California Air Resources Board

2025 Aviation Technology Forum

Forum Presentations:

• Opening Slides

• Lowering NOx Emissions from Aircraft and GSE

• On-Airport Operations Management

• Operational Practices and Economics of Aircraft Routing

• Final Plenary

Date and Time

Thursday, March 13, 2025, to Friday March 14, 2025

Schedule:

Thursday March 13, 2025:         12:30 pm to 5:45 pm PT

• Check-in and refreshments begin at 11:30am. Forum starts at 12:30pm. 

Friday March 14, 2025:               8:00 am to 4:30 pm PT

• Check-in and refreshments begin at 7:30am. Forum resumes at 8:00am. 

Agenda (final) 

Location:

Coastal Hearing Room, 2^nd Floor
CalEPA Headquarters Building
1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Registration and Cost:

• The event is free and open to the public. Registration is now closed as the event has reached its maximum capacity. 

Event Hosts:

• California Air Resources Board (CARB)
• South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)

Event Background:

Aircraft emissions contribute a significant amount of air pollution, with community, regional, and global impacts. To meet federal ozone standards as outlined in the 2022 Strategy for the State Implementation Plan, CARB committed to go to the Board in 2027 with proposed programs and policies to reduce NOx emissions from airport and aircraft operations to the maximum extent practicable. In July 2024 CARB, SCAQMD, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced joint intent to act to achieve further criteria pollutant emissions reductions from a variety of sources primarily under federal control, including airports and aircraft. Among other initiatives listed in the Joint Statement on Advancing Emissions Reductions, the agencies have committed to co-host the 2025 Aviation Technology Forum.

Hotel Options (for attendees reference purpose only): 

• Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel
  • 1230 J St, Sacramento, CA 95814
  • 0.21 miles from CalEPA
• The Citizen Hotel, Autograph Collection
  • 926 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
  • 0.14 miles from CalEPA
• Residence Inn Downtown at Capital Park
  • 1121 15th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
  • 0.46 miles from CalEPA
• Hyatt Regency Sacramento
  • 1209 L St, Sacramento, CA 95814
  • 0.3 miles from CalEPA
• Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown - Arena
  • 300 J St, Sacramento, CA 95814
  • 0.55 miles from CalEPA
• TownePlace Suites by Marriott Sacramento Cal Expo (previously assigned hotel for WCC meeting) 
  • 1784 Tribute Rd, Sacramento, CA 95815
  • 3.6 miles from CalEPA

                  2025 Aviation Technology Forum

Forum Presentations:

• Opening Slides

• Lowering NOx Emissions from Aircraft and GSE

• On-Airport Operations Management

• Operational Practices and Economics of Aircraft Routing

• Final Plenary

Date and Time

Thursday, March 13, 2025, to Friday March 14, 2025

Schedule:

Thursday March 13, 2025:           12:30 am to 5:45 pm PT

• Check-in and refreshments begin at 11:30am. Forum starts at 12:30pm. 

Friday March 14, 2025:                8:00 am to 4:30 pm PT

• Check-in and refreshments begin at 7:30am. Forum resumes at 8:00am. 

Agenda (final)

Location:

Coastal Hearing Room, 2^nd Floor
CalEPA Headquarters Building
1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Registration and Cost:

• The event is free and open to the public. Registration is now closed as the event has reached its maximum capacity.  

Event Hosts:

• California Air Resources Board (CARB)
• South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)

Event Background:

Aircraft emissions contribute a significant amount of air pollution, with community, regional, and global impacts. To meet federal ozone standards as outlined in the 2022 Strategy for the State Implementation Plan, CARB committed to go to the Board in 2027 with proposed programs and policies to reduce NOx emissions from airport and aircraft operations to the maximum extent practicable. In July 2024 CARB, SCAQMD, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced joint intent to act to achieve further criteria pollutant emissions reductions from a variety of sources primarily under federal control, including airports and aircraft. Among other initiatives listed in the Joint Statement on Advancing Emissions Reductions, the agencies have committed to co-host the 2025 Aviation Technology Forum.  

Hotel Options (for attendees reference purpose only): 

• Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel
  • 1230 J St, Sacramento, CA 95814
  • 0.21 miles from CalEPA
• The Citizen Hotel, Autograph Collection
  • 926 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
  • 0.14 miles from CalEPA
• Residence Inn Downtown at Capital Park
  • 1121 15th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
  • 0.46 miles from CalEPA
• Hyatt Regency Sacramento
  • 1209 L St, Sacramento, CA 95814
  • 0.3 miles from CalEPA
• Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown - Arena
  • 300 J St, Sacramento, CA 95814
  • 0.55 miles from CalEPA
• TownePlace Suites by Marriott Sacramento Cal Expo (previously assigned hotel for WCC meeting) 
  • 1784 Tribute Rd, Sacramento, CA 95815
  • 3.6 miles from CalEPA

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) oversees the State’s air quality programs, including strategies to reduce emissions from mobile sources, such as aircraft. Currently, CARB is collecting information about activities at airports, including airport ground support equipment (GSE).

We request your assistance in completing the attached survey by May 1, 2025, for GSE that you own or operate. CARB is specifically seeking annual operating hours and fuel usage for each piece of equipment. Please follow the instructions below based on your situation:

1. Using your DOORS Equipment Identification Number (EIN). If you are already registered in DOORS and have an EIN for your GSE, use "Tab1" in the spreadsheet to enter activity information (e.g., hours per year) and fuel usage details (e.g., type and volume of fuel) for each piece of reported equipment.
2. Manual entry should be used for equipment not already reported to DOORS (e.g., electric vehicles, newly added vehicles to the fleet, or any missing vehicles). Use "Tab2" to provide detailed information by entering the vehicle data, including activity metrics.

This survey is intended to be based on 2023 population, activity and fuel use; however, data from any other year are also welcome. If you have data on your fleet in another format and prefer not to use either of the two options above, such as using your own tracking spreadsheets, please contact us.

For any questions or to submit survey data, please contact Ramin Tohidi, the lead staff on the emissions inventory, by email at Ramin.tohidi@arb.ca.gov .