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Management
Overview of Industry
Air
Air (planes)- Privately owned
Air (ways)- Federal ownership
Air (ports)- Local government
Overview of Industry
Generally speaking:
Airport insures itself
Airport requires tenant to insure
themselves with minimum limits
Airport requires the tenant insurance
name the airport as additional insured
Airport requires tenant sign a hold
harmless agreement, backed by
contractual liability insurance
Structure of Relationships:
Insurance
Self-liquidating bonds
» combination of the above
» sometimes used to avoid a G.O. bond cap
debt, yet, pay lower interest rate
Private Sources (hard to come by but
could include airlines)
Capital Funding
Importance to Airports
» no profit motive
» set goals
» reveals problems
» grants authority for action
busting your budget is a symptom of
problems
Budgeting
Budgeting methods
» lump sum (most flexibility)
» activity (terminal, airfield)
» line item, more detailed computer coding)
Budgeting
Enemies list:
Moisture (leads to potholes)
Time
Lack of attention
Lack of traffic
Operations
The hydroplaning Problem
Dynamic (surf city)
Viscous (bug juice)
Solutions:
» Grooving (best)
» Porous friction course
» Rubber removal
– High pressure water
– solvents
– beads (glass)
Operations
Notes:
Equipment is expensive and specialized
Ice is worse than snow
Operations- Inspection Program
Noise management
Single event (dBA) is inadequate
Cumulative noise profile (LdN) is
preferred because it quantities these
“irritants”
» frequency, intensity, time of day, duration
Airport Noise
The principles
Believe it, Love it, Live it
BUT, DON”T STAND TOO CLOSE TO
THE DREAM
Public Relations
The objectives
Build an image
Keep communicating
Answer complaints
Network in airport community and city
community
Don’t forget your own employees
Who is the Airport Manager