WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of

Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a broad

aviation bill to boost air traffic controller staffing, increase

funding to avert runway close-call incidents, and speed refunds

for canceled flights.

The 387-26 vote sends the $105 billion, five-year measure to

reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to

President Joe Biden for his signature.

The bill prohibits airlines from charging fees for families

to sit together and requires airplanes to be equipped with

25-hour cockpit recording devices, up from the current

two-hours, and directs the FAA to deploy advanced airport

surface technology to help prevent collisions.