Regulations and Government
U.S. Sequestration Would Undercut the FAA’s Capacity To Serve Air Transport, Says AIA
The Aerospace Industries Association is keeping time until sequestration potentially takes effect in January, cutting federal defense and non-defense spending by $1.2 trillion over the next decade and threatening up to two million jobs. (Photo: Bill Carey)
The Aerospace Industries Association is keeping time until sequestration potentially takes effect in January, cutting federal defense and non-defense spending by $1.2 trillion over the next decade and threatening up to two million jobs. (Photo: Bill Carey)

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration would have to slash its operations budget and could not support current levels of passenger and air cargo activity if the process of automatic federal spending cuts known as “sequestration” takes effect in January as scheduled. In turn, reduced passenger and cargo activity would lead to job losses and other economic fallout, according to a study released by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA).