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March 11, 2025
for Permanent Helicopter Restrictions Near DCA Following NTSB Preliminary Report on Fatal Jan 29 Aviation Accident Senator Maria Cantwell Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation...Transportation released the following statement regarding the National Transportation Safety Board s NTSB preliminary report on the Jan 29 mid air collision involving an American Airlines flight and a...deaths of 67 people The NTSB report provides ample data that this helicopter route and the commercial aviation landing route never should have been allowed to co exist A permanent restriction of this helicopter...
March 11, 2025
Committee Chairman Ted Cruz R Texas and Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Jerry Moran R Kan sent a letter pressing Brigadier General Matthew Braman Director Army Aviation for Headquarters for more information...Moran hosted a briefing for Commerce Committee members with the Federal Aviation Administration FAA the National Transportation Safety Board NTSB and the Army During the discussion the Army committed to providing...are completed with ADS B Out not transmitting Over the past two years how frequently has the 12th Aviation Battalion disabled ADS B Out for training flights versus mission support flights What specific circumstances...
March 11, 2025
Chairman Cruz and Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Moran Announce Hearing on DCA Tragedy March 11 2025 WASHINGTON D C U S Senator Jerry Moran R Kan Chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation Space and Innovation...2025 at 10 00 am EST This hearing will examine preliminary findings from the National Transportation Safety Board NTSB on the deadly crash involving American Airlines 5342 and a U S Army Blackhawk helicopter...Transportation Safety Board Chris Rocheleau Acting Administrator Federal Aviation Administration FAA Brigadier General Matthew Braman Director Army Aviation United States Army Details WHAT Aviation Space and...
March 7, 2025
Newsroom Press Releases Print Cantwell Asks DOD to Explain Why Capital Area Flights Aren t Using Key Safety Feature March 7 2025 The DOD helicopter involved in January s fatal DCA accident was not transmitting...Region without Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast ADS B Out activated ADS B Out is a crucial safety feature that when activated automatically sends a beacon out from an operating flight to provide...National Airport was equipped with ADS B Out yet was not transmitting ADS B Out In 2010 the Federal Aviation Administration FAA under the Obama Administration issued a final rule to require all aircraft equipped...
February 20, 2025
Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Chairman Cruz Stresses Need to Modernize America s Aviation Systems February 20 2025 In an era of AI and automation is the current ATC system really the best...general and business aviation new entrants technology providers and lawmakers to actively participate in modernizing the U S air traffic control system and preventing future aviation accidents In addition...before the Senate Commerce Committee in April about the company s progress on fixing production and safety issues following the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 incident last year Sen Cruz s remarks as prepared...
February 17, 2025
senior member of the Senate Finance Committee released the following statement about reports that FAA safety employees who have served less than one year at the agency including to technicians working under...federal workforce cuts Now is not the time to fire technicians who fix and operate more than 74 000 safety critical pieces of equipment like radars navigational aids and communications technology said Sen...unnecessary risk into the airspace in the aftermath of four deadly crashes in the last month The FAA s safety workforce needs to be a priority for this Administration Last year when Sen Cantwell served as chair...
February 6, 2025
ensure that Elon Musk stays out of the Federal Aviation Administration FAA citing Musk s clear conflicts of interest FAA has the legal responsibility for safety oversight of companies with commercial space...Department of Government Efficiency of which Musk is a leader to to plug in to help upgrade our aviation system His post followed two weeks of DOGE employees disrupting operations across the federal government...controllers and FAA safety inspectors to end their employment through a new deferred resignation program in the midst of a shortage of about 3 000 certified controllers and need for more safety inspectors on...
January 31, 2025
Helicopter Crash on CNN January 31 2025 Senator says rely on NTSB facts and investigation Focus on safety and hiring more air traffic controllers not firing This morning U S Senator Maria Cantwell D Wash...Administrator very soon because I thought Mike Whitaker was doing a good job at trying to address our safety issues and now we don t have an Administrator Sen Cantwell continued The standards for air traffic...
January 30, 2025
Committee s Subcommittee on Aviation today issued the following joint statement after receiving a briefing from the National Transportation Safety Board NTSB and Federal Aviation Administration FAA We are...
January 30, 2025
Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Cantwell Statement on Devastating Aviation Crash Wednesday January 30 2025 U S Senator Maria Cantwell D Wash Ranking Member of the Senate Committee...knowing what happened I agree with Secretary Duffy that safety is paramount https www commerce senate gov 2025 1 cantwell statement on devastating aviation crash wednesday Home Privacy Policy Facebook Twitter...
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