The U.S. Congress has cleared legislation for the President’s signature that removes the federal debt ceiling until 2025. The bill also establishes a two-year limit on spending and targeted funding cuts. Unallocated funds given to airports for pandemic relief will be revoked, but it will not affect the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding. …
ACC joined forces with ACI-NA and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) to host the 2023 Airport Construction Strategies Summit this week in San Francisco, CA. The event was a success with over 150 project delivery experts from airports, design companies, and builders who came together to discuss best practices in implementing capital improvement …
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced the 58 stakeholder members of the new Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Detection and Mitigation Systems Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC). Dave Fleet (Faith Group) will represent ACC on the ARC, which was formed to ensure that new technologies to detect and mitigate risks from errant or hostile UAS do …
The ACC Executive Committee met in Seattle, WA this week to discuss top organization initiatives, then later visited Raisbeck Aviation High School, which specializes in aviation and aerospace-related curriculum for students interested in STEM. ACC President TJ Schulz, Board Chair Jennie Santoro (Gensler), Vice Chair Damon Smith (Mead & Hunt), and Secretary/Treasurer Nick Ryan (Arora) …
The Airport Consultants Council is pleased to announce that Micah Dupie, previously ACC’s Education & Accreditation Manager, has been promoted to Event Manager. In her new role, she will support the logistics and planning of ACC programs and events. Micah has been with the organization for over three years, working as part of ACC’s Education …
ACC has endorsed two bills as the aviation industry and Congress heads into the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization effort. The first supports the Promoting Women in Aviation Act, which was introduced by Senator Gary Peters (D-MI). The bill codifies the Women in Aviation Advisory Board which the Department of Transportation (DOT) created under the …
In honor of Women’s History Month, ACC wants to take this time to recognize the women who lead this organization. We are proud to have a group of diverse and exceptional women, all experts in their fields with a wealth of knowledge that they use to further the goals of this organization and the entire aviation …
The FAA released a Safety Alert for airlines and other aviation industry stakeholders this Wednesday. The memo recommends ways to avoid catastrophe as travel demand continues to spike. This follows the Safety Summit the FAA held in Washington D.C. last week, where Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen addressed a aviation professionals from across the industry …
The Senate Commerce Committee this week delayed a scheduled vote on the nomination of Phil Washington for the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Administrator amid opposition from Republicans and uncertainty over Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s (I-AZ) position. Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) stated that the vote is “moving to a future date pending information that members have …