• 2025-12-09 00:00

    Commercial Aviation Work Group Meeting Agenda – December 9, 2025

    Meeting agenda for the Commercial Aviation Work Group covering consultant introductions, strategic work plan discussions, review of ESSB 5161, and research needs including Advanced Air Mobility, Sea-Tac capacity, and aerospace employment trends. The meeting includes a tour of Boeing Field for CAWG members.
  • 2023-11-15 00:00

    Federal Register Policy on Definition of Aeronautical Activities

    78448 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 15, 2023 / Notices the individual registers for a credential. We ask for the User ID (username and password) every time an individual signs in to our automated services. If individuals opt for the enhanced or upgraded account, they also either receive an email message or a text message on their cell phones (this serves as the second factor for authentication) each time they sign in. The respondents are individuals who choose to use the internet or Automated Telephone Response System to conduct business with SSA. Type of Request: Revision of an OMB- approved information collection. Modality of completion Number of re- spondents Frequency of response Average burden per response (minutes) Estimated total annual burden (hours) Average theoretical hourly cost amount (dollars) * Average wait time in field office (minutes) ** Total annual opportunity cost (dollars) *** Internet Registrations .............................. 11,788,914 1 8 1,571,855 * $29.76 ........................ $46,778,405 Internet Sign-Ins ...................................... 124,989,089 1 1 2,083,151 * 29.76 ........................ *** 6,194,574 Intranet Registration (RCS) ..................... 54,908 1 8 7,321 * 29.76 ** 24 *** 871,492 Totals ............................................... 136,832,911 ........................ ........................ 3,662,327 ........................ ........................ *** 53,844,471 * We based this figure on average U.S. citizen’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00- 0000). ** We based these figures on the average FY 2022 wait times for field offices, based on SSA’s current management information data. *** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing…
  • 2023-08-16 17:00

    Advanced Air Mobility Request for Public Comment

    The Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on ‘Advanced Air Mobility’ which is a set of rules involving new forms of air transport, including drones and vertical take-off aircraft. You can read the complete description here: Federal Register-2023-10448 Since these changes will profoundly affect all aviation-impacted communities, we can use this as another chance
  • 2023-08-13 00:01

    Electric Aircraft with Multiple Rotors on Airport Tarmac

    Image shows a white electric aircraft with multiple rotors positioned on an airport tarmac with a person walking nearby. The aircraft appears to be an advanced air mobility or eVTOL vehicle with registration N802AX visible on its fuselage.