Airports Council Releases Statement from President and CEO on Government Shutdown

November 5, 2025

WASHINGTON – Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) President and CEO Kevin Burke issued the following statement today, calling on policymakers to reopen the government.

“Airports across the country continue to adapt quickly to changing conditions, but the harmful impacts of the federal shutdown on the U.S. aviation industry are mounting.  ACI-NA and our member airports stand firmly with the dedicated federal workers who keep our aviation system safe, efficient, and secure, even as they go unpaid.  From the start, airports and their partners have stepped up in inspiring ways to support these workers and their families.  But we are reaching a breaking point, and the current trajectory is unsustainable.  With the busy holiday season on the horizon, Congress and the administration must come together now to reopen the federal government with a clean, bipartisan continuing resolution, pay federal employees, and restore operational certainty for the millions of air travelers who take to the skies every day.”

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About ACI-NA

Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) represents local, regional, and state governing bodies that own and operate commercial airports in the United States and Canada. ACI-NA member airports enplane more than 95 percent of the domestic and virtually all the international airline passenger and cargo traffic in North America. Approximately 380 aviation-related businesses are also members of ACI-NA, providing goods and services to airports. Collectively, U.S. airports support more than 11.5 million jobs and account for $1.4 trillion in economic activity – or more than seven percent of the total U.S. GDP. Canadian airports support 405,000 jobs and contribute C$35 billion to Canada’s GDP. Learn more at www.airportscouncil.org.