S. 1178 · 116th Congress
Safety is Not for Sale Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ed Markey
- Introduced
- 2019-04-11
- Latest action
- 2019-04-11 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Safety is Not for Sale Act of 2019
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to require aircraft manufacturers to offer or provide non-required safety enhancing equipment without an additional charge to an air carrier.
The FAA must implement a program to identify, classify, and approve certain non-required safety enhancing equipment.
The FAA must also establish performance standards for aircraft angle of attack indicators, disagree alerts, and backup fire suppressions systems.