10:00am, September 20, 2012
Coffee will be available in the morning; lunch will be served after the meeting!
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 June 21, 2012 RAC Meeting
3. Status of Regional Airport Systems Implementation (2 Min Reports)
Delaware State Airports:
- New Castle County,
- Summit.
New Jersey State Airports:
- Camden County,
- Cross Keys,
- Flying W,
- Red Lion,
- South Jersey Regional,
- Spitfire Aerodrome,
- Trenton-Mercer,
- Trenton-Robbinsville.
Maryland State Airport:
- Cecil County.
Pennsylvania State Airports:
- Brandywine,
- Chester County,
- Doylestown,
- Heritage Field,
- New Garden,
- Northeast Philadelphia,
- Pennridge,
- Perkiomen Valley,
- Philadelphia International,
- Philadelphia Seaplane Base,
- Pottstown Municipal,
- Quakertown,
- Vansant,
- Wings Field.
Heliports:
- Penn’s Landing Heliport,
- Total RF Heliport,
- Valley Forge Bicentennial Heliport,
- Horsham Airways Heliport.
4. Special Presentation
Fran Strouse, L.R. Kimball: Opportunities, Challenges and Accomplishments – Selected Construction Projects recently completed at DVRPC regional airports
5. Continuing Planning Activities
- DVRPC/PA Aircraft Operations Counting Programs 2010/11 – Final Reports.
- DVRPC Aircraft Operations Counting 2011/12 – Draft Results.
- PA Aircraft Operations Counting Program 2011/12 – Status.
- DVRPC/NJDOT AWOS Project – Status.
- DVRPC CASP 30 – Grant Application Status.
6. Capital Programming Status
a. FAA Funding Program
- Harrisburg ADO Status and Activities.
- Reauthorization Bill
- Federal Grants Allocated for DVRPC Airports
b. PA Funding Program; Status and Activities.
- ADP Status
- Block Grant Status
- Airport Planning Sessions
- SASP Update Status
c. New Jersey Funding Program Status and Activities.
d. Delaware Funding Program Status and Activities.
e. Maryland Funding Program Status and Activities.
7. Old Business
- PA Aviation & Aerospace Conference, September 12-14, 2012.
- PA Aviation Advisory Council Special Task Force Meeting, 8-30-2012.
- PA Aviation Advisory Council Meeting, September 19, 2012.
- NJ Trenton-Mercer Airport’s Strategic Land Development Stakeholder Meeting, June 26, 2012.
8. New Business
- Class B PHL Airspace Redesign (see also: Federal Register Notice from 7-31-2012 in mailing).
- Legislative Updates: PA SB 1552 Fixed Wing Tax Exemption.
- Public Comment Period.
9. Announcements
- Roger Moog, Manager Office of Aviation Planning at DVRPC (retired), receives President’s Award from the New Jersey Aviation Association.
- Next RAC Meeting Date: Thursday, December 13, 2012, DVRPC offices.
10. Attachments
June 21, 2012 RAC Meeting Minutes and Attendance Sheet.
Federal Register Notices: Relevant FAA notices since June 21, 2012.
Assorted News Articles
International News Articles:
World needs lots more pilots according to Boing; The airport of the future.
Federal News Articles:
Travel demand recovery; Closing flight school loophole; US airport terminals upgrade to first class; Fliers pinched as airfares take off; blame fuel, mergers, profits.
State News Articles:
NJAA-The Aviator Newsletter Summer 2012; ACP-Pennsylvania Aviation News September 2012.
Regional and Local News Articles:
Airport owner creating GA stronghold; Tinicum Township petition denied by courts; Third new airline service at PHL this year; Queen City FAA Ruling; Airport will further develop Queen City not sell it; Casey asks FAA to permit Allentown fire school sale; Cargo City is Philadelphia Airport's brawny kin; Air Travel Survey assists PHL in seeking additional Air Service; Room to grow without delay(s); US Airways plane departs Philadelphia; no explosives found.
Airline News Articles:
European airfares rise with capacity cuts; Airlines must combat stress of flying finds airbus study; United orders 150 737s; Major US Airlines projected to report record revenue for second quarter; Lower airfares expected soon; Traveler dissatisfaction with WiFi; Air Execs - Business Travel Demand Solid And Steady; United Airlines plans to fly fewer planes.
Policy and Regulatory News:
Privatization of airport security sought by GOP platform.