Workshop #1: FAA Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT)

A November 2, 2004, Letter Report from TRB’s Committee for Developing Aviation Environmental Design and Aviation Environmental Portfolio Management Tools summarizes a March 31 – April 2, 2004, workshop that was held in Washington, D.C. The report also includes the committee’s findings, conclusions, and recommendations on development of the AEDT. The workshop was designed to gather input from the aviation user, operations, manufacturing, and research communities concerning Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to develop new tools for an integrated assessment of noise, energy, and emissions impacts associated with aviation infrastructure development and for economic assessment of environmental aspects of airport operations.  The first workshop’s results are intended to assist the FAA in initiating the development of the AEDT; a second workshop (to be held after the FAA prepares its AEDT work plan) will review FAA progress and elicit comments and additional input on its work plan.  Other workshops to follow will incorporate considerations of economic factors and the development of an Aviation Environmental Portfolio Management Tool.