Interagency-Aviation Industry Collaboration on Planning for Pandemic Outbreaks (2008)

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C O N F E RE N C E PRO C E E D I N G S 4 1 Interagency–Aviation Industry Collaboration on Planning for Pandemic Outbreaks Summary of a Workshop KATHERINE F. TURNBULL, Texas Transportation Institute Rapporteur September 5–7, 2007 Washington, D.C. Sponsored by Airport Cooperative Research Program Transportation Research Board Washington, D.C. 2008 www.TRB.org

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Contents PREFACE .................................................................................................................................................1 OVERVIEW..............................................................................................................................................3 WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS ...............................................................................................7 Welcome....................................................................................................................................................7 Katherine Andrus Status of Pandemic Planning Activities Relevant to Aviation.....................................................................9 White House Homeland Security Council .................................................................................................9 Ken Staley Department of Homeland Security ..........................................................................................................10 Til Jolly Centers for Disease Control and Prevention............................................................................................11 Andrew Plummer Federal Aviation Administration .............................................................................................................12 Kate Lang Federal Aviation Administration ............................................................................................................13 Laura Valero Airline Perspective: US Airways ..............................................................................................................13 Terry Lowe Airports Perspective: Airports Council International–North America .....................................................14 Lydia T. Kellogg DISCUSSION SESSIONS........................................................................................................................16 Minimizing the Spread of Disease via Air Travel ....................................................................................16 Risk-Based Screening at Airports ............................................................................................................16 In-Flight Measures ..................................................................................................................................18 Airport Response ....................................................................................................................................18

Maintaining Air Service as Critical Infrastructure During a Pandemic Event ..........................................19 Economic Impacts of a Pandemic Event on the Aviation Sector ..............................................................19 Air Transportation as Critical Infrastructure...........................................................................................20 Workforce Issues in the Aviation Industry...............................................................................................22 Mitigating Economic Impacts and Preserving Air Service........................................................................23 STAKEHOLDER COMMENTS ON WORKSHOP DISCUSSIONS AND NEXT STEPS .....................25 Stakeholder Comments on Workshop Discussions ..................................................................................25 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention............................................................................................25 Francisco Averhoff U.S. Department of Transportation .........................................................................................................26 Susan McDermott Federal Aviation Administration .............................................................................................................26 Kate Lang Federal Aviation Administration .............................................................................................................27 Jim White Department of Homeland Security ..........................................................................................................27 Scott Middlekauff U.S. Department of State.........................................................................................................................28 Megan Walket-Tighe Department of Homeland Security ..........................................................................................................28 Tara Foley Airports Council International–North America.......................................................................................28 Debby McElroy Airports Council International–North America.......................................................................................29 Lydia T. Kellogg National Business Aviation Association...................................................................................................29 Steven Brown Association of Flight Attendants, CWA, AFL-CIO..................................................................................29 Dinkar Mokadam Next Steps...............................................................................................................................................29 REFERENCE MATERIALS....................................................................................................................31 WORKSHOP AGENDA.........................................................................................................................35 WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS...............................................................................................................39