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September 13, 2026

Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) – January 2025 to Current

AICA is active in representing communities directly affected by Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) in federal legislation, policy development, research, and industry practices. This ongoing project area includes AICA’s presentations, policy materials, research participation, and AAM resources, including Darlene Yaplee, AICA President and Co-Founder, contributing author for NASA’s Urban Air Mobility Noise: 2025 Update on Current Practice, Gaps, and Recommendations and author of AAM presentations for the Aviation Noise & Emissions Symposium (ANES). As AAM continues to emerge, AICA’s work focuses on ensuring that communities’ lived experience is represented in decisions about AAM noise, operations, and impacts.
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October 4, 2024

83 Organizations Signed Letter to Congress Re: Realizing a Modernized, Proactive National Airspace System (NAS): Is Airspace Capacity Infinite? – November 2025

In November 2025, AICA submitted its bipartisan recommendations to the House and Senate Transportation Committees calling for a modernized, proactive framework to manage the National Airspace System. Grounded in the lived experience of aviation-impacted communities, the letter underscores that airspace capacity is finite and that modernization must link staffing, aircraft types, and operational volume to objective safety thresholds. Endorsed by 83 community organizations, the submission urges Congress to strengthen accountability as the NAS faces increasing traffic, new aircraft types, and growing complexity
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October 4, 2024

Aviation Noise & Emissions Symposium (ANE) 2025: Presentations “Realizing a 21st Century Noise Policy”, “Attributes of a 21st Century Noise Report” and “NASA’s Quesst and Advanced Air Mobility Missions – Updates and Exploring Community Engagement Strategies”– March 2025

Presentations by Darlene Yaplee (AICA) on FAA Noise Policy Review, by Marie-Jo Fremont (Concerned Residents of Palo Alto, CA) and contributions by Darlene Yaplee (AICA) on a 21st Century Report, and by Darlene Yaplee (AICA) and Jonathan Rathsam (NASA) on updates to the Quesst (Supersonic) and Advanced Air Mobility missions and community engagement strategies.
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April 28, 2024

AICA, Studio City For Quiet Skies, and UproarLA’s Federal Register Comment on NASA’s test on human response to Advanced Aviation Mobility (AAM) vehicle noise  – April 26, 2024-Current

Three community groups submitted a joint public comment in the Federal Register regarding NASA’s planned test. The overarching input is for NASA to design, execute, and derive findings from the Varied AAM Noise and Geographic Area Response Difference (VANGARD) test to accurately reflect how impacted communities experience noise.

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