{"id":1980143,"date":"2023-07-22T06:32:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T10:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-looks-to-land-the-plane-on-faa-reauthorization-but-obstacles-remain\/"},"modified":"2023-07-22T06:34:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T10:34:28","slug":"senate-looks-to-land-the-plane-on-faa-reauthorization-but-obstacles-remain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-looks-to-land-the-plane-on-faa-reauthorization-but-obstacles-remain\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate aims to pass FAA reauthorization, hurdles persist."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-looks-to-land-the-plane-on-faa-reauthorization-but-obstacles-remain%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1980143&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Race to Pass Aviation\u200c Policy Bill:\u2063 Will It Meet the Deadline?<\/h2>\n<p>The House of Representatives has successfully passed a major\u200c aviation\u2062 policy bill, but \u200bthe journey\u2062 to\u2062 becoming law is far from over. With the current Federal Aviation Administration authorization set\u200d to\u200c expire on September\u200b 30, \u200cthe\u200b clock is ticking.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate Commerce \u200dCommittee is scheduled to review its own version of \u2062the bill this month. However, reaching a compromise\u2062 between the two sides by the end of September seems unlikely. The bill&#8217;s passage \u200dbefore\u200d the Senate&#8217;s August \u200brecess is also doubtful.<\/p>\n<h3>Controversy Surrounding DCA Flight \u200bPerimeter Rules<\/h3>\n<p>One of the key points of contention in the House was the attempt \u2062to\u2064 expand long-distance \u200bflights at Reagan National Airport, located closest to the \u2062nation&#8217;s \u2062capital. The amendment proposing seven new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-sheriffs-conduct-unauthorized-raid-of-indiana-based-batmobile-replica-builder\/\" title=\"California Sheriffs Conduct Unauthorized Raid Of Indiana-based Batmobile Replica Builder\">round-trip flights<\/a> to the\u200c airport was voted down.<\/p>\n<p>The debate centered around the perimeter rule, which limits\u200c the number of flights traveling more\u200b than \u20621,250 miles from DCA. While some argue that Reagan National Airport is underutilized, others claim it is already one of the busiest in the country.\u200d An internal FAA memo suggests that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-looks-to-land-the-plane-on-faa-reauthorization-but-obstacles-remain\/\" title=\"Senate aims to pass FAA reauthorization, hurdles persist.\">increasing daily round-trip\u2062 operations<\/a>\u200c would lead to significant delays.<\/p>\n<p>However, the House&#8217;s bill is not the final word. The Senate plans to\u200b introduce a similar proposal, and it may also be discussed during conference negotiations.\u2063 A deal has been made to introduce\u200d an \u2064amendment that would \u200bgrant the airport four more slots beyond the perimeter rule, but the vote has been delayed due to ongoing disputes.<\/p>\n<h3>Pilot Age Changes and Training Requirements<\/h3>\n<p>Rep. Troy Nehls\u2064 successfully included an amendment in the House&#8217;s bill to raise the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-introduce-bill-with-key-reform-to-stop-flight-cancellations\/\" title=\"Lawmakers Introduce Bill With Key Reform To Stop Flight Cancellations\">commercial pilot retirement age<\/a> from 65 to 67. This change aims to expand the pilot workforce,\u200d but it faces opposition from both parties. The Biden administration expresses concerns about\u200d safety and logistical challenges\u2062 for pilots older than 65 flying internationally.<\/p>\n<p>The House voted to retain current\u200d pilot training rules, rejecting an effort\u200b to allow additional \u200bflight simulator time to count toward the 1,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tammy-duckworth-hits-kyrsten-sinema-for-pilot-proposal-blood-on-your-hands\/\" title=\"Duckworth slams Sinema over pilot plan: 'Blood on your hands'\">500-hour training requirement<\/a>. This rule was implemented after a plane crash in 2009, and many lawmakers\u200c want to maintain it. The Senate Commerce Committee \u200dis divided on\u200c this issue, with an amendment proposed to \u2063allow simulator training.<\/p>\n<h3>Consumer Protections and the Looming Deadline<\/h3>\n<p>The \u200dSenate&#8217;s bill includes several consumer protections that airlines \u200doppose, claiming \u200cthey will increase \u200bair travel\u200d costs and be difficult to \u2064enforce.\u200d Republicans in the House are likely \u2064to oppose \u200bthese\u200b provisions, advocating for more airline deregulation.<\/p>\n<p>The FAA&#8217;s authorization and\u200d ability to collect taxes from airline tickets will expire at the end of September. Once the Senate Commerce Committee reviews the bill and it \u2063goes to the Senate floor for a \u200cvote, negotiators \u200dfrom both chambers\u200c will need\u2063 to reconcile the two packages. \u200bIf \u2062these tasks cannot\u2064 be\u200b completed by the\u2063 deadline, an extension will be \u2062necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House approved a significant aviation policy bill, but it&#8217;s far from becoming law. With the Sept. 30 deadline approaching, the current Federal Aviation Administration authorization is at stake. The Senate Commerce Committee will review their version of the bill soon, and both sides must reach an agreement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1980144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1980143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1980143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1980144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1980143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1980143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1980143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}