software can integrate and embrace the specific requirements related to TSA compliance and FAA regulations. Management of multiple systems is combined into a single web-based database. Policy-driven software provides a holistic approach, combining global identity with
compliance and risk assessment. Benefits include greater efficiency and lower costs, and proactive management of regulatory compliance. Today there is much focus on passenger screening. As seen in recent events, insider threats also pose a very real risk to the airport community. By applying tools that can streamline workflows, automate processes and integrate disparate systems, insider risks associated with manual, error prone systems and practices can be reduced, providing an environment for 100 percent compliance, increasing operational efficiencies and reducing costs.
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Educating the Local Airport Policy Makers
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irport policy makers are not directly involved in the full-time management of their local airport, yet they set organizational policies and play an important role in its overall success. As a member of an airport board, commission, authority, or in their role on city councils or as an elected official, policy makers can be an important advocate for the airport in the local community and help to determine the future strategic direction for staff to implement. However, it can be challenging for newly appointed policy makers to understand the needs of the airport, since few have a broad understanding of the issues that affect its operation, maintenance and long-term development.
Airports and their consultants can take steps to help improve the education of airport policy makers. A report by the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), Airport Industry Familiarization and Training for PartTime Airport Policy Makers—Report #58, explores some of the challenges airports face in educating their policy makers and identified some best practices that can facilitate the process. The report provides airport leaders, stakeholders, and decision makers with a common framework to understand airport administrative and operational requirements, which will help inform better policy decisions. Education Trends and Challenges To be effective and appropriately engaged, it is important for an airport policy maker to understand the scope and magnitude
Resources Available The ACRP Report #58 can serve as a tool to help educate airport policy makers. It provides users separate 2-page issue papers that are structured to be user-friendly with key points, some discussion, and application ideas. It breaks twenty airport issues into four broad categories for easier digestion. The broad categories include:
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of federal, state, and local issues that influence the operation and development of their airport. Policy makers may not need to know all of the information to the same extent as full time airport managers, but they need some orientation or education program to help them best serve their roles and meet their responsibilities. Airports can face challenges in meeting this goal. New policy makers are often overwhelmed by the many agencies and stakeholders that get involved with airports, the complexity of challenges that airports face, and even the acronyms used in the business. While industry conferences can offer a good way to learn and discuss the regulatory and national political frameworks for airports, many local policy makers are unable to attend these events. Most airport budgets are also not adequate to develop their own robust education programs. Finally, there is a lack of standardized tools and approaches to educate local policy makers. Under the ACRP project, airport managers and policy makers from all sizes of airports across the country were surveyed and interviewed. The survey showed that few airports have formal education programs. Those with more comprehensive programs generally include an orientation briefing followed by a short airport tour. The briefings may review the airport history; organizational structure; charter and by-laws; finances and budget; capital improvement plans; airport statistics and forecasts; and an overview of the airport layout plan, infrastructure and tenants. Many airports offer a tour that typically includes an introduction to major airport tenants, a look at airport infrastructure, and a field visit to ongoing or planned airport development.
General — the policy maker’s roles and responsibilities; understanding and conveying the value of the airport; a pilot’s perspective of an airport; and basic information about the airport system. The Airport — generic issues related to an airport, including what is on an airport; basic airfield elements; who uses an airport; how it is operated; how it is planned for future growth; and how it and its neighbors are protected.
Goals for a Successful Program No single education program can be perfect, but airports can strive to meet certain objectives in order to ensure success. Specifically, programs should be organized and targeted in a way that will most effectively serve the policy maker, and the airport itself. Programs should ensure that local policy makers are well-versed on the following: 1. The roles of policy makers and management. It is important that policy makers understand and appreciate their respective roles and responsibilities. In general, policy makers establish broad goals and objectives, while airport management implements programs aimed at achieving these goals and objectives when operating the airport on a day-to-day basis. 2. Value of the airport. Policy makers need to understand the value of their airport and be able to convey that value to others. Policy makers can play an important role in promoting the airport within the community, making the public aware of its value, and building good relationships with stakeholders to help ensure the airport’s successful operation. 3. Federal assurances. It is critical that policy makers understand that once an airport receives federal funding through the Airport Improvement Program, the airport owner has accepted many obligations. As an example, the policy maker needs to appreciate that federal law prohibits using airport-generated revenue for non-airport uses. Use of revenue in this way is referred to as revenue diversion in that airport-generated funds are being used for purposes other than airport capital or operating costs.
Financial — airport budgets; capital improvement financing; procurement; and other aspects of the airport business. Rules — the many rules and regulations that govern airport activities such as grant assurances; what is expected of airport tenants; airport revenue diversion; and airport restrictions.
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4. Airport development and financing capital improvements. Policy makers need to appreciate the complex challenges that airports face to plan, gain environmental approval, and finance major airport improvements. Policy makers are often key players throughout the airport development process and a better understanding of the process and its complexities will help them to make more informative decisions. It will also help them to be an advocate for projects when meeting with the public or with other local, state and federal officials. So how can airport consultants assist their clients in educating policy makers? As noted above, airports often do not have the budget to send policy makers to conferences or develop formal educational programs. Since consultants are very knowledgeable about many of these issues, they can help airport management by making presentations during board/commission meetings, or oneon-one briefings with policy makers. Another cost-effective means consultants can offer is via webinars that provide opportunities for discussion about general or specific issues.
Airport Cooperative Research Program Repor t (ACRP) 58, Airport Industry Familiarization and Training for PartTime Airpor t Policy Makers, c an be found on the ACRP website at http://www.trb.org/ACRP/Public/ACRP.aspx.
Airport consultants can often help airport management with their education program by providing briefings on local airport planning and development. Consultants can also help educate the policy makers with airport issues in general, particularly if they are more knowledgeable than airport management.
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MRA C o m m u n i cat i o n s LLC
8015 Birnam Wood Drive McLean, VA 22102 Tel: (703) 231-7401 Email: marilynradams@cox.net
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RA Communications LLC is different from most members of the Airport Consultants Council. The small business doesn’t build airport terminals, lay runways, crunch numbers or give legal advice. It is, in short, a paragraph factory, an editing, writing and consulting firm that turns rough text or good ideas into clear, accurate, compelling messages.
President Marilyn R. Adams, a former journalist with deep aviation expertise, provides editing and writing services to produce reports, articles, PowerPoints, speeches, press releases, website content, even books. MRA Communications is also a certified disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) and womanowned business entwerprise (WBE). Adams earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism from Northwestern University. She started her business in 2011 after more than 25 years as a reporter and editor for news organizations including The Miami Herald and USA Today. At The Miami Herald, she was a business reporter before becoming assistant travel editor, editing travel stories by staff and freelancers. She helped cover the aftermath of catastrophic Hurricane Andrew, which struck the Miami area in 1992. For its coverage, The Miami Herald’s entire staff won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
Prepared by Marilyn R. Adams, President
At USA Today, she worked for the News section and later for the Money (business) section. As a News reporter, she covered airline and airport safety, including several commercial airline accidents and regulation by the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration. In the Money section, she covered the business of airlines and airports for nearly 10 years and often filled in as an assignment editor. When the terrorists struck on 9/11, Adams was part of the team covering the impact and aftermath. She was named a USA Today “Enterprise
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All-Star” for her role in a series about 9/11. In 2008, she was the lead reporter/writer on a USA Today package named “Best Online Project” by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Her work took her to airports and airline headquarters nationwide. Recent clients have included the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which represents 400,000 employees and retirees from airlines, airports and aerospace companies. The IAM hired Adams to edit a 200-page report on its recent accomplishments for its 2012 convention and introductions for all of the six-day convention’s speakers. Adams also helped organize and edit an aviation book scheduled to be released soon by a major New York publisher. The book, written by an aviation consultant and former federal official, details how air travel has changed completely since 9/11. It features a section on cutting-edge airport projects such as San Francisco International’s Terminal 2, the new home of American Airlines and Virgin America. Terminal 2 offers a “re-compose” zone with skylights, soft music and calming art to help fliers relax after security screening. Although Adams is currently a one-woman operation, she can and has tapped other talented aviation writers to pitch in when projects and deadlines demand it. Her unique background makes her a tremendously valuable asset for airports and aviation-related organizations and consultants seeking to communicate complex concepts or win valuable contracts. Based in suburban Washington, D.C., the firm is a perfect fit for Washington, D.C. clients. However, Adams’ background with an international news organization, flexibility and comfort working virtually make it possible for her to consult with and work for clients anywhere. The firm’s MRA Communications website is under construction. Please visit Marilyn R. Adams on LinkedIn or contact Marilyn directly for more information.
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Va n d e r l a n d e I n d u s t r i e s
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anderlande Industries is a leading global supplier of airport baggage handling systems and material handling systems for the distribution, parcel and postal markets. With over 60 years of experience and having delivered systems on six continents, Vanderlande Industries ranks as one of the largest material handling suppliers in the world.
Delivering Certainty® The key to a well-performing baggage handling system is the ability to securely track and sort bags safely, accurately, and on-time — every time. Every bag is their business. Their capabilities as a baggage handling system integrator have been proven at airports around the world from small, regional airports to the largest international hubs. Vanderlande Industries has implemented over 600 systems worldwide — each based on unique airport layouts, distances, traffic flows, baggage volume, security regulations and numerous other factors. In addition to delivering reliable, cost-effective systems, they also help design baggage handling operating processes and implement effective operations and maintenance throughout the lifetime of a baggage handling system. No two airports are alike — meaning no two baggage handling systems are alike. Vanderlande Industries offers a flexible and scalable solution to meet each customer’s specific design and budgetary requirements. Flexible, modular products reduce project risk and lead-time to an absolute minimum and deliver the right solutions every time. That’s how they are Delivering Certainty ® — not just a catchy slogan, it’s the way they do business.
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To ensure accurate routing, tracking, tracing, data gathering and visualization of the entire baggage handling process, Vanderlande offers their own baggage handling software suite called VIBES (Vanderlande Industries Baggage Execution Systems). This flexible and modular software enables complete operational management of the baggage handling system. VIBES is compliant with the latest TSA regulations and interfaces with peripheral systems and functions to ensure the entire baggage handling in check and under control. VIBES provides views into critical operational data for airport executive summaries and operational managers, into formats convenient to utilize and easily navigable from tablet computing platforms.
Taking Responsibility Increasingly scarce natural resources and rising energy prices force airports to rethink the way they conduct business. Vanderlande Industries takes responsibility by designing products in accordance with the Cradle to Cradle ® homogenous materials and assembly principles. Believing it is of the utmost importance to use materials in a smart way, many of their products are designed to use a minimal amount of energy while offering maximum recycling of parts. Vanderlane Idustries believes that these efforts will promote and support creating a sustainable airport, providing an opportunity for airport clients to present to their local communities another layer of eco-efficiency within their facility.
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ACC/AAAE Board Breakfast
Nearly 90 ACC members joined AAAE airport leaders during the AAAE Annual Conference & Exposition in Phoenix, Arizona for the Annual ACC/AAAE Board Breakfast. During the breakfast, attendees broke into groups to identify the most critical issues affecting the aviation industry, and then discussed what consultants and airports can do to collectively help address these challenges.
2012 Global business summit December 3 – 4, 2012 begins monday at 1 Pm Includes monday evening reception and all-day Tuesday.
WashIngTon, D.c. ACC Interface with FAA & TSA
ACC board leadership and staff met with FAA Associate Administrator for Airports, Christa Fornarotto, and FAA Great Lake Region Airport Division Manager Sue Schalk in June to discuss future opportunities to enhance FAA/ ACC interface and airport sustainability initiatives.
SAVE THE DATE SEE THE WORLD PRELIMINARY TOPICS
» What’s It Like Out There? Global Markets and Lessons Learned » A Better Way to Pay? Privatization and Public Private Partnerships » Teaming for Success The Global/Local Balance (L to R) 2012 ACC Board of Directors Chair Courtney Beamon, Delta Airport Consultants, Inc.; FAA Associate Administrator for Airports Christa Fornarotto; and 2012 ACC Board of Directors Secretary/Treasurer David Peshkin, Applied Pavement Technologies, Inc.
» How Much is Too Much? The International Design Competition » Know Before You Go Safety, Security, Travel Logistics and Legal Issues » With a Little Help from Your Friends Government Agencies and International Monetary Support
ACRP
In mid-July, ACC President Paula Hochstetler participated in the TRB ACRP Oversight Committee (AOC) meeting in Woods Hole, Massachusetts to select the problem statements to be funded in FY 2013.
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» The ACC Global Airport Development Toolkit Your Guide to Success
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For Nomin at ions
2013 AIAA/AAAE/ACC JAY HOLLINGSWORTH SPEAS AIRPORT AWARD
Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2013 AIAA/AAAE/ACC Jay Hollingsworth Speas Airport Award. The recipient will receive a certificate and a $10,000 honorarium. This award is jointly sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronutics (AIAA), the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) and the Airport Consultants Council (ACC). It honors the person or persons judged to have contributed most outstandingly during the recent past towards achieving compatible relationships between airports and/or heliports with the surrounding environment. Such improvements might be in airport land use, airport noise reduction, protection of environmental critical resources, architecture, landscaping or other design considerations to improve the compatibility of airports with their communities, etc. Please provide a minimum of three references who can speak to the quality and impact of the candidate’s work. The complete nomination package should not exceed ten pages. The presentation of the award will be made at the AAAE/ACC Planning, Design, and Construction Symposium, scheduled for February 2013. The recipient will be asked to make a brief presentation describing their accomplishment/contribution. Deadline for submission of nominations is October 1, 2012.
To obtain a nomination form or more information, please visit: www.aiaa.org or contact Carol Stewart, AIAA Honors and Awards Program at 703/264-7623, by fax: 703.264.7551 or email at carols@aiaa.org. CONTACT >>> Carol Stewart > 703/264-7623 > carols@aiaa.org
Security Manufacturers Coalition Update Organized under ACC, the Security Manufacturers Coalition was formed last year to provide a unified voice of security manufacturing firms that advocates its members’ U.S. and global aviation and related intermodal priorities to appropriate government agencies, elected officials and other influential industry participants. In 2012 the coalition has undertaken a number of initiatives to strengthen the partnership with key regulators and Capitol Hill:
TSA Interface › Met with Transportation Security Administrator John Pistole to discuss technology’s role in the checkpoint of the future and opportunities for the TSA and industry to interface more effectively.
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› Explored ways to enhance the TSA acquisitions process and equipment streamline testing requirements.
Lawmakers › Met with House Transportation Security Subcommittee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) to discuss DHS procurement practices and reforms.
› Advocated for a requirement that DHS agencies submit multi-year budget plans with the President’s annual budget request.
International › Served as a stakeholder in a working
The coalition also welcomed a new member, Astrophysics Inc., increasing the number of coalition member companies to nine. The coalition members are currently developing a plan for long-term growth and key focus issues for advocacy.
group between the US and EU to lift the ban on liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs) over a 3-year phased period.
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Over 150 security consultants, manufacturers and other specialists gathered in Arlington, Va. to make the fourth ACC/TSA Security Capabilities Day the most interactive, and well-attended yet. Keynote remarks and summarization of TSA’s reorganization were provided by TSA Office of Global Strategies Assistant Administrator Kelly Hoggan and Office of Security Capabilities Deputy Administrator Susan Tashiro. Sessions addressed recapitalization, checked baggage, cargo and TSA acquisitions. Attendees spoke highly of the TSA’s engagement and openness with industry, and ACC looks forward to continuing to work closely with the TSA. Special thanks to Cheryl Vauk with Productive Solutions, Renae Polk from OSC, Cassie Beamer with LeighFisher, and the other OSC support staff and industry moderators who helped to make this event a success.
Security Capabilities Day
TSA Office of Global Strategies Assistant Administrator Kelly Hoggan (right) discusses new priorities and objectives for the agency going forward.
ACC President Paula Hochstetler (left) and session moderators discuss the important issues brought up in each session and how industry can best continue its collaboration with TSA.
Summer Workshop S e r i e s The Security Capabilities Day was immediately followed by the 2012 ACC Summer Workshop Series, where aviation professionals collaborated with their agency counterparts on the most pressing aviation engineering, planning, environmental and security issues. The combination of round-table discussions with technical experts and remarks by agency leadership such as FAA Associate Administrator for Airports, Christa Fornarotto, FAA Deputy Associate Administrator for Airports, Kate Lang and TSA Associate Administrator for Risk Based Security, Doug Hofsass, once again made the Summer Workshop Series a unique environment for attendees to gain invaluable insight into aviation issues. (L to R) 2012 ACC Board of Directors Chair, Courtney Beamon, Delta Airport Consultants, Inc. with FAA Associate Administrator for Airports, Christa Fornarotto and Deputy Associate Administrator for Airports, Kate Lang.
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< TSA Office of Security Capabilities Deputy Administrator Susan Tashiro explains the reorganized structure of TSA divisions and their strategic, risk-based approach.
ACC Executive Vice President TJ Schulz moderates a panel of aviation experts discussing the FAA Reauthorization bill. The panel featured (L to R) Paul Feldman, General Aviation Manufacturers Association; Neil Planzer, Boeing; Henry Ogrodzinski, NASAO; and Deborah McElroy, ACI-NA. Marc Champigny (left) and Nick Stefaniak (right) with The Louis Berger Group and Nick Ryan (middle) with Arora Engineers.
The 2012 ACC Agency Best Practices Award
2012 FAA Airport Design Competition for Universities Congratulations to the student teams from EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University, Stevens Institute of Technology, Binghamton University and Ohio State University. The following projects by those teams won first place in their respective categories. They met with FAA and presented their projects to attendees during the ACC Summer Workshop Series:
The 2012 ACC Agency Best Practices Award was presented to Joan Seward, FAA All Weather Operations Manager, NextGen Branch, in honor of her dedication to working with aviation stakeholders to keep continued air service at a number of communities, including Joplin, Missouri following severe tornado damage.
Airport Operations and Maintenance Web-Based Smartphone Application for Pavement Analysis: A Geographical Information System Approach Binghamton University — State University of New York Using smartphones, this application proposes recording photographs of damaged pavement. By leveraging current technologies in automated image analysis and data organization, the team proposes to effectively record, track, and analyze pavement deterioration on a day-to-day basis. Runway Safety, Runway Incursions, Runway Excursions iTaxi – Total Runway Awareness Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University The team proposes to develop a navigational aid that informs pilots of their current airport position, alerting them to locations where accidents are more likely to occur, and calling attention to other airport features relevant to the safe taxi of their aircraft. Airport Environmental Interactions Green Gates Locally Powered Gate Electrification System Stevens Institute of Technology This proposal describes a cost efficient, environmentally friendly, alternative approach for gate electrification consisting of utilizing natural-gas powered generators. Airport Management and Planning Terminal Buddy The Ohio State University — Center of Aviation Studies The team proposes a tool — a digital terminal inspection checklist, dispatch, and data analysis application for use on mobile tablet devices, such as the Apple iPad — that allows for any terminal discrepancies to be documented, mapped, and sent to a centralized dispatching station to be recorded, tracked, and efficiently managed.
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On the Move Leigh Fisher has acquired the London and Netherlands-based transportation practice of Booz & Company. The acquisition will strengthen LeighFisher’s European infrastructure consulting operations by doubling the size of the firm’s European operation and adding to its team of experts. The newly acquired practice brings a range of capabilities including transportation policy and regulatory analysis, financial and business planning, rail technology and business operations, economic analysis and forecasting and security planning. Mead & Hunt, Inc. and Barnard Dunkelberg & Company merged their resources into one experienced, full-service firm. These two firms provide aviation planning and environmental services, with Mead & Hunt also providing architecture and engineering services to airports across the country. Combined, the two firms employ about 450 employees in more than 20 offices in 15 states. Mr. Terry Ruhl, P.E., F. ASCE, has been appointed president of the CH2M HILL’s Transportation business. Ruhl previously served as the senior vice president and director of consulting and international operations for the company’s Transportation Business Group, leading the Aviation, Highway and Bridge, Ports and Maritime, and Transit and Rail consulting practices. He has been responsible for the growth and profitability of these market segments, both domestically and internationally. Prior to his operations position, Ruhl led CH2M HILL’s Aviation market segment from 2006 to 2009, directing growth and business strategies for the group. He is nationally recognized as an expert in airport planning and design, and also has significant experience in various modes of transportation, including highway, bridge, rail, and pedestrian facilities. Ruhl recently led the 2011 acquisition of Booz Allen Hamilton’s State and Local Government consulting business, and is currently involved in coordinating the integration of Halcrow’s transportation practice which came to CH2M HILL as part of the Halcrow Group acquisition in 2011. Ruhl was the 2011 ACC Board of Directors chair. Mr. Richard Batty has joined the LeighFisher management consulting group. Batty has over 25 years of global management consulting experience, particularly on
privatization and sector restructuring and will strengthen the firm’s transportation group in policy development, organizational effectiveness and transaction advice. In addition to surface transportation, he will support the LeighFisher aviation clients with advice on organizational effectiveness, enabling LeighFisher to provide clients cross-market experience and best practices across multiple sectors. Batty will work out of the firm’s Reston, Virginia office. Mr. Tom Chambers, AIA has been named Director of Aviation Services at Solomon Cordwell Buenz, where he will oversee the design and planning of aviation facilities. Chambers brings over 30 years of experience and an impressive portfolio to his leadership role, including the design of the groundbreaking United Airlines’ Terminal One at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. His work spans the globe, from the development of the New Passenger Terminal for the Duluth International Airport in Minnesota and the O’Hare Façade and Circulation Enhancement (FACE) Project locally to the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand and Terminal 2 at the Cologne /Bonn International Airport in Germany. In addition to passenger terminals, he has been involved in projects ranging from parking facilities to air traffic control towers in a variety of lead roles, including project manager, planner, designer and technical coordinator, and has participated in a host of airport renovation projects, aviation-design studies and competitions. Dr. Russell Clukey has joined Faith Group, LLC as the Southeast Regional Office Manager in the new Fort Myers office. Clukey worked as the Executive Director of Technology at Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD and Collier County Schools for 13 years, as well as an Account Executive for Integrated Fire and Security solutions. He was also the National Recruitment Coordinator for the Intel Teach to the Future Program for three years. Clukey will provide marketing and project management support for the firm’s work in the Southeast region and support to the firm’s technical team related to CCTV, Access Control, Network and Wireless solutions. Mr. Raed Darwish has joined Swanson Rink as a vice president of aviation. He will focus on enhancing ongoing services
to the aviation market, including design and implementation of baggage handling systems and passenger checkpoint security systems, as well as expansion into new markets, both public and private, with security screening needs. He is currently supporting projects with the Transportation Security Administration under Swanson Rink’s contract with Lockheed Martin. Prior to joining Swanson Rink, Mr. Darwish worked in multiple high level positions for Siemens Dematic and Siemens Logistics & Airport Solutions, including Director of Mechanical Engineering, Director of Engineering, Software Operations Manager and Engineering Operations Manager. Mr. Greg Kelly has been named global Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Parsons Brinckerhoff. Mr. Kelly has served in a number of leadership positions during his 20-year career with Parsons Brinckerhoff. As President of the Americas Transportation operating company for the past four years, he was responsible for managing a business unit with close to $1 billion in annual revenue and 4,000 employees located in 70 offices throughout the U.S. On a national basis, he was responsible for all planning, design, strategic consulting and construction services within the transportation market, including highways, bridges, transit and rail, aviation, and ports and marine. He is actively involved as a project executive on some of the firm’s largest infrastructure assignments. Previously, he was Northeast General Manager, responsible for managing operations. Mr. Clifford Eby succeeds Mr. Kelly as president of Parsons Brinckerhoff’s Americas Transportation operating company. Mr. Mark Lunsford has been named president of LeighFisher. Mr. Lunsford has 20 years of experience in management, aviation, and infrastructure consultancy. He joined LeighFisher in 1992 and has led consulting engagements for a wide variety of public and private sector clients, within the United States and worldwide. Recently, he led LeighFisher’s role as principal advisor to the Brazilian government concerning the concessioning of three of Brazil’s major international airports. He has also led the development of LeighFisher’s U.S. aviation security practice and directed several nationally important strategic studies for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security See ON THE MOVE on page 18
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New Members EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
The Abo Group, Inc. Mr. Ronald Abo, President 12600 W. Colfax Ave., Sutie C200 Lakewood, CO 80215 Tel: (303) 531-4990, Fax: (303) 531-4998 Email: ron@theabogroup.com The Abo Group provides architectural design and planning, feasibility studies, facility assessments, master planning, construction management, maintenance facility assessment and master planning, space planning and space planning standards.
Airport Safety Management Consultants LLC Mr. Manuel Ayres, Founding Principal 1800 N. Bayshore Dr. #2315, Miami, FL 33132 Tel: (305) 373-3669 Email: mayres@asmcons.com Airport Safety Management Consultants LLC provides support to implement airport safety management systems (SMS), develop risk-based analyses to support modification of standards and evaluate RSA alternatives, develop plans for enhancing airport safety, facilitate safety risk assessments (SRA), and conduct statistical and trend analyses for your safety data.
Barich, Inc. Mr. Francis T. Barich, President/Owner PO Box 1558, 25 S. Arizona Place, Ste. 200 Chandler, AZ 85224 Tel: (480) 361-4122, Fax: (480) 361-4612 Email: frank.barich@barich.net Barich, Inc., a Technology Consulting firm, specializes in providing Planning, Project Management and Design services to the airport industry. We provide the full range of services including project definition, design, procurement and implementation support, and testing oversight.
Ben Lao Airport Consulting International Mr. Ben Lao, Vice President 6731 Bridge Street #80, Fort Worth, TX 76112 Tel: (817) 437-3888, Fax: (817) 886-0402 Email: benlarch@aol.com Ben Lao Consulting International (BenL) is a highly experienced consultancy accomplished in helping airport and airline clients resolve complex airport planning, design and implementation issues quickly and positively to help their bottom line. BenL provides sensible, pragmatic, innovative, creative and effective solutions that help create customerfriendly airport environment and operationally friendly airport & airline facilities.
Cofely Services Mr. Pierre Loyer, Director- Airport Services 550 Sherbrooke W. Montreal, Quebec H3A 1B9 Canada Tel: (514) 876-8748, Fax: (514) 875-8774 Email: pierre.loyer@cofely.ca Web: www.cofelyservices.gdfsuez.net Our 35,000 collaborators across 20 countries, operating in over 30 airports worldwide servicing over 230 million passengers, 200 million bags and maintaining more than 220 Boarding bridges yearly makes COFELY the #1 airport asset man-
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ager. COFELY has 800 employees active in North America, generating revenues of more than $110M.
Consult | daa Mr. Colm Moran, Director Level 2 Cloghran House Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland Tel: +353 1 814 4118, Email: Colm.Moran@daa.ie Web: www.daa.ie Consult |daa is a strategic international management consultant for airport operators. Services cover all aspects of airport planning, development, management and operations. Specialties are brief development; peer review; revenue enhancement including retail and car parking; operating model design/efficiency improvement; ORAT; capital pipeline prioritization; asset optimization; IT systems integration; and niche A&E.
Grice Group, LLC Mr. Grice Whiteley, Principal 120 Loch Haven Lane, Cary, NC 27518 Tel: (919) 341-9899 Email: grice@GriceGroupLLC.com Web: www.GriceGroupLLC.com Grice Group provides executive search services for airport consulting organizations and airports. Grice has successfully placed hundreds of airport engineering, architects, planners, PM/CM specialists, and airport directors since 1999. The firm’s recruitment services are exclusively focused on the airport industry. Other aviation industry consulting services offered include staff and human resources, marketing, and mergers and acquisitions strategies.
HOCHTIEF Airport Mr. David Brown, Consultant Alfredstr. 236, Essen, Germany Tel: (949) 275-5042 Email: consulting@hochtief-concessions.com Web: www.hochtief-airport.com HOCHTIEF AirPort (HTA) was founded in 1997 and has more than 100 airport projects either completed or underway worldwide. HTA provides a full range of services for its clients, and the firm owns and operates six airports in Europe and the Pacific. Services offered include airport planning, design, construction, environmental management, commercial and operational strategies, financing advice and traffic development guidance. Recent projects have included design and construction management for the new Athens Airport, construction management for the Budapest airport and a number of master plans, and designs for Russian airports. “HTA offers a full slate of business and professional services for airports all over the globe; and the cornerstone of this advice comes from a cadre of professionals, but also from a team that owns and operates airports that enplaned almost 100 million passengers last year,” says Dr. Alexander Ising, Director of HOCHTIEF AirPort
Infrastructure Management Group Mr. Lou Wolinetz, Senior Manager 4733 Bethesda Ave., Suite 600 Bethesda, MD 20814 Tel: (301) 280-0155, Fax: (301) 907-2906 Email: lwolinetz@imggroup.com Web: www.imggroup.com
IMG specializes in financial advisory and strategic planning services for airports, transportation and other infrastructure. Founded in 1994, IMG’s mission is to help clients bridge the gap between their infrastructure needs and financial resources by focusing on P3s, innovative capital financing, project delivery strategies, efficient management, and performance improvement
KS Engineers Mr. Kamal Shahid, President 494 Broad St. 4th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102 Tel: (973) 623-2999, Fax: (973) 973-2988 Email: kshahid@kseng.com Web: www.kseng.com KSE is a multi-disciplinary engineering firm providing specialized airport planning, engineering, design, facilities assessment and construction management services to commercial service and general aviation airports. Headquartered in Newark, NJ with branch offices in the Northeast, KSE has been serving the aviation industry for over 20 years, providing services to both landside and airside
Solomon Cordwell Buenz Tom Chambers, Director of Aviation Services 625 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 800 Chicago, IL 60611 Tel: (312) 896-1109 Email: tom.chambers@scb.com Web: www.scb.com Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) is an award winning design firm providing architecture, interior design and planning services to airports and airlines around the world. Our focus is the creation of high-quality sustainable environments that enhance productivity and maximize efficiency for our clients.
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Astrophysics, Inc. Mr. Francois Zayek, CEO & President 21481 Ferrero Pkwy, City of Industry, CA 91789 Tel: (909) 598-5488 Web: www.astrophysicsinc.com
Astrophysics is the developer and manufacturer of a line of x-ray inspection systems designed to meet the security screening requirements of security checkpoints, baggage and parcel inspection, and cargo screening operations. Since Astrophysics’ founding in 2002, our global presence has grown significantly with products installed in over 100 countries worldwide.
INFAX Mr. Jim McCloskey, Manager, Business Development 4250 River Green Parkway, Suite D Duluth, GA 30096 Tel: (678) 533-4023, Fax: (770-209-0671 Email: jmccloskey@infax.com Web: www.infax.com For more than 40 years, Infax has been helping patrons navigate public spaces. Our systems provide the traveling public with vital information in real time. With thousands of displays nationwide our solutions have become an integral fixture in airports, bus and rail stations, courthouses, hospitals, office complexes and more.
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And the Winner Is… AECOM has been awarded an $85 million construction management contract for the new Midfield Terminal Complex at Abu Dhabi International Airport. AECOM will work with Hill International as the prime sub-consultant and take on responsibility for many aspects of the construction of the 7.5-million-square-foot Midfield Terminal Building as well as the required associated airside and landside infrastructure. The terminal, which will be able to handle more than 30 million passengers and will have sufficient piers to accommodate 65 aircraft including the Airbus A380, is scheduled to open during 2017. C&S Companies received a platinum 2012 Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies New York Chapter for the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport sustainable master plan that was featured as a case study in the Fall 2009 issue of AirportConsulting. C&S was the consultant for the country’s first FAA-funded master plan that integrates sustainability principles throughout the planning process. Because this project still had to meet the requirements of the FAA for master plans, the team had to create a new model for airport master planning that maintained requirements, while also integrating sustainability elements. One new aspect on the project was a baseline assessment of 11 sustainability categories. Data was gathered and analyzed for each category, and areas of weakness and strength were identified. The results were used to set goals and objectives to guide decisions about how to meet upcoming facility needs. This project was responsible for the FAA’s initiation of a sustainability planning pilot program at 10 airports nationwide. HNTB Corp. was awarded $7 million to complete a series of safety improvements to one of the south airfield’s runways and a pair of taxiways at Los Angeles International Airport. The arrangement, approved by the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners, also calls for making improvements to the eastern cargo apron of the Century Cargo Complex, according to an LAX report. The Federal Aviation Administration called for the airfield improvements at LAX so that the airport can meet a new set of safety standards set to go into effect in 2015. Landrum & Brown has been selected to partner with the Civil Aviation Management Institute of China (CAMIC) to provide five years of Executive Management Training for mid-level airport managers from China. The partnership was announced at a ceremony officiated by Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) Deputy Administrator Xia Xinghua and attended by Director General Qin Zhanggao of the CAAC Airport Department and Deputy Director General Yang Shengjun of the Education Department. The three week overseas training will follow a 10-week domestic training curriculum, and will focus on various aspects of airport planning, air traffic operations and strategic management issues, including sustainability, security, safety, and customer service quality. The training will take place twice a year and will involve participation by various member companies of the ACP, and tours of airport facilities and operations. As members of the US-China Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP), L&B will also include other industry experts on key topics of safety, security and IT management to ensure that the most current methods and technology are represented.
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airport design literature. To compensate for the overall elimination of judgmental over-steering (which is basically a way to reduce fillet pavement), the turning radii for each design group have been decreased significantly, i.e. the old ADG-VI fillet radius of 170 feet has been reduced and changed in designation to “TDG-7” with only 130-feet of radius. And yes, that smaller radius works just fine, even for such critical long wheel-based aircraft as the Airbus A340 and A380. However, those seeing the drawings for the first time may think the new TDG fillet schematic designs look quite “funny.” In reality, when testing the new radii with simulation software, the new taxiway fillet “look” works, and it works quite well. Not only does it work from an operational point of view, but it also saves on the amount of fillet pavement required by as much as 5-15 percent, depending on which TDG is being used. And, as we all know, less pavement equals less cost. Cost Savings Through Technology
As noted above, the FAA seems to have taken a new and positive stance on the further allowance of pavement reduction and cost saving beyond its new TDG concept. But there is another important aspect to the AC: “The use of Computer Aided Design (CAD) in lieu of Table 4-3 through Table 4-8 to model aircraft movements is acceptable and may be necessary for intersections with nonstandard angles.” (Tables 4-3 through 4-8 are all of the new TDG tables with
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the fillet dimensions and radii). This is revolutionary. Based on this small literary excerpt, it appears that the FAA is keeping up with the times. “Modeling” is the key word here, which is becoming more and more prevalent in today’s fast-paced and graphics-hungry airport design world. Thus, if an airport operator/representative has the means to successfully model a taxiway fillet design based on actual aircraft gear movements while adhering to new FAA TDG criteria, it can reduce the area of pavement to the most optimal amount. What types of tools are available to enhance taxiway fillet design? CAD-based simulation software can provide complete simulation to handle a large variety of planning and operational aspects, including accurate fillet design. This software operates based on the actual movement and speed of a specific aircraft’s nose gear and main gear. So how does it work? The designer can choose a point on the aircraft to follow a specific curve (“cockpit over the centerline” can be chosen), limit the aircraft’s nose gear steering angle (to the FAA’s 50-degree limit), and have the software follow a line of any specified radius until a stop-point is designated. The software then creates an offset line (in color) from the outer edge of the actual aircraft main gear tire, which is based on the FAA (or ICAO) main-gear clearance requirement of that particular design group aircraft. Once complete, a movie can be created from the simulation.
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Airports and consultants in other parts of the world have been using such software for years in order to save on pavement costs and have been relying on the critical aircraft instead of the maximum design group requirements. In the U.S. however, the maximum AC 5300-13 ADG requirements have been promoted, thus resulting in more pavement than needed. With the new AC, this is no longer the case. The reduced fillet requirements of the new Taxiway Design Group, coupled with the allowable usage of software, will enable consultants to provide not only airports, but the FAA and the airport industry as a whole with cost savings and operational efficiency while maintaining all required safety clearances. In conclusion, the FAA has come up with a concept that pertains to actual aircraft movement based taxiway design. With the involvement of the industry, the FAA has been open to new concepts which are more realistic. The new AC, based on actual aircraft modeling, appears to be a solid solution for future airport design and overall system cost savings. As with all new things, the industry may take some time to get used to the new standards, but then again, the tools for implementation already exist.
ACC was invited by the FAA to provide comments on the new draft Airport Design AC 150/5300-13A, “Airport Design.” ACC members participated in a workshop sponsored by the FAA in April to review new concepts and requirements under the draft AC. ACC also solicited comments from members and submitted over 90 pages of suggestions to the FAA (a copy of the comment letter can be found on the ACC website www.ACConline.org). Some of the major changes provided in the new Airport Design AC and discussed in ACC’s comments include the following: »» The Taxiway Design Group (TDG) concept »» Better explanation and examples on Declared Distances »» New electronic Design Group Tables ACC also asked how the new design standards will be implemented, particularly for projects that are currently underway or have already been designed. ACC will be sponsoring webinars to inform the industry on the major changes contained in the new AC — refer to the ACC website for more information.
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Upcoming Events… ACC Events
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More courses are anticipated. Stay tuned to www.ACConline.org for updates.
November 5 – 7, 2012
ACC 34th Annual Conference & Exposition
Bonita Springs, FL
February 6 – 8, 2013
ACC/AAAE Airport Planning, Design and Construction Symposium
New Orleans, LA
December 3 – 4, 2012
ACC Global Business Summit
Washington, DC
For more information email T.J. Schulz, ACC: TJS@ACConline.org.
ACC Headquarters Staff Update This year has featured a realignment of Headquarters staff. Sharon Brown permanently retired in March and Emily VanderBush departed in June to pursue graduate studies. Sharon and Emily both contributed much to the everyday operations and strategic initiatives of ACC during their tenure. However we are excited about the March arrival of our new Manager of Marketing and Member Services, Colleen Flood. Her extensive association-related marketing and event logistics experience as well as a tremendous can-do attitude have been and will continue to be an asset Colleen Flood to ACC Headquarters and the ACC membership. In addition, ACC’s finance and human resource responsibilities have been outsourced to former ACC Vice President Anthony Mavrogiannis, who comes to ACC Headquarters twice a week and is otherwise available on an as-needed basis.
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Administration, most recently, the congressionally mandated Baggage Screening Investment Study. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lunsford led LeighFisher’s Airport Facilities and Operations Practice, and directed major master planning projects for several airports, including Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Mr. Spencer Ballard was named vice president responsible for LeighFisher’s global aviation business. Spencer joined LeighFisher in 2007 as a director when LeighFisher acquired the airport management consulting firm of John F. Brown Company, where he served as partner and managing director. His 35year career also includes positions as senior business executive for several large-hub U.S. airports, as well as an urban transit system. Ms. Tracy Thompson will take over Ballard’s former role leading LeighFisher’s Aviation Business/Finance/ Economics group in North America as managing director. An accomplished consultant and attorney, Tracy also has many years of leadership experience including serving as vice president of the Real Estate Department at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW Airport) and also on the Executive Management Team for DFW Airport. Ms. Nancy Hamilton has joined HOK as Director of Engineering Services. Hamilton will lead the firm’s mechanical, electrical and plumbing, and structural group. Prior to joining HOK, she spent 24 years in leadership roles at ARUP, where she established herself as a national expert in creating high-performance, integrated building engineering design solutions. She has been the building engineering leader and lead structural engineer on dozens of complex, high-profile projects. Hamilton will work out of the firm’s Chicago office. Mr. John Henry has joined Stantec as an aviation engineer. Henry has over 14 years of experience in civil engineering, primarily focused on airport improvement projects in New England. His work includes a number of recent large-scale projects at Logan International Airport, such as the design of a new centerfield taxiway, the reconfiguration of eight intersecting taxiways, and the rehabilitation of Runway 15R-33L. Henry now helps the company’s aviation engineering team design and manage the construction of airport improvement and development projects, particularly along the East Coast. He will work out of the firm’s Scarborough, Maine office. Mr. Alfred Moreno has joined HNTB as a principal aviation architect and will lead the firm’s eastern United States aviation architecture practice. With over 26 years of diverse experience, he will bring strong leadership to the firm. Moreno’s experience includes a variety of airport projects as well as housing, retail, commercial and healthcare, and he has experience in both design and management of projects, including business development and client contact, contract negotiations, consultant selection and coordination, financials and schedule control and reporting. Moreno will work out of the firm’s New York City office.
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In Memoriam
Edward L. Beale, P.E., Former ACC Board of Directors Chair
Remembered by many ACC members for his passion and commitment, Ed Beale was a central figure in the FAA and consulting arena for nearly 40 years. After working for the FAA in Atlanta and Northern Virginia early in his career, Ed spent 30 plus years building and growing the engineering practice of Delta Airport Consultants Inc. He was an enthusiastic Virginia Tech alumnus and inspired many. We received many recollections from colleagues and friends Ed touched and inspired throughout his career. “Ed will be remembered fondly for his contributions to his clients and the industry he loved. His leadership, sense of humor and charisma will be sorely missed,” said 2012 ACC Board of Directors chair and current President of Delta Airport Consultants, Inc. Courtney Beamon. “Ed was one of the first people I met within ACC. He personally challenged me to do more than contribute, but to get out of my comfort zone and to lead. Over time he was always there to provide insight and guidance,” remembered Terry Ruhl, 2011 ACC Board of Directors chair and President of Transportation Business at CH2M HILL. HD Campbell, who served as ACC Board of Directors chair in 1989 and is CEO of Campbell & Paris Engineers, spent many years as a friend, colleague and friendly competitor of Ed’s and added, “Ed was an intense personality who loved this profession and was a great promoter of ACC. The lights in our profession burn a bit dimmer now that he is gone.” He is survived by his loving wife Sylvia who was also actively involved at several ACC events through the years. Beale was 69.
Vaughn Sterling, P.E., CH2M HILL Airport Design Division Founder Shortly after graduating from Oregon State University in 1957 with a degree in engineering, Sterling joined the engineering firm CH2M as its 38th employee. He started the firm’s airport design division and worked on projects worldwide. The international company, now CH2M HILL, employs 24,000 people. Sterling’s contribution to the airport consulting profession was significant. He was 85.
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