US: Senate passes bipartisan FAA bill by 95-3 vote
The US Senate has passed legislation to reauthorize FAA through Sept 30, 2017, by a 95-3 vote. The bill gained wide bipartisan support by staying away from issues that were controversial among lawmakers, such as separating air traffic control from FAA, and focusing on areas of consensus, such as airline consumer protection and unmanned aerial vehicle safety. Following the March 22 terrorist attacks in Brussels, senators added aviation security provisions to the bill, including enhancing requirements for vetting airport employees with access to secure areas of airports, mandating the TSA review perimeter security at airports and seeking to reduce crowds in pre-security check areas of airports by expanding TSA’s Pre-Check program. A4A has strongly criticised the Senate bill for regulatory overreach. <br/>
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US: Senate passes bipartisan FAA bill by 95-3 vote
The US Senate has passed legislation to reauthorize FAA through Sept 30, 2017, by a 95-3 vote. The bill gained wide bipartisan support by staying away from issues that were controversial among lawmakers, such as separating air traffic control from FAA, and focusing on areas of consensus, such as airline consumer protection and unmanned aerial vehicle safety. Following the March 22 terrorist attacks in Brussels, senators added aviation security provisions to the bill, including enhancing requirements for vetting airport employees with access to secure areas of airports, mandating the TSA review perimeter security at airports and seeking to reduce crowds in pre-security check areas of airports by expanding TSA’s Pre-Check program. A4A has strongly criticised the Senate bill for regulatory overreach. <br/>
