Regional Aviation Committee

10:00 AM, June 20, 2006

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 of April 12, 2002 Regional Aviation Committee (RAC) Meeting

3.Status of Regional Aviation Systems Plan (RASP) Implementation

1. The Status of RASP Implementation will be presented for the following Airports:
   
   Philadelphia International, Northeast Philadelphia, Doylestown, Camden County, Quakertown, Trenton-Mercer, New Castle County, Chester County, Pottstown Municipal, South Jersey Regional, Pottstown-Limerick, Cross Keys, Summit, Flying W, Pennridge, Wings, New Garden, Brandywine, Trenton-Robbinsville, McGuire AFB, Perkiomen Valley, Cecil County, Spitfire Aerodrome, and Willow Grove NAS.
   
   
2. The RASP status of Penns Landing and Keystone Heliports will be presented.

4.Continuing Planning Activities

1. Presentation: Introduction to Computerized Airport Data Systems.
   
   
2. Security Issues at Non-Commercial Airports, continuing discussion, DVRPC survey
   
   
3. DVRPC Travel Time Study, Access to PHL from around the region.
   
   
4. New proposed legislation in New Jersey, to control or permit aviation development.
   
   
5. Pennsylvania and New Jersey Systems Plans status, and recommendations.
   
   
6. PennDOT Aviation Regulation changes and Pennsylvania Aviation Council comments.
   
   
7. Airports in transition; South Jersey Regional, Albion, Marlboro, Solberg, and Teterboro.
   
   

5. Capital Programming Status

1. FAA Harrisburg ADO update, Year 2002 AIP Program, Transportation Security Administration funding, and impact on AIP.
   
   
2. PA airport funding programs, status.
   
   
3. New Jersey airport funding programs, status.

6. Old Business

1. AOPA Town meeting with Phil Boyer May 2, 2002.
   
   
2. New Jersey Aviation Conference summary.
   
   
3. Northeast corridor airspace redesign status.

7. New Business

1. Next RAC meeting date, September 19, 2002.
   
   
2. Public Comment period.

1. Minutes of April 12, 2002 RAC meeting.
2. Federal Register 2/26/02, 14 CFR Part 97, S.I.A.P.S., PHL.
3. Federal Register 4/22/02, Notice of Market-based Actions to Relieve Airport Congestion and Delay.
4. Revisions to PA Aviation Regulations draft Chapter 471, Licensing, and Chapter 473, Grants. (Distributed at meeting)
5. DVRPC Technical memorandum, changes in Regional Highway and Transit Access times to PHL (distributed at meeting).
6. Mid-Atlantic Aviation Coalition Comments on Legislation to restrict Flight Training.
7. AOPA review and legislation proposed in NJ to create Airport Development Review Boards.
8. Assorted Articles: Trenton Mercer terminal project and citizen review; state grants to small airports benefit economy; PHL impacts on Tinicum Township; PHL Delays; Doylestown expansion; Pottstown Municipal needs; PHL expansion alternatives; Security cost at PHL; US Airways seeks labor concessions; Jet Blue; Marlboro Airport to be sold for houses; AirTran gives up PHL-PIT Route; NetJet grows with business flyers; commercial carrier plane configuration.