Sanford Airport in Florida, Gets FAA's Safety Award
from The Orlando Business Journal
The Orlando Sanford International Airport, Fla., has been awarded the "Airport Safety Mark of Distinction Award" from the Federal Aviation Administration Airports Division for its work related to wildlife hazard management. The award, which recognizes an airport for the advancement of safety, was announced at the FAA's annual Airport Safety Conference recently in Charleston, S.C. More

Smaller Jets Squeeze Big and Tall Fliers
from USA Today
Lisa Tealer can't use seat-back trays when she's flying because she's "fat," she says. So the diversity executive of a biotech company in the San Francisco Bay Area uses her laptop as her tray. She uses candor about her weight to defuse awkward situations during boarding. "If I have to sit in the middle, I tell people, 'Hopefully, it won't be too uncomfortable for you.' " More

Air Freight Companies: Cleared for Takeoff
from BusinessWeek
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings had a spectacular third quarter, showing a 181 percent jump in profits despite a 45 percent decline in revenue from a year ago in a recently released report. Too bad the aircraft owner and outsourcer of operating services isn't representative of most of the freight-delivery industry, whose financial results continue to be hobbled by the weak economy. More

Government's Next Challenge: Screening All Airline Cargo, Not Just Luggage
from Orlando Sentinel
By next August, all the freight that's shipped aboard commercial airlines will be screened for bombs as luggage already is — but federal and industry officials worry that thousands of tons of cargo will be grounded because of a lack of screeners. More

Allegiant Air Continues Profitability Streak
from Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The nation's cheapest, ancillary revenue friendly airline, Allegiant Air, reported a profit of $13.8 million this past quarter, making them the nation's most profitable airline for this quarter. In a period of weak demand for air travel, Allegiant successfully boasts higher profit margins than any other carrier in the United States. More

Three of Nine Big Airlines Profit as Industry Improves in 3Q
from The Dallas Morning News
For U.S. airlines last quarter, small was good. The three smallest of the major carriers – Alaska Air Group Inc., JetBlue Airways Corp. and AirTran Holdings Inc. – were the only ones to post profits. The biggest airlines reported the biggest losses. More

Omni Air Abruptly Departs Pease
from Foster’s Daily Democrat
The sudden cancellation of all Omni Air flights into the Pease International Airport, in Prtsmouth N.H. may have come as a surprise to Pease officials, but won't prevent them from reaching enough enplanements to ensure federal funding. More

Thai Airways to Expand Air Freight in 2010
from The Handy Shipping Guide
Following on from last week's stories concerning developments in the Vietnamese and Chinese air freight sectors comes the news that Thai Airways has just taken steps to increase its own air freight capabilities. The airline has signed a deal with U.S. operator, Southern Air to lease all the cargo space available on two of their new Boeing 777-200 wide-body freighters. More

Sun Country "Wing It" Program
from Reuters
Sun Country Airlines recently announced the launch of "Wing it" - a weekly fare sale program offering seats at a deep discount to the consumer. Destinations will vary on a weekly basis and will apply to travel one to 10 days out. The "Wing It" fares will be available for sale 8 p.m. to midnight every Tuesday and will be available for purchase on the Sun Country Web site, suncountry.com. More

Delta, Southwest to Add New Routes out of Detroit (Metro)
from The Associated Press via ABC News
Detroit Metropolitan Airport says Delta and Southwest airlines are adding new routes next year, while a third carrier will resume flights in November. Delta will start nonstop service next June to Seoul, South Korea, and Hong Kong. Weekly flights from Metro to Shanghai will be increased from five to seven. USA3000 is resuming flights to Fort Myers, Fla., and Cancun, Mexico on Nov. 21, followed by Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on Nov. 29. More

Upcoming NACA Meetings

Nov. 18, 2009 - Board of Directors
Dec. 2, 2009 – Operations Council
Dec. 8, 2009 - Safety/Security Councils (St. Louis, Missouri)