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Committee defers aviation safety-reporting resolutions, notes FAA jurisdiction limits
Summary
SCR 180 and SR 150, requesting reports summarizing safety-related information for general aviation and tour operators, were deferred. Industry witnesses supported transparency, while the DOT and military counsel said flight operations and some safety reporting fall under FAA jurisdiction.
The Senate Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts deferred Senate Concurrent Resolution 180 and Senate Resolution 150, which request that the Department of Transportation submit reports summarizing safety-related information for general aviation and commercial tour operators.
Quentin Cook, president of Blue Hawaiian Helicopters, supported the measure as a transparency tool but said portions of the…
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