Issues & Modes / Aviation
Final FY19 Homeland Bill Increases TSA, Coast Guard Operational Budgets
February 15,2019February 15, 2019 The final fiscal 2019 appropriations package that passed Congress yesterday appropriates a net $49.4 billion for...
DeFazio, Larsen Propose Bill to Insulate FAA from Shutdowns
February 13,2019February 13, 2019 Last week, House Transportation and Infrastructure chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Aviation Subcommittee...
House T&I Kicks Off 2019 With Infrastructure Hearing
February 08,2019The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the 116thCongress formally kicked off its work yesterday with a marathon...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of February 11, 2019
February 08,2019Wednesday, February 13 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Aviation – subcommittee hearing on the impact...
CBO Estimates Future Transportation Excise Tax Yields Increasing
January 31,2019January 31, 2019 Yesterday's release of the annual Budget and Economic Outlook by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office...
The Shutdown’s Effect on Air Traffic Control — and How to End it
January 25,2019This piece was originally published in The Hill. As the federal government shutdown stretches on, its effects on the nation's...
Is the Federal-Aid Highway Program Compatible With the “Green New Deal?”
January 25,2019January 25, 2019 The Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives has energized progressives, and many are choosing to spend...
USDOT Cautiously Proposes Relaxing Rules for Drones
January 18,2019January 18, 2019 In a speech at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Washington, Transportation Sec. Elaine Chao...
Subcommittees Named in House, Senate
January 18,2019January 18, 2019 Several Congressional committees organized themselves this week and populated their subcommittees. (For coverage of...
House to Move Last Year’s Bipartisan Appropriations Agreements Next Week
January 17,2019January 17, 2019 House Democrats, in yet another attempt to force members to vote on a different way to end the ongoing federal...
Shutdown Continues With No End in Sight, As Federal Workers Miss First Paycheck
January 11,2019The partial lapse-of-appropriations shutdown that began at midnight on December 21 is now three weeks old, but a pivotal milestone was...
Op-Ed: Four Transportation Policy Predictions for 2019
January 04,2019January 3, 2018 Transportation in the United States is in the midst of major change. Last year brought a record number of airline...
Eno’s Aviation Working Group is a standing advisory group on all matters relating to aviation policy. The group provides Eno staff with insights, knowledge, feedback, and guidance on how to approach some of the most challenging contemporary aviation issues. The goal of the group is to
(1) educate the public at large as well as policy makers as to the importance of the aviation industry to the U.S. economy;
(2) identify the roadblocks to progress, innovation, and modernization; and
(3) propose bold, pragmatic policy solutions to help tackle those challenges.
Focus Areas for Current Work:
UAS Integration: Research alternatives for certifying and integrating unmanned aerial systems into the national airspace system and craft clear and actionable policy recommendations for a path forward
Workforce: Identify causes and solutions for workforce shortages across the industry to provide actionable recommendations for leaders
Policy Analysis: Provide analysis and recommendations to inform federal aviation policy related to funding and finance issues, air traffic control reform, and certification.
Member Organizations:
- Airlines for America
- Air Line Pilots Association
- Airport Minority Advisory Council
- American Airlines
- Association of Equipment Manufacturers
- International Air Transport Association
- Japan International Transport Institute, USA (JITI)
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce