A Senate panel indefinitely delayed the markup of its Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill on Thursday amid an ongoing dispute regarding a pilot training amendment.
The amendment, introduced by Senate Minority Whip John Thune and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema late Wednesday evening, came two days after Commerce Committee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell and ranking member Ted Cruz introduced their $107 billion bill. Cantwell and Cruz say the 461-page bill will improve runway safety, track high-altitude balloons, prevent airlines from charging families to sit together, and prepare the nation's airspace for the future of air travel.
Another battle is brewing over an amendment that would increase the number of long-distance flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, although it was unrelated to the delay of the markup. Sen. Raphael Warnock , a sponsor of the Senate version and a member of the committee, said a lot of the details are still in flux.
The proposal to add long-distance flights continues to draw sharp opposition from some of the airlines and members from Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. The chief executives of American, Alaska, and United Airlines, who have been fiercely lobbying against the measure, released a joint statement Wednesday to express their concerns.
Sens. Chris Van Hollen , Ben Cardin , Mark Warner , and Tim Kaine continue to sound the alarm, writing an op-ed in the Washington Post Wednesday, voicing their concerns about how adding more routes could disrupt the balance in place with other airports in the region. Extending the flight perimeter has been done in the past. In 1981, Congress extended the flight perimeter to 1,000 miles from the original 650 miles. In 1986, it was extended to the current 1,250 miles. Lawmakers have also made exemptions for a small number of flights to cities such as Austin, Texas, Seattle, Denver, and Phoenix. Cardin said they’ve already made enough exemptions and couldn’t support adding any more.
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