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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 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...
December 12, 2024
Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Chair Cantwell Touts Committee s Progress on Aviation Safety December 12 2024 U S Senator Maria Cantwell D Wash Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce...and Transportation delivered the following remarks at today s subcommittee hearing on the Federal Aviation Administration s air traffic systems facilities and technical air traffic workforce in light of...morning on aviation safety Like you I m saddened and surprised to hear of Administrator Whitaker s decision to step down in January of 2025 I know this If you want to be the leader in aviation you have to...
September 19, 2024
Press Releases Print Commerce Committee Democrats Set Focus on Cybersecurity Threats to Nation s Aviation System Impact on Consumers September 19 2024 Hearing comes in the wake of cybersecurity attack on...recover when they are harmed The Committee heard testimony from Seattle Tacoma International Airport Aviation Managing Director Lance Lyttle regarding last month s cyberattack as well as Airlines for America...Vice President of Public Policy Telecommunications and Fraud John Breyault The reality is stark our aviation industry is under constant threat from cyberattacks up 74 percent since 2020 said Sen Cantwell Every...
September 18, 2024
Whistleblower Search Search Terms Search Facebook Twitter YouTube Whistleblower Hearings Home Hearings Print Aviation Cybersecurity Threats September 18 2024 10 00 AM U S Senator Maria Cantwell D Wash Chair of the...Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation will convene a full committee hearing titled Aviation Cybersecurity Threats on Wednesday September 18 2024 at 10 00 AM EDT This hearing will examine cybersecurity...faced by airports and airlines impacts and disruptions to passengers along with how the nation s aviation sector can boost resiliency to protect against future cyberattacks Witnesses Marty Reynolds Brigadier...
September 18, 2024
Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Cantwell Opening Remarks at Hearing on Aviation Cybersecurity Threats September 18 2024 U S Senator Maria Cantwell D Wash Chair of the Senate Committee...to passengers Read the witness testimonies and watch the hearing here Witnesses include Sea Tac Aviation Managing Director Lance Lyttle who spoke to the recent cyberattack at the airport Chair Cantwell...order This morning we are having a hearing on aviation cybersecurity threats I appreciate the witnesses being here today The reality is stark our aviation industry is under constant threat from cyberattacks...
August 21, 2024
Releases Print During Natl Aviation Week Cantwell Champions Sustainable Aviation Projects to Make Flying Greener and Cleaner August 21 2024 Leading up to this week s National Aviation Week August 19 25 U S...announced on Friday the Federal Aviation Administration s FAA Fueling Aviation s Sustainable Transition via Sustainable Aviation Fuel FAST SAF and Low Emission Aviation Technology FAST Tech program awarded...for projects in the State of Washington to invest in building sustainable aviation fuels SAF supply chains and low emission aviation technologies Enacted through the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022...
August 2, 2024
Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Cantwell Duckworth Introduce Legislation to Review and Strengthen Safety Management Systems at FAA August 2 2024 U S Senator Maria Cantwell D Wash Chair of the Senate Commerce...the Aviation Safety Subcommittee yesterday introduced the FAA SMS Compliance Review Act of 2024 to improve the Federal Aviation Administration s FAA safety oversight by ensuring the agency s Safety Management...and address aviation safety issues The legislation also requires the FAA to implement processes to perform root cause analyses of prior oversight lapses and end its practice of giving aviation manufacturers...
July 30, 2024
Oversight of Boeing Aviation Manufacturers July 30 2024 U S Senator Maria Cantwell D Wash Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration...requesting the FAA conduct a root cause analysis to determine any deficiencies in its own oversight of aviation manufacturers I have serious concerns about FAA s audits of Boeing and its suppliers including whether...ensure Boeing other aviation manufacturers and the United States remain the gold standard for aviation safety The letter follows Sen Cantwell s most recent Committee hearing on aviation safety where FAA Administrator...
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