Getting Ready for the Connected Bag

This webinar identified primary risks associated with common contracts used by airports of all sizes, including construction, concession, ground transportation, professional services, repair/maintenance, vendor/purchasing, software/IT agreements, and airline signatory agreements. The presenters discussed methods to address, shift, or allocate associated risks using contractual provisions. This webinar also provided an overview of issues related to labor-harmony or labor-peace agreements. Airports have a diverse labor force and are increasingly being asked to become involved in matters that historically were reserved for private employers to address with their own employees. These matters include setting minimum wage rates, establishing safety/training baselines, and requiring “labor-harmony” or “labor-peace” agreements at the subject airports.

After nearly ten years of work, the FAA has finally issued a new set of comprehensive regulations governing “air charter brokers” and how they operate. According to the Department of Transportation, these new rules are intended to “facilitate innovation and growth in the air charter industry while strengthening the legal protections provided to consumers of charter air transportation.

Keynote session from the Dell Technologies 2022 online summit "Envisioning the Future of Air Transportation". With the Federal Aviation Administration announcing that they will award $2.89 billion to 3,075 airports across the U.S, how will airports benefit from this generation-defining infrastructure bill? The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is set to revolutionize the industry in providing airports the unique opportunity to modernize their infrastructure and become safer and more sustainable. This keynote session brings together ACI-North America representatives, airports, industry experts and officials from the U.S. Department for Transportation to discuss the importance of this bill, the immediate priorities and how they foresee it transforming the American airport sector.

Changes happen fast during the growing season. Having access to timely, accurate information in the field is key to identifying and minimizing the impact of pests, disease, and other crop issues. While you might wait days for airplane or satellite imagery, or spend hours uploading and processing a typical drone map, Live Map can capture a field map as the drone flies.