Regulatory Alert: AAAE to Host Webinars on FAA Reauthorization Bill Implementation
AAAE to Host Webinars on FAA Reauthorization Bill Implementation
AAAE is inviting our members to participate in a series of webinars to better understand how the recently passed FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 may impact the airport community, with a special forward-looking focus on implementation issues and timelines. Last month, Congress passed a multi-year bipartisan and bicameral FAA reauthorization bill that increases AIP funding to $4 billion annually, authorizes $200 million annually for resilience and runway safety projects, and helps airports transition to fluorine-free firefighting foam. Now that the bill has been signed into law, our attention has turned toward ensuring that FAA implements key provisions expeditiously and in accordance with congressional intent.
As part of that effort, we have carefully reviewed the legislation and developed a comprehensive summary and guide to the FAA reauthorization bill, which includes an overview of all relevant provisions, deadlines that Congress has established for FAA to comply, and status of implementation (if any actions have been taken). We plan to keep this document updated as FAA and other agencies begin to implement various provisions from the FAA reauthorization bill. You can access AAAE’s summary here.
AAAE Webinar Schedule and Sign Up. AAAE will be hosting four separate calls to discuss the FAA reauthorization bill, its potential impacts for airports, and implementation issues and timelines. We encourage you to participate, share feedback, and ask questions during the calls. You can sign up for one or more of these webinars here.
• Airport Infrastructure Funding | Tuesday, July 9, at 1 p.m. ET: Topics to be covered will include changes to the AIP and PFC Programs and updates on other funding opportunities.
• Airport Planning and Environmental Initiatives | Monday, July 15, at 1 p.m. ET: Topics to be covered will include the transition to fluorine-free firefighting foam, NEPA reviews, section 163 determinations, leaded avgas, noise issues, energy efficiency, resiliency, and more.
• Air Service, Small Community Programs, and Workforce Development | Tuesday, July 23, at 2 p.m. ET: Topics to be covered will include DCA slot exemptions, funding and reforms for small community programs, FAA Contract Tower Program improvements, remote towers, and workforce development initiatives.
• Operations, Safety, and New Entrants | Thursday, August 1, at 1 p.m. ET: Topics to be covered will include controller staffing issues, efforts to address runway incursions, NextGen implementation, advanced air mobility, drones, and other emerging technologies such as hydrogen-powered aircraft and artificial intelligence.
