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notice of impending TFRs. We also will seek to limit the duration of onerous TFRs and help ensure business aviation operations are not unduly restricted.”
In addition to revised guidance materials and airspace access advocacy, the council will provide members with new security-related training materials and other resources. Members with suggestions for topics to be covered by the council’s work should contact Wolf at swolf@nbaa.org.
New Working Group with U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske recently said that his agency would organize a working group to focus on issues specific to general aviation, including business aviation. NBAA’s meeting with CBP officials focused on improving the facilitation of N-registered general and business aviation operators returning to the United States. The working group will begin meeting later this year, and NBAA hopes it will work to streamline regular processing requirements for international general aviation arrivals.
For example, NBAA suggested that broader use of CBP assets at foreign locations, including pre-clearance facilities, could be used to process a greater number of U.S. operators before they return home.
NBAA will provide Members with regular updates on CBP initiatives. KA
FAA Reauthorization Bill Due to Floor this Month
As reported in the July issue of King Air magazine, NBAA has requested a call to action from business aviation operators and owners regarding the FAA Reauthorization Bill. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee notified aviation groups that House leadership delayed floor consideration for the Bill until this month. The bill was expected to be presented by Committee chairman, Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), in July. Congress will have little time to pass a bill before the FAA’s current authorization expires on September 30.
NBAA called upon its more than 10,000 Member Companies to make their voices heard in strong opposition to any legislative proposal that would strip congressional oversight of the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) network in favor of a private entity funded through user fees. If you haven’t already, there is little time left to take action.
For more information and guidance on how you can contact Congress regarding the FAA Reauthorization Bill, go to www.nbaa.org/advocacy/contact/.
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