Why So Many Airports?
A severe fiscal drought has dried up some key revenue streams for the Town of Brookhaven, leaving officials little choice but to shed costs. Now Supervisor Mark Lesko wants a private firm to run Brookhaven Calabro Airport in Shirley, which has been losing the town roughly a half-million dollars a year. He's right, but there are some questions about Calabro that need to be asked first.
Brookhaven looks to privatize Calabro Airport
Brookhaven Supervisor Mark Lesko takes a clinical approach to the town's monetary struggles with Brookhaven Calabro Airport — which is projected to lose a soaring amount in 2012.
"It's one thing to know how to run an airport. It's another thing to know how to make money running an airport," Lesko said.
Republic Airport Vision Plan
The Republic Airport Vision Plan was initiated by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the Republic Airport Commission (RAC) in April, 2009. The vision plan is a unique and innovative process that allows all stakeholders a voice in an effort to develop a framework and consensus on the vision for Republic Airport to follow in the future. Airport stakeholders include civic group leaders and participants, elected officials, the business and aviation community and RAC members.
Call To Action: Help Advance Senate Bill Opposing EU-ETS
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The business aviation community is grappling with a new European tax on aircraft emissions, and you can call on your U.S. senators to take action on the issue. The new tax is called the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS), and it would tax emissions for any flight to Europe from its point of origin – not just the portion of the flight in European airspace.
Friday, 18 November 2011 12:26
Congress Clears Spending Bill With BARR-Reinstatement ProvisionWashington, DC, November 17, 2011 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today applauded final congressional passage of a comprehensive appropriations bill that includes language reinstating the Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program.
Friday, 23 September 2011 19:33
LIBAA Opposes User Fees for Turbine AircraftThe Long Island Business Aviation Association, the "voice of aviation" on Long Island joins with all our fellow aviation advocacy organizations to strongly oppose user fees for turbine aircraft as proposed by President Obama. LIBAA is deeply concerned that the new proposed $100.00 per flight tax would create a significant administrative burden on general aviation operators who presently pay for FAA services through an efficient per gallon fuel charge at the pump. Implementing this onerous tax would only necessitate the creation of a costly new federal revenue collection bureaucracy.
Saturday, 10 September 2011 19:00
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Tuesday, 29 June 2010 15:23
Long Islanders, Pilots, Aviation Industry Officials Agree: Proposed FAA Helicopter Regulations Should Be Grounded Before TakeoffThe Eastern Region Helicopter Council recently joined several major aviation trade groups, pilots, and citizens in criticizing the FAA's proposed regulation imposing mandatory routes for helicopters operating on Long Island. In formal comments filed before the FAA, the group called the FAA's proposal "flatly at odds with the federal government's limited role in addressing aircraft noise." The ERHC urged the FAA to work collaboratively with the helicopter industry to mitigate noise concerns, writing that, "The FAA should neither become a national clearing-house for local noise complaints, nor regulator in the first instance of local noise abatement procedures."The FAA's proposal would have the unintended effect of concentrating noise and traffic, to the detriment of safety," added Jeff Smith, Chairman of the Eastern Region Helicopter Council. The FAA proposed rule has generated a firestorm of controversy. Virtually every major aviation trade group, including the ERHC, Helicopter Association International (HAI), National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), General Aviation Manufacturing Association (GAMA), and National Air Transport Association ((NATA) expressed opposition and sought a 60-day extension to prepare comments, which the FAA denied. Within 30 days, the agency has received 690 comments, with 86% opposing the proposed rule.
Tuesday, 07 December 2010 15:01
Former NTSB Chairman James Hall Speaks at Annual LIBAA End of Year Meeting and Dinner
IBAA President, Gene Portela
On December 2, 2010 the Long Island Business Aviation Association (LIBAA) held its end of the year meeting and dinner at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, NY. In spite of the busy holiday season, and the time constraints that most of us feel at this time of the year, the event was very well attended by association members and guests.
Tuesday, 06 July 2010 10:26
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