NewsSector: Civil Aviation

Research Needs for Appendix O – Supercooled Large Drop Icing

AIA recently published a report from its Icing Working Group highlighting the certification challenges that current icing regulations...

Former FAA Policy Leader Simone Pérez Joins AIA

April 6, 2026 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. – The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) today announced that Simone Pérez has joined as Vice President of Civil ...

Simone Pérez

Simone R. Pérez serves as Vice President of Civil Aviation at the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), where she leads the ...

AIA Responds to President’s Budget: Strong Support for Defense, More Needed for Space and Innovation

April 3, 2026 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. – Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning today welcomed the President’s fiscal year 2027 budget ...

AIA FY27 THUD Appropriations Requests

AIA has submitted recommendations to Congress in support of strong and sustained funding for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the FY27 appropriations process...

AIA Comments on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Aviation

AIA submitted the following comments to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on the proposed framework for ensuring the trustworthiness of artificial...

AIA Statement on the Selection of Eight Proposals for Next-Gen Aircraft Testing Program

March 11, 2026 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. – Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning today released the following statement after Secretary Duffy ...

AIA Releases 2026 Legislative Priorities in Letter to Congressional Leaders

February 25, 2026 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. – Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Eric Fanning penned a letter to congressional leadership outlining AIA’s legislative priorities, including modernizing ...

AIA Backs Bipartisan Push to Improve Aviation Safety and Airspace Transparency

February 24, 2026 Press Releases

Arlington, Va. – Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning today released the following statement as Congress considers ...

AIA Files Comments on FCC Upper C-Band Spectrum Reallocation

AIA joined an aviation coalition to file comments in response to the FCC NPRM...