Rose still who tragically died on Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 and thank them for participating. March 10th marked the 1year anniversary of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 which was preceded by the loss of land near flight 602. The aircraft involved in both accidents was the boeing 737 max. Our deepest sympathies go to the families of those loved ones who are among the 346 lost in these crashes. Since the Ethiopian Airlines crash the committee has heard from many whistleblowers at boeing and in the Aviation Industry. It is increasingly clear from the investigation that the faa has the number of serious problems, the investigation staff of dozens of witnesses, thousands of documents and emails who have been diligent in pursuit of these facts no matter where they lead. However, i must express my profound frustration with the agencys lack of response to most of my requests dating back to last april, documents that stem from whistleblower disclosures. On april 2nd, 2019, i sent
Good morning. Today that committee convenes to a hearing on the faa oversight of aircraft certification i welcome our witnesses mr. Dixon and mr. Steele father sonja who tragically died plate three oh two and we thank them for participating. March 10 mark the oneyear anniversary of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines three oh two which was preceded by the p loss of flight 602. The aircraft involved in both accidents was the boeing 737 and max are deepest sympathies continue to go out to the families those loved ones who are among the 346 souls lost in these questions. Since the Ethiopian Airlines crash the committee has heard from many whistleblowers at the faa and boeing in the Aviation Industry. It is increasingly clear from our investigation the faa has a number of Serious Problems address. My investigation staff is interviewed dozens of witnesses many thousands of documents and emails and diligent pursuit of the facts. No matter where they lead i must express my profound frustration wi
To the extent you can in the public forum to make sure that they are appropriately addressed and that could be a number of these things. Just to highlight one thing in particular given the nature of how the terrorist threat has evolved, i think it is incumbent upon the federal level to share as much intelligence as we can with state and local Law Enforcement. They do an excellent job at the federal level of detecting investigating and interdicting terrorist threats almost on a weekly if not a dalia basis and ive been constantly impressed with how their methods have evolved to match the threat but it highlights that its also critical that we get information out to state and local Law Enforcement as well so that they are aware of what we are seeing is a. With respect to the potential coming to the United States it is we are trying to do the right thing. We are trying to do the other right thing. Its something that we have learned how to do better screening people. The experience we have
Professor of aeronautics at stamford university. Deputy administer whitaker, you are recognized for your statemen statement. Chairman lobiondo, members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to discuss could you pull your mic closer. To discuss Unmanned Aircraft. The popularity and variety of Unmanned Aircraft having increased dramatically. Many uses are becoming commonplace today including surveying agriculture and evaluating damage caused by natural disasters. Uas play an increasingly Important Role in Law Enforcement, firefighting and border protection. At the same time, the demand for recreational drones has exceeded anyones expectations. This demand is driven in large part by individuals who are completely new do the aviation experience. They are not necessarily the traditional model airplane operators, members of clubs who follow safety guidelines and rules. These entrants are unaware they are operating in shared airspace. The proliferation of sma
SINGAPORE – The bodies of two Malaysians on board a Singapore-owned light aircraft that crashed near a town west of Kuala Lumpur on the afternoon of Tuesday (Feb 13) have been found and recovered. The victims have been identified as 30-year-old pilot Daniel Yee and 42-year-old passenger Roshaan Singh Raina, Malaysian news outlet The Star reported. Their bodies were found.