For AOPA, advocacy is more than just lobbying Congress or negotiating with the FAA.
It’s about staying engaged with hundreds of state agencies and legislatures. It’s about maintaining a network of pilots to monitor thousands of airports. It’s about putting the combined weight of hundreds of thousands of pilots behind you.
In response to feedback from AOPA and local pilots, the Safford, Arizona, City Council unanimously voted to immediately remove landing fees at Safford Regional/1Lt Duane Spalsbury Field for any aircraft under 4,000 pounds, and for touch-and-go operations for aircraft over 4,000 pounds.
AOPA urges members and local residents in Chatham, Massachusetts, to vote "no" on Warrant Article 59 during the Town Meeting on May 10. The article seeks to limit the use of Chatham Municipal Airport to only the smallest aircraft—a restriction local leaders acknowledge is unenforceable.
AOPA is urging pilots and residents around College Park, Maryland, to speak out against a proposed Junior Tennis Champions Center expansion that would compromise safety at College Park Airport ahead of a Prince George’s County Planning Board meeting May 15.
The FAA announced a new toll-free number to help pilots contact flight service in Alaska. Now, a call to 1-833-252-7433 (AK-BRIEF) will put you in contact with any one of the three hub facilities that serve Alaska on a 24-hour basis.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced a proposal on April 29, that would provide billions of dollars to jump-start the modernization of the U.S. air traffic control system.
