Y2K Impact on Airport Services

1. Y2K Impact on Airport Services by Gene Hernandez

2. What is Y2K? • Started two decades ago • Limited computer memory • Early computer languages use two codes for the year • example 1980 is recorded as 80

3. Who is preparing? • Federal Aviation Administration • The nations 5000 Airports • Airlines • International Aviation Administrations

4. Federal Aviation Administration • Spent over $185.6 million • Air-traffic control • Weather-monitoring systems • Conducted several tests • Preliminary test in late March • April 12, 1999 conducted broad test • Set clock forward to Dec. 31 on backup system • no glitches

5. Airline Preparation • Boeing Co. and Airbus Industries • Indicate planes will not be affected • Concern of reservation systems • United has spent 15 million • Delta states they will be ready • Feb 4, 1999-All airlines began year 2000 reservations

6. Airport Preparation • Systems Include • Baggage handling • terminal entrance and exit doors • temperature and climate controls • gate-display monitors • Some these systems will cause delays

7. Videos and Web Sites • Videos • FAA Administrator Jane Garvey • Y2K Videos from CNN • Web Site Resources • Federal Aviation Administration’s Year 2000 Web Site • US Department of Transportation’s Year 2000 Web Site • International Air Transportation Association • Aviation Millennium Project