Civil and Municipal - Jan 2024

Source- nbaa.org, Dan Hubbard, First Published 23 Jan, 2024 NBAA Joins Call for Senate to Move Ahead on Long- Term FAA Reauthorization Bill; Issues Call to Action to its Members As time ticks down toward expiration of the latest short-term extension of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) joined with 22 additional aviation groups in sending an urgent call for U.S. Senate leadership to markup and pass the comprehensive five-year FAA reauthorization bill that remains under deliberation in the chamber. “We are grateful for the work in pursuit of a long-term, bipartisan and commonsense FAA reauthorization bill,” wrote the groups in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chair Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX.) “As stakeholders across the entire aviation sector, we urge you to markup S.1939, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 … as soon as possible.” REVIEW THE FULL LETTER. In addition to signing on to the letter, NBAA is asking its members to reach out to Senate leaders, urging them to pass the FAA reauthorization bill. “If the FAA is not promptly reauthorized, the National Airspace System will not have the proper staffing NBAA JOINS CALL FOR SENATE TO MOVE AHEAD ON LONG-TERM FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL; ISSUES CALL TO ACTION TO ITS MEMBERS 19 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 5, ISSUE 01 OPENING LINES