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Dan Hampton talked about his book The Flight: Charles Lindbergh’s Daring and Immortal 1927 Transatlantic Crossing, in which he reports on Charles Lindbergh’s trans-Atlantic flight from New York to…

Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) gave the opening keynote address at the Air Line Pilots Association’s 2018 Air Safety Forum. He talked about his desire to see Congress take further action to…

Representatives from law enforcement, labor unions, and airlines talked about a recent increase in violent and unsavory passenger incidents and ways to de-escalate and prevent such situations.…

Daniel Elwell, the Federal Aviation Administration’s acting administrator, was among the featured speakers at the annual aviation safety forum hosted by the Air Line Pilots Association labor union. He…

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian spoke about some of the changes taking place at his airline, including how technology has impacted customer experiences. He also discussed tariffs and immigration policy,…

George Bibel looked at the mechanical and human failures that lead to plane crashes, as well as the role in public safety of the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal…

Transpiration Security Administration’s (TSA) and Government Accountability Office (GAO) officials testified a House hearing on wait times at airport security. They discussed TSA’s Precheck…

Public safety and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials talked about the future of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The speakers discussed the use of aerial drones in law…

President Trump met with the crew members and passengers of Southwest Flight 1380 two weeks after the Dallas-bound flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia when one of…

Jacob Fischler talked about the details of the details of the FAA reauthorization bill that was being debated in the House.

Michael Sargent talked about the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) role in airline safety. This program was part of C-SPAN’s “Your Money” series, during which a portion of “Washington…

Bill Carey, from Aviation Week, spoke by phone about the federal government’s role in aviation safety. The previous week an engine exploded on a Southwest Airlines flight, resulting in the…

Telephones lines and social media were open to take viewer comments to the question, “Is there more government can do to improve air travel safety?” Bill Carey, from Aviation Week, spoke by phone…

Transportation experts testified at a hearing on the nation’s freight movement and its impact on the economy. The witnesses stressed the importance of their industry and also spoke about…

Tim Hernandez talked about his book, All They Will Call You, about the impact of a 1948 plane crash in California that killed 32 people, including 28 Mexican migrant workers being deported by the U.S. government. The names of the…

Representative Paul Mitchell (R-MI) talked about tax reform and efforts to overhaul the nation’s air traffic control system.

Wes Walton gave a tour of historic Felts Field and talked about Spokane, Washington’s contributions to the development of military aviation. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their…

Jacob Fischler talked about infrastructure reform efforts in Congress and the September 30, 2017, deadline to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao testified before the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee on the future of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the president’s…

President Trump announced his plan to privatize the air traffic control system. The plan would move the control of the agency from under the Federal Aviation Administration to a non-profit agency. The…