Mary Schiavo on Airline Safety
Former Transportation Department Inspector General Mary Schiavo talked about airline safety, federal oversight of the aviation industry, and multiple safety issues and incidents at Boeing.
435 viewsFormer Transportation Department Inspector General Mary Schiavo talked about airline safety, federal oversight of the aviation industry, and multiple safety issues and incidents at Boeing.
435 viewsVanderbilt University law professor Ganesh Sitaraman argued that the problems with the airline industry today can be traced back to the deregulation of the transportation sector in the 1970s…
324 views“Boeing has not provided us with the documents and information that we have requested numerous times over the past few months, specifically with respect to opening, closing, and removal of t…
1,159 viewsFederal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Whitaker reiterated at a House Aviation Committee hearing that air safety is a top priority for the agency and that it taken immediate a…
1,591 viewsAviation industry leaders testified on improving safety, pilot mental health, and increasing situational-awareness technology following a series of close-call events. Witnesses included Nati…
952 viewsTransportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Whitaker held a news conference ahead of winter holiday travel. Mr. Buttigieg talked about h…
934 viewsAfter Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) asked to bring up the extension of the Federal Aviation Administration programs bill, Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) objected. The Colorado Democrat said he had …
264 viewsMichael Whitaker, President Biden’s nominee to be administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transport…
1,333 viewsRep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) held a news conference with Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas and Transportation Security Administration Administrator David Pekoske to announce pay improvemen…
325 viewsThe House debated an 841-page bill reauthorizing Federal Aviation Administration programs for the next five years.
145 viewsRepresentatives Burgess Owens (R-UT), Buddy Carter (R-GA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), and Chip Roy (R-TX) hold a news conference to discuss a compromise on proposed legislation that would incr…
246 viewsDemocratic senators from Maryland and Virginia held a news conference to discuss their opposition to proposed changes to slot and perimeter rules at Washington Reagan National Airport that w…
315 viewsDavid Pekoske, administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), highlighted the agency’s concern with the increase in loaded firearms found at airport checkpoints throughou…
114 viewsPresident Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a proposed new federal rule that would require airlines to compensate passengers for “controllable” flight cancellations…
3,273 viewsThe Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on the aviation workforce, following an uptick in close calls between airplanes landing or taking off from airports. …
956 viewsActing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Billy Nolen testified on January’s Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system outage, which briefly led to thousands of delayed flights,…
1,251 views“Let me be clear: We messed up,” said Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer Andrew Watterson as he testified at a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on airlin…
4,254 viewsTransportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen, and National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy discussed maintaining aviation safety standards…
1,074 viewsAttorney General Merrick Garland held a news conference at the Justice Department to announce an antitrust suit to block JetBlue’s acquisition of Spirit Airlines. He also spoke about the kid…
324 viewsPhil Washington, President Biden’s nominee to be the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator, testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee. Several Re…
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