Centerlines - September 2008 - (Page 27) ACI-NA 60TH ANNIVERSARY continued from page 25 Omnibus Budget said that the formal develOm Reconciliation Act opment of the CommissionRe ers Roundtable in 1989 was of 1990. “It was recone of the biggest successognized by us at es of her tenure. og AOCI “The commissioners and AO that one of the great tools we board members were really th could get through the captains of industry and co Congress was were very connected to the C the PFC,” Howpolicymakers on Capitol Hill,” th ard, the AOCI Cooper said, noting their ability y a president from to not only pick up the phone p Tri bu ne 1/17/4 8 Ne w Yo rk He ral d 1989 to 1995, and have an audience with 1 recalled. “We worked very hard and congressmen and senators, very close with the industry, particubut they had long-term relationships larly the House Aviation Subcommitwith these policymakers. “Organizing tee which was then under the chairand developing the Commissioners manship of Rep. Jim Oberstar, who Roundtable was an enormous benis now chairman of the full Transporefit to our members and really, quite tation Committee. We were able to frankly, allowed us to enact the Pasconvince him and the Congress that senger Facility Charge.” airports needed to be able to impose their own charge for needed expanAdvent of PFCs sions on enplaned passengers and On George Howard’s watch, AOCI we wouldn’t be totally dependent was successful in lobbying Conupon agreements with the airlines in gress to authorize Passenger Facilorder to accomplish all of this.” ity Charges (PFCs) as part of the The PFC was a great funding tool for airports, with some $1 billion raised in the first full year of implementation. “That was probably the most important accomplishment during my tenure and probably one of the biggest accomplishments AOCI had achieved in many, many years,” Howard recalled. Airports Separate from Airlines Recognition that the airport industry, as separate from the aviation industry, has its own requirements, needs and demands, was a challenge David Z. Plavin tackled during his term as ACI-NA president from 1996 to 2005. “The notion that airports had needs independent of their airline tenants was something that was seemingly absent from the conversation when I first sought to engage it,” the dzpConsult president recalled. “The folks in Washington, particularly those on Capitol Hill, had been continued on page 29 Welcome to Our Town! HMMH is pleased to welcome ACI to Boston! For 27 years, we have delighted our clients with solutions to airport noise. Now, we offer a range of consulting services to the aviation industry: Noise/Vibration Control Airport/Airspace Planning Environmental Consulting Air Quality HMMH is here to serve your next needs. Robert Miller Senior Vice President 77 South Bedford Street Burlington, MA 01803 T 781.229.0707 F 781.229.7939 Visit our website at www.hmmh.com, or drop by while you are in town! 388548_HarrisMiller.indd 1 www.aci-na.org | CENTERLINES 7/4/08 2:59:00 PM 27 http://www.hmmh.com http://www.aci-na.org
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