About this episode

An airport director discusses air service, passenger growth, and airport expansion while addressing current aviation news.

An airport director discusses air service and passenger growth, airport expansion, ATC impacts, and the implementation of a new RNP approach. In the news: DCA changes may increase the likelihood of helicopter-on-helicopter collisions, Collaborative Combat Aircraft airframers are selected while mission autonomy software is decoupled, Canada and the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), harmonizing FAA and EASA certification rules, and another runway near-miss. Guest Paul Bradbury is the Airport Director at the Portland Jetport in Maine. We look at Air service and passenger statistics, and Paul announces the Jetport’s first seasonal transcontinental service with United to San Francisco and Los Angeles. He explains the opportunities small hub airports can realize through continued upgauging of aircraft. Paul notes that passengers have been willing to pay higher fares due to increased fuel prices.    See: United Airlines Launches Nonstop Flights from SFO and LAX to Portland Maine . To address parking capacity issues, Paul is now wrapping up the design and permitting for the revised $8.6 million surface parking plan, which the Portland City Council approved in April. This…

People in this episode

Guest: Paul Bradbury

Topics covered

• airport management
• air service growth
• passenger statistics
• air traffic control
• airport expansion
• aviation news

Keywords

• air service
• passenger growth
• airport expansion
• air traffic control
• RNP approach
• seasonal transcontinental service
• parking capacity
• flight capping

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United Airlines, FAA, EASA

Places: Portland Jetport, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Maine, DCA

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