U.S. House Passes Bill to Improve NOTAM System

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

Amelia Walsh

Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 06:49 PM ET

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The NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023 overwhelmingly passed by a vote of 424-4. [Credit: Shutterstock]

Key Takeaways:

A January 11 outage of the FAA's outdated NOTAM system, caused by a contractor's accidental file deletion, led to the first nationwide U.S. ground stop since 9/11.
In response, the U.S. House overwhelmingly passed "The NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023," a bipartisan bill aimed at upgrading the critical flight safety notification system.
The Act calls for an industry task force to review and reform the NOTAM system for improved stability and security, with lawmakers now urging the Senate to pass the legislation.

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On January 25, the U.S. House passed a bipartisan bill to improve the FAA’s outdated notice to air missions (NOTAMs) system in order to prevent another mishap like the one on January 11 that resulted in the first nationwide ground stop experienced in the U.S. since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

NOTAMs are a critical component of flight safety used for notifying flight crews of changes in operations such as airport closures, runway use, weather, or restricted airspace. FARs require pilots to review NOTAMs prior to departure.