Lawmakers are considering changes to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) policies, including modifications to training requirements for pilots and a rollback of the Obama-era rule that mandates airlines to display the total price of tickets upfront in advertisements. The proposal, which spans 773 pages, was released by Republicans and Democrats on the House Transportation Committee. The FAA has been criticized because of a shortage of air traffic controllers, outdated technology, and near-miss accidents between planes. The bill proposes several improvements in airport infrastructure, forced use of sustainable aviation fuel, cockpit voice recorders upgrades, and airplane video recorders to improve accident investigations. The proposed changes in training for airline pilots would maintain the 1,500-hour training requirement, but would allow 250 hours to occur in simulators. The bill also permits airlines to advertise the base airfare excluding taxes and fees by providing a link to the total price or disclosing it some other way. This change would weaken the Obama administration’s airfare advertising rule, which consumer advocates oppose. The bill excludes raising the mandatory retirement age of 65 for pilots and easing restrictions on flights from Reagan Washington National Airport, amongst other contentious topics.
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