“If the KAP have the balance of power after the election, we will use our extraordinary amount of influence to get a Sovereign Fuel Security Bill through federal parliament, which includes a nationwide renewable fuels mandate,” he said. Mr Katter said moving on bioenergy and biofuels will allow Far North Queensland to lead Australia in providing critical, sustainable energy and fuel services, at an affordable price to the benefit of mills, growers, and the community at large. Cawthorn offered his bill as an amendment to H.R.5603, the Protections for Student Veterans Act, during a November 4 House Veterans Affairs Committee markup.Īlong with AOPA, the Air Medical Operators Association, Airborne Public Safety Association, Airlines for America, Airports Council International – North America, Allied Pilots Association, American Association of Airport Executives, Association of Air Medical Services, Experimental Aircraft Association, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, Helicopter Association International, National Air Carrier Association, National Air Transportation Association, National Association of State Aviation Officials, National Business Aviation Association, and Regional Airline Association signed the letter.Kennedy MP, Bob Katter, said fuel and electricity sovereignty and security had never been more essential as China continues its aggressive move into the South Pacific and Russia wages war in Europe cutting supplies of key resources. The original flight training bill, H.R.4874, was introduced by Rep. “We remain committed to working with Congress to ensure our nation delivers on its commitment to our veterans, who have honorably and unselfishly served our nation,” the groups wrote. Additionally, the section provides flexibility to public schools in allowing them to contract for flight training, which in turn makes aviation training more available to interested veterans.”īut despite the improvements, the groups believe a cap will ultimately deprive veterans of their ability to pursue flight training and a pathway to careers as commercial pilots.
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The bill also provides coverage for obtaining a private pilot license when it is incorporated into the requirements of a professional flight training program.
This includes an accelerated payment provision to provide greater flexibility and a more efficient funding mechanism to help veterans complete their flight training. In the letter, AOPA and the groups supported some of the positive changes for structuring veterans’ flight training benefits, writing, “We are encouraged that the amendment to HR 5603 does contain needed improvements for structuring veterans’ flight training benefits. predicts considerable long-term demand for pilots, with a need for more than 600,000 in the next two decades.īoeing says meeting the projected pilot and technician demand is “wholly dependent on industry’s investment in a steady pipeline of newly qualified personnel to replace those who have left or will soon exit” through retirement, layoffs and furloughs, and attrition. Without sufficient funding, veterans seeking to use their GI benefits to enter the aviation industry will incur significant personal debt or abandon their pursuit altogether. These caps deprive them of the ability to pursue collegiate flight training, a common path to a career as a commercial pilot.” According to the groups, “It is unfair and discriminatory to single out for these funding caps veterans seeking employment in aviation.
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