On the recordJuly 19, 2023
The FAA reauthorization bill has a section requiring the FAA to conduct research and development to mitigate the impact of turbulence. As part of this, it requires the agency to conduct R&D to understand the impacts of climate change and other factors on the nature of turbulence. My amendment changes this requirement to focus on the impacts of weather rather than climate change. Weather patterns are a common cause of turbulence. Jet streams, storms, and the movement of warm fronts and cold fronts can all cause it. Mr. Chair, this is, again, a commonsense amendment. I urge adoption, and I reserve the balance of my time.
