Regulations and Government
FAA reauthorization still stalled
With movement toward a long-term FAA reauthorization bill at a standstill, entities as diverse as the Portland Cement Association, the AFL-CIO Transportati

With movement toward a long-term FAA reauthorization bill at a standstill, entities as diverse as the Portland Cement Association, the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce joined with aviation interests last month in urging the Senate into action.

Thirty-five organizations signed a letter to members of the Senate, which has bottled up the legislation for months over a dispute about user fees. Sen. John Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate aviation subcommittee, blames GA for the Senate’s delay in passing an FAA funding bill. He refuses to budge on a demand that a $25-per-flight fee be levied on all jet and most turboprop aircraft operations.