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After months of several short-term extensions, the $105 billion legislation passed the House on Wednesday and the Senate last week.

With the passage of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 in the U.S. House of Representatives this week, the bill is a signature away from becoming law.

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.

Waiver from international fuel efficiency standards preserves FedEx, UPS access to preferred aircraft model.

The $105 billion bipartisan bill was overwhelmingly approved in a vote of 88-4.

While consumer concerns are prominent in the news about the agreement, the reauthorization legislation also addresses concerns over aviation safety.

The union claims that there’s a surplus of airline pilots.

There’s a disconnect between the aerospace giant’s management and what is seen and experienced by technicians and engineers, lawmakers are told in a hearing Wednesday.

The hearing will feature a panel of experts who released a report critical of Boeing’s safety culture in February.

Groups sound the alarm about the government budget plan that they believe would harm U.S. aircraft-related businesses.