We all have our respective lanes that we stick to, usually due to what we’re good at.
Some airports exclusively serve general aviation traffic, while others focus on the bigger iron. Many suppliers and consulting firms have specialties, too.
On the media side, Airport Improvement’s lane is profiling projects at North American airports. While we’re good in this area, we can’t possibly fill the huge demand for all types of aviation information—especially time-sensitive issues that evolve on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis. This leads me to one of my favorite sources: the Reason Foundation’s Aviation Policy News, by Robert W. Poole, Jr.
I’ve been reading this email newsletter for years and was particularly struck by the April edition that showed up just as we were putting this issue of Airport Improvement into production. I usually skim the index looking for the most relevant content to me and then forward to colleagues. But this time, every story was of high interest:
- What went wrong at LaGuardia
- More FAA facility evacuations
- A better approach to airport security
- O’Hare’s airline capacity battle
- Who should pay for ATC modernization?
- FAA’s office relocation problem
While I don’t necessarily agree with the conclusion of every article in this and other editions of Aviation Policy News, they never fail to inform, educate and provoke thought.
I highly recommend taking a look: https://reason.org/aviation-policy-news
Lastly, May is here, and that means AAAE’s annual conference is taking place—this year in Los Angeles. As always, Airport Improvement will be exhibiting (Booth #830), and we’d love for you to stop by and say hello. Maybe we can talk about something you read in Bob’s newsletter, or what’s new and exciting at your airport. You never know. It might even lead to a future story!
Cheers,
