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Recent News Articles on FAA Reauthorization
June 30, 2008 - AOPA: No User Fees 9 (For Now)
Congress has extended the FAA's funding under current conditions, which means no new taxes or fess at least until Sept. 30, AOPA reported Friday. Read more.
June 24, 2008 - General Aviation Groups Slam New Report Saying GA Doesn't Pay Its Fair Share
Here We Go Again, Everybody!
Just when we expected the ongoing verbal conflagration over user fees to ebb a bit -- given that the FAA reauthorization debate is all-but dead for this year, victim to partisan posturing in the US Senate -- on Tuesday two Washington, DC-based think tanks decided to throw new fuel on the fire. Read more.
June 4, 2004 - NATCA Tries To Reignite Debate On FAA Funding Bill
It's been unusually quiet lately on the FAA reauthorization front. After what looked like an opportunity to finally get the Senate to act on reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration, settle the user-fee debate for a few years, and get next-generation air traffic control underway, extraneous amendments and political tantrums derailed the debate on Senate Bill 1300, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pulled it from consideration.
Now, as Congress's summer recess looms, The Politico reports lobbyists on all the issues involved have pulled back to take a breather -- all, that is, except the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. Read more.
May 22, 2008 - NBAA Combats Latest ATA Campaign Against Corporate Jets
Don't think for a moment just because it appears likely a permanent solution to fund the FAA is now at least 15 months off, that the Air Transport Association is taking a break from spreading its rhetoric against general aviation and, in particular, corporate aircraft. Read more.
May 6, 2008 - NBAA Urges Congress To Continue Efforts To Pass FAA Reauthorization
On Tuesday, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) commended Congress for its work to date to fund the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and modernize the nation's aviation system... and urged the Senate to continue its work for passage of FAA reauthorization legislation. Read more.
May 6, 2008 - Senate Vote Halts Progress On FAA Funding Bill
What's the opposite of progress? If you answered "Congress," you're not far off the mark... as a Tuesday vote in the US Senate has all-but-guaranteed we won't see passage of an FAA reauthorization bill this year. Read more.
May 2, 2008 - Congressional Paper Names Blakey, May Among Best Lobbyists
It pays to know people in high places. Last week, Congressional watchdog newspaper The Hill recognized two heavy-hitters within the US aviation industry among its list of the 50 most influential lobbyists for business interests. Read more.
May 2, 2008 - Senate To Vote Tuesday On Cloture For S.1300
Don't expect meaningful progress on the Senate's FAA funding bill until early next week. CNN reports Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has scheduled a May 6 procedural vote on the matter, effectively setting a deadline for lawmakers to stop quibbling over which amendments should be added to the bill. Read more.
May 2, 2008 - AOPA, NBAA Reassert Need For Swift Action On FAA Modernization
Even though further debate on the Senate's plan for FAA reauthorization is stalled temporarily, that doesn't mean everyone is standing still. At a news conference Thursday, the leaders of the AOPA and NBAA joined with Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) to appeal for the swift passage of S.1300, and thank the senators for their efforts. Read more.
May 2, 2008 - Senate Stalls On Debate Of FAA Funding Bill
Well, that didn't take very long. The Senate's bill to reauthorize funding for the FAA stalled in debate Wednesday, after lawmakers clashed on a proposal to more tightly regulate pension funding rules for airlines. Read more.
May 1, 2008 - Senate's FAA Bill Faces White House Opposition
The GA community has been cautiously celebrating this week over the removal of user fees in the final version of the Senate's FAA reauthorization bill -- but there's a ways to go before any bill becomes law, and the White House on Tuesday made clear that it's not ready to welcome this latest iteration. Read more.
May 1, 2008 - OMB Threatens Trouble For FAA Reauthorization Bill
As the aviation world counts down to the Senate vote on the FAA reauthorization bill, there's a renewed veto threat on the legislation from the White House. Read more.
April 30, 2008 - S.1300 Makes Its Way Through Senate
We're getting details now on the final form of the Senate's FAA reauthorization bill, which is expected to come to a full Senate vote by week's end. Read more.
April 28, 2008 - AOPA Welcomes Senate Action To Move FAA Reauthorization Forward
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association welcomed the news of Senate action on FAA reauthorization, following months of inaction on the part of lawmakers. Read more.
April 26, 2008 - User Fees Out of FAA Reauthorization Bill
The Senate will likely vote on Monday or Tuesday on an FAA Reauthorization bill that does not contain user fees for general aviation. Read more.
April 26, 2008 - Compromise Reached In Senate On FAA Funding
On Friday, the Senate Finance and Commerce Committees reached agreement on a common bill to fund the Federal Aviation Administration for the next four years... putting an end to seven months of bureaucratic stalling on the measure. Read more.
April 21, 2008 - Reports: S.1300 May Go To Senate Floor This Week
Fasten your seatbelts... the legislative gears appears to be slowly grinding into motion. Aero-News has received a number of reports that indicate movement in the FAA reauthorization fight, now stalled in the US Senate. Read more.
April 12, 2008 - Decoys in the air space (NBAA and AOPA editorial)
For all of the turn-of-the-millennium buzz about the power and efficiency of e-business, most companies still depend on real-life "bricks and mortar” facilities. Read more.
March 6, 2008 - Coalition Urges Congress To Pass FAA Reauthorization
In a coalition letter to the US Senate this week, 35 aviation organizations called for members to pass a comprehensive, long-term Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill this year and urged the Senate to make the legislation a priority. Read more.
March 1, 2008 - NBAA's Bolen Reiterates GA's Support For ATC Modernization
NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen reiterated Thursday the general aviation community's support for aviation system modernization, a topic of discussion at a Congressional hearing. Read more.
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