From: C-SPAN on Mon, Jan 10 2011 4:11 AM

Subcommittee members heard testimony from FAA officials concerning the investigation into the safety record of ValuJet airlines. They testified about why the agency did not shut down the airline sooner and why it initially stated that ValuJet was safe to fly after the crash of flight 592...

From: C-SPAN on Mon, Jan 10 2011 4:06 AM

Committee members heard testimony from Mr. Hinson and Secretary Pena about the FAA safety inspection program and Department of Transportation oversight of the agency, specifically regarding ValuJet airlines. Much of the testimony focused on former Inspector General Schiavo’s assertion t...

From: C-SPAN on Mon, Jan 10 2011 4:00 AM

Committee members heard testimony from Ms. Schiavo and Mr. Jordan about the FAA safety inspection program and Department of Transportation oversight of the agency, specifically regarding ValuJet airlines. Much of the testimony focused on former Inspector General Schiavo’s assertion that...

From: C-SPAN on Mon, Jan 10 2011 3:07 AM

Senator Lott briefed reporters on the Senate agenda, including the FAA reauthorization and parks bills, and the Middle East peace summit.

From: C-SPAN on Mon, Jan 10 2011 3:03 AM

Federal Express workers and several legislators briefed reporters on their opposition to the FAA reauthorization bill currently being debated in the Senate. They focused on the provision which would put employees of airborne express couriers, such as Federal Express, under the Railway A...

From: C-SPAN on Mon, Jan 10 2011 3:03 AM

Senator Hollings, the leading Democrat on the Commerce committee, expressed his support for the FAA reauthorization bill which is currently before the Senate. He emphasized that the provision causing all the controversy was simply an editing error because the language about express cour...

From: C-SPAN on Mon, Jan 10 2011 2:50 AM

Mr. Hinson, who will retire from his position as FAA administrator at the end of the year, reflected on his four years at the agency. He spoke about several accomplishments, including modernizing the air traffic control system, and reforming how the FAA procures equipment and how the ag...

From: C-SPAN on Sun, Jan 09 2011 7:23 PM

In the third portion of the fourth day of public hearings on the TWA flight 800 crash, testimony focused on ways to reduce the flammability of fuel tanks. Representatives from Boeing, the military, the FAA and pilots discussed already proven ways to reduce flammability such as filling ...

From: C-SPAN on Sat, Jan 08 2011 8:15 AM

Ms. Blakey testified about her nomination as Federal Aviation Administration Administrator and her qualifications for the job. Among the issues she addressed were improving air traffic control, staffing and management at the FAA, air safety, and the implementation of security measures.

From: C-SPAN on Fri, Jan 07 2011 1:21 AM

Marion Blakey talked about the status of contract talks between the government and the air traffic controllers union. As of the previous week, the talks had broken off and the FAA had declared an impasse. She also talked about her agency’s budget and the aviation trust fund. She respo...

From: C-SPAN on Thu, Jan 06 2011 3:29 AM

Federal Aviation Administration safety inspectors and others testified about critical lapses in FAA safety oversight of airlines and abuses of regulatory 'Partnership Programs,' primarily in the Southwest Region Division. The FAA employees testified that damaging information was suppres...

From: C-SPAN on Thu, Jan 06 2011 3:29 AM

Airline executives and aviation safety experts testified about Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety oversight of airlines. Southwest executives assured the committee that safety is a top priority for them. They asserted that Southwest planes are routinely inspected and defended lapses as ...

From: C-SPAN on Thu, Jan 06 2011 3:26 AM

Nick Schwellenbach talked about the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing which examined Federal Aviation Administration airline safety and regulatory abuse. A recent report by the Transportation Department inspector general found that the FAA lacks an adequate system for chec...

From: C-SPAN on Thu, Jan 06 2011 2:35 AM

Ms. Wolfe spoke about efforts to address FAA concerns and federal authorization of agency programs.

From: C-SPAN on Thu, Jan 06 2011 12:45 AM

Transportation Secretary Mary Peters talked about aviation and highway transportation issues, including fuel prices. Issues included airline mergers, crowded airports and planes, and airline safety such as the report released by the Federal Aviation Administration Inspector General on Wednesday,...

From: C-SPAN on Wed, Jan 05 2011 11:47 AM

Witnesses 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 regional airlines, and implementation of a 2005 recommendation that airlines be required to chec...

From: C-SPAN on Wed, Jan 05 2011 6:24 AM

Randolph Babbitt, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), testified on FAA safety initiatives. He focused on proposed new regulations and pilot fatigue.

From: Townhall on Sun, Mar 07 2010 10:13 AM

The Federal Aviation Administration has suspended two air traffic controllers who worked at John F. Kennedy Airport after two children radioed instructions from the ...

From: DVIDS on Fri, Jan 22 2010 6:27 PM

On Jan. 21, 2010, a Russian AN-124 Condor delivers a FAA Mobile Control Tower to Troussaint Louverture International Airport. The FAA tower will work in place of the damaged airport control tower and help relieve U.S military assets currently controlling air operations. The U.S military...

From: Townhall on Mon, Dec 07 2009 11:00 PM

After a Northwest Airlines plane flew past Minneapolis last month, air traffic controllers asked... 11/2009 AP