Critical Issues in Aviation and the Environment 2021

The aviation industry and federal government are investing significant resources to better understand and minimize the potential environmental impacts related to aviation. In some cases, environmental concerns have become a fundamental constraint to increases in aviation system capacity. Constrained capacity can further exacerbate environmental problems related to noise, local air quality, and other impacts.

TRB's Transportation Research Circular E-C271: Critical Issues in Aviation and the Environment 2021 strives to summarize the insight and progress made to date and provides recommendations for additional research to help achieve and mitigate environmental impacts.