Ben Goldstein
The US Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a $17.7 billion funding bill for the FAA’s fiscal 2020, roughly $580 million more than the budget request and $240 million more than the FY2019 enacted level.
The $1.36 billion recommended for aviation safety is $31.8 million above the administration’s budget request. The appropriators directed FAA to use the additional funding to implement recommendations from the various regulatory probes into the 737 MAX and the FAA’s aircraft certification process.
