A bill to provide for updates to the Federal Aviation Administration type certification process to support development of new and novel technologies, and for other purposes.

Key Provisions

• Requires the FAA to publish a public plan within 180 days to make its aircraft approval process more transparent and use industry standards more often.
• Sets standard expected timelines within 270 days for major steps in the FAA's aircraft certification process, like developing key documents and responding to company requests.
• Amends FAA rules within 180 days to create clear criteria for important review documents ('issue papers') and turn stable ones into official policies to speed things up.
• Publishes updated guidance within 90 days on how the FAA shares certification tasks, aiming for more predictable approvals for new aviation technologies.
• Excludes complex safety issues from these new standard timelines, allowing the FAA Administrator to make exceptions for unsafe conditions.