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August 1, 2025
Commerce Science and Transportation joined MSNBC s Morning Joe to discuss the National Transportation Safety Board s NTSB investigative hearing into the January 29 2025 mid air collision between an Army Black...hearing which concludes today has revealed massive failures by FAA leaders to listen to and act on safety warnings from its own front line employees W hat it all points to is that the FAA needs to listen...and they need to lead on better safety regimes said Sen Cantwell We cannot have this kind of transportation corridor congested with both military and commercial aviation space and allowing for just a few...
August 1, 2025
straightforward message for the Federal Aviation Administration FAA Do its job Her comments came near the end of the second day of the three day National Transportation Safety Board NTSB investigative hearing...act on safety warnings that unaddressed could lead to a deadly collision There is an alternative by the way that is for the FAA to do its job and we need this agency to be aggressive about safety the data...Shared Airspace Act of 2025 SOSA to strengthen aviation safety at DCA airports across the nation and the FAA The bill was the first comprehensive aviation safety legislation responding to the January 29 2025...
July 29, 2025
Releases Print Sen Cruz and Colleagues Introduce ROTOR Act July 29 2025 Legislation would put ADS B safety tech in aircraft and improve air traffic control WASHINGTON D C Today U S Senate Commerce Committee...introduced the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform ROTOR Act to improve aviation safety The bill comes six months to the day after the tragic January 29th midair collision near Ronald...airspace around DCA Upon the introduction of the bill Sen Cruz said Today is an auspicious day for aviation safety a day marked by a revived spirit of hope and a shared determination to act in the face of an...
July 23, 2025
Department in improving safety and investing in our nation s infrastructure The Department s leaders must be committed to holding the transportation sector s it regulates to protect safety and consumer standards...Zerzan the General Counsel plays a critical role in everything the Department does determining which safety requirements are approved or eliminated signing off on grant agreements and allowing cities and states...General Counsel during the first Trump Administration orchestrated a number of rollbacks on important safety issues and I hope to ask you questions about that and look for a different approach I am alarmed...
July 9, 2025
Federal Aviation Administration U S Senator Maria Cantwell D Wash Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation released the following statement The next Federal Aviation Administrator...approach to aviation safety said Sen Cantwell They need to provide the leadership at the FAA to ensure America is the gold standard for aviation safety Mr Bedford s willingness to change safety policies like...Cantwell emphasized that we must have an Administrator who is an unwavering champion for safety who strengthens safety standards rather than seeking a way around them Throughout his questioning Bedford refused...
June 27, 2025
Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Aviation Safety Leaders Whitaker Sullenberger Thomson Denounce Republican Spectrum Auction Plans That Put Public Safety at Risk June 27 2025 proposals to auction...spectrum in the upper C band without proper mitigations in place would pose an unnecessary risk to aviation safety former FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker Any attempt to auction and deploy this spectrum within...occurred it was a safety crisis that the entire aviation community had to be protected from Capt Sully Sullenberger WASHINGTON D C Today former FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker safety expert Captain Sully...
June 25, 2025
Lead FAA June 25 2025 These are not the strong responses we need from someone who would oversee the safety of more than 2 9 million daily passengers WASHINGTON D C Today U S Senator Maria Cantwell D Wash...Bedford to serve as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration We need an FAA Administrator who will set the global gold standard for aviation safety Sen Cantwell said in a statement leading up to...full term from granting his own company an exemption from this critical safety requirement When asked about the clear aviation safety risks from the Republican reconciliation bill s spectrum auction proposal...
June 24, 2025
Lead FAA June 24 2025 We need an FAA Administrator who will set the global gold standard for aviation safety WASHINGTON D C U S Senator Maria Cantwell D Wash Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce...Bedford to serve as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration We need an FAA Administrator who will set the global gold standard for aviation safety said Sen Cantwell At his hearing Mr Bedford repeatedly...full term from granting his own company an exemption from this critical safety requirement When asked about the clear aviation safety risks from the Republican reconciliation bill s spectrum auction proposal...
June 18, 2025
and nomination Agenda Nomination of Bryan Bedford of Indiana to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Coast Guard Promotions PN 243 S 233 Restoring Confidence in the World Anti Doping...
June 11, 2025
Transportation will convene a nomination hearing for Bryan Bedford nominee to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration at 10 00 AM EST on Wednesday June 11 2025 Upon announcing Mr Bedford s nomination...following statement President Trump s FAA administrator will play a key role in bringing America s aviation system into the 21st century One of the FAA s essential tasks is to manage a safe and effective...including the deadly midair collision multiple NOTAM outages ground stops and near misses show major safety vulnerabilities in air traffic control that necessitate significant reforms For too long the FAA...
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