From compensating travelers to the pilot retirement age, Congress takes up aviation bill

Congress will vote this week on legislation that will shape the agency responsible for safely managing the nation’s airspace and regulating its airlines. Lawmakers will fight over the Federal Aviation Administration’s rules on everything from how pilots are trained to how long they can work and whether travelers will get more compensation for canceled and delayed flights. Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to act on the legislation. The House is expected to vote this week on a bill that emerged from the transportation committee with bipartisan support.