FAA Reauthorization Act Advances Accessible Air Travel for Wheelchair Users
Author: All Wheels Up
Published: 2024/05/16
Publication Type: Announcement
Contents: Summary – Definition – Introduction – Main – Related
Synopsis: The bill includes a mandate for standardized training for employees assisting passengers who use wheelchairs and research initiatives to get a wheelchair spot on commercial airplanes. This FAA Reauthorization is a win for wheelchair users and addresses multiple areas of air travel that need improvement. We are celebrating this bipartisan bill while steadfastly continuing to build a future where wheelchair users such as my colleagues, friends, and son can fly while seated in their own wheelchairs. Many of these reforms build upon the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, which All Wheels Up also helped shape. This wave of progress is thanks to years of collaboration and hard work with a variety of people who share our view that commercial air travel needs to change.
Defining FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
This FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 bill reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through FY2028, including activities and programs related to airport planning and development, facilities and equipment, and operations. The National Transportation Safety Board is also reauthorized through FY2028. [...]