Airport Beacon Report Archives

May 2008 Issue (May 2008)

• Performance-Based Compensation

• Ask ABS - Surplus Equipment

• Ask ABS - Minimum Standards

April 2008 Issue (April 2008)

• The Impact of Very Light Jets

• Ask ABS - Payment in Lieu of Taxes

March 2008 Issue (March 2008)

• Revenue Diversion

• Ask ABS - Rental Car CFC

February 2008 Issue (February 2008)

• Airport Marketing Strategy

• Ask ABS - Pythagorean Theorem Formula

January 2008 Issue (January 2008)

• What's New with Airport Leases?

• Ask ABS - Self-fueling

December 2007 Issue (December 2007)

• MidCoast Regional Airport Opens with Joint-Use Agreement

• Ask ABS - FBO Chains

November 2007 Issue (November 2007)

• The Value of an Airport Business Plan - Part 2

• Ask ABS - Joint-Use Airports

October Issue (October 2007)

• The Value of an Airport Business Plan - Part 1

• Gathering of Mustangs and Legends

• Ask ABS - Triple Net Lease

September 2007 Issue (September 2007)

• Employment Contracts - Who Needs 'Em?

• Gathering of Mustangs and Legends

• Ask ABS - FBO Management Agreement Alternative

May - August 2007

Suspended Distribution

April 2007 Issue (April 2007)

• Media Communications

• Air Cargo Facilities

March 2007 Issue (March 2007)

• The FAA's Existing Rates and Charges Policy - General Aviation

• Ask ABS - FBO Performance Measures

February 2007 Issue (February 2007)

• Airport Benchmarking and Performance Measures

• Words of Caution: Minimum Standards and Rules & Regulations

• Ask ABS - FAA Part 16

January 2007 Issue (January 2007)

• The Romance of Aviation - Why We Are Here!

• Ask ABS - Insurance Justification

December 2006 Issue (December 2006)

• Designing an Effective Airport Organization: Conclusion Support Staff and Outsourcing

• Ask ABS - Private Fuel Trucks

November 2006 Issue (November 2006)

• Designing an Effective Airport Organization: Part 2 Middle Line and Operating Core

• Air-Cargo Airports

• Ask ABS - Very Light Jets (VLJs)

October 2006 Issue (October 2006)

• Designing an Effective Airport Organization: Part 1 Strategic Apex

• Ask ABS - Updating Minimum Standards

September 2006 Issue (September 2006)

• Key Issues Facing Today's Managers

• Ask ABS - Fuel Storage

August 2006 Issue (August 2006)

• The "4-A" Approach to General Aviation Security

• Passenger Loading Bridges - Alleviating the Financial Burden to the Airlines

• Ask ABS - Waiving a Minimum Standard Requirement

July 2006 Issue (July 2006)

• Airport Reversion Clauses

• Ask ABS - Liability Insurance

June 2006 Issue (June 2006)

• Privatization of Publicly-Owned Airports

• Gathering of Mustangs and Legends Corrals Columbus for the Final Round-Up in 2007

• Ask ABS - New FBO Lease

May 2006 Issue (May 2006)

• A Unique Land Alternative: Residential Airpark

• Ask ABS - Minimum Standards

April 2006 Issue (April 2006)

• Lease Negotiations: Examining The Physical Variables

• Ask ABS - Leasing FAA Funded Ramps

March 2006 Issue (March 2006)

• Creative Methods of Capital Cost Recovery

• The Need for Minimum Standards

• Ask ABS - Corporate Hangar / Self-Fueling

February 2006 Issue (February 2006)

• Pipelines on Airport Property: Revenue Opportunity

• Outside the AOA - PFC Flexibility

• Ask ABS - Verbal Agreement

January 2006 Issue (January 2006)

• Implementing The FAA's Revised Advisory Circular

• Outside the AOA - Predicting The Future of the Aviation Industry

• Ask ABS - FBO Entry Threshold

December 2005 Issue (December 2005)

• Lease Adjusters

• Outside the AOA - Opinion Article

• Ask ABS - Landing Fees

November 2005 Issue (November 2005)

• Considerations for Airport Sponsored FBOs

• Fuel Flowage Fees

• Ask ABS

October 2005 Issue (October 2005)

• Best Practices for Subleasing

• Conch Fury Race Team 2005 Wrap-Up

• Ask ABS - Lease Document Management

September 2005 Issue (September 2005)

• FBO Real Estate - Opportunity or Obstacle?

• Hurricane Katrina: SEADOG Response

• Ask ABS - Aircraft Maintenance

August 2005 Issue (August 2005)

• Airport Business Plans, Who Needs Them?

• Airport Land Values

• Ask ABS - Lease Extension

July 2005 Issue (July 2005)

• Satisfying the Regional Airline Market: Part Two

• Through-The-Fence Considerations

• Ask ABS

June 2005 Issue (June 2005)

• Satisfying the Regional Airline Market: Part One

• Think Functionality

• Price vs. Perception

• Ask ABS - Exemption

May 2005 Issue (May 2005)

• Secondary Containment for Mobile Refuelers

• Setting Rates and Charges for FBOs

• Ask ABS

April 2005 Issue (April 2005)

• Evaluating RFP Responses:  What Else Should You Look For?

• Not Your Ordinary Appraisal

• Ask ABS - Terminal Concessions

March 2005 Issue (March 2005)

• Got Standards?

• Policing T-Hangars: Illegal Maintenance

• Ask ABS - Sublease Fee

February 2005 Issue (February 2005)

• What Constitutes Exclusive Rights? Or How Many FBOs are Enough?

• Super Bowl Highlights You Will Not Read In Sports Illustrated

• Ask ABS - Capital Improvements

January 2005 Issue (January 2005)

• The Ever-Changing FBO Lease

• Airline Customer Service: Airports Must Pick Up Slack

• Ask ABS - Optimal Lease Term

December 2004 Issue (December 2004)

• Business Opportunities in TSA's Opt-Out Program

• Ask ABS - Corporate Self Fueling

November 2004 Issue (November 2004)

• Basic Airport Management Documents

• The Magic Recipe for Air Service Development

October 2004 Issue (October 2004)

• Percentage Rents and the Level Playing Field

• An Emerging Market: Commercial MRO

September 2004 Issue (September 2004)

• Tips on Selecting an Airport Consultant

• Hurricane Charley

• ABS Relocates Headquarters to Tampa