AASHTO - Freight Transportation Network

Chair -- John D. Porcari, Maryland
Vice Chair -- John C. Eagerton, IV, Alabama
Secretary -- Vacant
Liaison -- Leo Penne, AASHTO

REPORTS & STUDIES

GAO Report
Aviation Security
Further Steps Needed to Strengthen the Security of Commercial Airport Perimeters and Access Controls TSA has begun evaluating the security of airport perimeters and the controls that limit access into secured airport areas, but has not yet determined how the results of these evaluations could be used to make improvements to the nation’s airport system as a whole. Specifically, TSA is conducting regulatory compliance inspections, covert testing of selected security procedures, and vulnerability assessments at selected airports. These evaluations—though not yet completed—have identified perimeter and access control security concerns.
Continue Reading: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04728.pdf PDF

NASAO Report - General Aviation Airports Security Report
This report reflects a consensus achieved among the extremely diverse general aviation community.

Report goes over:
Pilots and Passengers

Securing Aircraft

Airports and Facilities

Surveillance

Security Plans and Communications

Specialty Operations

To Continue reading: http://www.nasao.org/Publications/pdf_files/ASAC_GA_Airport_Security_Report.pdf PDF

GAO Report--Aviation Security Pre-9/11 Long-Standing Problems Impair Airport Screeners' Performance
This report studied the performance of screeners at the nation's airports. The report includes recommendations to better the management and evaluation of FAA's efforts to improve screeners'performance.
To Continue reading:http://www.gao.gov/archive/2000/rc00075.pdf PDF

GAO Report--Aviation and the Environment Results From a Survey of the Nation's 50 Busiest Commercial Service Airports
The report reviews the key environmental concerns and challenges associated with airports'current operations and future growth and efforts of major airports and federal agencies to address those challenges.
To Continue reading: http://www.transource.org/Shared_files/GAO9-8-00b.pdf PDF

GAO Report--Aviation Competition Regional Jet Service Yet to Reach Many Small Communities Report goes over:
What is the status of regional jet deployment in the United States, and how has this service evolved?

What factors have affected the airlines' decisions in deploying regional jets?

What effects have regional jets had on air traffic and airport congestion, according to published studies and experts in the field?

To Continue reading:http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d01344.pdf PDF