state of aviation5/14/2013 state of aviation - 2013 texas aviation conference 20 . contract control...

STATE OF AVIATION

Opening Remarks Texas Aviation Conference 2013

May 14, 2013

Year in Review

5/14/2013 State of Aviation - 2013 Texas Aviation Conference 2

Federal Issues: The Year Ahead

Second Year of a Four Year FAA Program Airport Improvement Program Funding Non-Primary Entitlement (NPE)


Fed Apportionment Non-Primary Ent Fed

Discretionary


Federal issues

Sequestration - “The Fiscal Cliff”


Contract Control Towers What are “Contract” ATCTs How did Sequestration Affect the Contract Tower

Program?


Contract Control Towers Airports Affected

Brownsville, Brownsville/South Padre Island International College Station, Easterwood Field Dallas, Collin County Regional at McKinney Dallas, Dallas Executive Georgetown, Georgetown Municipal Houston, Lone Star Executive Houston, Sugar Land Regional New Braunfels, New Braunfels Regional San Antonio, Stinson Municipal San Marcos, San Marcos Municipal Texarkana Regional Airport Tyler, Tyler Pounds Regional Victoria, Victoria Regional Waco, TSTC Waco


Brownsville, Brownsville/South Padre Island International College Station, Easterwood Field Dallas, Collin County Regional at McKinney Dallas, Dallas Executive Georgetown, Georgetown Municipal Houston, Lone Star Executive Houston, Sugar Land Regional New Braunfels, New Braunfels Regional San Antonio, Stinson Municipal San Marcos, San Marcos Municipal Texarkana Regional Airport Tyler, Tyler Pounds Regional Victoria, Victoria Regional Waco, TSTC Waco

Airports Affected


Contract Control Towers

Why Are Contract Towers Important?


Contract Control Towers

What Has TxDOT’s Involvement to Date Been With Contract Towers?


Sugar Land

11

Denton

5/14/2013 State of Aviation - 2013 Texas Aviation Conference

12

Galveston


Arlington

13

Fort Worth - Spinks


Georgetown

14 5/14/2013 State of Aviation - 2013 Texas Aviation Conference

Conroe

Lone Star Executive

Dallas-Executive

15

McKinney


San Marcos

16

McKinney

Mesquite


Waco TSTC

Contract Control Towers What Has Been Done to Try and Prevent the

Towers From Closing?


Contract Control Towers If Airport is Not a Reliever, Why is This Important?

Air transportation in the United States is not limited by

geographical boundaries. It is a national system. The safe and efficient movement of aircraft within this system has always been and should remain a federal responsibility. Contract Towers provide an important and necessary role in the national air transportation system. These towers should continue to be supported by the federal government


Contract Control Towers Recent Development: May 10, 2013 “Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today that DOT has

determined that the recently enacted Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013 will allow the FAA to transfer sufficient funds to end employee furloughs and keep the 149 low activity contract towers originally slated for closure in June open for the remainder of fiscal year 2013.”

- Molly R. Harris, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Government and Industry Affairs | FAA


Other Federal Issues LightSquared Pilot’s Bill of Rights NextGen User Fees General Aviation Security


State Issues State Grant Program Legislative Session General Aviation Caucus New Aviation Division Staff Focus on Business Aviation


Questions and Comments


state of aviation5/14/2013 state of aviation - 2013 texas aviation conference 20 . contract control...

Documents