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Originally Posted by JAM
misterno - would you mind explaining your relationship with guys at Ellington? What level of people are we talking about here? I would think that most of airport operations are related to non-civilian and NASA related management, so again, I'm curious who runs the airport?
I'm not even sure if they have ground control for private aircraft at Ellington. Is ground control for private aircraft coming from a regional control center or is Ellington handling it?
Are they actively looking to expand Ellington into public commercial operations or is it more if someone approaches them they would consider it?
What are the noise issues concerning the nearby subdivisions?
Found the answer to most of the above questions:
http://www.fly2houston.com/EllingtonMasterPlan
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JAM
Thanks for the link. I found the website for Ellington Field and emailed them my question as to if Viva ever approached them. That is how I got to know them. This correspondence happened last week.
His title is Airport Operations Supervisor and his email extension is cityofhouston.net. If you need more info about him I can PM you.
it is more like if someone approaches them they would consider it. This is what I understood from their emails. But what is surprising was, Viva never approached them. Also, they did not want to comment on my remarks about Continental's influence on Houston area airports.
Here is an excerpt from his email
"Any company that would like to build a facility at Ellington has to
lease the land and build a facility of a certain dollar value based upon the
type of aviation operation they are licensed to conduct. A Passenger
Facility Charge (PFC) is not charged at EFD at this time and I know of no plans to do so.
Not all US passenger airports charge a PFC. For example, Hobby charges
and IAH does not. A PFC is one option an airport can use to generate money
for capital projects. The PFC program is managed by the FAA and involves a
comprehensive application process and oversight by the FAA. A complete
description of the PFC program can be found on the FAA web site
(
www.faa.gov).
Hope that answers your questions."
Here is an earlier email he sent to me
" I received your inquiry from xxxxxxx and
> would be happy to help. I
> have not heard from Vivaaerobus or any other
> commercial airline about
> starting scheduled service to/from Ellington Field.
> We are certificated by
> the FAA to be used by commercial airlines, however
> we are not negotiating
> with any air carriers at this time but we are
> certainly open for
> discussions.
>
> As far as the cost structure, Ellington has the
> lowest rates of the three
> airports. However, we do not have the
> infrastructure required for extensive
> airline service such as terminal buildings, security
> screening and baggage
> services. These issues would need to be addressed
> prior to starting any
> airline service.
>
>
>
> I hope I have answered your questions. Please let
> me know if I can do
> anything else to help"