Issue / Airports
Senate Hearing Brings Airlines, Payroll Support Program, Workforce into Focus
Dec 17, 2021 | Paul LewisEvery few years Congress brings together all the major airline CEOs to press them on major concerns and pet issues. The most recent...
Looking to the Skies: A Centennial Institute Session Recap
Dec 03, 2021 | Jonathan HammondIf there was one word to describe the state of the U.S. aviation industry in 2019, it was “soaring.” Airlines in the United States...
Op-Ed: Incorporating Sustainability in Airport Planning
Aug 13, 2021 | Caroline MareteAirports are a critical part of the U.S. transportation infrastructure as they play a key role in the economy and in connecting...
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: Airports and Ports/Waterways
Aug 02, 2021 | Jeff DavisThere were many areas of infrastructure (to say nothing of non-physical "infrastructure") where the members of the bipartisan Senate...
Modernizing Airports and Air Traffic Control Facilities Among Top Priorities in Aviation Infrastructure Funding
Jun 25, 2021 | Caroline MareteThe Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a...
Guest Op-Ed: Action and Reaction: The Belarus Gambit to Force Diversion of Ryanair Flight 4978
Jun 11, 2021 | Irene E. HowieBefore the end of World War II, the United States government brought representatives of nations from around the world to Chicago to...
Here’s how the GOP infrastructure plan stacks up against Biden’s transportation plans
Apr 23, 2021 | Jeff DavisJeff Davis examined what Biden and Senate Republicans are proposing to spend on roads, transit, rail, airports and safety programs over...
State of the Aviation Industry Hearing
Apr 23, 2021 | Jonathan HammondIn a hearing on April 21, the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation, Safety, Operations, and Innovation assessed the state of the aviation...
An Update on the Precarious State of the Aviation Industry
Mar 05, 2021 | Paul LewisCOVID-19 has landed the aviation industry in the largest crisis in its history. With the pandemic still ongoing and passengers levels...
TSA, Coast Guard Get Increases in Final FY21 Appropriations Package
Dec 22, 2020 | Jeff DavisDivision F of the omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal 2021 provides year-long funding for the Department of Homeland Security,...
Transit Agencies, Airports Spent Another $2.6 Billion of CARES Act Funding in August
Oct 09, 2020 | Jeff DavisU.S. mass transit providers and airport sponsors collectively spent another $2.6 billion of their $35 billion in special COVID-19 aid...
Some Transit Agencies, Airports Still Slow to Spend Emergency COVID Money
Sep 11, 2020 | Jeff DavisMass transit agencies across the country spent $2.3 billion of their CARES Act coronavirus funding in July, while airports spent $652...