GAMA’s CEO/President Pete Bunce repeated themes of frustration with the FAA’s slow actions to improve the certification of GA aircraft in a recent testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee.
Senators Feinstein and Schumer have exercised their powers of persuasion communicating their policy preferences about the FAA and its authority. Neither used their legislative authority. Both used informal transmissions intended to make it clear what…
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…