AAAE Statement on the Election

American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) President and CEO Todd Hauptli issued the following statement today regarding the election:

"President-elect Trump has called for major investments in our nation's airports and other critical infrastructure. We look forward to working with his administration and the Congress to make those needed investments that will pay dividends for decades to come. If ever there was an election where the message of 'local control' found resonance, it was this one. We expect that a modernized Passenger Facility Charge will play a critical role in narrowing the infrastructure investment gap in this country and we look forward to Congress returning to the mindset that prevailed for generations that infrastructure investments should be differentiated from other spending and that 'concrete knows no political affiliations.'"