OPINION Boeing 737 Max: Don’t rush into criminal case and don’t make safety a political football Technical matters far from resolved Standards for grounding and reauthorizing flight based on software NOVEL issue International…
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Shaheen and Hoeven introduce Air Traffic Controller (ATC) Hiring Reform Act of 2019 Markey introduces “Safety is Not for Sale Act” Under the Constitution the Congress holds all power to legislate and the FAA is a…
Longmont-area residents split on city’s grant applications for airport improvement funds City aims to expedite construction for runway extension from ’27 to this year or next US Representative and Business Community support Sound safety reasons…
Airbus and Layer create new Passenger Seat Could be an answer to the COMPLAINTS? Could obviate Congressionally mandated Minimums Existing FAA performance-based standards could suffice Oh, if Congress knew, it appears that technology and competition…
calling Earmarking “Article I” actions is putting lipstick on a pig FAA uses well-established procedures to Prioritize Projects National not local criteria with federal funds Place-naming any project is a Zero Sum Game Chairman DeFazio,…
SHUTDOWN not impacting SAFETY now Regulation imposes on Operators HIGHEST SAFETY duty Safety Systems work now and capture errors Professionalism of FAA workers deals with stress pre- and post-SHUTDOWN Without regard to one’s politics, the…
FAA website says no impact to safety or oversight TRUE There are impacts on people, processes and NextGen As a public service, below is an attempt to catalogue what is and what is not…
What Ever Happened to Facility Consolidation? Robert Poole Director of Transportation Policy, Reason Foundation Back in July, I read an article by Frank Frisbie and James Cistone, “A House…