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Q & A Q What is the status of FAA Reauthorization? Q Does NATCA have a preferred funding system? Q What type of FAA reform model does NATCA support? Q Does NATCA support privatization of air traffic control? A A A A • The FAA currently is operating under its fifth short-term extension of FAA authorization, which expires at the end of the Fiscal Year (F Y), on September 30, 2018. • Lawmakers have until September 30 to enact a long-term FAA Reauthorization bill or pass another extension to avoid a partial shutdown of the FAA. • On April 27, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 4) by a vote of 393-13. • NATCA applauds the passage of this bill by the House because it would help provide a more stable and predictable funding stream by reauthorizing the FAA and the Aviation Trust Fund through 2023. • NATCA supports H.R. 4, and urges the Senate to quickly pass — and for the president to sign into law — a long-term FAA reauthorization bill. NATCA does not support any one particular reform model, but has publicly stated that any FAA reform must meet NATCA's Four Core Principles for Reform: • Ensure that the frontline workforce is fully protected; • Ensure safety and efficiency remain top priorities; • Provide for a stable, predictable funding stream that must adequately support air traffic control services, staffing, hiring and training, long-term modernization, preventative maintenance, and ongoing modernization to infrastructure; and • Maintain a dynamic aviation system that continues to provide services to all segments of the aviation community, from commercial passenger carriers and cargo haulers to business jets and general aviation, at all major airports and small airports in rural areas. • NATCA remains open to discussing reform at the FAA that would create a stable, predictable funding stream. • NATCA would not support any proposal that would create a for-profit model. Safety and efficiency must remain the top priorities. • We also do not support any proposal that would maintain the status quo, which is unacceptable due to funding uncertainty. • NATCA does not support a specific funding system, but the status quo is unacceptable and unreliable. • The National Airspace System (NAS) needs a stable, predictable funding stream so the FAA can move forward with modernization and technology improvements, as well as infrastructure projects. FAA REAUTHORIZATION LEGISLATION FAA REFORM FAA FUNDING NiW Today n a t c a . o r g / n i w 52

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