Lawmakers started the year with hopes of passing a sweeping, five-year aviation policy bill. They will end the year without one.
Congress is working to set a new deadline of March 8 to agree to a multi-year measure reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration. The latest extension follows a deadlock in the Senate and comes after lawmakers in September agreed to a previous deadline extension until Dec. 31.
“I’m very concerned, given the time we have, the limited progress we have, and the constantly moving the goalpost in negotiations, we’re getting to the point we’ll be forced to extend the FAA’s ...