Tue, Dec 03, 2013
Streamlines Certification Process For GA Airplanes, Equipment
As most of us were doing prep work for Thanksgiving dinner, President Obama signed the Small Airplane Revitalization Act into law, streamlining the certification process for GA airplanes and aviation products.
Congressman Mike Pompeo, (R-KS) (pictured), the author of the bill, cheered the bill’s enactment following President Obama’s signature. "This is an enormous achievement for ... general aviation across the nation. By reforming and modernizing these regulations, this law unleashes small airplane manufacturers to do what they do best: Build planes and get them in the air. This law creates jobs and helps Kansas families, makes planes safer, and lowers costs, all without resorting to a bailout.”
“Congressman Pompeo’s leadership has been critical in guiding the Small Airplane Revitalization Act from introduction to law in just six months," said Pete Bunce, President of GAMA. "We applaud his efforts to ensure the FAA makes the necessary regulatory changes to increase safety and cut government and industry certification costs for light general aviation airplanes by the end of 2015. This new law is a big win for Kansas, for our general aviation airframers and suppliers, and for every pilot and passenger who will reap the safety benefits.”
“Streamlining the certification process for general aviation manufacturers, while preserving important safety requirements, will lead to swifter adoption of new aircraft designs and vital safety equipment, benefiting everyone from pilots and their passengers to manufacturers," said NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen. "NBAA and its Member Companies are very thankful to Congressman Pompeo for his leadership on this legislation, and we appreciate the bipartisan coalition in the House and Senate who joined him in supporting the bill.”
The law requires the FAA to implement the recommendations of the FAA’s Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) by December 31, 2015. Recommendations are focused on increasing safety and reducing government and industry certification costs for light general aviation (GA) airplanes. The legislation unanimously passed the Senate in October and the House in November.
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