On March 10, Law360 quoted Tod Northman in “Senate’s Vanilla FAA Funding Fix Skirts Tough Issues.” The article refers to the FAA’s reauthorization proposal as a “plain-vanilla package of provisions” that extends funding through September 2017 but leaves long-term funding uncertain.

“The best thing is it’s likely to be passed in a form that’s similar to what we have here. It’s unobjectionable and underwhelming,” Tod said. “But there’s the disappointment of kicking the can down the road for another 18 months before we look at true reform.”