FAA Reauthorization Deadline Extended (Again) to March

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed a second extension of FAA authorization as lawmakers quibble over a contentious bill.

Jack Daleo

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 04:53 PM ET

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The deadline for FAA reauthorization has again been extended, this time to March 8. [Courtesy: Alejandro-Barba/Unsplash]

Key Takeaways:

The deadline for FAA reauthorization has been extended a second time, pushing it to March 8, 2024, due to Senate inaction.
While the House passed a long-term reauthorization bill in July, the Senate has stalled over disagreements on various provisions, including pilot training.
Lawmakers and numerous aviation industry stakeholders are urging the Senate to pass a comprehensive, long-term bill quickly, warning that short-term extensions hinder FAA operations and delay critical updates for aviation safety and efficiency.
Despite the overall delay, there has been a reported breakthrough in the Senate regarding an agreement to relax airline pilot training requirements by increasing loggable simulator hours.

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The deadline for FAA reauthorization has been extended…again.

After approving a three-month extension in September that keeps the FAA funded through December 31, the House this week passed a second elongation that will stretch the deadline out to March 8. The House signed off on an FAA reauthorization bill in July, but the legislation has stalled in the Senate as lawmakers quibble over provisions such as pilot training.