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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 bipartisan, bicameral bill could help lower depreciation and interest costs.

The legislation offers a chance to improve flight training by increasing loggable simulator hours.

The bill is the second short-term extension of the agency’s authorization and funding.

Pressure from the group of aviation organizations comes as the FAA’s current authorization is set to expire on Sept. 30.

Lawmakers have debated the issue for months as some believe a raise to from 65 to 67 would alleviate the current pilot shortage.

The NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023 calls for a task force appointed by the FAA Administrator to review and reform the current system.