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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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 Economic and Social Sustainability at AirportsMarch 15, 2019 TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Conference Proceedings on the Web 23: Economic and Social Sustainability at Airports is a compilation of the presentations and a summary of the ensuing discussions at May 7-8, 2018, forum in Washington, D.C. The meeting brought together individuals from airports, airlines, academia, consulting, local and regional government, general sustainabili... |
 ACRP Research Report 195: Best Practices for Airport Obstruction Management GuidebookMarch 14, 2019 TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Report 195: Best Practices for Airport Obstruction Management Guidebook is designed to assist airport operators in developing and implementing an obstruction management program to protect the airport airspace from encroachment by tall objects. The guidance will help airport staff in developing an obstruction management plan by understan... |
 Best Practices for Airport Obstruction Management LibraryMarch 14, 2019 TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) WebResource 7: Best Practices for Airport Obstruction Management Library supplements ACRP Research Report 195 by providing reference documents, model documents, and presentation materials for obstruction management outreach. In addition, ACRP WebResource 7 includes a methodology for creating a composite map of all applicable airspace surfaces, a... |
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 The Passing of Joseph BoardmanMarch 8, 2019 The TRB community extends condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Joseph Boardman who served as Chair of the TRB Executive Committee in 2005. Mr. Boardman passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019, at the age of 70. “Joe was a tireless advocate for improved transportation, and particularly for rail as an efficient and effective way to move both people and freight,” said Neil Pedersen, T... |
 TRB Webinar: Taking Preparedness Seriously: Emergency Exercises for Any AirportMarch 7, 2019 TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, April 18, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 72 : Table Top and Full-scale Emergency Exercises for General Aviation, Non-hub and Small Hub Airports and Research Report 187 : Transportation Emergency Response Application (TERA) Support Materials for Airport EOC Exercises. A... |
TRB Webinar: Energetic Value: The Design and Economics of Microgrids at AirportsMarch 7, 2019 TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 91/ Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 137 : Microgrids and Their Application for Airports and Public Transit. The research describes microgrids that airports and public transit agencies can implement to incr... |
Leading Future Improvements in Transportation Safety March 7, 2019 The recording of the TRB and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) cohosted webinar that focused on issues of safety and security across all modes of transportation is now available online. The webinar covered the 2019-2020 NTSB’s Most Wanted List and TRB’s Critical Issues in Transportation 2019 report . The NTSB Most Wanted List identifies what the NTSB has prioriti... |
 ACRP FY 2020 Research Problem Statements Due March 20, 2019March 7, 2019 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) is accepting problem statements in ACRP’s IdeaHub . Problem statements must be submitted by March 20, 2019 to be eligible for funding consideration this year. ACRP is an applied research program charged with producing near-term solutions to the problems facing airport-operating agencies. IdeaHub is ACRP’s online tool for collecting research idea... |
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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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