Committee advances bill barring airports from using ADS‑B data for third‑party billing
The Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee voted to report House Bill 387 favorably after testimony that third‑party ADS‑B billing discourages flight training and could prompt pilots to disable safety equipment; airports’ trade group urged targeted fixes to avoid unintended consequences.
The full story
Representative Bankson introduced House Bill 387 to prohibit airports and their contractors from using automatic dependent surveillance–broadcast (ADS‑B) tracking data to generate third‑party invoices for landing or use fees on general aviation aircraft up to 12,499 pounds. Bankson said the FAA’s 2020 ADS‑B mandate was intended for safety and traffic data, and not for automated billing practices that he and supporters say discourage flight training and prompt some pilots to turn off ADS‑B transponders.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in