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Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX) announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing next week to examine current trends, opportunities, and challenges facing small communities and rural commercial service airports. The hearing will provide Members with the opportunity to discuss their priorities to ensure their constituents and millions of Americans across the country maintain options for commercial air service. The hearing, entitled, “Connecting Rural America to the National Airspace System,” will be held at 10:15 a.m. ET on Thursday, June 4, 2026, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.

Witness List:

• Faye Malarkey Black, President and Chief Executive Officer, Regional Airlines Association (RAA)
• Shawn Dobberstein, Executive Director, Fargo Airport Authority; on behalf of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE)
• Derrick Collins, Director, Physical Infrastructure, United States Government Accountability Office
• Gregory Pecoraro, President & Chief Executive Officer, National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO)

More information about the hearing, including witness testimony and a link to the live webcast, will be posted here as it becomes available.