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Aviation Research at TRB
 The mission of the Transportation Research Board is to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that is objective, interdisciplinary, and multimodal. This page highlights recently released TRB reports, meeting announcements, requests for proposals, and other announcements related to aviation. In addition, it includes links to selected aviation research-related activities taking place at the federal and state levels, and within the academic and international transportation communities. Finally, this page also highlights and provides links to TRB aviation-related programs and activities, which are the source of most of TRB’s aviation-related research products. |
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TRB Aviation-Related Programs and Activities
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 TR News March–April 2017: Freight Planning: Innovations, Scenarios, and Environmental JusticeSeptember 20, 2017 The full edition of the March–April 2017 TR News is now available. Photographic highlights from TRB’s 96th Annual Meeting are featured. This edition explores innovations in freight planning as well as insights into transportation safety culture from a recent policy study that focused on offshore oil and gas drilling, while another feature covers the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, ... |
 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Contract Terms for the FAASeptember 15, 2017 The U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General has released a report that summarizes the results of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s implementation of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system. ADS-B is a foundational component of FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System, and FAA envisions ADS-B eventually becoming its principal means... |
 TR News July-August 2017: Moving Research into PracticeSeptember 14, 2017 Moving research into practice is the theme of feature articles in the July–August 2017 TR News magazine. Authors describe today’s successes, present a systematic approach that has proved effective at a state department of transportation, describe federal programs encouraging innovations at the state level, discuss initiatives by research programs to promote and document the implementation of re... |
 2018 TRB Annual Meeting: Benefits to Your Organization as an Annual Meeting PatronSeptember 14, 2017 This is the perfect time for your organization to show its support for transportation research and innovation by becoming a 2018 Annual Meeting Patron. Signing up now will provide your company maximum exposure and ensure it can take full advantage of all 2018 TRB Annual Meeting Patron benefits. To become an Annual Meeting Patron visit the online patron sales site or contact Patrice Davenport at... |
 TRB Webinar: Advancing the Aviation Industry WorkforceSeptember 14, 2017 TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Synthesis 18 : Aviation Workforce Development Practices and Web-Only Document 28 : Identifying and Evaluating Airport Workforce Requirements. This webinar will discuss what types of skilled professionals are needed to ensur... |
 Compilation of DOT and FAA Airport Legal Determinations and Opinion Letters Through December 2012September 13, 2017 TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Legal Research Digest (LRD) 21 is a compilation of U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airport legal determinations and opinion letters through December 31, 2012. This tool has recently been converted into a WebResource . Disclaimer - This software is offered as is, without warranty or promise o... |
Competition and Call for the Six Minute Pitch: A Transportation Startup ChallengeSeptember 13, 2017 TRB’s Young Members Council is sponsoring a competition for entrepreneurs with cutting-edge, research-based concepts for transportation product or service-based business. Selected presenters will have the opportunity to make a six minute, an interactive presentation to a panel of distinguished transportation industry investors and entrepreneurs at the TRB Annual Meeting , January 7-11, 2018, in... |
TRB Webinar: Airport In-Terminal Concession Program ImplementationSeptember 12, 2017 TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)’s Synthesis 81 : Food and Beverage and Retail Operators: The Costs of Doing Business at Airports and Report 54 : Resource Manual for Airport In-Terminal Concessions. This webinar will discuss how airport operators may develop and i... |
 Preparing Airports for Communicable Diseases on Arriving Flights September 11, 2017 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 83: Preparing Airports for Communicable Diseases on Arriving Flights examines current disease preparedness and response practices at U.S. and Canadian airports in coordination with public health officers and partners. While larger airports that receive international flights are most likely to experience the challenges associated with t... |
8th Symposium on Pavement Surface Characteristics: SURF 2018*September 11, 2017 TRB is cosponsoring the 8th Symposium on Pavement Surface Characteristics: SURF 2018 on May 2-4, 2018, in South Brisbane, Australia. The main objective of the symposium is to improve the quality of road infrastructure through effective management of road infrastructure assets in accordance with user expectations and managers’ requests. Registration is open. The theme of the symposium is “... |
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Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Problems
TRB's Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Problems searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) report series, Synthesis of Airport Practice.
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Technical Activities Standing Committees
TRB's Technical Activities Division provides a forum for transportation professionals in all modes and functions to identify research needs and to share information on research and issues of interest. The Division's staff of specialists in each mode and discipline work with a network of volunteers to carry out activities on behalf of TRB sponsors and the transportation community, including the TRB Annual Meeting, conferences and workshops, publications, visits to each state, and responses to inquiries. This network includes members and friends of over 200 standing committees, supplemented by designated TRB representatives in each state, over 150 universities, and 35 transit agencies. |
Research in Progress in this Subject Area
TRB's Research in Progress (RiP) Database now contains more than 11,900 current or recently completed transportation research projects. Most of the RiP records are projects funded by federal and state departments of transportation. University transportation research is also included. The RiP Database also serves as a clearinghouse of University Transportation Centers ongoing research. |
Research Needs in this Subject Area
An important function of TRB is to stimulate research that addresses concerns, issues, or problems facing the transportation community. In support of this function, TRB Technical Activities standing committees identify, develop, and disseminate research need statements (RNS) for use by practitioners, researchers, and others.
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Research Completed in this Subject Area
TRB's TRID is integrated database that combines the records from TRB's Transportation Research Information Services ( TRIS) Database and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation ( ITRD) Database. TRID provides access to over 900,000 records of transportation research worldwide. |
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