Future shutdowns of the federal government wouldn’t affect funding for air traffic control under bipartisan legislation introduced Tuesday.
The proposed Aviation Funding Solvency Act would allow the Federal Aviation Administration to access the Aviation Insurance Revolving Fund during future shutdowns to cover critical services, according to leading Republicans and Democrats on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee who jointly introduced it.
“This bill guarantees that controllers, who have one of the most high-pressure jobs in the nation, will get paid during any future funding lapses and that air traffic control, aviation safety, and the traveling public will never again be ...