2024 FAA Reauthorization – Key Developments Impacting Emerging Aviation

June 12, 2024

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After months of negotiations, the President Biden signed into law the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act after months of negotiations and numerous last-minute extensions. The Act funds the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through Fiscal Year (FY) 2028 with over $105 billion in appropriations.

The major provisions and programs that we believe to be critical to our evolving and modernizing National Airspace, new and developing aircraft and associated enabling systems include the following:

  • Title II: FAA Oversight and Organizational Reform
  • Title III: Aviation Safety Improvements
  • Title IV: Aerospace Workforce
  • Title VI: Modernizing the National Airspace System
  • Title VII: Modernizing Airport Infrastructure
  • Title VIII: General Aviation
  • Title IX: New Entrants and Aerospace Innovation
  • Title X: Research and Development
  • Title XI: Miscellaneous

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