Getting into jet blast territory, but here goes anyway.
Politicians are cheats and liars. All of 'em!
I guess the present deal only carries FAA authorization through to mid-September, but is better than nothing. They've been operating like this for 4 years now. I wonder how much longer. Both political parties have reached deeply into their dirty tricks bags and I don't see this stopping anytime soon. I wish they could find a different battlefield, but this is the one they've chosen.
With a gridlocked congress and a pres who doesn't seem to like aviation much, (except enjoying the exclusive use of the priciest bizjet in the world at taxpayers expense!) the FAA seems to be less important to the powers that be than winning a political pissing contest. Both parties are guilty of behaving like ill-mannered children and I wish we could just knock their heads together and stamp their meal cards NO DESERT.
But things are what they are. Be careful up there...