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OCT 2014

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INDUSTRY NEWS October 2014 airportbusiness 7 Asheville Regional Airport recently held a com - memorative ceremony to dedicate the airport's new public safety facility. The new building, which houses the airport's police, aircraft rescue and fire- fighting and communications center, opened after two years of design and construction. "This state-of-the-art public safety facility was designed specifically for the needs of the airport now and into the future," says Lew Bleiweis, A.A.E., Asheville Regional Airport's executive director. "As the airport has grown, so has our public safety service. More staff members and specialized emergency equipment are needed now than ever before." As a commercial service airport, the FAA requires the airport to provide specific levels of rescue and fire service, based upon the largest types of air- craft serving the airport routinely, and the number of aircraft operations. Additionally, the airport's passenger numbers continue to climb, and this upward trend is projected to continue. "We now have improved access to the airfield with the new positioning of this facility," says Bleiweis. The new facility is located so that equipment and staff can respond to aircraft emergencies quickly, and emergency services personnel have access to unobstructed views of the airfield. The facility is also larger with a state-of-the-art equipment bay suitable for larger aircraft firefighting trucks, a centralized communications center that serves the entire airport, an emergency operations cen- ter, offices, a training room, dormitories and living space for public safety staff. The airport's public safety facility was replaced for several reasons. The existing facility was nearing 40 years old and was built at a time when passen- ger numbers were lower, emergency equipment was smaller, and fewer staff and equipment were needed to provide services. FAA and North Carolina Department of Transportation grant funds, as well as airport funds intended for aviation system improvements, covered the $4.4 million cost. The airport is not funded by local taxpayers, so no local tax funds were involved in this project. Asheville Regional Airport Dedicates New Public Safety Facility AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION … Along with three other general aviation groups urged key members of the U.S. Senate to forgo legislation that could close St. Clair Municipal Airport near St. Louis. AIREON LLC … Announces it has hired FAA executive, Vincent Capezzuto, as its chief technology officer and vice president of engineering. AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL- NORTH AMERICA … Unveiled the first group of collectible trading cards from the new North American Airport Collectors Series at the 2014 ACI-NA Annual Conference and Exhibition in Atlanta. AMERICAN EXPRESS … Opens The Centurion Lounge in New York LaGuardia Airport. ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT … Breaks ground on a five-year, four-phase project that will involve replacing the current runway and adding a taxiway. AVFUEL CORPORATION … Expands its branded FBO network with addition of Apex Aviation at Vernal Regional Airport in Utah and Wells Aircraft at Hutchinson Municipal Airport in Kansas. BANYAN AIR SERVICE … Announces its partnership with Go Rentals, an elite car rental service company, at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. BURBANK-GLENDALE-PASADENA AIRPORT AUTHORITY … Approves a $1-million contract to better insulate 29 single-family and condominium-style homes from aircraft noise at Bob Hope International Airport. CHARLESTON COUNTY AVIATION AUTHORITY … Issued a warning to anyone using their person- al cars as taxis without taxi markings to get an airport permit or risk being ticketed, fined and having their vehicles impounded. CHATTANOOGA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT … Starts a $1.5 million upgrade that would almost double the size of its rental car lot. CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION … Opens two new amenities for travelers at Midway International Airport—a yoga room and a moth- er's room on Concourse C. DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT … Became one of the first North American airports to sign on to the Airport Carbon Accreditation program.

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