Biden Nominates Whitaker to Head FAA

September 8, 2023 | Jeff Davis

September 8, 2023 - Yesterday, President Biden nominated Michael Whitaker to be the next FAA Administrator.

DOT Requires Wheelchair-Accessible Airliner Lavatories (Eventually)

July 28, 2023 | Jeff Davis

July 28, 2023 - The Department of Transportation issued a final rule this week mandating that airlines upgrade the lavatories...

House Gives Overwhelming, Bipartisan Support to FAA Bill

July 21, 2023 | Jeff Davis

July 21, 2023 - Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed a five-year, $108 billion aviation reauthorization bill by a resoundingly...

House to Consider FAA Reauthorization Bill Next Week

July 14, 2023 | Jeff Davis

July 14, 2023 - The House of Representatives is scheduled to consider the FAA reauthorization bill (H.R. 3935) on the...

House Leaders Take Steps to Put FAA Bill on Floor in 2 Weeks

July 7, 2023 | Jeff Davis

July 7, 2023 - House leaders are taking steps to have the FAA reauthorization bill on the House floor the...

Radio Altimeter Deadline Approaches (5G Spectrum)

June 30, 2023 | Garett Shrode

June 30, 2023 - With the 5g millimeter wave altimeter deadline approaching, Congress is taking steps to ensure that similar...

House Committees Advance Bipartisan Aviation Bills While Senate Crashes

June 16, 2023 | Jeff Davis

June 16, 2023 - This week, two committees in the House of Representatives approved the substantive portions of a five-year,...

Amendments Adopted in House FAA Markups

June 16, 2023 | Jeff Davis

June 16, 2023 - List of all amendments to the House FAA bill(s) agreed to in the June 2023 markups...

A History of the Perimeter Rule at Washington Reagan National Airport

June 16, 2023 | Jeff Davis

House and Senate FAA Reauthorization Bills Released

June 9, 2023 | Jeff Davis

June 9, 2023 - This morning, both the House and Senate transportation committees released the initial text of their five-year...

FAA Under New Management (Temporarily): Trottenberg, Thomson, Washington

June 9, 2023 | Jeff Davis

June 9, 2023 - Yesterday, the Department of Transportation announced a new management team to take over the Federal Aviation...

Ways and Means Politicizes Tax Title of FAA Reauthorization

June 9, 2023 | Jeff Davis

June 9, 2023 - The House Ways and Means Committee's markup of the tax title of the FAA bill got...