The US Senate has passed a $105bn bill focussing on the improvement of safety and customer service for air travellers on May 9, 2024. It reauthorises the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through to 2028, ahead of the law governing the FAA expiring on May 10. The Senate passed the bill almost unanimously at an 88-4 vote. The bill directs the FAA to increase air traffic controller hiring targets, establish a workforce development programme to procure aviation professionals, and to also prohibit aircraft dispatchers from working remotely, with “limited exceptions for emergencies”. In addition, it raises the commercial airline pilot retirement

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