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March 27, 2025
Twitter YouTube Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Cantwell Grills Aviation Safety Heads on Near Misses Before Fatal DCA Collision Why Did the FAA Not Act March 27 2025 NTSB preliminary...Finance Committee grilled Acting Federal Aviation Administrator Chris Rocheleau National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy and Director of Army Aviation Brigadier General Matt Braman on the...traffic managers approve helicopter route charts annually so if the data raised questions about the safety of these routes the ball clearly falls into the FAA s court as to whether to act on this data or...
March 27, 2025
on Commerce Science and Transportation delivered the following opening statement during today s Aviation Subcommittee hearing on NTSB s preliminary report on the tragic Jan 29 midair collision between...and an American Airlines commercial jet We re here today to examine one of the most devastating aviation accidents in U S history With 67 lives lost on January 29th we have a responsibility to not only...appreciation for the diligence that you now are demonstrating by being here today Too much of aviation safety in the last several years has been left to the advocacy of families We shouldn t have to rely...
March 21, 2025
whether these dismissals violated agency policies and assess the damage to agency missions public safety and national security calling for an initial review to be completed within 60 days with findings...mission public safety services to Americans and national security considered in determinations to carry out mass dismissals 4 As a result of the mass dismissals were agency mission public safety services to...
March 19, 2025
especially thank him for working with me to increase service on the Amtrak Cascades route and taking safety seriously in response to the DuPont derailment in the State of Washington Under Mr Gardner s stewardship...the Board members and strongly encourage them to select a new CEO that will continue to prioritize safety and service to Amtrak passengers across the country https www commerce senate gov 2025 3 cantwell...
March 18, 2025
gold standard in aviation safety This includes honoring Secretary Duffy s commitment to faithfully execute the 1500 hour rule and requiring FAA and industry to implement robust Safety Management Systems...mitigate risk and prioritize implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Law to ensure the highest safety standards https www commerce senate gov 2025 3 sen cantwell statement on trump faa nomination announcement...
March 11, 2025
Bradbury for DOT Dep Sec Citing Abysmal Safety Record Under First Trump Admin As DOT General Counsel from 2017 2021 Steven Bradbury helped sideline crucial safety regulations including for plane manufacturers...aftermath of fatal crashes Cantwell on Senate floor What do you need to know He didn t fight for strong safety rules at the DOT before He s not going to fight for them now Today U S Senator Maria Cantwell D Wash...Department of Transportation All Democrats voted against his confirmation When it comes to transportation safety we don t measure success in dollars saved We measure success in lives protected and tragedies prevented...
March 11, 2025
Bradbury He is nominated to be the Deputy Secretary of Transportation When it comes to transportation safety we don t measure success in dollars saved We measure success in lives protected and tragedies prevented...at DOT he let the FAA create exemptions to permit military aircraft to operat e without this key safety technology transmitting And guess what The military knew that they had been granted a loophole but...We can t afford another light touch approach at the Department of Transportation when it comes to safety We cannot It simply does not matter if you re saving dollars if you re not saving lives Unfortunately...
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 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...
March 5, 2025
NOAA the Small Business Administration the Department of Housing and Urban Development the Federal Aviation Administration the National Institutes of Health the National Park Service and more A video of her...
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