 Impacts on Practice: Redesigning the Communications Center at Phoenix–Mesa Gateway AirportNovember 20, 2019 As a reliever airport for the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport must keep track of information for nearly 300,000 aircraft operations and 1.4 million passengers a year. To meet this challenge, the airport developed an innovative, digitally connected solution with the help of ACRP Research Report 182: Guidancefor Planning, Design, and Operationsof Airport Com...
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 Impacts on Practice: Defining Leadership Roles at the Athens-Ben Epps AirportApril 10, 2019 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice explores the impact ACRP Research Report 58 : Airport Industry Familiarization and Training for Part-Time Airport Policy Makers has helped airport policy leaders, stakeholders, and policy-related decision makers understand airport administrative and operational requirements in order to assist them in making more inform...
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 Impacts on Practice: Mitigating Cattle Egret Strikes at Orlando International AirportNovember 14, 2018 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice explores the impact ACRP Synthesis 39 : Airport Wildlife Population Management has had on integrated wildlife management plans at airports. A wildlife biologist at Orlando International Airport utilized this report to develop a holistic approach to mitigating bird strikes with a specific species of heron that thrives i...
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 Impacts on Practice: A New Framework for Ground Transportation at Phoenix Sky Harbor AirportMarch 8, 2018 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice explores ACRP Report 146 : Commercial Ground Transportation at Airports: Best Practices has had on ground transportation policy at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport. The document helped airport officials incorporate the use of ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft into ground transportation operations, while ensuring that ...
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 Impacts on Practice: Learning to Negotiate Airport / Airline AgreementsDecember 13, 2017 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice examines how an aviation consulting firm applied the findings of ACRP Report 36 : Airport/Airline Agreements – Practices and Characteristics for use in training its clients on lease negotiation, rates, and charges. The report clarifies the impacts of residual and compensatory rate structures on airports and airlines. T...
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 Impacts on Practice: Creating a Collaborative Environment Between Airport Operations and MaintenanceDecember 11, 2017 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice discusses how Harrisburg Airport (MDT), part of the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania applied results of ACRP Report 92 : A Guidebook to Creating a Collaborative Environment Between Airport Operations and Maintenance. The tools contained in helped MDT employees collaborate across t...
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 Impacts on Practice: Finding Solutions to Information Technology Issues at AirportsDecember 9, 2017 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice explores a resource that helps airports view information technology from a strategic level. ACRP Report 59 : Information Technology Systems at Airports—A Primer helped officials from Los Angeles World Airports codify best practices. Additionally, the use of the report's assessment tools by Tulsa International Airport h...
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 Impacts on Practice: ACRP and Higher Education: Building the Next Generation of Airport ProfessionalsFebruary 18, 2017 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice explores how educators have incorporated ACRP tools and reports into their curriculum. Professors and students at Kansas State Polytechnic (KSP) University in Salina, Kansas use ACRP reports to provide foundational knowledge about the airport industry, and students find the reports practical resources as they transitio...
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 Impacts on Practice: Integrating Airport Research and Decision-making: A Case StudyFebruary 11, 2017 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice explores integrating research into decision-making at Jacksonville Aviation Authority through using reports produced by ACRP. Topics like emergency management, development of cooperative agreements, risk management, safety, communications, and operational efficiency are examined. In particular, the reports' case studie...
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 Impacts on Practice: Moving Customers, Cost-Savings and Energy Reduction in the Right DirectionDecember 7, 2016 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) latest Impacts on Practice explores how Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) used ACRP Report 117 : Airport Escalators and Moving Walkways—Cost-Savings and Energy Reduction Technologies to assist with the decision to install energy-saving variable demand/variable speed motors on the moving walkways and escalators in the airport. MHT al...
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 Impacts on Practice: Using Airfield LED Lighting to Save Energy and CostsNovember 26, 2016 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program's latest Impacts on Practice: Using Airfield LED Lighting to Save Energy and Costs explores how New Hampshire’s Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) and King County International Airport (BFI) in Seattle, Washington used ACRP Synthesis 35: Issues with Use of Airfield LED Light Fixtures to guide the decision to replace ...
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 Impacts on Practice: Improving Customer Experience at Airport Restroom FacilitiesNovember 23, 2016 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released its latest Impacts on Practice that explores how Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) is using ACRP Report 130 : Guidebook for Airport Terminal Restroom Planning and Design to help guide remodeling plans for restrooms at the airport. The report addresses topics like cleanliness and customer safety for passengers; traffic fl...
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 Impacts on Practice: ACRP Ambassadors: Sharing Research Peer-To-PeerOctober 29, 2016 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released its latest Impacts on Practice that explores the ACRP Ambassadors Program. The Ambassador Program is one of ACRP’s dissemination initiatives helping to strengthen its connection to the airport industry. The Ambassadors Program seeks new volunteers who are passionate about improving the airport industry. Ambassadors will benefit from...
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 Impact on Practice: Preparing the Next Generation of Airport LeadersAugust 12, 2016 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released its latest Impacts on Practice that focuses on preparing the next generation of airport leaders. It explores how ACRP Report 75: Airport Leadership Development Program influenced a collaborative effort in Florida to develop a three-and-a-half day program to develop and train future leaders. Since its inception, 150 professionals fro...
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 ACRP Impacts on Practice - Improving the Safety of Runway Safety AreasJanuary 3, 2016 The October 2015 issue of TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Impacts on Practice explores how San Francisco International Airport applied guidance from ACRP Report 50 : Improved Models for Risk Assessment of Runway Safety Areas and ACRP Report 3 : Analysis of Aircraft Overruns and Undershoots to evaluate safety alternatives and develop cost-effective alternatives to meet federal ...
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 ACRP Impacts on Practice - Wayfinding and Signing Guidelines for AirportsJanuary 3, 2016 The September 2015 issue of TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Impacts on Practice explores how Philadelphia International Airport, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and Changi Airport in Singapore applied guidance from ACRP Report 52 : Wayfinding and Signing Guidelines for Airport Terminals and Landside to help passengers find their way in and around an airport. |