Airline Gate Use Agreements
Airlines require the use of facilities at the airport to properly and efficiently move passengers, goods, and baggage. Gate use agreements are just one part … Read More
Grant Assurance 12 Terminal Development Prerequisites
For projects which include terminal development at a public-use airport, as defined in Title 49, it has, on the date of submittal of the project … Read More
Insurance Basics
Insurance is a formal means of protection from a loss. It is considered risk management to ensure losses incurred do not result in detrimental damage … Read More
Transportation Network Companies
What is a TNC? A Transportation Network Company, or TNC, is a ridesharing company that uses a network such as a mobile app to connect … Read More
Grant Assurance 11 – Pavement Preventive Maintenance
Grant Assurance 11 requires airports to implement a Pavement Preventive Maintenance program. This is designed to ensure the pavement’s useful life is within the expectations … Read More
Grant Assurance 10 – Metropolitan Planning Organization
Grant Assurance 10 – Metropolitan Planning Organization has a couple of criteria for applicability. First, it must be for a federally funded project that involves … Read More
Grant Assurance 9 – Public Hearings
For Grant Assurance 9 – Public Hearings, if the project involves a new airport, a new runway, or a runway extension, a public hearing is … Read More
Grant Assurance 8 – Consultation With Users
Prior to beginning a federally funded project, the airport operator must consult with affected users. The manner in which the consultation occurs is up to … Read More
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
The Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) program began in the early 1980s to extend opportunities to minority and women-owned businesses to do business within aviation. The … Read More
Airline Rate-Setting Methodologies
There are four ways that airports set the rates and charges for airlines. Three utilize an agreement, and one is a non-agreement type. The airline … Read More
