ACC News | ACC Provides BIL Update at ACEC National Conference

ACC joined representatives from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) to provide perspectives on the opportunities and challenges presented by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) during the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Spring Legislative Conference. ACC President T.J. Schulz described the funding programs …

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Industry News | FAA Administrator Nominee Vote Delayed

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 …

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ACC Provides Key Focus Areas on FAA Reauthorization Process

This week, ACC submitted a list of key priority focus areas in the upcoming Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) reauthorization process to the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. The current FAA authorization expires on Sept. 30, 2023. ACC convened an FAA Reauthorization Task Force and solicited recommendations from ACC’s technical committee members. The initial …

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Industry News | FAA Issues Safety Recommendations

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 …

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ACC News | ACC Continues DEI Initiatives Through Listening Sessions

Several listening sessions are currently underway with ACC leadership and stakeholders to ascertain their perspectives on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and the ACC organization. The ACC Board of Directors will have sessions devoted to DEI during its late-June meeting and will be working over the year to develop ACC’s DEI statement, mission, and vision. …

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Washington Update — FAA Update & Advocacy Tactics

The ACC Advocacy Committee hosted its second quarter Washington Update on Monday, which was well attended by ACC members. The briefing featured a discussion on how member companies and individuals can proactively engage in the political process. Guest speaker Matt Reiffer, American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) Vice President of Infrastructure Programs, joined Ally Fields …

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Industry News | FAA to Begin Testing UAS Traffic Management in Spring

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)  is preparing to begin field-testing new air traffic management technologies and services designed to support the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the National Airspace System. FAA said Friday it plans to commence the UAS Traffic Management field test in spring 2022 with the goal of helping the government refine UTM’s …

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Industry News | FAA Awards $518 Million to Improve Critical Airport Infrastructure

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the second round of the 2022 Airport Improvement Program (AIP) awards, which includes 416 grants to airports across the country. The grants will fund a variety of projects such as construction of new and improved airport facilities, repairs to runways and taxiways, maintenance of airfield elements like lighting or signage, and …

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ACC News | ACC Appointed as Stakeholder Member of FAA UAS Aviation Rulemaking Committee

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 …

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