NBAA Update Archive
NBAA Update #03-33
Monday, August 18, 2003
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TFRs EXPECTED
IN NORTHWEST; CHECK NOTAMs TO AVOID RESTRICTED AIRSPACE
President Bush's campaign has several fundraising events planned for August and September
that could generate temporary flight restrictions (TFRs). This week, fundraisers are scheduled
to take place in Portland, OR on Thursday, August 21 and Seattle, WA on Friday, August 22.
NBAA continues to monitor restrictions to airspace and advise its Members of the latest locations
affected by TFRs that could cause major disruptions. Since the TFRs are announced shortly
before they go into effect, Members must continue to use all available resources to prevent
flying into restricted airspace. Operators are urged to check NOTAMs carefully when operating
in airspace affected by Presidential and Vice Presidential TFRs. For a list of possible upcoming
fundraising events, visit NBAA's web site at:
http://www.nbaa.org/airspace/restrictions
TSAAC TRAINING SESSIONS DRAW NEARLY 80 PARTICIPANTS
Earlier this month, 79 people from 31 Part 91 flight departments participated in several Transportation
Security Administration Access Certificate (TSAAC) training sessions at two New York City
metropolitan airports -- Westchester County (HPN) and Morristown (MMU). The Association is
encouraging more operators from HPN, MMU and the original TSAAC test protocol airport -- Teterboro
(TEB) -- to apply for TSAACs in order to demonstrate to Federal officials that corporate operators
have security programs in place that qualify them for the same access to airspace as Part
121 operators. For more information, contact NBAA's Eric Ramsdell at eramsdell@nbaa.org.
AUTHORITY
ON WRIGHT BROTHERS TO SPEAK AT NBAA2003 IN SEVEN WEEKS
The chief historian and interpreter at the Wright Brothers National Memorial, Darrell M. Collins,
will give a special presentation on October 7 during the Opening General Session of the NBAA
56th Annual Meeting & Convention, to be held October 7 to 9 at the Orlando/Orange County
Convention Center in Orlando, FL. With a career spanning more than 25 years, Darrell Collins
is widely acknowledged as one of the top five authorities on the Wright brothers and early
aviation history. In addition to Collins, the Opening General Session also will feature keynote
speakers FAA Administrator Marion C. Blakey and U.S. Representative John L. Mica (R-FL 7th),
chairman of the House Aviation Subcommittee (Congressional voting schedule permitting). For
more information, visit:
www.nbaa.org/news/pr/2003/20030812-047.php
SIFL
RATES FOR THE SECOND HALF OF CALENDAR YEAR 2003
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently revised the Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL)
rates for the six-month period from July 1, 2003, to December 31, 2003. For more information,
visit:
www.nbaa.org/member/abs/2003/20030813-003.htm
WHAT IS THE ADVANCE
PASSENGER INFORMATION SYSTEM (APIS)?
The Advance Passenger Information System is used to transmit manifests to U.S. Customs. On
November 19, 2001, President Bush signed into law the Aviation and Transportation Security
Act. Section 115 of that law requires that each air carrier, foreign and domestic (including
flights flown under Part 135), operating a passenger flight in foreign air transportation
to the United States must electronically transmit to Customs a passenger and crew manifest
in advance of arrival. On February 18, 2002, the U.S. Customs Service began issuing fines
of up to $10,000 to Part 135 operators that did not comply with this requirement. Operators
can use NBAA's online APIS submission service to comply with the APIS transmission requirement.
Visit the APIS web site at:
www.nbaa.org/ops/intl/apis
DETAILED REPORTS ON ACCESS
TO POPULAR AIRPORTS NOW ONLINE
NBAA's Business Aviation Airport Access Program (BAAAP), which tracks access issues at key
U.S. airports, is now available online. Reports are available for 25 heavily used business
aviation airports, from New York's Westchester County (HPN) to California's Van Nuys (VNY).
Reports on another 25 airports are expected to be posted before the NBAA 56th Annual Meeting
& Convention in October. For more information, visit:
www.nbaa.org/baaap
NBAA INTENDS TO FILE STRONGER
AMENDED COMPLAINT ABOUT SANTA MONICA FEES
In order to strengthen its case against the new landing-fee structure at Santa Monica Municipal
Airport (SMO), NBAA intends by the end of this month to re-file with the FAA the Association's
formal FAR Part 16 complaint, which was originally submitted on July 7. The revised complaint
will include a specific reference to those NBAA Member Companies that believe the new fees
would have a deleterious effect on their flight operations at SMO. For more information, contact
NBAA's Jeff Gilley at jgilley@nbaa.org.
www.nbaa.org/ops/airports/smo
FAA REVIEWING NOISE-COMPATIBILITY
PROGRAM FOR FLORIDA'S WITHAM FIELD
The FAA has determined that the noise-exposure maps submitted by Florida's Martin County Board
of Commissioners for Martin County Airport/Witham Field (SUA) are in compliance with applicable
Federal requirements. The agency is reviewing a proposed Part 150 noise-compatibility program
for SUA and is expected to either approve or disapprove the program by January 30, 2004. Public
comments, which are due by September 30, should be submitted to the FAA's Orlando Airports
District Office, 5950 Hazeltine National Dr., Suite 400, Orlando, FL 32822. For more information
about Witham Airport, visit:
www.nbaa.org/ops/airports/sua
TWO REMINDERS FOR HELICOPTER OPERATORS IN NEW YORK CITY
REGION
During this season of outdoor events, helicopter operators are reminded to follow NOTAM FDC
3/1862 when conducting flight activity around stadiums, open-air events and other areas where
seating with a capacity of 30,000 or more is available. In addition, the Southampton, NY police
department has notified the Northeast Helicopter Council that helicopters landing at Southampton
Heliport (87N) should land on the helipad and not on the area surrounding the pad. Operators
should be aware that local ordinances protect the wetlands surrounding the heliport, and violations
of these ordinances could mean penalties for operators. For more information, contact NBAA's
Dean Saucier at dsaucier@nbaa.org.
NEW BUSINESS AVIATION GROUP PLANNED FOR WILMINGTON, DE
AREA
Plans are underway to form a new business aviation group to address local airport issues at
New Castle County Airport (ILG) in Wilmington, DE. Interested parties are invited to attend
a planning meeting and complimentary lunch on Tuesday, September 16, 11:00 a.m., at the DuPont
facility, 199 N. DuPont Highway, New Castle, DE. To attend the meeting, RSVP in advance to
DuPont Aviation's Neil Andrew at (302) 774-1000 for security admittance. For more information,
contact NBAA's Dean Saucier at dsaucier@nbaa.org.
FARGO, ND DESIGNATED
AS PORT OF ENTRY
The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection has established a new port of entry at Fargo,
ND. Because of increased international air traffic, Fargo's Hector International Airport (FAR),
which had been operated as a user-fee airport, now will have the services of one full-time
and one part-time Customs official. Fargo's designation was granted on a conditional basis
for one year. For more information about Customs issues, visit:
www.nbaa.org/member/customs
THIS
THURSDAY'S CHICAGO REACHBAC TO FEATURE NEW NBAA PRESIDENT
This Thursday, August 21, NBAA will host a REACHBAC event in the greater Chicago region featuring
new NBAA President Shelley A. Longmuir. Sponsored by Multi Service Corp., the evening will
begin with a reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at the DuPage Airport (DPA) main Terminal
Building, 2700 International Dr., West Chicago, Tel: (630) 208-5600. To RSVP, contact NBAA's
June DeFontes at jdefontes@nbaa.org. For more information,
visit:
www.nbaa.org/seminars/reachbac/rb_2003_08_21.htm
2003
NBAA COMPENSATION & BENCHMARK SURVEY RESULTS NOW AVAILABLE
The first edition of results from the 2003 NBAA Compensation & Benchmark Survey is available
online to survey participants. Survey participants can view results in Adobe PDF format as
well as create their own aircraft-specific and location-specific reports for salary data.
Eligible NBAA Members may continue to submit compensation and benchmark data for calendar
year 2002 via NBAA's secure online survey form until November 1, 2003, giving them free access
to survey results. Survey entries received through November 1 will be included in a later,
second edition of recompiled survey results. For more information, visit:
www.nbaa.org/surveys/cbs/results.htm
NEARLY $6,700
RAISED FOR MAINTENANCE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Last week the NBAA Maintenance Committee's Toolbox Raffle, sponsored by Richard Childress
Racing, came to a close, raising a total $3,420 for the 100 Years of Powered Flight Scholarship
and bringing the total scholarship fund to $6,681. During this Centennial of Flight anniversary
year, NBAA offers the 100 Years of Powered Flight Scholarship to aspiring and current aviation
maintenance personnel in tribute to 100 years of achievement in aviation maintenance. Scholarship
applications are currently available from NBAA. Completed application packages must be submitted
to NBAA by December 1. For more information or to download an application, visit:
www.nbaa.org/scholarships/#mmc
FOUR NBAA SCHOLARSHIPS
DUE ON SEPTEMBER 8
Applications for four NBAA Scholarships -- the Lawrence Ginocchio Aviation Scholarship, NORDAM
Dee Howard/Etienne Fage Scholarship, USAIG Professional Development Program (PDP) Scholarship
and William M. Fanning Maintenance Scholarship -- are due Monday, September 8. To review each
scholarship's requirements or to download application forms, visit:
www.nbaa.org/scholarships
MEMBERS INVITED
TO UPDATE MEMBERSHIP RECORDS ONLINE
NBAA is in the process of collecting data to update its Member records, which will be used
to publish the 2004 NBAA Directory of Member Companies, Aircraft and Personnel. Member Representatives
are urged to use the convenient web-based Member Record Update System to update their company
information. Changes can be made at any time and as often as necessary, but only changes received
by October 17, 2003, will be available for inclusion in the 2004 Directory. Visit the Member
Record Update System web site at:
www.nbaa.org/membership/update
LABACE2004: NEW PARTNERSHIPS
ARE ABOUT TO TAKE FLIGHT
The 2nd Annual Latin American Conference & Exhibition (LABACE2004), the only Latin American
exhibition of its kind to focus exclusively on business aviation, will be held April 15 to
17, 2004, in São Paulo, Brazil. Learn more at:
www.labace.aero
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