Airports Council Congratulates President-Elect Donald Trump

November 6, 2024

WASHINGTON – Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) President and CEO Kevin M. Burke today issued the below statement on the 2024 presidential election: 

“Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) congratulates President-Elect Donald J. Trump and Vice President-Elect J.D. Vance on their election and looks forward to working with them and their incoming administration as they undertake important regulatory reforms from the 2024 Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill. This law makes significant investments to advance safety measures, improve airport infrastructure, address workforce challenges, and cut through unnecessary regulatory burdens to promote air service nationwide. We are eager to get to assist the new administration as they implement these reforms that improve the nation’s aviation system and deliver for the traveling public.” 

 

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.