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  • 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
  • 2023-01-01

    FAA Community Engagement Scorecard: Is the FAA’s community engagement improving?

    At the 2023 ANE Symposium, Darlene Yaplee of the Aviation-Impacted Communities Alliance presented the FAA Community Engagement Scorecard (FAACES), a project designed to gather and analyze feedback from community groups on their experiences with FAA community engagement between 2020 and 2022 compared to before 2020. The scorecard examines whether FAA initiatives—such as the Community Involvement Manual, Chief Engagement Officers, noise portals, and roundtables—have led to meaningful improvements from the perspective of affected communities. The findings aim to identify recurring themes in community responses and offer recommendations for improving FAA outreach and engagement practices.
  • 2021-01-01

    Community perspectives on legislation: Aircraft noise and emissions legislation in the next Congress

    A 2021 presentation by Darlene Yaplee, founding member of the Aviation-Impacted Communities Alliance (AICA), argues that the FAA's current systems for assessing and addressing aircraft noise and health impacts are outdated and in need of legislative reform. The document outlines community perspectives on aircraft noise and emissions legislation, covering problem framing, insights for future laws, noise reduction strategies, and real examples of community input. Residents across impacted communities are calling for meaningful relief from the noise and emissions burdens caused by modern air traffic.

  • Aviation Impacted Communities Alliance

    A National Advocate for Quieter Skies AICA’s mission is to protect communities from harmful levels of aviation noise and emissions through selective projects for changes in legislation and industry practices in the United States. AICA was formed in June 2020 and is composed of community groups who directly experience adverse aviation impacts. AICA includes organizations