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2024-05-16FAA Reauthorization Act Makes Key Changes to Airport Law
Congress passed the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (the Act) yesterday, sending it to the President’s desk to be signed into law this week. Once signed, the Act will reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), and numerous other aviation-related federal programs through September 2028. Several airport-industry organizations have already comprehensively -
Senate passes FAA bill, after spat over Congress’s favorite airport
By Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve air safety and customer service for air travelers, a day before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires. The bipartisan bill, which comes after a series of close calls between planes at the nation’s -
2024-04-30
Adding Flights from the Pacific Northwest to D.C. Would Help Both Washingtons
Hasegawa, Toshiko Grace Apr 30, 2024 In so many ways, the success and health of Washington state’s communities depend on our relationship with the other Washington. Local residents and organizations solicit federal funding; they advocate for federal policy changes that improve lives; and there are multiple Washington-based companies with major employment in and around our -
2024-04-30FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 3935) is a comprehensive Senate bill proposing to reauthorize and reform the Federal Aviation Administration and civil aviation programs. It covers a wide range of topics including airport planning and noise compatibility programs, FAA organizational oversight, and numerous aviation safety improvements. Of particular relevance to airport communities, the bill includes provisions addressing noise compatibility planning, airspace modernization, and safety standards that may affect operations at airports like Sea-Tac. -
2024-04-29
Bipartisan, Bicameral FAA Reauthorization Act Heads to Senate Floor
Legislation includes Cantwell priorities to strengthen aviation safety, protect consumers, boost aviation workforce, modernize nation’s airports, advance innovative technology Following months of negotiations between Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) an agreement -
2024-04-29FAA Reauthorization Act Bipartisan Bicameral Legislative Logo
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2024-04-29Bipartisan, bicameral FAA Reauthorization Act heads to Senate floor
The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, a bipartisan bill announced on April 29, 2024, authorizes more than $105 billion for the Federal Aviation Administration through 2028 to strengthen aviation safety, modernize airports, and protect consumers. Key provisions include mandating 25-hour cockpit voice recorders, reducing runway close calls through new tracking technology, and enhancing aircraft certification oversight. The legislation also sets new consumer rights, including guaranteed refunds for flights cancelled or delayed more than three hours. -
Senate Commerce Committee passes Bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation passed the bipartisan Senate Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2023 on February 9, 2024. The legislation includes several provisions to strengthen safety standards and oversight at the FAA and responds to safety concerns from recent aviation accidents and near-misses. Maria Cantwell “This bipartisan bill delivers -
Senate Commerce Committee Passes 5-Year Bipartisan Senate FAA Reauthorization Focused on Improving Safety, Advancing Technology.
February 8, 2024 Increases FAA safety inspectors, air traffic controllers, FAA oversight of foreign repair stations Requires FAA safety technology deployment to prevent near-misses, 25-hour cockpit voice recorders, investigations of service difficulty reports Sets refund standards for non-refundable tickets, protects vouchers for five years, prohibits fees for family seating, triples fines for airline consumer violations -
Senator wants to reroute flights away from Southwest Boise, where he lives
By KEVIN FIXLER McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Twice each decade, Congress approves a bill to fund and set the policies for the federal agency that oversees the nation’s air travel. This year, one airport was singled out in a standalone section marked “miscellaneous” in the Senate version of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act.