Rockefeller Statement on Aviation Security and the Recent Terrorist Attempt on Flight 253 to Detroit
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement today on aviation security and the recent terrorist attempt on flight #253 to Detroit. The Senate Commerce Committee has jurisdiction over aviation security and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on New DOT Rule to Strengthen Airline Passenger Protections
WASHINGTON, D.C—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement today after an announcement made by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regarding a new rule that establishes consumer protections during airline tarmac delays. The new rule prohibits U.S. airlines operating domestic flights from permitting an aircraft to remain on the tarmac for more than three hours without deplaning passengers.
Hearing Summary – Aviation Safety: Oversight of FAA Safety Initiatives
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a subcommittee hearing today on Aviation Safety: Oversight of FAA Safety Initiatives.
Chairman Rockefeller’s Remarks on Aviation Safety: Oversight of FAA Safety Initiatives
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In discussions about aviation safety, it is often cited that the United States has the safest airline industry in the world.
Hearing Summary: Transportation Security Challenges Post-9/11
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing today on Transportation Security Challenges Post-9/11.
Chairman Rockefeller’s Remarks on Transportation Security Challenges Post-9/11
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Welcome Secretary Napolitano. Thank you for joining us today.
Chairman Rockefeller’s Statement on Release of Rockefeller-Requested GAO Report Regarding International Commerce Security Mandates
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold a hearing…
Hearing Summary – Aviation Safety: Pilot Fatigue
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a subcommittee hearing today on Aviation Safety: Pilot Fatigue.
Chairman Rockefeller’s Remarks on Aviation Safety: Pilot Fatigue
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Good morning. Addressing pilot fatigue is an issue for which it has taken far too long to achieve meaningful reform. The travelling public deserves a better effort to make certain any plane on which they fly has an alert and well rested flight crew.
Dorgan, Rockefeller, Lautenberg Work to Keep NTSB at Forefront of Transportation Safety
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senator Byron L. Dorgan, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, Chairman of the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security Subcommittee, issued the following statement today after introducing legislation to reauthorize the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).