AIRLINE INDUSTRY GROUPS ASK CONGRESS TO CODIFY LAW MAKING FAA THE SOLE REGULATOR OF DRONES AND AIR TAXIS
June 21, 2023
Recently, airline industry groups reasserted a request that the U.S. Congress codify laws to ensure that the FAA is the sole regulator of all issues related to aviation safety and operations in the National Airspace System (“NAS”), and of drone and air taxi operations, following increased instances of U.S. states and localities trying to regulate aircraft operations as well as expand labor protections for flight crews. The airline industry groups are concerned that if states and localities are allowed to regulate certain aircraft operations, such as where or how long a drone may operate, it would create an inconsistent application of the laws. The airline industry has argued that exclusive federal control over safety and operations in the NAS should be expressly codified so that it would preempt any state or local laws on the same issues.
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