To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a study to assess whether certain aircraft certified under part 23 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, may be used in operations conducted under part 121 of such title, and for other purposes.
Aviation: Study on Small Planes for Commercial Flights
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for review. No further actions or hearings have been scheduled at this time. The bill is considered active but is not currently moving forward.
Legislative Progress
While the bill has support from both parties, most standalone bills that only call for a study struggle to pass unless they are added to a larger aviation package.
Key Points
- This bill tells the FAA to study if small planes with 10 to 19 seats can be used for regular commercial airline flights. Right now, these planes usually follow different safety and operating rules than the big jets used by major airlines.
- The main goal is to bring back flight options for small and rural towns that have lost service. It might be cheaper for airlines to fly these smaller planes to remote areas instead of leaving those communities with no flights at all.
- The FAA will look at how other countries use these planes and talk to safety experts and aircraft makers. They will also listen to people from rural areas that currently rely on government money to keep their local airports running.
- The FAA has 180 days to start this research. Once finished, they must give a report to Congress explaining if these planes are safe and if using them makes sense for the economy.
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Milestones
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a study to assess whether certain aircraft certified under part 23 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, may be used in operations conducted under part 121 of such title, and for other purposes.
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