US: House ATC bill passes key vote with “flags of convenience” provision
US representative Bill Shuster’s proposed legislation to separate air traffic control management from FAA has cleared a key committee vote, but a “flags of convenience” amendment added to the bill will likely make it more controversial. The House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed the FAA reauthorisation legislation, clearing the way for the bill that would reauthorize FAA for 6 years and create an independent, non-profit entity to run US ATC to be voted on by the full House, which Shuster, the committee’s chairman, said he believes will happen “before August.” The legislation was amended to include the language of the proposed “Flags of Convenience Don’t Fly Here Act,” which aims to make it more difficult for the US transportation secretary to grant foreign air carrier permits to European carriers. <br/>
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US: House ATC bill passes key vote with “flags of convenience” provision
US representative Bill Shuster’s proposed legislation to separate air traffic control management from FAA has cleared a key committee vote, but a “flags of convenience” amendment added to the bill will likely make it more controversial. The House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed the FAA reauthorisation legislation, clearing the way for the bill that would reauthorize FAA for 6 years and create an independent, non-profit entity to run US ATC to be voted on by the full House, which Shuster, the committee’s chairman, said he believes will happen “before August.” The legislation was amended to include the language of the proposed “Flags of Convenience Don’t Fly Here Act,” which aims to make it more difficult for the US transportation secretary to grant foreign air carrier permits to European carriers. <br/>
