AirportConsulting
Summer 2010
Cover Story
Changes in Attitudes
Keys to Successful Project Partnerships
By David B. Hanson, Walbridge and Thomas
P. Darmody, HOK
Is it just a coincidence that Jimmy Buffet uses images and metaphors
about airports and airplanes in his song "Changes in Latitudes, Changes
in Attitudes," or was he trying to lead us in the direction of
understanding why "changes in attitudes" are so necessary to the
successful use of APDS (Alternative Project Delivery Systems) in
constructing projects at the nation's airports? Full story....
Special Cover Story
Hartsfield-Jackson Leader DeCosta Named ACC 2010
Aviation Award of Excellence Recipient
Award to be presented at the ACC Annual Conference in Ponte
Vedra Beach, FL on November 9, 2010
Benjamin R. DeCosta, Department of Aviation general manager for
Hartsfield Jackson Internation Airport, has been selected as the
recipient of the ACC 2010 Aviation Award of Excellence. DeCosta won the
award amid well-qualified nominees for his leadership and commitment to
interaction and cooperation with the industry during extensive
development at the world's largest airport. Read more...
Special Feature
NextGen for Airports
The Near-Term Perspective
By Chris Sontaie Ferrell, Aviation Management
Associates, Inc.
The airport development industry is on the cusp of a fundamental
change - a wide-reaching shift in what is needed to succeed and how
businesses approach airport. The precipitating initiative in the United
States is NextGen. Read more...
Consultants Perspective
Sustainability
The Force Behind Community Involvement and Airport Planning in
Portland, Oregon
By Sean Loughran, Port of Portland; and
C.F Booth and Zoe Haseman, Jacobs
Consultancy
Master plans have emerged as an effective means for airport operators
to integrate sustainability concepts into airport development programs
at the earliest possible time. The benefits of integrating
sustainability into the Portland International Airport (PDX) Master Plan
Update included facilitating collaboration and consensus building within
the community, contributing to the increased protection of natural
resources, reaching agreement on a pragmatic, long range development
plan, and streamlining the process for future planning and development.
Read more...
Executive Update
"Strategy is not about what we will do in the
future...it's about what we will do today to create our future." - Vijay
Govindarajan, GE's Professor in Residence and
Chief Innovation Consultant
By Ronald L. Peckham, P.E., C&S
Companies
ACC 2010 Board of Directors Chair
When you boil down strategy and associated plans to their essence,
they consist of two parts: vision and its empower dance partner -
execution. What I've noticed is that, both at work and at home, we often
become distracted by the details of life after the visioning process. Read more...
After All
When Grants are Not Enough
By Lisa Harmon and Stephanie Ward, Mead &
Hunt, Inc.
Most state and local government budgets are awash in red ink.
Airports have felt the pinch from the reduction in state and local
spending, particularly general aviation (GA) airports. State budget cuts
translate to fewer dollars in local coffers and for the airports they
operate, and many states have terminated their airport grant programs.
Full story...
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