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September 13, 2026

Federal Register Comment on FAA Enabling Supersonic Overland Flight – August 2026

AICA’s public comment, submitted to the Federal Register, Docket No. FAA-2026-6935. The comment finds that the FAA’s proposed interim framework for supersonic overland flight does not yet provide the noise, vibration, operational, community-response, and environmental evidence needed to support authorizations of unspecified scope and duration. AICA recommends that the FAA evaluate all pressure disturbances and acoustic signals that may reach the Earth’s surface, require monitoring and reporting of actual operations, establish common operating boundaries and evaluation milestones, and use the resulting evidence to inform environmental review, FAA noise-policy work, and future supersonic decisions.
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September 13, 2026

Federal Register Comment on FAA Commercial Space Launch and Reentry Waiver – August 2026 – Current

AICA’s public comment, submitted to the Federal Register, Docket No. FAA-2026-8614. The comment opposes the FAA’s proposed General Waiver provision, which would remove requirements under 13 federal environmental and preservation laws from covered commercial space launch and reentry licenses and permits. AICA recommends that FAA withdraw the proposed General Waiver and pursue licensing efficiencies through coordinated, site-specific review that preserves safeguards for public health, safety, property, communities, and environmental resources.
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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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March 9, 2026

Federal Register Comment on FAA Draft Transition Plan to Unleaded Aviation Gasoline – March 2026

AICA’s public comment on the FAA Draft Transition Plan to Unleaded Aviation Gasoline, submitted to the Federal Register, Docket ID No. FAA-2026-00296. The comment calls for a defined regulatory pathway, implementation structure, and clear criteria for fuel availability to support the safe elimination of leaded aviation gasoline by 2030. The Earthjustice submission also highlighted AICA’s recommendation regarding inclusion of community groups.
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October 4, 2024

Federal Register Comment: National Collaboration on FAA’s Modernization of Pilot Schools (February 8, 2025–Current)

AICA led a February 8, 2025 Federal Register comment on the FAA’s Modernization of Pilot Schools (14 CFR Part 141) with Save Our Skies Alliance and Groton Ayer Buzz. The endorsements by the University Aviation Association (UAA) and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), followed by a subsequent joint submission by AICA, UAA, and NATA, marked an unprecedented alignment between community advocates and national aviation organizations.
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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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