Commercial Airline Safety
Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and the Department of Transportation testified about the decision to recall the Boe…
9,734 viewsOfficials from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and the Department of Transportation testified about the decision to recall the Boe…
9,734 viewsThe Transportation Department Inspector General said the completion date and cost of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) NextGen project to modernize and change to a satellite-based …
2,437 viewsA Senate committee hearing was held to obtain an update on the recall of defective automobile airbags manufactured by Takata and the role of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administratio…
1,327 viewsGovernment, industry, and labor officials testified at a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the committee prepared to w…
1,108 viewsA Senate subcommittee hearing was held on General Motors' and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s handling of ignition switch complaints in GM cars that had resulted in over…
7,081 viewsThe Inspector General and Deputy Secretary of both the Transportation and Education departments testified about their predictions on the impact of sequestration on various programs in their …
246 viewsWitnesses testified about the status of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) air traffic control modernization program known as the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)…
302 viewsAir transportation officials testified on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Contract Tower Program, which allowed low-activity air traffic control towers to be converted to contrac…
654 viewsAviation, transportation, and government officials testified on the Federal Aviation Administration’s “NextGen” program, which would shift the method of air traffic control from a ground-bas…
461 viewsAir transportation officials and a sleep expert testified on the recent incidents of controllers sleeping during overnight shifts.
381 viewsWitnesses testified on the airline safety and pilot training programs of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Inspector General Calvin Scovel said the FAA had failed to meet goals on e…
205 viewsWitnesses testified about air safety and the role of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in oversight of the airline industry. They focused on safety issues related to FAA oversight of…
712 viewsA hearing was held on coordinating the oversight by the Departments of Transportation and Homeland Security of pipelines that carry natural gas and hazardous materials. Topics included pipel…
348 viewsOfficials testified at an oversight hearing on the safety and modernization performance of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Among the topics they addressed were enforcement of safe…
236 viewsA hearing was held on aviation delays and consumer issues. Department of Transportation Inspector General Scovel reported his findings on the massive airline delays in the summer of 2007 and…
338 viewsFederal Aviation Administration safety inspectors and others testified about critical lapses in FAA safety oversight of airlines and abuses of regulatory ‘Partnership Programs,’ primarily in…
1,038 viewsTransportation Department officials testified in an oversight hearing about the current Cross-Border Truck Pilot Program. This pilot program, administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety…
295 viewsTransportation officials and industry representatives testified at a hearing on airline delays and consumer issues. A record number of delays have occured in the past year. Most are due to a…
348 viewsThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on structurally deficient bridges in the United States. Chairman Oberstar’s initiative addressed the need to repair, reha…
336 viewsIndustry executives and consumer advocates in the second and third panels testified about aviation consumer issues, including extended ground delays for passengers. Topics included the recen…
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