Aviation Reforms

Federalization of Aviation

• All airports, aviation centers, repair centers, aviation support centers, airlines, airline support centers, air craft manufacturing centers, including military, shall be federalized in their entirety, including state or local air strips, and privately owned air tourism, travel, or other existing aviation industry including space, aerospace, satellites, rocketry, etc.

• All aviation equipment, including tools, facilities, and the aviation craft themselves, shall be audited for quality, safety, and longevity.

• Those that are deemed unfit for service shall decommissioned immediately, and the remainder shall be modernized per the requirements established by this provision and the FAA

• Fees for travel shall be federalized and made publicly transparent, that are not subject to change due to fluctuations in costs of fuel, proximity to travel dates, and may only integrate the actual costs involved of travel, for the aviation craft in question and the infrastructure required to support it

• Commercial Aircraft shall be refitted for comfort of the traveler, and wherever possible classifications of “1st Class”, “Business Class”, or similar shall be relegated to the full aircraft itself, and retrofitted accordingly, with airfare reflective of this consumer choice and preference in travel

• Fees for travel shall be determined by the FAA, take into consideration economic conditions, and shall adhere to, as strictly as possible, to reflect the actual needs of the Department to maintain safe, efficient, and fair travel accommodations

• Since all airlines that are owned, or operated within the US are federalized, it is acceptable for the FAA to establish a Frequent Flyers program that can be enjoyed by travelers, and any other incentives, or concessions that would improve the Aviation experience.

• The FAA will also oversea the USO, and ensure that all USO’s are maintained in excellent condition, with amenities, and considerations for those who have served, including, if needed, expansion or relocation of existing USO’s to areas within the airport that can handle the accommodations and addition of access to VA support systems appropriate for a travelling veteran, or active duty servicemember.

Enhanced Transparency and Accountability

• The FAA shall provide transparent guidelines, and reports to its decision making policies, within all areas including determination for eligibility as a pilot, Air Traffic Controller, Airport Security Provisions, etc.

• The FAA shall be audited by the appropriate office within the Office of the Inspector General, whose audits shall be made similarly public and accessible

• The FAA shall be held accountable for all incidents of discrimination, near miss, fatality, or other major Aviation incident and be liable to the public, or individuals impacted

• The FAA shall never under any circumstances, roll back safety provisions, quality provisions, inspection requirements, without providing peer reviewed engineering studies to justify them.

• The FAA may add any safety, quality, inspection, or auditing activities as they see fit, but must provide a peer reviewed study, justifying them within 6 months of implementation, or prior to implementation if possible.

• This doesn’t prevent local aviation centers from adding robust systems unique to their needs or circumstances, but may never be utilized to do less, or justify the inability to do them.

FAA Support of All Aviation Centers and Activities

• The FAA shall document, track, maintain, and keep up to date the material needs, costs, and shortfalls of all aviation activities, centers, personnel, training facilities, etc., under the jurisdiction of the United States of America and her territories

• The FAA shall submit these findings to the Department of the Treasury to demand funds be disbursed within the timelines, and too the locations for the purposes outlined in those reports

• The FAA is responsible for periodically reviewing the training needs, and qualifications of personnel involved in Aviation and shall coordinate with NIST for any technological shortfalls, or changes

• The FAA shall coordinate with appropriate agencies to ensure that aging air craft systems, and aviation equipment are transitioned out of use, and replaced accordingly

• The FAA shall be similarly in charge of Airport development, modernization, and travel volume determinations

• The FAA shall be primarily responsible for Airport, and other Aviation Sector related security whereby all policing activities, or security activities that aren’t explicitly part of the FAA, are subordinate to, and subject to the FAA’s determinations, guidelines and directives within the civilian aviation sector

• The United States Armed Forces, will continue to operate their aviation programs in accordance with DoD directives

FAA support for Training and Education

• The FAA will recruit personnel to fill the shortfall of aviation industry professionals, at all levels.

• The FAA shall submit their manning shortfalls to the America Works Program division of the Department of Labor to facilitate this process and directive

• Training and Education requirements may dictate the establishment of additional training centers, the FAA, in those circumstances shall request commensurate funding from the Treasury and coordinate with the Department of the Interior to acquire facilities or develop them respectively

• Training and Education shall similarly provide housing provisions, include meals, and a stipend for incidentals wherefore, tools, work related clothing, and similar shall be provided to, or procured for the student upon commencement of the training program.

Airport Security Modernization

• The FAA shall be primarily responsible for determining policies to ensure the safety of all travelers, personnel, and workers in airports, or aviation support centers.

• The FAA shall seek to balance fluidity of security measures, with efficacy wherever and whenever possible, such as but not limited to eliminating the need to remove shoes and belts when passing through checkpoints, or better qualifying flight schedules to reduce congestion

• CLEAR, preferred flyers, and other private, or government programs to charge travelers a fee for convenience in travel shall be abolished in their entirety.

• The FAA may establish criteria for frequent flyers that is separate from casual travelers that is more appropriate to their circumstances and needs

This policy shall provisionally establish a stratification process for travel to and from the United States to help alleviate congestion, and stream line security protocols:

• Establish air hubs that cater to professional whose duties require consistent travel with respect to their fields, creating screening processes that robust but appropriate and streamlined, amenities to support them, and generally establish flight routes to the most common destinations

• More specifically: Legal Professionals, Administrators, Medical Personnel, and Maintenance personnel are some of the clientele that travel frequently. With this in mind ensuring that staff can carry with them the tools of their trade, such as power tools, medical devices, or resting accommodations for those who may need it should be established

• Additionally, partitioning wings of the airport to cater to specific industries, whenever appropriate, especially allowing for travel times, and availability shall be provisionally implemented as a means to reduce flight times and congestion

• Wherefore, all other air hubs shall be streamlined, and organized for leisure travel

• All hubs shall have USO accommodations for our service members, and veterans as outlined in this policy