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
Are sold. Faa administer testifies about airplane Safety Standards and oversight. The Senate Transportation committee is investigating the faas safety certification process after two deadly crashes involving the boeing 737 max aircraft in 2019. From earlier today, this is just over two hours and 45 minutes. Good morning. Today the committee convenes for a hearing on the federal Aviation Administrations oversight of aircraft certification. I welcome our witnesses, faa administer steve dixon and michael stumo, father of samyo who tragically died and thank them for participating. March 10th marched the oneyear anniversary of the crash of ethiopians flight 382. The aircraft involved in both accidents was the boeing 737 max. Our deepest sympathies continue to go out to the families of those loved ones who are among the 346 souls lost in these crashes. Since the Ethiopian Airlines crash, the committee has heard from many whistleblowers at the faa, at boeing and in the Aviation Industry. It i
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
Good morning. Today the committee convenes for a hearing on the federal Aviation Administrations oversight of aircraft certification. I welcome our witnesses, faa administer steve dixon and michael stumo, father of samyo who tragically died and thank them for participating. March 10th marched the oneyear anniversary of the crash of ethiopians flight 382. The aircraft involved in both accidents was the boeing 737 max. Our deepest sympathies continue to go out to the families of those loved ones who are among the 346 souls lost in these crashes. Since the Ethiopian Airlines crash, the committee has heard from many whistleblowers at the faa, at boeing and in the Aviation Industry. It is increasingly clear from our investigation that the faa has a number of Serious Problems to address. My investigation staff has interviewed dozens of witnesses, reviewed many thousands of documents and emails and been diligent in pursuit of these facts. No matter where they lead. However, i must express my
They have had such a stellar record for so long and complacency can be a dangerous thing. Particularly in industries that produce that are truly safety critical. Despite this, we are not aware of any key efforts or initiatives in the faa to emphasize and reenergize the Safety Culture that once existed. We do understand that you spoken to your staff about not rushing grounding the an maxes and providing safety first, but has the faa fire hired Safety Experts from outside the the industry to look at the process . And have you hired more experts as some reviews have suggested. Have you sat down with managers and technical staff in the Seattle Office to hear the themmendations to improve faa and concerns about following and oversight. I would like to know what you have done to address safety and oversight issues. Thank you. Its a great question i welcome the opportunity to respond. On my first day at the agency, at my first town hall, i talked culture, importance of we need to have a syste