Airport Research Needs Cooperative Solutions -- Special Report 272 (2003) / Chapter Skim
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5 Conclusions and Recommendations
5 Conclusions and Recommendations
Pages 89-98
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JUSTIFICATION FOR A RESEARCH PROGRAM FOCUSED ON AIRPORTS Some 5,000 airports scattered across the country are open to public use in the United States, including more than 500 that offer airline service. They vary in size from more than 50 square miles to a few dozen acres and accommodate aircraft ranging from 500-seat jet airliners to single-engine props.
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Most of the revenues to fund these investments stem from federal taxes and other levies on aviation users maintained in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. To protect the large federal investment in the nation's airport infrastructure and ensure its safe and efficient use, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
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Of course, research performed at universities is essential for training students and interesting them in the airport management and engineering professions. UNIQUE ROLE OF AN AIRPORT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM The mission of a national airport cooperative research program (ACRP)
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What can be learned from experiences in public works and other modes of transportation? What are the emerging challenges that airports face, in light of height ened security concerns, in recruiting and retaining qualified personnel and reducing workplace stress?
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The wide scope of research needs suggests that a cooperative research program must be responsive, rigorous, objective, and capable of involving practitioners and researchers with expertise from many disciplines. Insights gained from reviewing the experiences of NCHRP and TCRP indicate that how a program is governed, financed, and managed will have a large bearing on these capabilities.
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Finally, it must coordinate with other research programs that have complementary functions. Financing The federal government, the private sector, and airport operators collectively spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year on airport-related research and technology development.
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Above all, the management organization must be viewed as impartial, independent, and committed to undertaking quality research and disseminating the results. MODEL ACRP AND NEXT STEPS Congress requested this study of the desirability of a national cooperative research program for airports.
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The experience of TCRP -- established only a decade ago -- provides insights into subsequent steps. Convinced of the merits of a cooperative research program, transit agencies took it upon themselves to broaden awareness and build consensus for a cooperative research program.
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· The Governing Board consists of 23 members: ACI names ten members: six officials from large hub airports, two from medium-size hubs, and two from small hubs. NASAO names four members: two officials from nonhub or GA air ports and two from state aviation departments.
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After 3 years, the board will report on the state and accomplishments of the program and advise on future program funding beyond this trial period. Program Management The program will be managed in a manner consistent with the manage ment of the National Cooperative Highway and Transit Cooperative Research Programs, which are administered by the National Academies' Transportation Research Board.
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