FAA Reauthorization Passes House, Heads to Biden for Signature
The bill included agreeing to hire and train up to 3,000 new air traffic controllers and increasing the length of cockpit voice recordings to 25 hours.
The House voted 387-26 to pass the five-year reauthorization bill. [Credit: Pixabay]
Key Takeaways:
The House passed the FAA's five-year reauthorization bill, sending it to President Joe Biden for signature and ending a series of short-term funding extensions.
Key provisions include adding controversial airline slots at Washington Reagan National Airport, hiring up to 3,000 new air traffic controllers, increasing cockpit voice recorder duration to 25 hours, and extending airline travel credit redemption to at least five years.
The bill was praised by general aviation groups for supporting safety, innovation, infrastructure, sustainability, and workforce development, including grants for pilots, maintenance technicians, and manufacturing workers.
The House voted Wednesday to pass the FAA five-year reauthorization bill and sent the legislation along to President Joe Biden for signature ahead of the Friday deadline.
The House vote was 387-26, following last week’s Senate vote of 88-4. Passing the long-term funding bill ended a frustrating chain of four short-term extensions.
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