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February 12, 2026
Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Commerce Committee Passes Legislation to Strengthen FAA s Safety Management System February 12 2026 WASHINGTON D C The U S Senate Commerce Science and Transportation...Science and Transportation and Senators Tammy Duckworth D Ill Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Space and Innovation Mark Warner D Va Ed Markey D Mass Jeanne Shaheen D N H Amy Klobuchar D Minn...effective FAA safety management system SMS to better predict manage and mitigate safety risks across the agency The NTSB has found that the FAA s weak oversight and failure to act on the safety data it had...
February 12, 2026
WASHINGTON D C In her opening remarks at today s Commerce Committee hearing on the National Transportation Safety Board s NTSB final report on the tragic mid air collision near DCA Senator Maria Cantwell D Wash...
February 5, 2026
Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation Tammy Duckworth D Ill Ranking Member of the aviation subcommittee and Edward Markey D Mass sent a letter to Department of Transportation DOT General...General Counsel Gregory Zerzan demanding information and accountability regarding Federal Aviation Administration FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford s refusal to comply with his ethics agreement and divest his shares...letter can be found below and HERE Mr Zerzan We request documents and information regarding Federal Aviation Administration FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford s lack of compliance with his ethics agreement and...
January 29, 2026
on aviation safety The commemoration also honored the first responders who rushed to their aid and the unsung heroes who have supported the healing process and the ongoing push for aviation safety Senator...leadership within your family organization I can tell you in my time here in Washington dealing with aviation safety I ve met the families of the Colgan crash I ve met the families of the MAX crash Meeting you...you There are unbelievable families contributing hard work and dedication for years to make aviation safety better in this country but as Doug said tonight you brought something else You brought a collective...
January 27, 2026
Science and Transportation in a statement recognized the National Transportation Safety Board NTSB s findings and safety recommendations in its investigation of the midair collision involving American Airlines...2025 NTSB board members adopted more than 45 recommendations One recommendation directs the Federal Aviation Administration FAA to require all aircraft that operate where broadcasting ADS B Out is required...evaluate the safety of airspaces around airports across the country so that no other airspace has the same risk of collisions as DCA did on January 29 2025 and it improves aviation safety information sharing...
January 19, 2026
30th Almost a year after the January 29 2025 fatal accident the ROTOR Act is a step forward for aviation safety and a measure that honors the victims of the crash near DCA The legislation unanimously passed...evaluate the safety of airspaces around airports across the country so that no other airspace has the same risk of collisions as DCA did on January 29 2025 and it improves aviation safety information sharing...Transportation the Pentagon Federal Aviation Administration National Transportation Safety Board and the families of the 67 victims While the ROTOR Act addresses critical safety shortfalls and loopholes that...
December 17, 2025
Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation blasted Bryan Bedford Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for failing to take responsibility for divesting potentially millions of dollars...90 days of his confirmation a clear violation of his ethics agreement The exchange came during an aviation subcommittee hearing Sen Cantwell wrote to Administrator Bedford last week on his failure to divest...
December 11, 2025
for Bipartisan Amendment to Remove NDAA Provision Threatening Air Safety December 11 2025 Section 373 takes military helicopter safety loophole and makes it law Instead Congress should pass bipartisan...amendment to strike Section 373 from the National Defense Authorization Act NDAA which would weaken aviation safety law and codify the loophole that allowed military aircraft to operate in DC airspace within a...meaningful reforms that as I mentioned we passed out of the Commerce Committee They deserve to see real safety reforms not a reversal of progress made since the tragedy Sen Cantwell said This section Section...
December 10, 2025
Releases Print Who thinks it s a good idea Sen Cantwell Warns Provision Added to NDAA Threatens Aviation Safety Allows Military Aircraft to Operate in DC Airspace Without ADS B Out Transmitting Location December...last minute provision significantly reduces the safety of the airspace around Ronald Reagan National Airport NDAA provision rolls back post crash safety measures preserves loopholes Cantwell Cruz legislation...National Defense Authorization Act NDAA would threaten aviation safety and must be removed to protect the flying public Section 373 of the NDAA rolls back safety measures put in place after last January s devastating...
December 10, 2025
Releases Print FAA s Plan for ATC Modernization Evaluating Progress Delivering Results December 10 2025 Aviation Chairman Moran Announces Subcommittee Hearing on December 17th WASHINGTON D C U S Senator Jerry...Moran R KS Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation s Subcommittee on Aviation Space and Innovation will convene a hearing titled FAA s Plan for ATC Modernization Evaluating Progress...Accountability and Results on Wednesday December 17th at 2 30 pm EST This hearing will review the Federal Aviation Administration s FAA air traffic control modernization plan with a focus on the progress of the...
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