ACC President T.J. Schulz joined industry colleagues at the winter meeting of the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Oversight Committee in Irvine, California this week. The committee reviewed progress on the ACRP Strategic Plan and comprehensive data collected on the reach of awareness of the ACRP program amongst airports. ACRP will be hosting various live
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ACC representatives recently provided insights to the General Accountability Office (GAO) regarding future forecasts on advanced air mobility (AAM) and implications for airport and vertiport infrastructure. The GAO is currently conducting this study at the request of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and is exploring various scenarios on AAM growth in the next 5-10
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Applications are now being accepted for two $5,000 grants to attend the 2022 ACC/AAAE Airport Planning, Design and Construction Symposium in Nashville on March 1-3. Any person who is pursuing or recently received a degree applicable to airports is eligible to apply. After a highly successful fundraising campaign last year in support of the ACC Foundation, we
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At this week’s 2022 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Conference in Washington D.C, ACC President T.J. Schulz provided perspectives on how airports will respond during the COVID-19 pandemic recovery. Schulz outlined trends in airport passenger growth and future changes in terminal design and planning that may result from the pandemic. The panel was moderated by Edward Russell
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Welcome to 2022! The aviation industry limped through the holiday season, challenged by the new Omicron variant, impacts on airline staffing, and bad weather. Yet it seems that we are settling into a new normal of responding to new variants and developing more resiliency. It will be a continuous and challenging process, but we will
The 2022 ACC Board of Directors and ACC staff members met for the first ever board retreat in Virginia this week. The purpose of this retreat was to set the stage for exciting initiatives coming next year. Discussions focused on identifying best practices in board governance and furthering education on key aspects related to Diversity,
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Congress Attempts to Avert Government Shutdown House and Senate leaders reached an agreement to extend government funding through February 18th, 2022, potentially averting a shutdown. While no FY 2022 appropriations bills have been passed yet, Congress did pass a short-term continuing resolution (CR) in September that expires on Friday. Congressional Republicans are balking at supporting
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Dwight H. Pullen, Jr. Named 2022 ACC Board of Directors Chair The Airport Consultants Council (ACC) is pleased to announce the election of Dwight H. Pullen Jr., National Core Market Leader, DPR Construction, as the Chair of the 2022 ACC Board of Directors. Dwight assumed the position during the 43rd ACC Annual Conference & Exposition.
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