Commercial Drones
Federal regulators and representatives of private business, lobbying organizations, and think tanks testified at a hearing on the commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known …
1,084 viewsFederal regulators and representatives of private business, lobbying organizations, and think tanks testified at a hearing on the commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known …
1,084 viewsWitnesses testified at ahearing on the state of the unmanned aircraft system industry and efforts to integrate drones into existing U.S. airspace. They answered questions on safety and techn…
1,581 viewsGerald Dillingham talked about the Federal Aviation Administration’s Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. N…
198 viewsGovernment and industry officials testified on the pending merger between US Airways and American Airlines.
309 viewsWitnesses testified about the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly called drones, as well as federal research and development efforts to ensure the safe operation of drones.
1,639 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)…
303 viewsWitnesses testified on the effects of increased use of drones by the Department of Homeland Security on individuals' privacy. Todd Humphreys spoke about his experiment in which he hijacked a…
601 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…
464 viewsRepresentatives from the airline industry and federal transportation employees testified on the airline practice of charging passengers for individual services, and requirements for disclosu…
304 viewsGerald Dillingham talked about runway safety at airports and the increased number of runway incursions. A report released on Wednesday, December 5, 2007, by the Government Accountability Off…
106 viewsWitnesses testified about programs to provide essential air services to small communities and efforts by the airline industry to cut costs by eliminating routes to areas that did not generat…
211 viewsSeveral panels of witnesses testified about the September 11 terrorist attacks. Topics included transportation security before and after September 11, al-Qaeda and its finances, the United N…
579 viewsJoint hearing of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee and the Senate Subcommittee on Government Management Oversight on airline passenger and baggage screening. Acting deputy Administra…
174 viewsOfficials testified about security on airlines and in U.S. airports. Among the issues they addressed were new federal regulations instituted following four hijackings used to attack New York…
261 viewsSenate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee members heard testimony from several FAA officials and representatives from other federal agencies concerning the FAA safety inspection program. They…
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