BULLETIN: The title of TODAY’s hearing signified that the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is ready to discuss what can/must be done to “fix” the FAA. The witness list includes the “Who’s Who” of experts…
Thank you, Senate for FINALLY deleting the “Acting” from Christopher Hart’s title. His qualifications merited the unanimous vote which he received. CONGRATULATIONS!!! The same august body voted on the nomination for Tho Dinh-Zarr to increase…
As noted previously, the bill (S. 571, the full text of which was recently reported), has the potential to be quite revolutionary and its name, the Pilot’s Bill of Rights II (or PBOR2) adds to…
Reauthorization of FAA is THE issue before aviation in 2015. Congress faces enough governance and funding issues already. Historically these two legislative bodies are far more likely to enact legislation about which there is a…
This story has run far too long. The NTSB has been without a confirmed Chair for almost a year. There have been vocal and repeated calls to confirm the nomination of Christopher Hart for that…
A prominent Congressman moved from Capitol Hill to Southwest Washington when Rep. Noman Y. Mineta became the (an extremely effective) Secretary of Transportation. Another example of this flow was retired Congressman Don Clausen (his recent…
The Transportation & Infrastructure Committee held a hearing last week on the subject of the FAA’s efforts to improve their certification process. The main focus of the testimony from/questioning of Boeing, Duncan Aviation, FAA, NTSB…
The regulation of aviation safety and economics is heavily influenced by the House and Senate. Two recent events are reminders of how much politics can add to the quality of aviation (unfortunately the reverse is…