Cost Recovery for New Entrant Aircraft Technologies
As new entrant aircraft technologies begin to emerge, airports face new questions regarding how to recover the costs associated with supporting these operations. Many airports currently recover a portion of their operating costs through fuel flowage fees, but alternative propulsion technologies, including electric, hydrogen, and hybrid aircraft, may require different cost recovery approaches. Airports also need to consider costs associated with infrastructure, charging or fueling systems, lease agreements, and other facilities and services needed to support these aircraft. Research is needed to identify practical and equitable approaches that airports can use to recover costs associated with supporting new entrant aircraft technologies as aircraft propulsion systems and related infrastructure needs evolve. The objective of this research is to develop guidance on cost recovery approaches for new entrant aircraft technologies. The research should examine cost recovery mechanisms for alternative propulsion technologies, including electric, hydrogen, and hybrid aircraft, and address airport approaches to recovering costs associated with infrastructure, charging or fueling systems, lease agreements, facilities, and other services needed to support these aircraft. The resulting guidance should provide airports with practical approaches that can be adapted to different airport operating environments and emerging aircraft technologies.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Proposed
- Funding: $500,000.00
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Contract Numbers:
Project 01-65
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC United States 20591 -
Managing Organizations:
Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)
Transportation Research Board
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001 -
Project Managers:
Picciano, Tara
- Start Date: 20260831
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: Airport Cooperative Research Program
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aircraft; Airports; Alternate fuels; Cost recovery; Costs; Infrastructure; Technological innovations
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Energy; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 02001725
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
- Contract Numbers: Project 01-65
- Files: TRB, RIP
- Created Date: Sep 3 2026 8:27AM