Restore Trump unfair/deceptive aviation rule process; reform/end EAS; ease foreign ownership
Mandate would restore Trump UDP rulemaking process, support smaller-carrier joint ventures, review foreign ownership limits via CFIUS-friendly capital, create 12-month new-entrant decisions, reallocate slots for competition, reform 1,500-hour rules, and end Essential Air Service subsidies.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 19 (Transportation) — Aviation: restore Trump unfair/deceptive practices rule process; support smaller-carrier joint ventures; review foreign ownership/control statutes; New Entry Initiative 12-month decisions; slot allocation for safety/capacity/competition; reform pilot-hour impacts; finally end Essential Air Service program.
Undo plan
1) Keep robust airline consumer-protection rulemaking.
2) Scrutinize mergers/joint ventures for monopoly risk—not rubber-stamp “scale.”
3) Maintain pilot training/hour standards that protect safety; expand simulator credit carefully.
4) Reform EAS with means-testing rather than abrupt elimination that isolates rural communities.
5) Verify: mishandled bags/refunds; fares on concentrated routes; rural access.