Industries association. Sen. Wicker all right, we will begin, and we appreciate people working with us on this partially remote, and partially in person hearing on a very important topic. The covid 19 pandemic has affected the normal operation of every Public Institution in our country. Including, as you can see, the legislative branch. I thank my colleagues and witnesses per for participating in todays hearing, which is the first of many covid19related oversight hearings that this committee will conduct. We will accomplish the business in accordance with the guidelines established by the rules committee, and in consultation with the office of the attending physician. And i want to thank my colleague and Ranking Member, senator cantwell, for her cooperation in this regard, and for all of our staff. The committee today convenes to discuss the state of the Aviation Industry. Witnesses, which are limited in number by the guidance we received from the senate, include nic calio, president a
And i want to thank my colleague and Ranking Member, senator cantwell, for her cooperation in this regard, and for all of our staff. Convenes toe today discuss the state of the Aviation Industry. Witnesses, which are limited in number by the guidance we received from the senate, include nic calio, president and chief executive officer of airlines for america, todd president and chief executive officer of the American Association of airport effectives, eric fanning, president of the chief executive officer of the Aerospace Industries association, and remotely, dr. Hilary godwin, dean of school of Public Health university of washington. No part of the American Economy has escaped the impact of the covid 19 pandemic. The air and transportation sector has suffered a particularly painful blow, one intensified by Global Travel resections and stay at home orders, Domestic Travel has declined over 95 compared to last year. Flying with 12 passengers on average. Half of the u. S. Passenger aircr
During the hearing, she discussed infrastructure projects, highway and rail safety, investment into the theons ports, and discretionary Grant Programs that address the needs of rural and urban areas. Rep. Price the subcommittee will come to order. Good morning. Im pleased to kick off our subcommittee hearing season for this and other subcommittees by examining the fiscal year 2021 budget request for the department of transportation. Secretary chao, welcome back and thank you for joining us. Glad to have you here. Infrastructure serves as the foundation for our economy and our quality of life. It facilitates the flow of goods and services, connects people to employment and educational opportunities, and plays a significant role in our nations overall welfare. Theres no question our country requires a massive infusion of investment to repair deficient bridges, restore transit systems to a state of good repair, improve our ports, and build new runways for our airports. We must also make f
Reauthorization act of 2018. In this portion of the hearing, Committee Members hear testimony from deputy faa administrator, among others. From september this runs about 3 1 2 hours. Good morning. I want to thank the witnesses for joining the hearing on the implementation of faa authorization act of 2018. One year ago this committee wrote comprehensive Bipartisan Legislation to raise the bar on aviation safety, improve the flying experience for the flying public, better prepare and diversify the aviation workforce and foster innovation in the usair space. Todays hearing is a critical milestone in the subcommittees oversight work to ensure the timely implementation of the law in accordance with our intent and to address new challenges. Although the faa has made some progress on fulfilling the laws directives, ongoing implementation delays threaten the important work needed to advance u. S. Aviation and aerospace and maintain our global leadership. Our first panel of witnesses are dan el
[background noises] a subcommittee on a visual consort is unescos at the chairman authorized to declare recess without objections ordered also ask you nose consent subcommittee and ask questions that objection prints ordered. I was reminded members wishing to insert documents in the record please also email the documents i dont recognize myself for the purpose of an Opening Statement for five minutes. Thank you for being here administrator whitaker. I want to first off congratulate you for your unanimous confirmation vote. As you know achieving Something Like that in todays times is quite remarkable. Really appreciate your expertise head look forward to working with you. I hope you understand the strong support from congress but also enormous recognition of the responsibility of the job youve now taken on. We have heard a lot of descriptions about americas Aviation Industry. Everything about its the Gold Standard, its a leading edge of technology we have also seen in recent months we h