Sequestration effects to hit at the end of March

Although budget sequestration has officially begun, the main effects of the cuts will begin to be felt in aviation towards the end of this month. The US government’s spending authority for the remainder of the current fiscal year ending Sept. 30 expires on March 27. Flight delays have been predicted to follow shortly after. US Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) president and CEO Marion Blakey said in a statement that the March 27 deadline for extending federal spending authority presents “the next major opportunity for Congress and President Obama to halt the [sequestration] crisis that our industry has highlighted for nearly