Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing Disclosure Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3026
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Introduced: 2018-06-07
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aviation and airports

Department of Transportation

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing Disclosure Act of 2018</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to require an air carrier providing scheduled passenger air transportation to: (1) disclose to the public the date and location of the most recent heavy maintenance for specific flights, and (2) provide a similar disclosure for its entire fleet.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3026 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 7, 2018 Mrs. McCaskill introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to disclose the date and location of the most recent aircraft maintenance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing Disclosure Act of 2018 . 2. Disclosure of the date and location of the most recent aircraft maintenance (a) In general Chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 44736. Disclosure of the date and location of most recent aircraft maintenance (a) In general The Administrator shall require, beginning the day after the end of the 12-month period following the date of enactment of this section, an air carrier providing scheduled passenger air transportation to inform the public about its aircraft maintenance practices pursuant to the requirements described in subsections (b) and (c). (b) Disclosure regarding specific flights (1) In general The requirement described in this subsection is that an air carrier providing scheduled passenger air transportation shall display a notice that provides an individual with information on— (A) the location at which the aircraft used for a scheduled flight most recently underwent heavy maintenance; and (B) the date of such maintenance. (2) Requirements for information The information described in paragraph (1) shall be— (A) prominently displayed in clear and plain language and in an easily readable font size on— (i) the air carrier website accompanying each scheduled flight; (ii) the air carrier website at the point of ticket purchase; (iii) the electronic confirmation of a ticket purchase; and (iv) passenger boarding documents; (B) communicated clearly prior to the point of ticket purchase on the air carrier telephone reservation system; and (C) communicated clearly by an airline representative at a ticket counter. (c) General disclosure for entire fleet (1) In general The requirement described in this subsection is that an air carrier providing scheduled passenger air transportation shall display on its Internet website a list of— (A) all of the locations at which aircraft in its fleet have undergone heavy maintenance in the past 5 years; and (B) all of the locations at which the air carrier has an existing contract for aircraft in its fleet to undergo heavy maintenance. (2) Requirements for information The information described in paragraph (1) shall be— (A) prominently displayed in clear and plain language and in an easily readable font size; and (B) updated appropriately. (d) Definitions In this subsection: (1) Heavy maintenance The term heavy maintenance has the meaning given that term in section 44733(g)(1). (2) Location The term location means the city and country in which the facility at which heavy maintenance on an aircraft was performed is located. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 44736. Disclosure of the date and location of most recent aircraft maintenance .