Airport Planning & Management
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"Excellent and comprehensive." —Bookends "A must-read for students and anyone wanting to learn more about the how and why of airports." —Airliners Extensively revised and updated to reflect post-9/11 changes in the industry, this new edition of the benchmark text and reference in airport planning and management brings aviation students and professionals comprehensive, timely, and authoritative coverage of a challenging field. Airport Planning & Management, by Alexander Wells, Ed.D. and Seth B. Young, Ph.D., is an essential resource for understanding fundamentals, as well as current developments in policy and practice in airport management. Covering planning and managing techniques, new technologies, statistics, trends, and regulatory issues, this is a complete and comprehensive course in airports. Offering expert guidance on airport site selection, design, access, financing, law and regulation, security, capacity, technological advances, and other issues essential to the development and management of airports, Airport Planning & Management brings you a true insider's view of airport decision-making. NEW OR EXPANDED IN THE FIFTH EDITION: * Security Issues * Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Mandates * Post-9/11 Developments * Aviation Improvement and Reform Act * Breakout of FAA Regulations, Advisories, Forms, and More * Airspace and Air Traffic Control Coverage * Financial Planning and Demand Forecasting * Improvements in Planning * Environmental, Noise, and Liability Issues * Technological Improvements, Landside and Airside * Future Trends and Challenges * Information Resources * Review questions for text use or self study Wells (professor emeritus, aviation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) and Rodrigues (applied aviation science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) have added new material on today s ground and air security concerns, changes in systems and regulations, and new maintenance and flight technologies to this fourth edition of a text for students, especially those with a limited background in the subject, enrolled in aviation safety and/or management programs and college or university flight programs. With the introduction of coauthor Rodrigues,the book broadens its field of study to include regulatory information on OSHA, EPA, and TSA.
AcknowledgmentsPrefacePt. IAirports and airport systems11Airports and airport systems: An introduction32Airports and airport systems: Organization and administration293Airports and airport systems: A historical and legislative perspective53Pt. IIThe components of the airport974The airfield995Airspace and air traffic control1536Airport terminals and ground access193Pt. IIIAirport operations and financial management2497Airport operations management under FAR Part 1392518Airport security2799Airport financial management309Pt. IVAirport public administration and planning34510The economic, political, and social role of airports34711Airport planning36512Airport capacity and delay41313The future of airport management461Phonetic alphabet469Abbreviations471Code of Federal Regulations: 14 CFR-Aeronautics and Space, Parts 1 through 199477Code of Federal Regulations: 49 CFR-1500 Series: Transportation Security Regulations481Federal Aviation Administration 150 Series Advisory Circulars483Glossary501Index549
