Sec. 653. Powered-lift aircraft entry into service
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The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall, in consultation with exclusive bargaining representatives of air traffic controllers certified under section 7111 of title 5, United States Code, take such actions as may be necessary to safely integrate powered-lift aircraft into the national airspace system, including in controlled airspace, and learn from any efforts to adopt and update related policy and guidance. Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall update air traffic orders and policies, to the extent necessary, and address air traffic control system challenges in order to allow for— the use of existing air traffic procedures, where safe, by powered-lift aircraft; and the approval of letters of agreement between air traffic control system facilities and powered-lift operators and infrastructure operators to minimize the amount of active coordination required for safe recurring powered-lift aircraft operations, as appropriate.
Based on the implementation of subsection (b), the Administrator shall— continue to update air traffic orders and policies; to the extent necessary, develop powered-lift specific procedures for airports, heliports, and vertiports; evaluate the human factors impacts on controllers associated with managing powered-lift aircraft operations, consider the impact of additional operations on air traffic controller staffing, and make necessary changes to staffing, procedures, regulations, and orders; and consider the use of third-party service providers to manage increased operations in controlled airspace to support and supplement the work of air traffic controllers.