Regulations and Government
Aviation Groups Urge Senate Action on FAA Bill
23 organizations warned of consequences without prompt FAA reauthorization
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Nearly two dozen organizations across the spectrum of aviation are ratcheting up the pressure on the Senate to move on a comprehensive, long-term FAA bill. In a letter sent Friday to the leadership of the full Senate and Commerce Committee members, 23 aviation organizations appealed for action, saying “the FAA must have the stability and direction provided for by a multi-year reauthorization bill.”

Without prompt reauthorization, the organizations warned, the FAA will not have the proper staffing and infrastructure it needs to advance the aviation system. “Today's service disruptions and capacity reductions will be further exacerbated,” they wrote. “We simply can’t afford our national air system to continue to be stretched so thin. With passage of this bill, we can move forward on safety, not backward.”

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