Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport


Related Topics

In the News (Thu 3 Dec 09)

  
  Ted Stevens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ted Stevens was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1923.
Stevens' son, Ben Stevens, was appointed to the Alaska Senate in 2001 by Democratic Governor Tony Knowles, and is currently the Senate President.
Stevens is the focus of the Ted Stevens Foundation, a charity established to "assist in educating and informing the public about the career of Senator Ted Stevens." Tim McKeever, who is chairman of the Foundation and is a lobbyist who was treasurer of Stevens's 2004 campaign, has said that the charity is "nonpartisan and nonpolitical."[4]
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ted_Stevens   (911 words)

  
 Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anchorage was a common stopover for passengers flying to East Asia from the 1960s to the 1980s because U.S. and Western European aircraft could not fly over Soviet airspace, and because they did not have the range that modern day aircraft have.
Anchorage is also envisioned as a future connecting point for air traffic to the Russian Far East.
The flight was routed John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kimpo International Airport with a stop in Anchorage.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ted_Stevens_Anchorage_International_Airport   (666 words)

  
 Alaska Journal of Commerce Online
The airport is now planning to update and remodel its A and B concourses at an estimated cost of $178.8 million.
Anchorage airport management and the state Department of Transportation and Public Facilities have previous experience with building difficulties, when costs for building the C concourse ran up to $233.1 million, more than double the original estimates for the project.
The original airport improvement package, designed in 1999, was to have included the upgrade and remodeling of the A and B terminals in addition to roads, parking and airspeed improvements.
www.alaskajournal.com /stories/011506/hom_20060115013.shtml   (761 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Ted Stevens Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
Theodore Fulton "Ted" Stevens is a Republican in the U.S. Senate.
Theodore Fulton "Ted" Stevens (born November 18, 1923) is a Republican in the U.S. Senate.
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, was named after him.
www.ipedia.com /ted_stevens.html   (265 words)

  
 Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport - Mission & Measure Details
The mission of the Ted Stevens International Airport (ANC) is to safely, effectively, and efficiently operate and maintain the airport consistent with federal regulatory requirements, high customer service standards, sensitivity to user needs, and awareness of community goals.
Airport Facilities received one safety violation in FY2004 regarding failure to have adequate documentation regarding training performed in response to an employee complaint and subsequent inspection.
The airport continues to generate additional concession revenue in the South Terminal, however the decline in international passengers (thus the drop in duty free concessionaire revenue) is difficult to overcome with the modest increases in the South Terminal revenues.
www.gov.state.ak.us /omb/results/view_details.php?p=220   (3739 words)

  
 Airport home to anomalies - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
Anchorage is a hub for international flights to Russia and the Far East and ranks sixth nationwide for wildlife shipments.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Wildlife inspectors at Alaska's largest airport have seen it all, from the traveler who tried to hide a monkey under her big hat to the woman who had a bear gall bladder stuffed in her bra.
The Anchorage airport, a hub for flights to Russia and the Far East, is the biggest cargo airport in the United States and ranks sixth nationwide for wildlife shipments, processing 6,648 of them in the last fiscal year.
media.www.dailytexanonline.com /media/storage/paper410/news/2002/12/04/News/Airport.Home.To.Anomalies-497277.shtml?sourcedomain=www.dailytexanonline.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com   (563 words)

  
 Ted Stevens - SourceWatch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
Stevens was born November 18, 1923 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Stevens' son, Ben Stevens, was appointed to the Alaska Senate in 2001, and is currently the Senate President.
Stevens is a member of The Republican Main Street Partnership and supports human embryonic stem cell research.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Ted_Stevens   (1416 words)

  
 US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation
Senator Stevens, you were instrumental in increasing the cargo entitlement rate from 3.0% to 3.5% and removing the cap for total amount of cargo entitlement funding to any one airport.
Airports are increasingly asked to reduce to costs to carriers and to find new and creative ways to generate additional non-aeronautical revenues.
The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport serves as a critical transit and transfer point for a large proportion of international air cargo to and from the United States.
www.senate.gov /comm/commerce/general/hearings/testimony.cfm?id=1565&wit_id=4410   (1691 words)

  
 Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport dedication
This airport could be named after so many, many, many Alaskans and I tell you in all humility it's really been hard for me to accept that this night would take place, but I thank you again, all of you, for what you've done and for this honor.
As long as Ted Stevens is in Washington the vision and interests of Alaska will never perish, but he won't do it quietly I can tell you that.
He's a good man. I'm glad I'm here but, Ted, you know, they're speaking of this airport and this great award you received, but the one that impresses me was the one you just got recently, the old crab award of the decade.
www.commonwealthnorth.org /transcripts/airportremarks.html   (4258 words)

  
 OpinionJournal - John Fund on the Trail
Alaska's Sen. Ted Stevens, who has spent 37 years in Congress raiding the federal Treasury on behalf of his state, dismisses the notion that anything should threaten Alaska's status as the No. 1 state for pork.
Stevens has competition for unusual connections between earmarks and family members from his colleague Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Gov. Murkowski's daughter, who won a full term in 2004 after he appointed her to replace him.
McCabe was partners with state senator Ben Stevens, the son of Ted Stevens, in a consulting firm called Advance North that represents salmon fishermen who are regulated by the state Board of Fisheries, which is chaired by none other than Mr.
www.opinionjournal.com /diary/?id=110007930   (1451 words)

  
 Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport dedication
Ted was working for Secretary McKay in the Interior Department and as a legislative specialist and I was an intern for Senator Frank Carlson of Kansas.
In the doing of this Ted Stevens is surrounded by many colleagues good at proposing more spending, new programs to boot, and those who look at any spending increase with a gleam in their eye and a sharp pencil.
Ted is a bipartisan fence mender while riding herd on all the strays.
www.commonwealthnorth.org /transcripts/stevensairport.html   (3004 words)

  
 (Anchorage) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport - Airport Guide - World Travel Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
The airport is located on Postmark Drive and is clearly signposted from the city centre.
The Anchorage Courtyard (tel: 907 245 0322) is situated 3.5km (2 miles) from the airport and 8 minutes from the centre of Anchorage.
Courtesy airport shuttles operate to many hotels in the area; this service can be arranged via the telephone information boards in the baggage reclaim area.
www.worldairportguide.com /airport/airport_guide.ehtml?o=225&NAV_guide_class=AirportGuide&NAV_Airport=225   (542 words)

  
 Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
Ted Stevens International Airport is an airport in Anchorage, Alaska.
Anchorage was a common stopover for passengers flying to Japan from the 1960s to the 1980s because U.S. and Western European aircraft could not fly over Soviet airspace, and because they did not have the range that modern day aircraft have.
Nowadays, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is mostly used for cargo.
www.wiki.tatet.com /Ted_Stevens_Anchorage_International_Airport.html   (185 words)

  
 BTS | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Alaska—Air Freight Gateway
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) was the nation’s eighth busiest international air freight gateway by value of shipments, and the twenty-third overall by value among all gateways—airports, seaports, and land ports in 2003.
In part because of this ruling, international air cargo through ANC increased 21 percent by tonnage from 1996 to 1997 and continues to grow today.
ANC is a major hub for international air trade to Asian countries, with most flights from the United States destined for Asia or flights from Asia destined for the United States making an operational stop at ANC.
www.bts.gov /publications/americas_freight_transportation_gateways/highlights_of_top_25_freight_gateways_by_shipment_value/anchorage   (620 words)

  
 Alaska Star - News: Local man oversees quake-proofing Anchorage airport 10/13/05
Scott Ivany of PCL Construction was recently awarded the job of overseeing the $90 million seismic upgrade and remodel of the A and B concourses at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.
It's a particularly sensitive topic at the airport where the spiffy $240 million concourse C construction was marred with several cost overruns and delays.
For now, Ivany is brainstorming with designers on ways to complete the Anchorage project, which beyond its seismic requirements is also aimed at giving the dark, dungeon-like B concourse a new brighter look.
www.alaskastar.com /stories/101305/new_20051013037.shtml   (775 words)

  
 Journal Text for HB315 in the 23rd Legislature
The AIAS and the airlines that are signatories to the International Airports System Operating Agreement have agreed to a capital improvement program approved by the signatory airline ratepayers under the operating agreement.
The bonds are not a general obligation of the state, and the state does not pledge its faith and credit to the payment of the bonds.
International Airports Operating Agreement, supported by the issuance of these additional revenue bonds.
www.legis.state.ak.us /basis/get_jrn_page.asp?session=23&bill=HB315&jrn=1518&hse=H   (527 words)

  
 Wind Diesel 2002 Workshop - Travel and Transportation
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is the major air gateway to Alaska.
At the South (Domestic) Terminal, the taxi stand is at the ground transportation island which may be reached via the underground ground transportation lobby or via the sidewalk outside baggage claim.
At the North (International) Terminal, the taxi stand is located curbside directly outside the lobby.
www.nrel.gov /wind_meetings/winddiesel/travel.html   (188 words)

  
 Travel Channel :: Anchorage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) (PHONE: 907/266-2529, www.anchorageairport.com) is 6 miles from downtown Anchorage on International Airport Road.
A redevelopment project at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, to be completed in 2005, will include a new air terminal and access roads.
In addition, an Alaska Railroad terminal opened at the airport in May 2003 to provide direct rail service from the airport to downtown Anchorage and on to Seward (where many cruise ships dock).
travel.discovery.com /destinations/fodors/anchorage/tips_20026_1.html   (907 words)

  
 Business Assistance Center
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport has the distinction of being the preeminent international cargo crossroads for global freighter activity.
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is home to a unit of the Air National Guard.
The Anchorage Downtown Partnership is a young organization that has merged with the Downtown Anchorage Association yielding a 30-year history.
www.anchoragechamber.org /bus_center/doing_business.htm   (2054 words)

  
 RedOrbit - Technology - Anchorage Airport No. 4 in World for Cargo
The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport was ranked at No. 4 in the world for moving cargo by a national cargo publication.
Air Cargo World placed the Anchorage airport behind top-place Memphis, Tenn., which is home to Federal Express, as well as airports in Hong Kong and Tokyo.
Anchorage saw a 13 percent increase in tonnage, to 2,372,903, where Tokyo reported a 10 percent jump, to 2,373,133, according to the report.
www.redorbit.com /news/display?id=215316&source=r_technology   (309 words)

  
 Alaska Journal of Commerce: Jet fuel demand sets records 11/04/02
Jet fuel at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport has flowed at record levels, reaching a peak of 3.3 million gallons a day Oct. 23, about 400,000 gallons more than the previously pumped daily record, according to Bert Mattingly, administration manager for Aircraft Service International Group.
The company, formerly known as Signature Flight Support, is the contractor that operates Anchorage Fueling and Service Co., a consortium of 21 airlines formed in 1981 to provide fueling services at the airport.
Plumb said the increased activity at the airport should lead the airport to revenue increases of up to 20 percent.
www.alaskajournal.com /stories/110402/loc_jetfuel.shtml   (700 words)

  
 TED STEVENS ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RIBBON CUTTING   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
And because of the vision and the determination of the leaders of this airport and this state, Anchorage is ready — opening a world-class terminal at this busy airport just as the economy is taking off.
These funds will be used for a new building to store the airport’s snow removal equipment — a building where this critical equipment will be kept warm so that it lasts longer and is ready when needed to help keep the airplanes moving.
In the last century, Lieutenant General Bill Mitchell called Anchorage the “air crossroads of the world.” The Ted Stevens Anchorage international Airport continues to prove that General Mitchell was correct.
www.dot.gov /affairs/minetasp062904.htm   (526 words)

  
 Press Release: Bill Renaming Anchorage International Airport To Honor Senator Ted Stevens Passes the House
Juneau -- Wednesday, a bill that would rename the Anchorage International Airport the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport passed the House.
Stevens has served in the United States Senate for over 31 years and ranks second in seniority among Republicans and sixth in seniority overall.
He numbers among his accomplishments: stewarding the legislation creating the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; working for Congressional approval of the Trans-Alaska pipeline; and protecting Alaska fisheries and expanding economic opportunities in the state through the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
www.akrepublicans.org /pastlegs/prkellyt104052000.htm   (274 words)

  
 Anchorage Terminal Area Information Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
Flying in the airspace surrounding Anchorage, Alaska can be challenging.
Within a 6-mile radius, there are 4 high activity airports whose departure and arrival routes frequently overlap.
All of these factors combine to create an environment that can be a challenge for all pilots in the area.
www.alaska.faa.gov /ata   (190 words)

  
 Anchorage Air Space Draws Interest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
The meeting will be at the Flight Standards District Office, 4510 West International Airport Road and is open to all interested pilots.
Merrill Field, owned by the Municipality of Anchorage and located downtown, is one of the busiest small aircraft airports in the nation.
Hosted by Bill Chord, manager of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Control Tower, the meeting is the first step in developing procedures to handle air traffic for the next several years.
www.nw.faa.gov /releases/2000/00-48.htm   (338 words)

  
 Anchorage Travel Guide | Fodor's Online
With nearly half the state's population, Anchorage is Alaska's biggest city and the state's only true metropolis.
The Anchorage Museum of History and Art houses an outstanding collection of historic and contemporary Alaskan art.
For all the attractions Anchorage offers, most visitors spend little time here, using it as a jumping-off point for excursions into less-settled parts of the state or merely as a place to catch a plane home.
fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=anchorage@11&...   (239 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.