Regulatory Recap

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March 15, 2010

Melissa Sabatine, VP, Regulatory Affairs, talks with John Weller, National Wildlife Biologist, FAA, about the FAA's activities regarding wildlife hazard management, including those involving general aviation airports.

To view a copy of the FAA's recent Fact Sheet on Wildlife Hazard Management, please click here.

To learn more about AAAE's wildlife management courses, please visit http://www.aaae.org/meetings/meetings_calendar.

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Melissa Sabatine, VP, Regulatory Affairs, talks with Marci Greenberger, Senior Program Officer, Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), about new ACRP operations and maintenance workshops.



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August 4, 2010

Melissa Sabatine, VP, Regulatory Affairs, talks with Mike Salamone, Manager, Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), about the panel solicitations for new research projects.

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June 25, 2010

Melissa Sabatine, VP of Regulatory Affairs, sat down with Wes Timmons to discuss important changes to runway safety procedures that will become effective June 30.

To view a short animation describing the changes in detail, click here.

To view the FAA order click here.

For more information on these changes and other runway safety issues please visit the FAA website.

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March 18, 2010

AAAE's Director of Regulatory Affairs, Leslie Riegle, sits down with Rafe Petersen, Partner at Holland & Knight LLP to discuss AAAE's comments that were submitted to the EPA in regards to the Proposed Effluent Limitation Guidelines Rule for Airport Deicing.

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AAAE President Chip Barclay sat down with Hank Krakowski, Chief Operating Officer for the Air Traffic Organization at the Federal Aviation Administration to discuss air traffic control issues including NextGen and runway safety.

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November 20, 2009

Randy Fiertz, Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Airports, and Director of Airport Compliance and Field Operations at the FAA updates AAAEâ¬"s Director of Regulatory Affairs, Leslie Riegle on the airport privatization program, the latest version of the Airport Compliance Manual, and the most recent draft guidance on the Through-The-Fence policy.

Also, please make sure to fill out the FAA Office of Airports Satisfaction Survey.

   
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October 26, 2009

Michael O'Donnell, Director of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Office of Airport Safety and Standards sat down with AAAEâ¬"s Director of Regulatory Affairs, Leslie Riegle to discuss new and ongoing issues his office has been working on.  As the snow season approaches, Mr. Oâ¬"Donnell talked about what the FAA has been doing to prepare airports in their winter operations. He also provided an update on ARFF-related Advisory Circulars.

   

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October 8, 2009

Earlier today Melissa Sabatine, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for AAAE sat down with Wes Timmons, Director of the Office of Runway Safety for the Federal Aviation Administration to discuss today's press briefing on the significant decline in runway incursions.

To read more about FAA's announcement visit:

AAAE Regulatory Affairs Alert Page

To view the FAA Fact sheet visit:

FAA Fact Sheet on Runway Safety

   

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August 27, 2009

Melissa Sabatine, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, talks with Mike Salamone, Program Manager, Airport Cooperative Research Program, about the call for panel nominations.

To learn how to nominate yourself or another candidate, please visit: ACRP Website

To hear more from Mike Salamone about the progress of current ACRP projects, as well as newly approved ones, register for the AAAE Aircraft and Airfield Deicing and Stormwater Webinar as well as the 2009 F. Russell Hoyt National Airports Conference.

   
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July 17, 2009

Melissa Sabatine, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, talks with Bill DeCota, Aviation Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey regarding the National Alliance to Advance NextGen, PFC increases and congestion management. For more information and to join the Alliance click here.

   
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Melissa Sabatine, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, interviews Mike Salamone, Manager, Airport Cooperative Research Program, regarding the new ACRP report, â¬SHow Proposed ARFF Standards Would Impact Airports.â¬?

How Proposed ARFF Standards Would Impact Airports

To view the recent ALA alert on the report: ACRP Report: ARFF Proposal Could Cost Airports Almost $4 Billion in First Year

   
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February 19, 2009

Melissa Sabatine, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs recently talks with Mike Salamone, CM, Program Manager, for the Airport Cooperative Research Program about airport focus group results and the FY2010 Call for Problem Statements. For more information about the FY2010 Problem Statement Solicitation visit ACRP Problem Statement Solicitation. To download a free copy of Research Results Digest 5, the report and results of the ACRP focus groups that AAAE members participated in during the 2008 Annual Conference, the GA Issues Conference and the NAC please visit Research Results Digest 5.