AAAE recognizes 70 airports for training excellence

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) has recognized 70 airports with an ANTN Digicast Excellence in Airport Training award for training completed in calendar year 2012.

The award winners are:

• Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport – Springfield Airport Authority
• Addison Airport
• Augusta Regional Airport
• Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
• AvPORTS at Teterboro Airport
• Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
• Blue Grass Airport
• Broward County Aviation Department
• Cancun International Airport
• Capital Region International Airport
• Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Authority
• Chicago Rockford International Airport
• Contra Costa County Airports
• Dallas Love Field
• Daytona Beach International Airport
• Dothan Regional Airport
• Elmira Corning Regional Airport
• El Paso International Airport
• Evansville Regional Airport
• Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority
• Gainesville Regional Airport
• Greenville Mid-Delta Airport
• Griffiss International Airport
• Hilton Head Island Airport Fire/Operations
• Hutchinson Municipal Airport
• Jack Brooks Regional Airport
• Jackson Municipal Airport Authority
• Jacksonville Fire & Rescue Training Academy
• Kona International Airport at Keahole
• Lakeland Linder Regional Airport
• Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport
• Little Rock National Airport
• Louisville International Airport
• Martha’s Vineyard Airport
• Missoula International Airport
• Morristown Municipal Airport
• N.W. Arkansas Regional Airport Authority
• Naples Municipal Airport
• New Bedford Regional Airport
• New Castle County Airport
• Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport
• North Texas Regional Airport
• Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
• Northwestern Regional Airport Commission
• Ocala International Airport
• Orlando International Airport
• Palm Springs International Airport
• Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport
• Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
• Pueblo Memorial Airport
• Punta Gorda Airport
• Purdue University Airport
• Rapid City Regional Airport
• Republic Airport
• Rickenbacker International Airport
• Roanoke Regional Airport Commission
• Scottsdale Airport
• Sioux Gateway Airport
• Southern California Logistics Airport
• St. George Municipal Airport
• Tallahassee Regional Airport
• Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport
• Tulsa International Airport – Operations Division
• Tweed New Haven Airport
• The University of Oklahoma Max Westheimer Airport
• University Park Airport
• Van Nuys Airport
• Wichita Airport Authority
• Will Rogers World Airport
• Wilmington International Airport

An ANTN Digicast Excellence in Airport Training award signifies that airport employees and others working at each facility have completed a specified amount of federally mandated airport-specific and continuing education training using ANTN Digicast’s Web-based training system. The award levels are based on total training programs watched and total number of employees trained at each airport. Levels vary based on the airport’s hub size. Each winning airport is presented with a plaque marking the achievement.

“Airports that earn Excellence in Airport Training awards demonstrate their commitment to improving operations, safety, and overall preparedness through advanced training,” said Joan Lowden, AAAE’s senior vice president of communications and general manager of AAAE’s Airport News and Training Network (ANTN) division that produces ANTN Digicast. “ANTN Digicast was created for airports of all sizes as a cost-effective, efficient way to help comply with federally mandated training needs and support an advanced training curriculum, and we’re encouraged that so many airports have made it an integral part of their training programs.”

Airports that subscribe to ANTN Digicast have unlimited access to the service’s 500-plus training programs for all employees and tenants. Topics covered range from operations, ARFF, security, customer service, FAA required recurrent training, and more. ANTN Digicast training is designed for airport employees as well as tenants, such as airline workers and subcontractors, who work at an airport.

Digicast programming is accessible online via any Web-enabled computer, and the system tracks training on a per-user basis, allowing airports to demonstrate to regulators that their employees have completed required recurrent training.

For more information on ANTN Digicast, visit www.antndigicast.com.