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June 29, 2017
Dirksen G50 to consider the following legislative measures and nominations Agenda 1 S 1405 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 Sponsors Sens John Thune R S D Bill Nelson D Fla Roy...Nomination of Robert L Sumwalt III of South Carolina to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board 7 Nomination of Derek Kan of California to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy...This bipartisan four year bill would authorize funding for the FAA and take many steps to enhance safety and improve the flying experience for American travelers While most of this proposal is based on...
June 29, 2017
WASHINGTON The Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation today approved the Federal Aviation Administration FAA reauthorization three other bills and three nominees subject to Senate confirmation...friendly aviation reform legislation improves safety and incorporates over 50 amendments offered by both committee Democrats and Republicans said Thune In preparing for the future of aviation our committee...committee has acted to continue advancing unmanned aircraft systems and other aviation innovations while offering airline passengers new protections following recent incidents Bills and nominations considered...
June 23, 2017
Dirksen 106 to consider the following legislative measures and nominations Agenda 1 S 1405 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 Sponsors Sens John Thune R S D Bill Nelson D Fla Roy...Nomination of Robert L Sumwalt III of South Carolina to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board 7 Nomination of Derek Kan of California to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy...
June 22, 2017
Wash the chairman and ranking member of the Aviation Operations Safety Security Subcommittee today announced the introduction of S 1405 the Federal Aviation Administration FAA Reauthorization Act of 2017...reauthorizes federal aviation programs through fiscal year 2021 Our legislation focuses on enhancing safety improving air travel for the traveling public and reforms to help bring the future of aviation closer to...strength safety and reliability of our aviation networks is critical for growing our economy and keeping families connected said Blunt This bipartisan bill includes key reforms to modernize the aviation industry...
June 7, 2017
June 7 2017 Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao will testify on key aviation issues before the Department and the Federal Aviation Administration FAA including air traffic control modernization and reform...the Committee has held hearings on a range of topics underpinning this legislative effort including safety drone policy rural issues aircraft certification consumer concerns and infrastructure financing One...remarkably safe operation but outside auditors have dinged the government s performance on delivering safety and efficiency upgrades prompting a debate as to the best path forward to realize those benefits...
June 5, 2017
principles for reforming the U S air traffic control system The Federal Aviation Administration s effort to improve air travel safety and efficiency by modernizing air traffic control has been hindered by...bill to President Trump s desk will require bipartisan support as well as a consensus among the aviation community on a way forward On Wednesday I ll continue this important conversation with my colleagues...when Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao testifies before us about needs and priorities for our aviation system Secretary Chao will testify before the Commerce Committee at 10 00 a m on Wednesday June...
April 28, 2017
Search Facebook Twitter YouTube Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Aviation Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on State of Airline Travel Hearing follows committee inquiry into forcible...passenger April 28 2017 WASHINGTON U S Sen Roy Blunt R Mo chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations Safety and Security will convene a hearing titled Questions Answers and Perspectives on the Current...Sen Maria Cantwell D Wash sent letters of inquiry to United Airlines and the Chicago Department of Aviation which operates O Hare International Airport on April 11 The committee received responses on April...
April 21, 2017
the Aviation Operations Safety and Security Subcommittee issued the following joint statement today on letters received yesterday evening from United Airlines and the Chicago Department of Aviation which...International Airport We re disappointed that neither United Airlines nor the Chicago Department of Aviation has yet provided substantive answers to the straightforward questions we asked about the forcible...further delay in getting necessary answers unacceptable Both United and the Chicago Department of Aviation have failed to meet the committee s original deadline of April 20 In telling the committee they...
April 6, 2017
Perspectives on Rural Air Service and the General Aviation Community April 6 2017 10 00 AM U S Sen Roy Blunt R Mo chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations Safety and Security will convene a hearing on...Service and the General Aviation Community The hearing will examine issues related to the safety and robustness of access to the National Airspace System for rural and general aviation users The discussion...discussion will focus on federal efforts to improve access and safety including the Federal Aviation Administration s Federal Contract Tower FCT program the Department of Transportation s Essential Air Service...
March 31, 2017
Subcommittee on Aviation Operations Safety and Security will convene a hearing on Thursday April 6 2017 at 10 00 a m titled FAA Reauthorization Perspectives on Rural Air Service and the General Aviation Community...related to the safety and robustness of access to the National Airspace System for rural and general aviation users The discussion will focus on federal efforts to improve access and safety including the...the Federal Aviation Administration s Federal Contract Tower FCT program the Department of Transportation s Essential Air Service EAS program and the Small Community Air Service Development Program SCASDP...
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