Las Vegas, NV, Nov. 20, 2015 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) commends the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation for considering S.571, the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (PBOR2), during a committee meeting on Nov. 18. The legislation, which was introduced by U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), includes a provision to make modifications to the FAA third-class medical program supported by the general aviation community.
During initial consideration of S. 571, the Commerce Committee agreed to accept an amendment offered by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) to advance the third-class medical provision with several modifications.
On Nov. 16, NBAA, along with 16 other aviation groups, sent a letter to the Senate Commerce Committee leadership, asking them to advance S.571, which continues efforts to introduce reforms focused on the concerns of pilots and others in the general aviation (GA) community, while enhancing the safety and efficiency of GA operations in the U.S. Read the aviation groups’ Nov. 16 letter to the Senate Commerce Committee in its entirety.
NBAA is pleased with the committee’s approval of the Manchin amendment, which calls for reforms to the Federal Aviation Administration’s notice to airmen program to better supply critical safety information to pilots, provides protections to volunteer pilots who fly in the public interest, and reforms the cumbersome and costly third-class medical process for general aviation (GA) pilots.
“We appreciate the Senate Commerce Committee’s consideration of this important measure, and we look forward to further action on it very soon," said NBAA vice president of government affairs, Dick Doubrava.
