{"id":1555,"date":"2010-03-23T09:33:43","date_gmt":"2010-03-23T14:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/?p=1555"},"modified":"2016-01-02T16:13:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-02T21:13:00","slug":"senate-passes-faa-reauthorization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesafe.org\/?p=1555","title":{"rendered":"Senate Passes FAA Reauthorization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Late yesterday, by a vote of 93-0, the Senate (finally) passed the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act.\u00a0 The FAA has been authorized by short-term extensions since 2007, it took a lot to get to this point.<\/p>\n<p>Just this year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FAA is\u00a0now under its <strong>twelfth<\/strong> short-term authorization, valid until the start of July.<\/li>\n<li>Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)\u00a0had put a hold on the bill, due to his interest in protecting FedEx from unionization.\u00a0 <a title=\"tradingmarkets fedex\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tradingmarkets.com\/news\/stock-alert\/fdx_u-s-sen-bob-corker-releases-hold-on-controversial-faa-reauthorization-act-fedex-language-will-no-838644.html\" target=\"_self\">On March 11, he lifted his hold, because language changing labor laws, was removed <\/a>(via tradingmarkets.com).<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"WGRZ\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wgrz.com\/news\/local\/story.aspx?storyid=75517&amp;catid=13\" target=\"_self\">Family members of the victims of Flight 3407 lobbied tirelessly for\u00a0increased regulation and oversignt\u00a0for regional airlines<\/a> (via WGRZ).\u00a0 Pilot training, pilot records and pilot fatigue are all addressed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"WKBW\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wkbw.com\/news\/local\/88839427.html\" target=\"_self\">WKBW News has a good summary of what the Senate passed<\/a>.\u00a0 The next step is to resolve differences with the House version.\u00a0\u00a0Hopefully it won&#8217;t take three months, but yesterday, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)\u00a0said, &#8220;we have our work cut out for us,&#8221; to reconcile (via <a title=\"avweekscho\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/AvWeekScho\" target=\"_self\">@AvWeekScho<\/a>).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Funding of <a title=\"NextGen\" href=\"http:\/\/www.faa.gov\/about\/initiatives\/nextgen\/\" target=\"_self\">NextGen<\/a>, the future air traffic control system, is a point of contention\u00a0for some\u00a0interest groups.\u00a0 <a title=\"ST NexGen\" href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.nwsource.com\/html\/nationworld\/2011413808_aviation23.html\" target=\"_self\">Airlines will be required to pay for their onboard equipment<\/a> (Seattle Times).\u00a0\u00a0But,\u00a0it is otherwise a\u00a0very expensive project. \u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"FAA defends\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nextgov.com\/nextgov\/ng_20100318_4899.php?oref=topstory\" target=\"_self\">FAA defended the costs late last week <\/a>(from nextgov).<\/li>\n<li>Use or not of passenger and facility\u00a0fees is of interest to groups like the <a title=\"ATA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.airlines.org\/government\/letters\/2009\/ATA+letter+on+the+FAA+Reauthorization+Act+of+2009.htm\" target=\"_self\">Air Transport Association<\/a> and the <a title=\"AAAE FAA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aaae.org\/news_publications\/aaae_press_releases\/viewRelease.cfm?p=88142084-FB8E-195B-9A64192DF2010C35\" target=\"_self\">American Association of Airport Executives<\/a>, who are to have their voices heard as reconciliation begins.<\/li>\n<li>The labor law language Sen. Corker opposed will still need to be worked out.\u00a0 <a title=\"GovExec FAA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.govexec.com\/dailyfed\/0310\/032310cdam2.htm?rss=getoday&amp;oref=rss\" target=\"_self\">More on the disputed items from GovExec<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The Senate version includes a &#8220;Passenger Bill of Rights,&#8221; which aims to limit the time spent on the tarmac, in the event of delays.\u00a0 <a title=\"NYT FAA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/03\/23\/business\/23delays.html\" target=\"_self\">Some\u00a0airlines have said complying would be a hardship and, at certain airports, have already requested extensions <\/a>(New York Times).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For everyone (legislators, staff, interest groups, industry,\u00a0concerned citizens)\u00a0who worked\u00a0toward\u00a0this for the last four years, thank you!\u00a0 Although there is satisfaction, I imagine (and have heard) there is also a bit of\u00a0resentment.\u00a0 Four years is a long time to be operating in\u00a0a tentative framework.\u00a0 For the goverment agencies, it is especially\u00a0difficult to operate with no long-term directive.\u00a0 So, may this be the beginning\u00a0of something better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late yesterday, by a vote of 93-0, the Senate (finally) passed the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act.\u00a0 The FAA has been authorized by short-term extensions since 2007, it took a lot to get to this point. 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