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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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 Thank You to Organizations that have Contributed to TRB's Centennial Activities! Join Them Today!June 17, 2019 TRB turns 100 on November 11, 2020. Your organization is invited to join the entities listed below that have contributed to the TRB Century Patron program to support activities that will mark the anniversary; promote the value of transportation research; and celebrate the achievements of TRB’s volunteers, sponsors, affiliates, and staff. Century Patron contribution levels begin at $3,000 for or... |
 2020 TRB Annual Meeting: Papers Due August 1!June 17, 2019 TRB is accepting papers for consideration as part of the program for the 99th TRB Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2020, in Washington, D.C., and/or for publication in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR). All papers for presentation at the 2020 TRB Annual Meeting must be submitted to TRB’s paper submission website by August 1, 2019. Please be sur... |
 Wetland Mitigation, Volume 2, A Guidebook for AirportsJune 13, 2019 ACRP Research Report 198: Wetland Mitigation, Volume 2, A Guidebook for Airports explores how to mitigate potential impacts to wetlands from airport construction, expansion, and safety improvements. The report addresses a broad range of issues, including: • Concerns over the creation of potential wildlife hazards; • Existing requirements, which may or may not be conflicting; • Impact to existin... |
 TRB Webinar: Avoid Costly Mistakes: Understanding FAA Grant Assurance ObligationsJune 13, 2019 TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, July 11, 2019, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Report 184 and Web-Only Document 44 : Understanding FAA Grant Assurance Obligations. More than 3,000 airports in the United States have, at one time or another, received an Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant from the U.S. Fed... |
 Legal Issues Relating to Airports Promoting CompetitionJune 11, 2019 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) LRD 37: Legal Issues Relating to Airports Promoting Competition explores permissible means and methods of encouraging and accommodating competition at U.S. airports. It discusses the history of how competition has been addressed by government and airports and provides the context of the concentration of air carriers and fixed-base operators (FBO... |
Reminder: Easy Steps to Make Sure You Get Every TRB EmailJune 5, 2019 Attention state departments of transportation! TRB is aware that some TRB sponsors have not been receiving notifications for webinar announcements, the e-newsletter, and other forms of communication. Please ensure that your IT departments are regularly whitelisting the following domains: service.govdelivery.com govdelivery.com gotowebinar.com This must be done manually to avoid emails sent from... |
 TR News March-April 2019: Critical Issues in TransportationJune 5, 2019 A featured article in the March-April 2019 issue of the TR News explores TRB's most recent list of the critical issues facing transportation today. Theses issues include transformational technologies and services; serving a growing and shifting population; energy and sustainability; resilience and security; safety and public health; equity; governance; system performance and management; fu... |
TR News March-April 2019: Guidebook for Airport Terminal Restroom Planning and DesignMay 29, 2019 A featured article in the March-April 2019 issue of the TR News explores the restroom upgrade initiative at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP), which served as the inspiration for ACRP Research Report 130. This article offers details on the MSP restroom project, the development of the ACRP guidebook for airport terminal restroom planning and design, and future directions of rese... |
Which of Your Colleagues Have Contributed to TRB's Centennial Activities? Join Them Today!May 29, 2019 TRB turns 100 on November 11, 2020. You are invited to join your colleagues listed below who have contributed to the TRB Century Club to support activities that will mark the anniversary; promote the value of transportation research; and celebrate the achievements of TRB’s volunteers, sponsors, affiliates, and staff. Details on the Century Club and a link to contribute is available at http://ww... |
 Review: FAA Plans to Modernize Civil Aviation Registry SystemsMay 25, 2019 The Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Transportation has released a report that assesses the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA’s) progress in modernizing their Civil Aviation Registry and their policies for providing public access to registry-related activities. The FAA’s registry is critical for ensuring aircraft are legally owned, maintained, and operated for the us... |
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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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