AirportConsulting
Winter 2008/2009
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Cover Story
New OpportunitiesHow Consultants Can Help Airports
By Robert Bielek, D.P.A., P.E., TransSystems
Corporation
The current economic climate has many airports and consulting firms
reeling. The general state of the economy has resulted in changes to
capital development plans at most airports. More cutbacks are expected
due to uncertainty in the credit markets. For many, the glass (or,
perhaps more appropriately, the barrel of oil) is half empty. Yet for
others, the glass is half full because the current situation offers
consulting firms the opportunity to be a trusted advisor to their
clients. Read
more…
Special Feature
What’s Next in Airport
Pavements?
Pavement is the lifeblood of an airport. High quality, long-lasting
pavement can increase safety and save an airport millions of dollars in
life-cycle costs. Recent trends in pavements have greatly affected
airports, their consultants and contractors. ACC Asked representatives
from the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) and the American
Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) to provide their perspectives on
Airport Pavement issues. Full
story...
Consultant Perspective
Lessons Learned
Starting and running your own aviation consulting
firm
By Jerry Fitzgerald, Aviation Perspective
LLC
Are you thinking about starting your own consulting firm? I did so
four and a half years ago, and the experience has been incredibly
challenging yet remarkably rewarding. Over time, I learned a lot of
lessons and would have done some things differently. Many individual and
small firms probably run into similar challenges and opportunities.
Below are some observations that may be helpful to those considering
making the plunge and starting small or individual firms. Full
story...
Executive Update
Another Successful Year
By Michael J. DeVoy, P.E., RW Armstrong,
ACC 2008 Board of Governors Chair
When you become Chair of the Board of Governors, the staff provides
you with a schedule of items that you will need to complete throughout
the year. At the onset, the list seemed a bit daunting. Not that
it’s a long list or that the staff needs much from the Chair, but
to be honest, I wasn’t sure if I would do the position
justice. Read
more…
Table
of Contents
ACC
Executive Member Spotlight: Jacobs
ACC
Associate Member Spotlight: AvTurf
ACC
News
ACC
Member News
Spotlight
ACC Institute
FAA
Reauthorization: Outlook for 2009
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