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Arlington, Virginia 22209-3928
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Key Issues
- Further Reducing the Industry’s Carbon Footprint: NACA supports the inclusion of “green initiatives” in pending infrastructure legislation, including more robust funding for the research and development of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and tax credits for SAF blenders, expedited deployment of the FAA’s NextGen initiative to modernize our nation’s air traffic management system, and NextGen equipage incentives.
- Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs): NACA opposes increasing PFCs because they disproportionally drive up the cost for traveling families at airports that already have significant financing options available.
- Seat Pitch/Size: The FAA has been charged with regulating seat pitch and size based on safety, not comfort. The FAA has already ruled through the certification process that the seat size and pitch used by the airlines is safe. No further action from Congress is necessary.
- Pilot Flight and Duty Requirements: NACA opposes legislative and regulatory efforts to apply rules regarding flight and duty time rules for passenger carrier pilots to cargo pilots, which the courts and FAA and the courts have found would not enhance safety.
- Foreign Repair Stations: NACA opposes legislative efforts to require onerous new reporting requirements for the use of foreign repair stations by U.S. airlines. Currently, repair stations outside the United States must meet the same standards as U.S. repair stations.
- Pilot Shortage: The airline industry is facing a significant pilot shortage. FAA needs to provide flexibility to permit FAA-approved simulator training hours to count towards the 1500 hour requirement. The quality of training hours should be paramount over the quantity of training hours.
- DOT Full Fare Advertising Rule: NACA supports repeal of a DOT rule that suppresses air travel demand by requiring airlines—in
stark contrast to other industries—to include the cost of federal aviation taxes and fees in all advertised and quoted fairs. - Enhancing Airline Competition at Congested Airports: DOT and the FAA should stop waiving slot usage requirements, which effectively allow dominant network airlines to hoard unused takeoff and landing rights that ULCCs are ready to utilize—driving up airfares for passengers.
- 7th Freedom Operations by Foreign Carriers: U.S. charter carriers do not have reciprocal economic opportunities in other countries to make up for the loss of flights taken by foreign carriers. The loss of flights from the United States ultimately impinges on the economic health of U.S. carriers participating in DOD’s Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) program.