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March 8, 2023
today s full committee hearing titled the Implementation and Oversight of the Aircraft Certification Safety and Accountability Act Ranking Member Ted Cruz R Texas discussed the FAA s reforms in the wake of...consequences of the FAA s aviation safety mission Soon after the Ethiopian crash I was among the first members of Congress to call for grounding the MAX It needed to be grounded until aviation experts could determine...aircraft in this era of increasing automation In 2020 Congress enacted the Aircraft Certification Safety and Accountability Act ACSAA or ACSAA to require such reforms at the FAA Just this week the FAA proposed...
March 8, 2023
Whistleblower Press Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Cantwell Opening Remarks at MAX Aviation Safety Oversight Hearing March 8 2023 U S Senator Maria Cantwell D Wash Chair of the Senate Committee...FAA Administrator Billy Nolen on the status and implementation of aviation safety reforms outlined in in the Aircraft Certification Safety and Accountability Act ACSAA which Congress passed following the...the tragic 737 MAX crashes Sen Cantwell authored the aviation safety legislation and it was signed into law on December 27 2020 Also below is a full transcript of the Chair s exchanges with Mr Nolen Senator...
March 7, 2023
Leadership to Shore Up Aviation Industry in Crisis Following the U S Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation s hearing on the nomination of Phil Washington for Federal Aviation Administration FAA...Administrator SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement With our nation s aviation system in crisis we need a strong leader like Phil Washington at the helm of the FAA to shore up...for the majority Black brown and immigrant service workers who power our airports At present our aviation system is in a state of constant dysfunction leaving travelers and workers alike to contend with...
March 7, 2023
Republican assertion that running the 3rd largest airport in the nation has nothing to do with safety or aviation During his nomination hearing last week to serve as FAA Administrator Republicans questioned...Airport the 3rd largest airport in the country asserting the job doesn t have anything to do with safety or aviation In a letter to the Committee the President of Airports Council International North America...and more than 400 aviation related businesses refuted Republicans outlining the extensive responsibilities that come with running an airport such as meeting a complex set of FAA safety requirements in order...
March 2, 2023
President Biden urging him to immediately withdraw his nominee for administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Phil Washington because he fails to meet the legal requirements to be confirmed and...serve Under federal law the FAA administrator must have experience in a field directly related to aviation and be a civilian which Congress has strictly interpreted as excluding retired military members...civilian the law also requires that the Administrator have experience in a field directly related to aviation Mr Washington s resume shows extensive experience in several modes of transportation and it would...
March 1, 2023
Newsroom Press Releases Print Cantwell Democrats Phil Washington is a Proven Leader With a Mission for Safety March 1 2023 His deep experience reputation for results decades of service make him the Administrator...Administrator FAA needs now Senator Cantwell s Transcript and Video Phil Washington s Testimony Aviation Organizations and Unions Supporting Phil Washington s Nomination WASHINGTON D C Today during a U S Senate...hearing for Phil Washington President Biden s nominee to be the next Administrator for the Federal Aviation Administration U S Senator Maria Cantwell D Wash Chair of the Committee and other Committee Democratic...
March 1, 2023
Woefully Inadequate Aviation Safety Experience March 1 2023 WASHINGTON D C In his opening statement at today s full committee to consider President Biden s nominee for the Federal Aviation Administration FAA...Phil Washington Ranking Member Ted Cruz R Texas detailed his concerns over Washington s thin aviation safety record legal entanglements and ineligibility to serve as FAA administrator without a congressional...integrating new entrants like drones It s trying to keep its reputation as the gold standard for aviation safety while dealing with far too many close calls and operating an outdated air traffic control system...
March 1, 2023
Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Democrats Phil Washington is Ready to Lead Our Nation s Aviation Safety Agency March 1 2023 U S Senator Maria Cantwell D Wash Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce...for Phil Washington President Biden s choice to serve as the next administrator for the Federal Aviation Administration Introductory remarks from Colorado Senators John Hickenlooper D Colo and Michael...we are having a hearing on the nomination of Phil Washington to be Administrator at the Federal Aviation Administration Mr Washington welcome Congratulations on your nomination and I know I think at least...
February 28, 2023
protect consumers from price hikes caused by chip shortages and giving industries from agriculture to aviation the tech they need to be more competitive overseas We will look back at this moment as a key turning...
February 23, 2023
Science and Transportation today released the following statement on the National Transportation Safety Board s preliminary report on the February 3 2023 Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East...
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