Nearly a dozen industry associations this week voiced strong opposition to a new bill intended to strengthen international repair station oversight, saying it would, instead, threaten jobs, hurt small businesses, disrupt air travel, and weaken the competitiveness of the U.S. aerospace industry. The associations—including the Aeronautical Repair Station Association and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, among others—wrote those objections in a letter to the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee leadership in response to the November 15 introduction of The Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act.
T&I chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon) introduced the measure, saying, “We’re at an unfortunate moment in our aviation system’s history where safety standards are being questioned, and the bottom line is safety has to be the number one priority.”
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