Hearing Summary: Reauthorization of the National Transportation Safety Board
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a subcommittee hearing today on Reauthorization of the National Transportation Safety Board. Witness List: The Honorable Deborah A.P. Hersman, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board Dr. Gerald Dillingham, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office Key Quotations from […]
Chairman Rockefeller’s Remarks on Reauthorization of the National Transportation Safety Board
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Transportation Safety Board is a world-class investigative body with over 40 years of experience. Its recommendations have helped save countless lives and led to safety improvements in all aspects of our transportation system. Unfortunately, it has been a busy year at the NTSB, which has been involved in a number of […]
Rockefeller Statement on Northwest Airline Pilots Incident
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, issued the following statement today on Northwest Airlines (NWA) Flight 188, which overflew its destination airport, Minneapolis/St. Paul International by approximately 150 miles on October 22, 2009. The flight was out of contact with air traffic control (ATC) […]
Hearing Summary – Aviation Safety: The Hudson River Midair Collision and the Safety of Air Operations in Congested Space
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a subcommittee hearing today on Aviation Safety: The Hudson River Midair Collision and the Safety of Air Operations in Congested Space. Witness List: The Honorable Christopher Hart, Vice Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board Rick Day, Senior Vice President, Operations, […]
Chairman Rockefeller’s Statement on Aviation Safety: The Hudson River Midair Collision and the Safety of Air Operations in Congested Airspace
WASHINGTON, D.C–While the safety of our air transportation network has increased dramatically, several eye-opening incidents over the past few years are a serious reminder: We have more work to do. We cannot afford to be complacent. In recent years, the aviation industry has changed rapidly, and the federal government must keep pace. At […]
Chairman Rockefeller Statement on NTSB Investigation of NY Midair Collision
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) released the following statement today on the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) investigation of the midair collision of an air tour helicopter and a small plane over the Hudson River on Saturday, August 8, 2009: […]
Chairman Rockefeller Requests Information Regarding Airman Certificate Vetting Process
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Chairman of the Aviation Operations, Safety and Security Subcommittee Byron Dorgan (D-ND), and Ranking Member of the Aviation Operations, Safety and Security Subcommittee Jim DeMint (R-SC) joined together and sent […]
Rockefeller Applauds Senate Commerce Committee’s Approval of FAA Reauthorization Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released the following statement today after legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was approved by the Commerce Committee: “I am very pleased that this important legislation was quickly approved by the Committee and […]
Rockefeller, Hutchison, Dorgan, Demint Introduce Bipartisan Aviation Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Chairman of the Aviation Operations, Safety and Security Subcommittee Byron Dorgan (D-ND), and Ranking Member of the Aviation Operations, Safety and Security Subcommittee Jim DeMint (R-SC) joined together today […]
Statement For The Record Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV Aviation Subcommittee Hearing on Aviation Safety: FAA’s Oversight of Commercial Air Carriers
The devastating loss of life caused by the crash of Flight 3407 in Buffalo – and the crash of Flight 446 from Brazil to France – are chilling horrific reminders that there is nothing more important in aviation than the safety of all passengers. As the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) continues to investigate […]