AviationGeeks.com - The FAACs, or the Truth about Aviation’s Future?

Don’t feel bad if you don’t find the acronym FAAC jumping right to the head of your aviation conversations these days. It’s not exactly front page news to anyone in the aviation industry, except perhaps the few dozen hand-picked participants of that group. FAAC stands for the Department of Transportation’s Future of Aviation Advisory Committee Secretary Ray LaHood initiated last spring.

The goal of the committee – right from the DOT’s website – is to provide information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation on ensuring the competitiveness of the U.S. aviation industry and its capability to address the evolving transportation needs, challenges, and opportunities of the global economy. It’s a noble endeavor to an industry that has been sometimes running, sometimes limping since 9/11. The committee is scheduled to release dozens of recommendations to the Secretary on December 15th in a number of broad categories including, Safety, Competitiveness and Viability, Environment, Labor & Financing.

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