[Tree] Bipartisan FAA bill, aviation safety, air traffic controllers, runway technology, aviation funding, automatic cash refunds

Version 0.07 (2024-05-17 02:54:25.899000)

updates: President Biden signs bipartisan FAA bill into law, investing in aviation safety and air travel infrastructure

Version 0.06 (2024-05-10 00:52:33.096000)

updates: The U.S. Senate passes a $105 billion, five-year aviation bill to boost air traffic controller staffing, increase funding to prevent runway close-call incidents, and speed up refunds for canceled flights. The bill also prohibits airlines from charging fees for families to sit together and requires airplanes to be equipped with 25-hour cockpit recording devices. The bill does not raise the mandatory pilot retirement age to 67 as previously proposed [b67608cb].

Version 0.05 (2024-05-09 18:54:58.072000)

updates: Integration of Senator Reverend Warnock's perspective on FAA reauthorization bill and aviation workforce investments

Version 0.04 (2024-05-07 22:53:18.091000)

updates: Inclusion of information about US lawmakers seeking to strengthen the bill to ensure quick airline refunds

Version 0.03 (2024-04-29 23:56:14.978000)

updates: Congress passes $105 billion bill to address air traffic controller shortage and improve air travel safety

Version 0.02 (2024-04-09 10:19:50.993000)

updates: The U.S. Travel Association calls for modernization of air travel

Version 0.01 (2023-10-26 12:03:15.647000)

updates: Added additional news unrelated to air traffic control charges

Version 0.0 (2023-10-25 05:41:24.047000)

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