Regulations and Government
Decision on FAA funding delayed until next year
When President Bush signed a bill extending FAA taxes and programs for six months, the whole FAA reauthorization imbroglio landed in the laps of the new Pr

When President Bush signed a bill extending FAA taxes and programs for six months, the whole FAA reauthorization imbroglio landed in the laps of the new President and the new Congress.

The extension, which allows the agency to spend money and collect the taxes that finance the Airport and Airway Trust Fund through March 31, 2009, was signed on September 30, the day that the previous extension was set to expire. The FAA has been operating on a series of short-term extensions since Sept. 30, 2007.