Regulations and Government
FAA Facing Shutdown, Lapse in Authorization
Training, taxes could halt if U.S. Congress doesn't reach agreements
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The FAA is facing the prospect of a double lapse with a potential government shutdown but also expiration of its operating authority on October 1 should the U.S. Congress fail to reach an agreement on both.

A comprehensive five-year FAA reauthorization bill passed the House in July but got held up in the Senate over a dispute on the 1,500-hour rule, as well as landing slots at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. While the slots issue apparently is resolvable, lawmakers remain at loggerheads over the requirement for both the pilot and copilot to have at least 1,500 hours to operate under Part 121.

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