May 10, 2025
(press release)
–
Key Highlights:
* The plan aims to address safety and efficiency issues causing delays for travelers and impeding cargo shipments across
the United States
.
*
Airports Council International
–
North America
(
ACI-NA
) welcomes the proposal and looks forward to working with Secretary Duffy and
Congress
to advance a comprehensive plan.
* The plan includes critical investments in new technology, on-the-ground airport infrastructure safety improvements, and strengthening the workforce that supports air travel.
Original Press Release:
WASHINGTON
,
May 8
--
Airports Council International
issued the following news release:
Airports Council International
–
North America
(
ACI-NA
) President and CEO
Kevin Burke
today welcomed a proposal put forward by
U.S. Department of Transportation
Secretary
Sean Duffy
to overhaul America’s aging air traffic control system and improve aviation safety.
ACI-NA
is the trade association representing commercial service airports in
the United States
and
Canada
.
“As
President Trump
, Secretary Duffy, Acting Administrator Rocheleau, Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, NTSB Chair Homendy, and Chairman Cruz discussed today, safety in air travel is paramount in the sky and on the ground. We must act now to address the safety and efficiency issues that are causing delays for travelers and impeding cargo shipments across
the United States
.
“We look forward to working with Secretary Duffy and
Congress
to advance a comprehensive plan that makes critical investments in new technology, provides for long overdue on-the-ground airport infrastructure safety improvements, and strengthens the workforce that supports air travel as a powerful engine of economic growth.
“Whether it is updating our antiquated air traffic control system or clearing the backlog of on-airport safety projects, we applaud the steps
President Trump
, Secretary Duffy, and
Congress
are taking to prioritize safety. Implementing a comprehensive plan will require strong collaboration among all aviation stakeholders, and airports look forward to rolling up our sleeves and getting to work.”
About
ACI-NA
Airports Council International-North America
(
ACI-NA
) represents local, regional, and state governing bodies that own and operate commercial airports in
the United States
and
Canada
.
ACI-NA
member airports enplane more than 95 percent of the domestic and virtually all the international airline passenger and cargo traffic in
North America
. Approximately 380 aviation-related businesses are also members of
ACI-NA
, providing goods and services to airports. Collectively,
U.S.
airports support more than 11.5 million jobs and account for
$1.4 trillion
in economic activity – or more than seven percent of the total
U.S.
GDP. Canadian airports support 405,000 jobs and contribute
C$35 billion
to Canada’s GDP. Learn more at www.airportscouncil.org.
[Category: Transportation Infrastructure, Airport Infrastructure, Regulatory and Legal]
Source:
Airports Council International
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