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July 28, 2011
coming in and the agency has no authority to issue grants for important airport infrastructure and safety projects The airlines are not paying for their use of the National Airspace System The carriers also...
July 28, 2011
Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Rockefeller Remarks on Alternative Aviation Fuels July 28 2011 WASHINGTON D C The price of fuel is something nearly every American has grappled...everyday life matter Fuel gets us where we need to go and every transportation sector depends on it The aviation industry is no different Like most industries they are trying to cut costs and bring in revenue...the time to be here today https www commerce senate gov 2011 7 rockefeller remarks on alternative aviation fuels Home Privacy Policy Facebook Twitter YouTube Whistleblower...
July 27, 2011
Senators made sure that 4 000 hard working FAA employees were furloughed hundreds of critical airport safety capacity and air traffic control projects were brought to a halt payments were stopped to hundreds...federal government is being forced to forgo almost 30 million a day in aviation tax revenue that is critical to supporting our aviation system and the introduction of the newest Boeing aircraft are being...chosen to pocket those revenues rather than reducing ticket prices The damage we are doing to our aviation system is real and if we fail to act in a timely manner it may be so devastating as to be irreversible...
July 27, 2011
achieve a full FAA extension and would be paid for from the Aviation Trust Fund Joining Rockefeller was Senator Maria Cantwell Chairwoman of the Aviation Subcommittee Because of House Republican politics the...for this bill so we can keep the FAA workforce whole and our aviation system fully operational This bill will hold harmless thousands of aviation workers who have been caught in the crossfire of the House...extension while we continue to work toward a long term authorization bill Their bill the Federal Aviation Employees Protection Act of 2011 is co sponsored by Senators Daniel K Inouye D Hawaii John F Kerry...
July 26, 2011
Consumers on Ticket Prices July 26 2011 WASHINGTON D C Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller IV and Aviation Operations Safety and Security Subcommittee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell today asked the nation s airlines to...and Cantwell said airlines should set aside money from the lapse of aviation taxes so that it can go to pay for the nation s aviation system We are deeply perplexed by the industry s pocketing of passenger...urge the nation s airlines to put all of the profits that they are making from the lapse of the aviation taxes into an escrow account so that they can be transferred back into the Airport and Airway Trust...
July 25, 2011
issued the following statement today as furlough notices began going out to more than 4 000 Federal Aviation Administration FAA workers who are going without pay because of the House refusal to vote on a clean...
July 22, 2011
by the House to extend FAA s funding authorities is a disservice to the American public and the aviation industry I am disappointed and stunned by their failure We had negotiated in good faith for four...admitted that they would try to gain political leverage over the Senate they effectively turned the aviation system into a political prop I am concerned about the economic impact of this at airports in all...beginning midnight tonight The FAA Would Have to Furlough 4 000 Workers Without Pay The U S Federal Aviation Administration says failure to extend its funding could lead to the furlough of 4 000 workers beginning...
July 21, 2011
Jay Rockefeller IV called on his colleagues to pass a clean FAA bill extension to keep America s aviation system in operation until Congress can negotiate a comprehensive FAA reauthorization bill Rockefeller...provisions in the House bill This is about being responsible and doing the necessary work to ensure our aviation system continues to function at its highest level while Congress completes its business Over the...only one case were policy changes made during consideration of an FAA extension Last year airline safety measures were included because both the House and Senate negotiators agreed to them and the extension...
July 19, 2011
Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Rockefeller Decries Partisan Assault on America s Aviation System July 19 2011 WASHINGTON D C Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller IV today said he is working to...April 2011 https www commerce senate gov 2011 7 rockefeller decries partisan assault on america s aviation system Home Privacy Policy Facebook Twitter YouTube Whistleblower...
July 15, 2011
the Senate we risk shutting down our nation s aviation system I urge the House to reconsider this plan and get back to work on a bill that makes our aviation system safer more efficient protects our small...
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