Ensuring Fair and Effective Oversight

As a heavily regulated industry, the aviation community needs to ensure agencies such as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) receive the funding they need to provide fair oversight and effective rulemaking. For regulatory agencies to do their jobs, lawmakers must provide the necessary resources. However, all too often legislators will demand an agency action yet fail to equip it with the capabilities or capacity to respond.

No Unfunded Mandates: Give Regulators the Tools the Need to Regulate!

Many congressional proposals would mandate increased inspections, better oversight, and more examination of repair stations, but will often not account for an increased need in the inspector workforce.

ARSA data supports the notion that lack of FAA resources is hurting the aviation maintenance industry. A quarter of the respondents to ARSA’s 2009 member survey reported losing customers or foregoing business opportunities because of regulatory delays resulting from inadequate agency staffing.

If agencies do not have the resources they need to perform their duties in a timely manner, the industry’s efficiency suffers. Therefore, ARSA supports increased funding for FAA safety inspectors and for agencies such as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to ensure that companies are not disadvantaged by administrative delays.

Check our latest news and ARSA's efforts to promote fair and effective oversight:

Super Committee Failure Could Mean Cuts to FAA (11/30/11)

FAA Shutdown: Tell Your Story (8/2/11)

ARSA Tells Congress to Do Its Job! (8/1/11)

ARSA Urges Against Contradictory Agency Action (7/27/11)

ARSA Holds FAA's Feet to the Fire Over RFA Compliance (5/1/2011)

ARSA Recommends Reg Flex Improvements at House Small Business Hearing (3/30/2011)

ARSA Suggests Changes to NTSB Regulations (3/09/2011)

ARSA Achieves Major Victory for Small Business (3/02/2011)