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Regulatory Affairs
Regulatory Alert: FAA Releases List of Over $967 Million in FY23 Airport Terminal Program Grants
FAA releases a list of airport projects that will receive a share of over $967 million in fiscal year 2023 discretionary grants under the Airport Terminal Program.
02/27/2023
Regulatory Affairs
Regulatory Alert: FAA Publishes Airport SMS Final Rule; Establishes Implementation Deadlines for Part 139 Airports
FAA publishes the airport safety management system (SMS) final rule in the Federal Register, which provides Part 139 certificated airports with more clarity on specific deadlines.
02/23/2023
Regulatory Affairs
Regulatory Alert: FAA Releases Airport SMS Final Rule
FAA releases the final rule on airport safety management systems (SMS), which will require about half of all Part 139 certificated airports to establish an SMS for the entire airfield environment within the next 4 to 5 years.
02/16/2023
Airport Affairs
Action Alert: Reach Out to Your Lawmakers on FAA Reauthorization Priorities
It is important that we act quickly to share reauthorization priorities broadly and specific to your airport with both the Senate Commerce and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committees.
02/14/2023
Regulatory Affairs
Regulatory Alert: AAAE Urges FAA to Extend Deadline for Retrofitting Altimeters to Ensure Safe Operations in 5G C-Band Environment
AAAE submits comments in response to the FAA's proposed rule that would create deadlines for airlines to retrofit their airplanes’ radio altimeters to ensure safe operations in a 5G C-Band environment.
02/13/2023
Regulatory Affairs
Regulatory Alert: FAA Releases Draft Policy on Air Carrier Incentive Programs
FAA releases a draft policy that would provide guidance to airports on how to determine if its Air Carrier Incentive Program complies with federal grant obligations.
02/02/2023
Federal Affairs
Security Policy Alert: Summary of TSA's Monthly Conference Call for Airport Stakeholders
TSA held its monthly conference call for airport stakeholders on February 2, 2023. The conference call was led by Alan Paterno, TSA's Airport Industry Engagement Manager in the office of Policy, Plans and Engagement (PPE).
02/02/2023
Airport Affairs
Airport Alert: House Transportation Committee Organizes and Sets Roster for Aviation Subcommittee
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee holds its initial organizational hearing to formally agree on its rules and membership for the new Congress.
02/01/2023
Regulatory Affairs
Regulatory Alert: FAA Announces Deadlines for Use of FY23 AIP Entitlement Funds
FAA announces deadlines for submitting a notice of intent and final grant application for the use of entitlement funds that are available under the Airport Improvement Program for fiscal year 2023.
01/27/2023
Airport Affairs
Airport Alert: House Passes NOTAM Improvement Act
Following the outage of FAA’s Notice to Air Missions system that grounded flights across the country earlier this month, the House passes H.R. 346, the NOTAM Improvement Act.
01/25/2023
Airport Affairs
Airport Alert: AAAE/ACI-NA Share FAA Reauthorization Recommendations With House and Senate Committee Leaders
AAAE and ACI-NA have shared their list of joint recommendations for the next FAA reauthorization bill with key committee leaders in the House and Senate.
01/18/2023
Regulatory Affairs
Regulatory Alert: DOD Releases New Fluorine-Free Firefighting Foam Performance Standards
The Department of Defense and U.S. Navy released new performance standards for fluorine-free foam (F3) fire-extinguishing agents, a significant milestone.
01/12/2023
Regulatory Affairs
Regulatory Alert: FAA Lifts Nationwide Ground Stop After NOTAM System Outage; Asks Airports to Review Recently Issued NOTAMs
FAA lifts a nationwide ground stop after the agency experienced an overnight outage to its Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system.
01/11/2023
Regulatory Affairs
Regulatory Alert: FAA Proposes Deadlines for Retrofitting Airplane Altimeters to Ensure Safe Operations in 5G C-Band Environment
FAA releases a proposed rule that would create mandatory deadlines for airlines to retrofit their radio altimeters to ensure their airplanes can safely conduct low-visibility operations in a 5G C-Band environment.
01/10/2023
Federal Affairs
Security Policy Alert: No TSA Monthly Conference Call for Airport Stakeholders and Upcoming Schedule
TSA will not host its monthly conference call for airport stakeholders on January 5.
01/05/2023
Airport Affairs
FAA Update: Phil Washington Reportedly to be Renominated to Administrator Post; Winsome Lenfert to Leave Office of Airports
Several media outlets are reporting that President Biden intends to renominate Phil Washington, CEO of Denver International, to serve as FAA administrator.
01/03/2023
Regulatory Affairs
Regulatory Alert: FAA Releases Notice of Funding Opportunity for FY22 Supplemental Discretionary Grants
FAA releases the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) that outlines how airports can apply for a share of approximately $268.7 million in FY22 supplemental discretionary grant funding.
12/28/2022
Airport Affairs
House Passes FY23 Spending Package, Sending Bill to President and Bringing the 117th Congress to a Close
The House today joined the Senate in approving H.R. 2617, the final FY23 omnibus spending package that funds the federal government through September of next year.
12/23/2022
Airport Affairs
Senate Approves FY23 Spending Package; Bill Now Goes to the House for Final Passage
The Senate passes the final, $1.7 trillion Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus spending package by a bipartisan vote of 68 to 29.
12/22/2022
Airport Affairs
Airport Alert: Final FY23 Spending Package Filed for House and Senate Consideration; Good News on Airport Priorities in Final Agreement
House and Senate appropriations leaders filed a 4,155-page, $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package that includes a long list of airport priorities.
12/20/2022
Airport Affairs
Airport Alert: Lame Duck Update
As Congress painstakingly works to finish the remaining items on its end-of-year to-do list, we wanted to provide an update on where things stand on issues important to airports.
12/15/2022
Federal Affairs
Security Policy Alert: Melanie Harvey Named TSA Executive Assistant Administrator for Security Operations
TSA has named Melanie Harvey as the new Executive Assistant Administrator for Security Operations.
12/15/2022
Airport Affairs
Airport Alert: Agreement on Final FY23 Spending Framework Reached; One-Week CR Needed to Finalize Package
House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders have come to an agreement on a bipartisan, bicameral framework for an FY23 omnibus spending package.
12/14/2022
Airport Affairs
Airport Alert: House and Senate Release Text for Final Defense Bill With a Few Notable Airport Provisions
The House and Senate Armed Services Committees released their final, negotiated version of the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with a few notable airport provisions.
12/07/2022
Federal Affairs
Security Policy Alert: TSA Issues UAS Incident Reporting Requirement for Airport Operators
TSA issues the final Airport Security Program (ASP) amendment TSA-NA-14-01B, Incidents and Suspicious Activities Reporting.
12/07/2022
