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20081111: The new Indianapolis International Airport opened. Construction funds came from $120 million in federal grants, airport revenue bonds, and passenger head taxes. More than 1,100 residences were bought for the $220 million project, which started in 1987. Parallel runways opened in the 1990s, and after 9/11, the terminal design changed to accommodate improved security. A new air traffic control tower and TRACON opened in 2006.
20101111: Colombia became the United States’ 100th Open-Skies partner when representatives of the two countries reached agreement to liberalize U.S.-Colombia air services for airlines of both countries. Once full Open Skies took effect at the end of 2012, airlines from the United States and Colombia would be allowed to select routes, destinations and prices for both passenger and cargo service based on consumer demand and market conditions. (See July 2, 2010; December 3, 2010.)

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19641110: FAA announced the results of a study concluding that neither eliminating nor limiting air-trip insurance would solve the airline sabotage problem. (See January 6, 1960.) The study was conducted for the agency by Clarence C. Pell, Jr., head of the aviation division of a New York insurance firm. In his view, the value of restrictions on air-trip insurance would be nullified by the availability of other types of insurance and by the irrational nature of airline saboteurs. These conclusions were in general agreement with those reached by the Government-Industry Steering Committee on Airline Sabotage on March 8, 1963.
19651110: New York’s La Guardia and John F. Kennedy airports were forced to shut down when the overloading of a switch at an electrical generating plant in Ontario, Canada, set off a chain reaction that caused a massive power failure in the northeast, blacking out for 13 hours or longer an 80,000-squaremile area.

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19671109: FAA lowered the floor of area positive control over the northeastern and northcentral United States–perhaps the most heavily traveled airspace of its size in the world–from 24,000 to 18,000 feet. The area was bounded roughly by a line running from Presque Isle, Maine, south to Danville, Va., west to Salina, Kan., north to Minneapolis, Minn., and east again to Presque Isle. This action followed FAA’s determination that it could no longer assure the safe separation of aircraft in this area without extending positive control. (See March 4, 1965, and October 14, 1971.)
19771109: President Carter signed legislation virtually ending economic regulation of air cargo operations. The President stated his hope that this was the first of many such steps to reduce regulation. (See June 10, 1977, and October 24, 1978.)
19871109: FAA issued a major revision of its airport certification regulations for airports served by air carriers with aircraft having a seating capacity of more than 30 passengers.

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19331108: Director of Aeronautics Vidal announced a plan to make low-priced aircraft available for widespread private ownership. Vidal followed his announcement with a survey that indicated strong consumer interest in a plane priced at about $700. On December 28, the Public Works Administration (PWA) announced that $500,000 had been set aside for the development of such an airplane. U.S. aircraft manufacturers denounced the plan as unrealistic, however, and the PWA funds never materialized. The “Poor Man’s Airplane” project collapsed, but the Department of Commerce continued to promote development of affordable aircraft. (See July 19, 1934.)
19611108: An Imperial Airlines L-049 Constellation crashed after stalling while attempting an unscheduled landing at Richmond, Va. The crash, which claimed 77 lives, was the latest in a series of accidents involving supplemental (“nonsked”) carriers.

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19851107: DOT announced final approval for United Airlines acquisition of Pan American’s Pacific Division. The transaction meant the end of Pan Am’s far-flung Pacific operations, except for service between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland. (See November 14, 1990.)
19881107: FAA announced award of a contract for five operational models of a new Thermal Neutron Activation (TNA) explosives detection system. The TNA device measured the gamma rays produced by energy neutrons passed through luggage and cargo and triggered an alarm when components of explosives were detected. FAA had first become involved in TNA research in 1976 in the wake of the La Guardia bombing (see December 29, 1975).

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19611106: Reflecting increased emphasis on the Federal-aid-to-airports program (see September 20, 1961), FAA established an Airports Service to replace the former Airports Division of the Aviation Facilities Service.
19701106: FAA established a national en route air traffic training program for beginning center controllers. The program, an outgrowth of a Corson Committee recommendation (see January 29, 1970), used the FAA Academy for qualification training and FAA facilities for proficiency training. Its objectives included shortening the training, reducing the high attrition rate among trainees, and making more efficient use of resources.

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19621105: FAA announced acceptance of a design concept for a standard air traffic control tower. Prepared by the New York architectural firm I. M. Pei and Associates, the concept featured a free-standing tower providing greater visibility from the cab, improved space for operating radio and radar equipment, and a better environment for air traffic control personnel. Acceptance of the Pei design was recommended by FAA engineers and the agency’s Design Advisory Committee, a group of citizens prominent in the fields of architecture or design. (See December 14, 1964.)
19661105: A two-day exercise designated Metro Air Support ’66 began as a demonstration of aviation’s ability to provide emergency access and logistic support to a city center. The first major operation of its kind, it involved more than 200 airplanes, helicopters, and Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) aircraft.

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19661104: The United States and the Soviet Union signed an agreement authorizing commercial airline service between New York and Moscow. (See April 1, 1960, and July 15, 1968.)
20131104: DOT fined US Airways $1.2 million for failing to provide adequate wheelchair assistance to passengers in Philadelphia, PA, and Charlotte, NC. The fine was one of the largest ever assessed by DOT in a disability case. Under DOT’s rules implementing the Air Carrier Access Act, airlines had to provide free, prompt wheelchair assistance upon request to passengers with disabilities. This included helping passengers to move between gates and make connections to other flights.

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19471103: A commission of the International Civil Aviation Organization met in Geneva to consider proposals for a multilateral civil aviation agreement to replace the existing system of bilateral agreements by which traffic rights for scheduled commercial air services were established. Differing views concerning the so-called Fifth Freedom–the privilege of picking up or discharging in a second nation cargo destined to or coming from the territory of a third nation—prevented the commission from concluding any agreement. It recommended, however, that the subject be studied further.
19481103: CAA announced that Wallace Clark and Company, a management consultant firm, would conduct an impartial survey of the agency’s management practices.

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19781102: FAA officially established the Office of the Associate Administrator for Aviation Standards, with the Office of Aviation Safety, the Civil Aviation Security Service, and the Flight Standards Service placed under its executive direction (see July 10, 1979). The agency retitled the position of Assistant Administrator for Aviation Safety the Director of Aviation Safety.
19791102: FAA redesignated the Office of Accounting and Audit the Office of Accounting. FAA’s audit functions had earlier been transferred to the newly created Office of Inspector General in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation.