Compliance and Agreements
These binding commitments ensure airports that receive federal grants comply with federal law and policy.
What are the FAA Airport Sponsor Assurances?
These entities include aircraft owners, flight schools, FBOs, and specialized aviation service operators.
Who are airport tenants and operators?
Airport management uses these policies to protect the sponsor and users from claims related to injury or damage.
What are insurance requirements?
Airport managers maintain constructive working relationships with this broad group that includes government agencies, businesses, and the public.
Who are airport stakeholders?
Airport management uses this type of document to formalize rights and obligations with airport tenants and operators.
What is a lease or use agreement?
Airport managers use these documents to ensure fair competition among aeronautical service providers.
What are Minimum Standards?
Routine safety inspections, maintenance, and documentation help reduce this type of exposure.
What is operational risk liability?
Promoting the airport’s value to the community and aviation industry is part of this strategic activity.
What is airport marketing and public outreach?
When an airport ensures tenants are treated fairly and consistently under uniform terms, it is meeting this assurance requirement.
What is the assurance against unjust discrimination?
When airport management applies policies evenly across all users, it demonstrates this foundational principle.
What is consistency and fairness?
When an airport develops new facilities, hangars, or infrastructure, it must follow this federally guided planning process.
What is the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) development process?
This management area focuses on budgeting, tracking revenues and expenses, and maintaining fiscal sustainability.
What is airport financial management?
Failure to comply with grant assurances or lease terms can trigger this formal FAA enforcement process.
What is a Part 16 investigation?
This type of operator provides a full range of aeronautical services under a single business entity.
What is a Fixed Base Operator (FBO)?
Coordinating airfield layout, construction phasing, and safety ensures compliance with this key FAA planning document.
What is the Airport Layout Plan (ALP)?
By aligning marketing and development with airport goals and economic conditions, management ensures this result.
What is long-term economic viability?
Maintaining a documented record of agreements, renewals, and compliance actions demonstrates this essential management function.
What is contract administration?
Airport managers often mediate disputes or performance issues with tenants through open dialogue and clear expectations — examples of this skill.
What is conflict resolution and relationship management?
Ensuring real-estate and commercial projects advance airport goals while protecting the sponsor’s interests reflects this management discipline.
What is airport real-estate and development management?
Transparent reporting, audits, and fiscal controls reinforce this critical trust between the airport and the public.
What is financial accountability?