Issue / Aviation
The aviation industry plays a critical role in the American economy, and this group recognizes its vast importance. The aviation sector transports 900 million passengers every year and is responsible for $1.5 trillion in total economic activity, nearly 12 million jobs, and represents 5.4 percent of the country’s gross domestic product. Moreover, the industry’s $83 billion trade surplus is the largest trade surplus within the U.S. economy. Tying this all together is a complex infrastructure network of airports and air traffic control operated by, among many others, millions of highly skilled pilots, mechanics and other technicians, and air traffic controllers. The tremendous collaborative effort of industry and government over the decades, translated into the safest airspace in the world. But, while the U.S. had long been considered the gold standard in aviation technology and safety, America has begun to lose its edge and is falling behind its peers. Today, congestion and delays plague U.S. airports while high-altitude traffic is guided by inefficient and old point-to-point, ground-based radar technology; qualified workers needed to meet the global demands for air travel in the next 30 years have grown increasingly scarce; and new technologies are challenging airline safety and security.
T&I Aviation Hearing Explores Air Rage Incidents
Sep 24, 2021 | Katie DonahueUnruly passenger incidents are not new to aviation, but the rates of verbal disputes, threats, and sometimes physical altercations with...
Eno Releases New Paper Aimed at Ensuring Long-Term Safety for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
Sep 10, 2021 | Paul LewisHow did flying become the safety way to travel? Despite speeds regularly over 500 miles per hour, heavy vehicles carrying hundreds of...
White House, Congress Push Plans for Reducing Emissions from Aviation
Sep 10, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe Biden Administration yesterday announced a new initiative to develop sustainable aviation fuels. In an extensive fact sheet...
Guiding the New UAS Industry to Safety Excellence
Sep 01, 2021 | Paul Lewis and Ken DunlapThe aviation industry and regulators are achieving many notable successes in creating effective policies to facilitate the integration...
Webinar: Guiding the New UAS Industry to Safety Excellence
Sep 08, 2021 | Madeline GormanThe aviation industry and regulators are achieving many notable successes in creating effective policies to facilitate the integration...
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...
Diversity in Aviation and Aerospace Industry Receives Attention in House Hearing
Jul 23, 2021 | Caroline MareteOn Tuesday, July 20, the Subcommittee on Aviation of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing entitled,...
Biden Signs Sweeping Market Competition/Concentration Order
Jul 16, 2021 | Jeff DavisOn July 9, President Biden signed one of the widest-ranging executive orders of his Administration, EO 14036, "Promoting Competition in...
Centennial Institute
Sep 15, 2021 | Karen PriceConvening Transportation Professionals to Learn and Connect Throughout the COVID pandemic, Eno has been a trusted source of...
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...
Maintaining Safety and Updating Regulations for the Commercial Space Industry Receive Bipartisan Support
Jun 18, 2021 | Caroline MareteThe Subcommittee on Aviation of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing “Starships and Stripes...