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AIA Statement on Resignation of FAA Administrator Dickson
Arlington, Va. (Feb. 18, 2022) – Today, Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning released the following statement …
Aerospace Industry Announces Set of Airworthiness Training Standards
Arlington, Va. (Feb. 15, 2022) – Today, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) announced a set of new industry standards for …
ICYMI: AIA President and CEO Testifies House Subcommittee on 5G Deployment and Aviation Safety
Arlington, Va. (Feb. 4, 2022) – In case you missed it, Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning …
Aviation Industry Statement on New FAA 5G Guidance
Arlington, Va. (Jan. 13, 22) – Today, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) issued the following statement in response to the …
AIA Statement on Verizon, AT&T Short Delay in 5G Deployment
Arlington, Va. (Jan. 5, 2022) – Today, Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning released the following statement …
Aviation Stakeholder Coalition Calls for Delay of 5G Over Safety Concerns
Arlington, Va. (Jan. 3, 2022) – Key aviation stakeholders representing airlines, manufacturers, airports and associations today issued the following statement …
Statement from A4A, AIA and CTIA
Washington, D.C., (Dec. 22, 2021) – The following statement was issued today by A4A, AIA and CTIA: We are pleased …
Aerospace Industry Announces New Industry Standard for Drone Data Protection and Privacy
Arlington, Va. (Dec. 16, 2021) – Today, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) announced a new industry standard to strengthen national …
Aerospace Industry Statement on FAA Airworthiness Directives Related to 5G Deployment
Arlington, Va. (Dec. 8, 2021) – The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and a coalition of organizations representing the world’s leading …
AIA Civil Aviation Cyber Security Subcommittee – Software Distribution Security White Paper 2021
This paper seeks to provide guidance for compliance to new aviation standards and provides recommendations to standardize best practices as much as possible. This guidance complements the 2020 software recommendation paper establishing the basis for ARINC 645-1 secure dataloaders and provides proposals for transitioning civil aviation to secure software distribution for all aircraft…
AIA Civil Aviation Cyber Security Subcommittee – Annual Report 2021
This paper contains a summary of standards and regulatory updates which are important to our community as well as a summary of the papers in development and published by the committee in 2021.
AIA Statement on House Passage of Build Back Better Act
Arlington, Va. – Today, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) released the following statement following the U.S. House of Representatives passage of …
Arlington, Va. – The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is leading a coalition of organizations representing the world’s leading aerospace manufacturers, …
U.S. Commercial Aviation Manufacturers Commit to Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050
Arlington, Va. – Today, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) announced a commitment for commercial aviation manufacturers to work with airline …
AIA’s “2021 Facts & Figures” report details the pandemic’s impact on the A&D industries
Report also provides a glimpse at a post-pandemic recovery Arlington, VA – The COVID-19 pandemic took an immense toll on …
AIA Civil Aviation Cyber Security Subcommittee – Testing White Paper 2021
New cybersecurity risks may emerge after type certification that must be continuously reviewed and verified in terms of potential airplane and ground system impacts. This document details recommendations for key stakeholders in the aviation ecosystem, including operators, manufacturers, and regulators…
Arlington, Va. — Following the statement by U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Canadian Minister of Transportation Omar …
Since the start of the pandemic, more than 100,000 American aerospace jobs have been lost; without congressional action, over 200,000 …
Advanced Air Mobility: Can the U.S. Afford to Lose the Race?
Through early strides in aircraft design and engineering, a focus on safety throughout the process, and recruitment of top talent, the United States has established itself as the global leader in aerospace.
AIA, Deloitte Study: US Advanced Air Mobility Market Could Reach $115B by 2035
Defined national strategy could create 280,000 jobs in budding commercial aircraft sector Arlington, Va. — The market for advanced air …
AIA Applauds EPA Rule to Adopt International Aircraft CO2 Standard
Arlington, Va. – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted the International Civil Aviation Organization’s first ever aircraft CO2 …
AIA Statement on the 737 MAX Return to Service
“The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) airworthiness directive for the 737 MAX follows a rigorous and thorough process. This level of …
AIA Releases 2020 Facts & Figures Analysis
Facing one of the most challenging years on record, decade-long growth underscores the aerospace and defense industry’s vital role in …
AIA Civil Aviation Cyber Security Subcommittee – Annual Report 2020
This report contains a wide array of recommendations to secure safety-critical systems across a range of crewed and remotely-piloted aircraft.
