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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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RFP: Human Factors in Airport Airside OperationsJanuary 11, 2019 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released a request for proposals to identify the cognitive tasks and required abilities used in airside operations and describe the demands that may limit or complicate situational awareness, thus increasing risk of runway incursions. The proposal should also determine technologies and processes that may improve situational awareness for air... |
 Essential Air Service (EAS)January 4, 2019 The U.S. Congressional Research Service has released a report that provides an update about the Essential Air Service (EAS) program. The EAS was established to ensure that small communities served by certificated air carriers before deregulation would continue to receive scheduled passenger service. The EAS program is administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation, which enforces the eli... |
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 ACRP 2018 Annual Report of ProgressJanuary 3, 2019 TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released its annual report that reflects on its 2018 achievements and includes initiating 55 new research and special projects and publishing 29 research reports. New approaches to sharing research ideas, convening experts on emerging and rapidly evolving issues, and implementing research are highlighted in the 2018 report. |
RFP: Conducting Consumer Research of Air PassengersJanuary 1, 2019 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released a request for proposals to update and expand ACRP Report 26: Guidebook for Conducting Airport User Surveys, which provides guidance on conducting surveys using traditional techniques for obtaining the user characteristics data needed for facility planning and design. Proposals are due February 5, 2019. |
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RFP: Cultivating Talent in the Airport EnvironmentJanuary 1, 2019 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released a request for proposals to develop a playbook for airport leaders and managers that will provide readily implementable techniques to enhance talent cultivation and knowledge transfer within airport organizations. Proposals are due by January 31, 2019. |
RFP: Periodic Report on Transformative Technology at AirportsJanuary 1, 2019 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released a request for proposals to develop content for three issues of a new ACRP periodical, which will have the latest content and updates regarding select transformative technologies at airports. Proposals are due January 29, 2019. |
RFP: An Airport-Centric Study of the Urban Air Mobility MarketJanuary 1, 2019 TRB's AIrport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released a request for proposals to produce a report that assesses the potential impacts of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) on airports of different sizes and having different levels of activity. Proposals are due February 5, 2019. |
RFP: Using Collaborative Decision Making to Enhance the Management of Adverse ConditionsJanuary 1, 2019 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released a request for proposals to develop an implementation toolbox to serve as a go-to manual for airports and their stakeholders for effective use of collaborative decision-making (CDM) to enhance the management of a continuum of disruptions at a variety of types and sizes of airports. Proposals are due February 7, 2019. |
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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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