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General Aviation Bill Passes Senate with Boozman Language to Help Small Aircraft Pilots Keep Flying

Press Release

Date: Dec. 16, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Transportation

Language authored by U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) that requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reform general aviation medical standards was included in the Pilot's Bill of Rights II and unanimously passed by the Senate Tuesday night.

The language--a modified version of the General Aviation Pilot Protection Act introduced by Boozman in February--seeks reforms to maintain safety while supporting capable pilots and jobs in the industry and at our small, local airports.

"These reforms are necessary because the FAA has stalled on its pledge to eliminate bureaucratic barriers that ground capable aviators. Over the last decade, 60,000 pilots left the industry, many due to the costly and time consuming process of obtaining paperwork that FAA has acknowledged needs to be changed. By incorporating my bill in the Pilot's Bill of Rights II, we can provide safety and eliminate these burdens which have proven unnecessary," Boozman, a co-chair of the Senate General Aviation Caucus, said.


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