A4A chief to US Congress: ‘Act swiftly’ on FAA reauthorisation
A4A president and CE Nicholas Calio called on the US Congress to pass multi-year legislation reauthorisation the FAA, adding that failure to do so would jeopardise the agency’s safety mission, as well as the airline industry’s ability to plan for the long term. “We can’t simply stop and restart our funding,” Calio said. “There have been far too many short-term extensions over the years, and we need Congress to act swiftly, now.” Calio expressed disappointment over Congress’s inability to pass air traffic control (reform, a long-time priority for the airline trade group. He said the inefficiencies of the current public-sector ATC system mean that “flights today take longer from point A to point B,” which he blamed on an “antiquated system” and the govt’s “dilapidated procurement and product-development processes.” <br/>
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A4A chief to US Congress: ‘Act swiftly’ on FAA reauthorisation
A4A president and CE Nicholas Calio called on the US Congress to pass multi-year legislation reauthorisation the FAA, adding that failure to do so would jeopardise the agency’s safety mission, as well as the airline industry’s ability to plan for the long term. “We can’t simply stop and restart our funding,” Calio said. “There have been far too many short-term extensions over the years, and we need Congress to act swiftly, now.” Calio expressed disappointment over Congress’s inability to pass air traffic control (reform, a long-time priority for the airline trade group. He said the inefficiencies of the current public-sector ATC system mean that “flights today take longer from point A to point B,” which he blamed on an “antiquated system” and the govt’s “dilapidated procurement and product-development processes.” <br/>
