Fri, Apr 29, 2005
Next Step... House Floor!
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation
& Infrastructure has resoundingly approved legislation that
continues to apply pressure to the federal government to re-open
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to on-demand air
charter and general aviation operations.
H.R. 1496, titled “Return of General Aviation to Ronald
Reagan Washington National Airport Act of 2005,” would direct
the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the
Department of Homeland Security, to allow the resumption of
nonscheduled, commercial air carrier (air charter) and general
aviation operations at DCA within two months after the bill’s
enactment into law.
NATA has been working diligently with the leadership of both the
House and Senate to see this legislation become law. A similar bill
was introduced in the Senate in February. The next step for H.R.
1496 is the House Floor.
“It was clear at yesterday’s markup that the
leadership of the House Committee on Transportation &
Infrastructure will rightfully not tolerate any further delays by
our federal government in reopening our nation’s capitol
airport,” NATA President James K. Coyne said today. “It
is time that the government act or, clearly, Congressional
consequences will occur, which we wholeheartedly
support.”
“I again thank Chairmen Young and Mica and Ranking Members
Oberstar and Costello for their leadership on this important
matter,” Coyne concluded. “The return of charter and
general aviation activity to America’s capitol airport is
long overdue.”
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