ACC News | ACC Briefed on FAA Initiative to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions at Airports

Members of the ACC Planning and Environmental Committee and Terminal Committee held an extensive discussion with FAA representatives this week on options and opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from airports. Thanks to Chris Musei-Sequeira (CJSC LLC), ACC Planning and Environmental Committee Chair, and Jen Wolchansky (Mead & Hunt) for helping to facilitate the discussion. …

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Industry News | Inflation Reduction Act Includes Funding for Sustainable Aviation Fuels

The Senate passed the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on Sunday through a budget reconciliation process, which the House of Representatives is expected to approve Friday. The bill includes a provision that provides $297 million to establish “a competitive grant program for eligible entities to carry out projects located in the United States that produce, …

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ACC News | ACC Holds a Successful Construction Administration Workshop

Last week more than 70 ACC members and airport representatives gathered in Raleigh, NC for the ACC Construction Administration and Observation Course. Detailed presentations and interactive class exercises based on real-life examples and facilitated discussions helped educate attendees on key tenants of the CA process and how airport sponsors of FAA grant projects should administer …

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ACC News | ACC Supports Nomination of Washington for FAA Administrator

The Airport Consultants Council sent a letter supporting the nomination of Phillip Washington as the next FAA Administrator to leaders of the Senate Commerce Committee. “The FAA is at a critical juncture and needs visionary leadership to help navigate the agency in a thoughtful and collaborative way,” stated ACC President T.J. Schulz. “Without question, Mr. …

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Industry News | The White House Released Revised NEPA Implementing Regulations

Today the White House Council on Environmental Quality released the revised National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations. This final ruling is to amend certain provisions of its regulations for implementing the  NEPA, addressing the purpose and need of a proposed action, agency NEPA procedures for implementing CEQ’s NEPA regulations, and the definition of “effects.” …

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Industry News | New FAA NPIAS Identifies Over $62 Billion in AIP Eligible Needs

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published its biennial update to the National Plan of Integrated Airports (NPIAS) on September 30th. It contains current airport categories and estimates approximately $62.4 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) eligible airport development between 2023 and 2027. This is an increase of almost $19 billion (43 percent) from the NPIAS …

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Industry News | FAA Launches Airport Climate Challenge for Net-Zero Emissions

The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) along with US airports have launched the Airport Climate Challenge. The purpose of the challenge is to support the Biden-Harris Administrations goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. US airports have a number of programs offered to achieve this, including grants for low- or zero-emissions vehicles, renewable …

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Industry News | FAA Invests $31M in Key Airport Cargo Projects to Strengthen Supply Chains

The Federal Aviation Administration FAA has awarded over $31 million in grants to expand cargo infrastructure at nine US airports. The funds come from the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and will cover a variety of projects including construction of new and improved airport facilities, repairs to runways and taxiways, maintenance of airfield elements like lighting …

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Industry News | FAA Deputy Administrator Brad Mims Discusses Workforce Diversity

(Photo: Bombardier) During a Bombardier celebration last week, the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Deputy Administrator Brad Mims spoke on the importance of collaboration and diversity in the aviation industry’s workforce. Mims sited the need for pilots, air traffic controllers, airway safety specialists, aviation maintenance technicians, and safety inspectors along with newer skills like drone pilots, …

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Industry News | FAA Completes Rule to Increase Safety at Airports

The FAA has released a new rule that will assist airports with detecting and mitigating safety problems before they become accidents. The final rule requires certain airports to develop and implement a safety management system (SMS). The use of SMS programs by commercial airlines and many manufacturers helped foster the safest era in commercial aviation …

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