Regulations and Government
Congress Takes Up Parks Air Tour Management Program
Critics charge that new rules will cripple air tour industry
Rushmore Helicopters photo in South Dakota
© Rushmore Helicopters

The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is holding hearings today examining the National Parks Air Tour Management Program (ATMP). Critics of the ATMP maintain that the new rules governing these flights are draconian and will cripple the air tour industry at these locations, virtually eliminating them in some instances.

Opponents also claim that the rules were constructed by the National Park Service (NPS) and the FAA without sufficiently consulting the industry and stakeholder National Parks Overflights Advisory Group (NPOAG). NPOAG was formed by the FAA and the NPS in the wake of the National Parks Air Tours Management Act becoming law in 2000.

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