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April 12, 2013
Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Rockefeller Thune Urge FAA to Address Safety in Control Tower Closures April 12 2013 WASHINGTON D C Chairman John D Jay Rockefeller IV D W Va...close air traffic control towers across the country The bipartisan letter was also signed by Senate Aviation Subcommittee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell D Wash and Ranking Member Kelly Ayotte R N H as well as Representatives...D W Va and Frank LoBiondo R N J In the letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration FAA Administrator Michael Huerta the group said We are profoundly disappointed with...
January 2, 2013
Transportation were confirmed last night by the U S Senate Mr Michael P Huerta to be Administrator Federal Aviation Administration Mr William P Doyle to be Commissioner Federal Maritime Commission I am pleased that...to modernize air transportation and make certain it continues to function at the highest levels of safety The following nominations were discharged from the Committee and confirmed by the Senate Dr Mark...
July 18, 2012
Competitive U S Aviation Industry July 18 2012 WASHINGTON D C Prepared opening statement of Senator John D Jay Rockefeller IV Chairman at the U S Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations Safety and Security...Competitiveness of the U S Aviation Industry Addressing Competition Issues to Maintain U S Leadership in the Aerospace Market Since 1998 when I became the senior Democratic Member of the Aviation Subcommittee and...supporter of the aviation industry because of the critical role it plays in our nation s success By any measure the aviation sector has a substantial impact on our economy The Federal Aviation Administration...
July 18, 2012
Twitter YouTube Whistleblower Hearings Home Hearings Print The Global Competitiveness of the U S Aviation Industry Addressing Competition Issues to Maintain U S Leadership in the Aerospace Market July 18...WASHINGTON D C The U S Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations Safety and Security will hold a hearing on The Global Competitiveness of the U S Aviation Industry Addressing Competition Issues to Maintain...Leadership in the Aerospace Market This hearing will address critical competition issues facing the U S aviation industry including workforce development regulatory issues and access to foreign markets Please...
June 21, 2012
nomination to be the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration FAA If confirmed you will be charged with leading the most complex aviation system in the world and an agency that faces several...sure the agency takes the steps necessary to maintain the highest levels of safety in the aviation industry Although the aviation sector is enjoying one of its safest periods in history we have experienced...implementing the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 Among other accomplishments the FAA has issued new pilot fatigue rules and moved forward on the use of Safety Management Systems...
June 6, 2012
WASHINGTON D C The European Union s Emissions Trading System EU ETS has elicited strong feelings from aviation stakeholders across the globe which is why it is important that Congress examine its potential impact...States has always led the world on aviation issues Implementing policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions should not be an exception to our legacy of leadership on aviation I am approaching this hearing with...with an open mind regarding the options that could be considered to reduce emissions in the aviation sector However doing nothing is not an option Let me be clear I believe that the airline industry both...
June 6, 2012
Trading System The European Union s Emissions Trading System EU ETS has elicited strong feelings from aviation stakeholders across the globe which is why it is important that Congress examine its potential impact...States has always led the world on aviation issues Implementing policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions should not be an exception to our legacy of leadership on aviation I am approaching this hearing with...with an open mind regarding the options that could be considered to reduce emissions in the aviation sector However doing nothing is not an option Let me be clear I believe that the airline industry both...
May 8, 2012
Counsel about Federal Aviation Administration FAA whistleblower claims Whistleblower information is one of the best tools we have to keep the flying public safe and every safety concern raised by FAA employees...Congress just enacted into law a new Aviation Safety Whistleblower Investigation Office for exactly this reason There is no excuse for bureaucratic delays when safety is involved and the FAA has to take...
March 20, 2012
Print Rockefeller Remarks on Commercial Airline Safety Oversight March 20 2012 WASHINGTON D C Safety has always been the principal goal of the aviation community and my primary focus since I joined the...Commerce Committee more than 20 years ago Every member of the aviation community begins their workday focused first and foremost on safety For commercial airline and federal employees from the pilots flight...flight attendants and the air traffic controllers to the mechanics and the technicians safety is paramount throughout their daily work And this emphasis has paid off the last U S fatal passenger accident...
March 20, 2012
Hearings Print Commercial Airline Safety Oversight March 20 2012 02 45 PM Russell Senate Office Building 253 WASHINGTON D C The U S Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations Safety and Security announces an oversight...oversight hearing on commercial airline safety The Aviation Subcommittee s hearing will examine the extent to which the Federal Aviation Administration FAA and the airline industry have been able to meet...meet the requirements mandated by Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 and other associated aviation safety issues This hearing provides an opportunity for the Committee...
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