The FAA, in collaboration with NASA and Transport Canada, has developed a suite of software tools called the Aviation Environmental Tool Suite to assess the environmental impacts of aviation, including noise, air quality, fuel burn, and greenhouse gas emissions. The suite's main components include the Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT), Environmental Design Space (EDS), and the Aviation environmental Portfolio Management Tool (APMT), which together help quantify the relationships between aviation-related noise, emissions, and costs. These tools are designed to support policy, technology, and operational decision-making at local, regional, national, and international levels, and are released to the public only after rigorous validation testing.Open full document
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This FAA webpage describes the Aviation Environmental Tool Suite, a comprehensive set of software tools developed by the FAA’s Office of Environment and Energy in collaboration with Transport Canada and NASA to assess aviation’s environmental effects. The suite includes tools such as AEDT, EDS, and APMT, designed to characterize interdependencies among aviation-related noise, emissions, fuel burn, and greenhouse gas impacts. The page also lists legacy aviation environmental models and outlines the development goals and stakeholder collaboration behind the suite.