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October 3, 2018
measures impacting the flying public that lawmakers added to a broader bill to fund the Federal Aviation Administration FAA The measure now heads to the White House for President Donald Trump s signature...boarding etc not received Establishes an aviation consumer advocate within the U S Department of Transportation Enhancing safety and security Strengthens aviation training reporting tracking and cybersecurity...innovation Streamlines certifications for design and delivery of aircraft to boost competitiveness of aviation manufacturing Furthers efforts to safely integrate unmanned aircraft into the airspace through traffic...
September 26, 2018
Releases Print Senate Passes El Faro Maritime Safety Improvements September 26 2018 The U S Senate unanimously passed legislation tonight to address maritime safety issues raised by the sinking of the El Faro...legislation would place into law many of the recommendations laid out by the National Transportation Safety Board NTSB and the U S Coast Guard in their final accident reports The families of the El Faro crew...Hopefully other mariners will benefit from these safety improvements and be spared the tragic fate befallen the El Faro and it s victims The bill s maritime safety provisions require among other things Freight...
September 22, 2018
final agreement on legislation that provides long term stability and critical reforms to the Federal Aviation Administration FAA and transforms federal disaster programs to better prepare communities for disaster...reauthorizations and reforms of the Transportation Security Administration TSA and the National Transportation Safety Board NTSB The legislative text has been filed in the House and is available here as H R 302 as amended...the long term funding it needs to carry out its safety mission and guarantees that the United States will continue to lead the world in all things aviation This legislation also includes critical provisions...
July 26, 2018
Office of the Secretary at the Department of Transportation before being placed within the Federal Aviation Administration The Space Frontier Act establishes an Assistant Secretary for Commercial Space Transportation...applicable to both reusable and expendable systems Encourages DoT to use its existing waiver and safety approval authorities to streamline the existing regulatory process while a more comprehensive regulatory...
June 27, 2018
2018 UPDATE In a letter sent last night to U S Sen Bill Nelson D FL the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA confirmed that it is currently reviewing non collision fires in all Kia and...National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA U S Sen Bill Nelson D FL called on the agency to detail what steps it s taking to address the fires including whether a safety defect investigation is...for Auto Safety CAS recently found that there were more than 120 complaints filed with NHTSA involving non collision related fires in Kia and Hyundai vehicles Spontaneous fires are serious safety hazards...
June 13, 2018
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA U S Sen Bill Nelson D FL called on the agency to detail what steps it s taking to address the fires including whether a safety defect investigation is...for Auto Safety CAS recently found that there were more than 120 complaints filed with NHTSA involving non collision related fires in Kia and Hyundai vehicles Spontaneous fires are serious safety hazards...
May 23, 2018
Nelson D FL issued the following statement this morning in response to the National Transportation Safety Board s NTSB release of its preliminary report on the March collapse of the pedestrian bridge at...
May 22, 2018
YouTube Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Controversial Consumer Product Safety Commission Nominee Narrowly Approved by the Senate May 22 2018 By a vote of 50 45 the U S Senate...Senate today narrowly confirmed the nomination of Dana Baiocco to serve on the Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC The move is seen as a win for corporate America and a loss for consumers Among those leading...automatically shut off the machines when they reach dangerous levels The commission which regulates the safety of thousands of products from children s toys to portable generators is viewed as one of the nation...
May 11, 2018
recalled Takata inflators nationwide have been repaired according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA Some 16 4 million unrepaired inflators remain in vehicles on the highways Meantime...
April 16, 2018
Handling of Safety Issues Involving Allegiant Air April 16 2018 WASHINGTON The top Democrat on the Senate panel that oversees the airlines is calling for an investigation into the Federal Aviation Administration...Administration s FAA handling of safety related incidents involving low cost carrier Allegiant Air The request comes on the heels of a scathing report aired last night on CBS 60 Minutes that raised questions...questions about Allegiant s safety record after finding the airline had more than 100 mechanical issues between January 2016 and October 2017 In a letter sent today to the inspector general of the U S Department...
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