ARTICLE: Airport Safety Management A Matter Of Scale SMS is the international standard of safety regardless of the industry. Failing to adopt SMS best practices creates the greatest liability exposure and is not an option….
ARTICLE: Government Audit Proves Bird Strikes On Rise The incompatibility of garbage dumps and airports is a known problem. It would seem that the record is adequate to support a zoning board’s decision to preempt…
ARTICLE: Road warrior – Saving airports one day at a time Congress has enacted statutory language, the FAA has issued regulations and the Grant Assurances includes ironclad contractual language which are all designed to assure…
ARTICLE: ACI-NA Announces 2012 Environmental Achievement Award Winners Everyone supports initiatives that enhance the environment, but all too often the actions taken are mundane “fixes” to problems identified in the Environmental Impact Statement or Environmental…
ARTICLE: Airport Improvement Program (AIP): Policy Regarding Access to Airports From Residential Property The FAA Airports Division has had a history of opposition to Through-the-Fence (TTF) operations. Their policy may have reflected a view that…
ARTICLE: Safety Management System (SMS) Guidance for Airports The recently released FAA Draft SMS for Airports Advisory Circular (AC) provides excellent guidance for developing and implementing an airport SMS. The AC does a good job…
ARTICLE: Airport changes course, begins to thrive AOPA’s Jim Moore does a wonderful job chronicling the efforts of Plymouth, IN to reinvigorate a sleepy little airport. Mayor Mark Senter appointed members to the Board of…
ARTICLE FAA Releases Airport SMS Desk Reference FAA Releases a supplemental desk reference to FAA Order 5200.11, FAA Airports (ARP) Safety Management System. As the industry sits on pins and needles waiting for the much…