Will move along now, even though that was not quite five minutes. Panel to i like to icons welcome the next panel appearing with many years of experience in the industry, mr. G. Michael collins faa retiree appearing in his individual capacity and with many Years Experience and his regulatory role, and doctor michael inslee, former chief scientist, u. S. Air, force and kept in a john cox, president ceo of safety operating systems, thank you all for being here today look for your testimony, without objection your full statement will be included in the record and so we will now proceed with your testimony, five minutes, as best you want to summarize. Mr. Pierson. I dont think its on. I forgot to put the budget, sorry. Members of the Committee Good afternoon thank you for inviting me to testify today, my name is ed pierson, i would first like to provide my heartfelt condolences for the family and friends who lost loved winds on flying air lion air, we are hes let me provide a bit of inform
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
You ready for me, mr. Chairman . Yes, mr. Roe, we have your statement. It will be included in the record in its entirety. And under the circumstances, you can deliver it in its entirety or summarize, either way. Ill just sort of summarize it. Ill here to provide a frank response to questions regarding Exxon Valdez Oil spill, and to describe our continuing to efforts to deal with its consequences. Before this, i do this, however, i want to express sincere regret as to what happened on behalf of all the employees of exxon and certainly on beha of myself. I really cant tell you how sorry we are this disaster occurred. And we are particularly sympathetic to the impacts on the residents of alaska and particularly those in the Prince William sound area. Thats where the difficulty is really creating a great deal of problems for those people. As has been said many times this morning and by us earlier than this, we take full responsibility, and weve done so from the beginning. Well continue doi
Swim boats are pending so were going t okay so votes are pending. We will move along now, even though that was not quite five minutes. Panel to i like to icons welcome the next panel appearing with many years of experience in the industry, mr. G. Michael collins faa retiree appearing in his individual capacity and with many Years Experience and his regulatory role, and doctor michael inslee, former chief scientist, u. S. Air, force and kept in a john cox, president ceo of safety operating systems, thank you all for being here today look for your testimony, without objection your full statement will be included in the record and so we will now proceed with your testimony, five minutes, as best you want to summarize. Mr. Pierson. I dont think its on. I forgot to put the budget, sorry. Members of the Committee Good afternoon thank you for inviting me to testify today, my name is ed pierson, i would first like to provide my heartfelt condolences for the family and friends who lost loved wi
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