Speaker: Benjamin M. Doyle


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The needs and wants of urban development are often at odds with the requirements and vision of airport planners and operators. The conflict between urban expansion and airport and airspace preservation has been repeated in countless cases in cities across the country. At the center of this conflict is the Federal Aviation Administration which has been tasked to protect our nation’s airspace while considering the needs of local and state governments to continue to grow and improve urban centers located in close proximity to airports.

There are solutions to meeting both the needs of the development community while preserving a crucial national resource. The remedy is fairly simple and is rooted in basic problem solving and establishing open lines of communication. Mr. Doyle will be presenting a case study in which local community leaders were able to work with the airport, building developers and the FAA to arrive at a solution that allowed for continued vertical growth and improved efficiency and safety of operations at the neighboring airport.

Mr. Doyle is the Director of Airspace Analysis for Aviation Management Associates, Inc., an aviation consulting firm located in Alexandria, Virginia. He is responsible for all aspects of Aviation Management’s airspace, TERPS, and obstruction evaluation line of business. With fifteen years of experience, Mr. Doyle has provided technical analysis and airspace obstruction mitigation services to over 120 clients on 250 projects. Clients include development firms in the building, wind turbine, cellular/broadcast and power industries. Mr. Doyle has worked with the FAA, airports, and local zoning organizations to successfully resolve airspace cases in cities across the country.

Prior to joining Aviation Management in 1999, Mr. Doyle was a member of the United States Army and served as an air traffic controller. He held tower ratings at Libby Army Airfield, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona and Wiesbaden Air Base in Wiesbaden, Germany. In 1996 Mr. Doyle served as a member of the only forward tactical radar team in the US Army by deploying to Camp Colt in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Upon completion of this deployment, Mr. Doyle was assigned as the air traffic control tower chief of Wiesbaden Army Airfield air traffic control tower, a position he held until he left the army in 1999.

Mr. Doyle now resides with his wife and four children in Alexandria, Virginia.