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26 July 2026
NBAA Strongly Supports The Three Bills That Advanced Out Of Committee
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation’s has approved three bipartisan aviation measures.
The bills would enhance innovation, improve medication transparency for pilots and air traffic controllers and accelerate the safe deployment of advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft in the National Airspace System (NAS).
The three bills that advanced out of committee include:
- The Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2025 (S.3258) calls upon the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to publish in one central location, and update annually, a list of medications that pilots and air traffic controllers can safely take while maintaining their medical certification, removing the guesswork and fear associated with taking routine prescriptions and over-the-counter medications.
- The Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act (S.3885) aims to modernize and streamline the FAA’s type certification process for AAM vehicles to improve transparency, predictability and accountability of the certification process for emerging aviation technologies like electric-powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis in the NAS.
- The Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act (S.1759) directs the FAA to lift the 1973 ban on civil supersonic flight over U.S. land, permitting speeds exceeding Mach 1 if no sonic boom reaches the ground...
Senate Committee Approves Three Key Aviation Measures | Aero-News Network | 26 July 2026
