Pepco Energy was awarded the contract to build and operate the eco-friendly plant.
In 2011, the airport handled over one million passengers.Ĭonstruction of a trigeneration power plant with an investment of $60m was planned for the airport in 2009. The airport is a base for the Atlantic City Air National Guard and the Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City. SJTA took over the ownership in 2005 and currently operates the airport. Graves said the bill “improves the safety of our system, our airport infrastructure, and the quality of service for passengers.Initially, South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) owned the airport on a lease basis from the FAA. They are underwhelmed by the House bill, which emerged as a compromise between Transportation Committee Chairman Sam Graves, a Missouri Republican, and Rick Larsen, a Washington Democrat. Airlines could instead provide a link to the all-in price of a ticket.Ĭonsumer advocates oppose the rollback, and the White House took their side Monday, saying full-fare advertising is needed to help consumers do comparison shopping for tickets.Ĭonsumer groups hope that the Senate bill will include more of the provisions they want. Many provisions in the House version of the legislation will affect airline consumers, including one that would roll back a Transportation Department regulation from 2011 requiring airlines to show the total price of a ticket upfront in advertising. A committee vote was blocked last month by the disagreement over pilot training.
The Senate is behind schedule on its version of the aviation measure, which would authorize more than $100 billion in spending.
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