Regulations and Government
House Panel Approves Controversial Foreign Mx Bill
T&I chairman DeFazio says the bill creates one standard, regardless of where an aircraft is maintained, but groups say it will harm industry.

Despite strong objections from industry, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee on Wednesday approved a bill 39-19 to mandate unscheduled inspections and additional standards at FAA-certified foreign repair stations. H.R.5119, the Safety Maintenance Standards Act, further calls for record-keeping requirements and would prevent the FAA from certifying new foreign repair stations until the agency complied with the bill’s mandates.


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