NOTAM Improvement Act Heads to President for Signature

The bill establishes a task force to make recommendations on modernizing Notices to Air Missions.

Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 01:03 PM ET

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The NOTAM system offers critical data on temporary flight restrictions, airport conditions, and navaid outages that can be graphically depicted on apps such as ForeFlight.

Key Takeaways:

The NOTAM Improvement Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at enhancing the Notices to Air Missions system, has passed Congress and is headed to President Biden for signature.
The legislation gained momentum after a nationwide NOTAM system outage in January caused a major flight disruption and exposed the system's antiquated state.
The Act establishes a task force for system improvements and requires the FAA to complete modernization, create a backup by September 30, 2024, and enhance data delivery to be machine-readable and filterable.

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The NOTAM Improvement Act, a bill that establishes a task force to make recommendations on improving Notices to Air Missions, is headed to President Joe Biden’s desk for signature.

The bipartisan legislation, originally passed by the House in January, was reaffirmed by voice vote approval on Monday following an amended Senate version with additional provisions approved earlier this month.