The head of the FAA is facing lawmaker questions just one day after the agency vowed to form a safety team to review its aviation system after a recent series of dangerous close calls.
February 15, 2023, 10:52 AMBilly Nolen, acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, speaks at a Global Aerospace Summit in Washington, Sept. 15, 2022.The head of the Federal Aviation Administration is facing lawmaker questions on Wednesday, just one day after the agency vowed to form a safety team to review its aviation system after a recent series of dangerous, close calls.
Acting Administrator Billy Nolen, ahead of his testimony on Wednesday, wrote in a memo that a new safety review team will look at the U.S. aerospace system's structure, culture, systems, and integration of safety efforts. The FAA continues to operate without a Senate-confirmed director. Biden nominated Phil Washington, the chief executive of Denver International Airport, last July, but he hasn't received a confirmation vote.
"Recent events remind us that we cannot become complacent and that we must continually invest in our aviation system," Nolen said. "We all know that complacency has no place in their transportation, whether it's on the flight deck in the control tower, the ramp or the dispatch center," Nolen said. "We're confident that we are taking the right steps here and we look forward to working with the committee and this Congress in developing a long-term FAA reauthorization bill that accelerates the next era of aviation -- one that is safe, efficient, sustainable and open to all.
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