The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) applauded today’s passage by the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of a bill that could revamp and streamline the FAA’s aircraft type certification process.
The Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act (H.R. 7553) could bring clarity to what at times has been a protracted and nebulous process by requiring the FAA to publish expected time ranges for various certification activities; enhance the efficiency of the issue paper process for certification applicants and the FAA; and increase the transparency of the rules of the road for delegation activities.
“The Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act provides refinements to the FAA type certification process that can assist in bringing innovative technologies and new products more effectively into the global marketplace,” said GAMA president and CEO James Viola, who testified before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation in June on the challenges of innovation reaching the general aviation marketplace. “If implemented broadly for advanced air mobility as well as for other manufacturers who are innovating and developing safer and more efficient products, the legislation would begin to facilitate a future state of certification that will improve safety oversight and enhance aviation manufacturing leadership.”
The bill will now move to the House floor for full debate.
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