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the faa owns his tower in the community cannot replace it until the faa says so. can you speak to the importance of infrastructure in terms of ensuring safety around the country. >> i can. infrastructure is a huge challenge. we have a lot of it at faa. a lot of it is really beyond its useful life. including, for example, all the high-altitude centers. they are pushing 60 at this point. .... .... >> i guess i kind of wanted to start out but i had the opportunity last year to go to the atlanta airport. i'm out of georgia and visited the tower, the airport down to just one more facility that we want to visit up there and very impressive. i know that you've got your work cut out for you and in like so many agencies and so many hearings that i attend, i think one of the main things that i get over and over again is how we have lack of modernization and antiquated. i don't care if it's hardware or software. it seems like the federal government doesn't do anything to stay up to date or improve their technology. so last year with nodem going down and from my perspective i
the faa owns his tower in the community cannot replace it until the faa says so. can you speak to the importance of infrastructure in terms of ensuring safety around the country. >> i can. infrastructure is a huge challenge. we have a lot of it at faa. a lot of it is really beyond its useful life. including, for example, all the high-altitude centers. they are pushing 60 at this point. .... .... >> i guess i kind of wanted to start out but i had the opportunity last year to go to...
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the head of the faa in new zealand, the faa said they have pilots. call them. ask them. ivan got, believe it or not, the former president of the pilots association in the past commercial airline pilots i did not want to stop working at age 60 took jobs of international airlines or charter operators for which the retirement was later. president "you can look globally , look at canada and look at pilots flying in corporate aviation and on-demand services. referring to a large private aviation. it could expand and ask the airlines themselves. that is the avenue they could investigate if they choose to expand their luck." i yield. >> thank you, sheriff. i recognize the gentleman from texas. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank you. an incredibly important topic at an important time. i know that we are all united in wanting to restore confidence in our air travel. when we have some americans, i travel quite a bit, as we all do , they are filtering out there travel plans. the planes that they think are unsafe. when we have that, we know that we have to respond. we have
the head of the faa in new zealand, the faa said they have pilots. call them. ask them. ivan got, believe it or not, the former president of the pilots association in the past commercial airline pilots i did not want to stop working at age 60 took jobs of international airlines or charter operators for which the retirement was later. president "you can look globally , look at canada and look at pilots flying in corporate aviation and on-demand services. referring to a large private...
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it until the faa says so. can you speak a little bit to the importance of infrastructure in ensuring safety around the country?>> infrastructure is a huge challenge, we have a lot of it at faa and a lot of it is really beyond its useful life, including for example all of the high altitude control centers that are designed for no more than 50 years of service and they are pushing 60 at this point. the funding for that has been a challenge over time and maintenance falls behind. so, i can certainly look into that particular instance that you have cited but it is a problem throughout. >> thank you, and we would be grateful for you having a look. thank you for your testimony today.>> thank you, i now recognize mr. collins for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i guess i want to start out with, i have been running like crazy so i had to change hats for a second, but i had the opportunity last year to go to the atlanta airport and visited the tower, so we were down to just one more facility that we want to vi
it until the faa says so. can you speak a little bit to the importance of infrastructure in ensuring safety around the country?>> infrastructure is a huge challenge, we have a lot of it at faa and a lot of it is really beyond its useful life, including for example all of the high altitude control centers that are designed for no more than 50 years of service and they are pushing 60 at this point. the funding for that has been a challenge over time and maintenance falls behind. so, i can...
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can you tell us what the faa is doing to prepare a similar guidance for faa airspace? what can they do to ensure that the american companies that are looking at this innovative field? >> i don't have a specific answer on the high-altitude airspace. this is part of what we look at as we look at this airspace action. we can also look at what they are doing. we are looking at the other jurisdictions. we need our own comprehensive road map. it integrates these new technologies. this is a good way to bring them on. as quickly as possible, keeping the same level that we are all on. >> my time is almost up. i'm looking at the last, quick comment. they were about 40% down on air traffic controllers. they are very organized, and very dedicated. i would just caution, it seems that we have made a move to get away from hiring people and qualifications. they are hiring them on classifications. >> i can assure you that we are hiring everyone on qualifications. i can also tell you that we recently put in changes to be much more flex will, with how we hire out of the military. we are
can you tell us what the faa is doing to prepare a similar guidance for faa airspace? what can they do to ensure that the american companies that are looking at this innovative field? >> i don't have a specific answer on the high-altitude airspace. this is part of what we look at as we look at this airspace action. we can also look at what they are doing. we are looking at the other jurisdictions. we need our own comprehensive road map. it integrates these new technologies. this is a good...
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boeing's oda knew about this but did not like the faa, and when the faa found out, the faa did nothing. this effectively told boeing that design does not matter, because the faa is not going to always enforce it. when the faa fails to take action in response to a behavior it sends an unmistakable message to both boeing and its employees that better behavior is acceptable. no wonder the panel found that boeing employees are so confused. the faa needs to more closely scrutinize boeing's behavior and make use of its authority when appropriate, and i am pleased by the more aggressive tone administrative -- administrator whitaker has brought to the table. we have our work cut out for us on this committee as we continue our oversight and consider whether additional legislation may be needed, and i think the paddlers were being here. i really appreciate your hard work on this. >> thank you, senator duckworth, for your leadership and your help on the reauthorization and safety improvements. senator moran will not be here for an opening statement, so we will now go to the witnesses. you are fre
boeing's oda knew about this but did not like the faa, and when the faa found out, the faa did nothing. this effectively told boeing that design does not matter, because the faa is not going to always enforce it. when the faa fails to take action in response to a behavior it sends an unmistakable message to both boeing and its employees that better behavior is acceptable. no wonder the panel found that boeing employees are so confused. the faa needs to more closely scrutinize boeing's behavior...
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design the faa did nothing. this told boeing that type design does not matter because the faa is not going to always enforce it. when the faa fails to take action in response to bad behavior it sends an unmistakable message to boeing and employees that bad behavior is acceptable. no wonder the panel found that boeing employees are so confused. the faa needs to more closely scrutinize this behavior and make use of the civil enforcement authority when appropriate. i'm pleased by the more aggressive regular cherry tone that administrator whitaker has brought to the agency. as this panel review makes clear, there is still a long way to go to bring an effective safety culture back. we have our work cut out for us on the committee as we continue oversight and consider whether additional legislation may be needed and i think the panelists were being here. i appreciate your hard work on this to make flying safer for the american people. thank you and i yelled back. >> thank you, senator for your leadership and help on t
design the faa did nothing. this told boeing that type design does not matter because the faa is not going to always enforce it. when the faa fails to take action in response to bad behavior it sends an unmistakable message to boeing and employees that bad behavior is acceptable. no wonder the panel found that boeing employees are so confused. the faa needs to more closely scrutinize this behavior and make use of the civil enforcement authority when appropriate. i'm pleased by the more...
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only faa. has sms for air traffic controllers. there is a notice of rulemaking for sms, but sms needs to be fully cooperated. if this is fully implemented that will be a a solution. >> i look forward to working with my colleagues on this committee to improve aviation safety. >> just to clarify one more time on this issue. it is related to what he said and senator schmitt, we all represent big aviation states. we want this to be right. we definitely believe in the workforce we have in our states. we want them to continue to grow in expertise and excellence. recommendations 30 and 31 says foster public safety culture and encourage a roadmap for workforce development with engineers and inspectors. and partner with industry to measure the success of sms. design and organization jointly review these measures on a regular basis. those are your two key recommendations. the faa is in this rulemaking that will come out in the next 90 days. what specifically do you want in that rulemaking that will guara
only faa. has sms for air traffic controllers. there is a notice of rulemaking for sms, but sms needs to be fully cooperated. if this is fully implemented that will be a a solution. >> i look forward to working with my colleagues on this committee to improve aviation safety. >> just to clarify one more time on this issue. it is related to what he said and senator schmitt, we all represent big aviation states. we want this to be right. we definitely believe in the workforce we have...
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the faa. to further the reform certification, we require they provide public notice and opportunity to comment on a significantdu aviation product design changes. a lot of the confusion in the incident is people said they didn't know or didn't understand. this provision ensures the transparency for those proposed exemptions or the current airworthiness standard. it puts the flying public and unfortunately families who've have beenimpacted more in the dt of understanding what changes are being proposed to airplane certifications. it also requires the recurrent training and stronger standards for manufacturing representatives who act on behalf of the federal aviation administration as unit members understand the manufacturing process.and the manufacturing this includes strengthening the members understanding ofhe what are the international aviation standards, the safety management system which is the gold standard for safety and the key recommendation of the expert reviews' panels report. to ens
the faa. to further the reform certification, we require they provide public notice and opportunity to comment on a significantdu aviation product design changes. a lot of the confusion in the incident is people said they didn't know or didn't understand. this provision ensures the transparency for those proposed exemptions or the current airworthiness standard. it puts the flying public and unfortunately families who've have beenimpacted more in the dt of understanding what changes are being...
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faa to do its job correctly. and we want to know what we need to do to strengthen this. but my time is expired. i have a suspicion i'll be able to come back to this. i turn it to senator duckworth. >> i want to go deeper into this conversation. it has been a lot of attention on the lack of quality control throughout the supply chain. this is understandable, and yet, as we have heard, the expert panel has identified a broader problem at boeing, the utter absence of an effective safety culture. i fear that increasing scrutiny on how a door plug is replaced will fail to solve the fundamental cultural failures that are at the root of the boeing's flawed development of the 737 max. i would love to go deeper into the conversation we are having. fixing a specific assembly-line problem would not be sufficient to get boeing back on track. frankly, i personally think that boeing's recent manufacturing problems or symptoms of a deeper problem, the destruction of a proper safety culture by share obsessed executives. it is th
faa to do its job correctly. and we want to know what we need to do to strengthen this. but my time is expired. i have a suspicion i'll be able to come back to this. i turn it to senator duckworth. >> i want to go deeper into this conversation. it has been a lot of attention on the lack of quality control throughout the supply chain. this is understandable, and yet, as we have heard, the expert panel has identified a broader problem at boeing, the utter absence of an effective safety...
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>> so i will give faa a little bit of grace for 2020. we issued our report and recommendations in march of 2020, but it has been three years since then, and they have only completed action on three of the recommendations related to fraud risk assessment. it's a good recommendation, it's a good start. there are many things that should not have taken as long as they have, taken years in order to implement. >> in your 2020 report, you noted that the faa identified a risk that terrorist may access the faa registry. could you explain the access terrorists have to the registry, as well as their ability to register aircraft? >> so one of the things that we talk about in our report is faa's rubberstamp approach, essentially, to accepting registrations. they collect limited amounts of information, and they are looking to the that the application form and a bill of sale is present and the application is complete. they do not verify that information. and in our view, the faa did not mention anything about checking the terror watch list to identify
>> so i will give faa a little bit of grace for 2020. we issued our report and recommendations in march of 2020, but it has been three years since then, and they have only completed action on three of the recommendations related to fraud risk assessment. it's a good recommendation, it's a good start. there are many things that should not have taken as long as they have, taken years in order to implement. >> in your 2020 report, you noted that the faa identified a risk that terrorist...
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that's what the faa has said. by may 28, after they set this deadline, boeing has to show here's how we fixed our quality and their manufacturing and here are the safeguards to ensure that nobody makes a mistake like leaving out bolts that are processes in place. it ensures that gets caught and documented. host: ron is calling from san clemente, california, good morning. caller: good morning and thank you for taking my call. we've got some issues here and i applaud that first caller from missouri. good job on the entry there. a couple of things that are very important. believe it or not, boeing is competing against airbus. airbus is funded by the saudi's. they have unlimited ability to build as many planes as they want as fast as they want. we restrict that. the second thing is, an eso anp employee stock option plan and, have to cut back. they cut back because they want their stock money in their pension money later on. as a result, quality control and quality assurance get put to the side. i was raised and worked
that's what the faa has said. by may 28, after they set this deadline, boeing has to show here's how we fixed our quality and their manufacturing and here are the safeguards to ensure that nobody makes a mistake like leaving out bolts that are processes in place. it ensures that gets caught and documented. host: ron is calling from san clemente, california, good morning. caller: good morning and thank you for taking my call. we've got some issues here and i applaud that first caller from...
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the faa. it helps recruit skilled technical and expert staff to ensure that manufacturers don't take shortcuts, it helps the faa to do more direct hiring to quickly fill these positions and one of the most important aspects of the legislation is our most pressing workforce problem and that is the shortage of over 3,000 air traffic controllers. everyone knows that these air traffic controllers are what guide us every day to the safety of our destinations. this bill recognizes that we have shortchanged that investment with air traffic controllers sometimes working as much as six days a week. we need a workforce that is going to continue to tackle this challenge and this bill makes the investment so that happens. we've seen the faa fall short of goals before in workforce training, but this staffing model and the faa staffing committed to in this bill will help us fill that gap. i want to thank senators klobuchar, duckworth, warnock, peters, and kelly for this legislation. it helps us grow pilots,
the faa. it helps recruit skilled technical and expert staff to ensure that manufacturers don't take shortcuts, it helps the faa to do more direct hiring to quickly fill these positions and one of the most important aspects of the legislation is our most pressing workforce problem and that is the shortage of over 3,000 air traffic controllers. everyone knows that these air traffic controllers are what guide us every day to the safety of our destinations. this bill recognizes that we have...
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from the faa. these are important reforms will be critical to ntsb house built and sent to the president's desk. but obviously the safety concerns of the flying public is probably the main focus of this morning's hearing. serious questions remain unanswered about alaska flight 1282. we need to be satisfied and manufacturers have strong quality controls and the faa oversight is robust. faa and manufacturers in my opinion should listen to machinist and professional engineers who are asking for a stronger safety culture to improve the certification and production quality. we need to do everything we can to make sure they're not intimidated on the job to keep the line moving. members have been briefed about the accident in this committee will continue to do its oversight role. on february 6, 2024 the ntsb releases preliminary report regarding the flight 1282 i appreciate this prompt investigation of the accident. and it's predominate findings. the committee continues to be concerned about the deficienc
from the faa. these are important reforms will be critical to ntsb house built and sent to the president's desk. but obviously the safety concerns of the flying public is probably the main focus of this morning's hearing. serious questions remain unanswered about alaska flight 1282. we need to be satisfied and manufacturers have strong quality controls and the faa oversight is robust. faa and manufacturers in my opinion should listen to machinist and professional engineers who are asking for a...
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at the faa. rukia hasam for their hard work. i us will want to thank senator cruz's team because in all of these negotiations, it was critical to not only have a great understanding of faa issues but our colleagues and their priorities and continuing -- it i'm not saying the republicans came up with more amendments but it certainly felt like that for a long time. it felt like y'all had a lot -- we had a pilot on our side. you had a few pilots on your side. so we processed a lot of amendments. so i, too, want to thank brad grant, nicole, simone, andrew miller, hana hagan and leah mckenna for their work and matt weissman and ben rowsside. and laura bates. we've been through a lot. we have been through a covid crisis and how to manage our aviation system while we were in that crisis. coming out of the covid crisis when we may not have had everything correct in the order of how to keep flights and regain the capacity where we were at. and we certainly know that we have had safety issues and concerns
at the faa. rukia hasam for their hard work. i us will want to thank senator cruz's team because in all of these negotiations, it was critical to not only have a great understanding of faa issues but our colleagues and their priorities and continuing -- it i'm not saying the republicans came up with more amendments but it certainly felt like that for a long time. it felt like y'all had a lot -- we had a pilot on our side. you had a few pilots on your side. so we processed a lot of amendments....
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>> with faa? >> yes. >> i imagine so. >> senator moran, and then senator rosen. >> thank you, madam chairman. i appreciate that and i say thank you to my colleague. i want to thank you for coming to tennessee recently. i want to thank you for your hands-on approach as you are dealing with these issues of crashes. i know it has been more hands on then-president biden and i appreciate that. i also want to say thank you for the outreach. this week, we had a plane crash in nashville, and for your forthcoming information that has helped us, the press conference you held. i would like to ask if there is any additional information that you can supply today on that plane crash? >> the only additional information is that we moved the wreckage to a securitization -- location in tennessee and we are beginning to look at the wreckage. our deepest condolences to the family. two adults and three children, it was very tragic. as we receive more information, i will make sure that you continue to remain informed o
>> with faa? >> yes. >> i imagine so. >> senator moran, and then senator rosen. >> thank you, madam chairman. i appreciate that and i say thank you to my colleague. i want to thank you for coming to tennessee recently. i want to thank you for your hands-on approach as you are dealing with these issues of crashes. i know it has been more hands on then-president biden and i appreciate that. i also want to say thank you for the outreach. this week, we had a plane...
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it is about a global corporation and identified by the faa. one example how boeing sources has led to client and boeing has hidden its decline in my opinion by appealing to diversity, equity and inclusion in the investors are interested in that. jack has gone for stock has gone up. the social engineering, it doesn't belong, job number one is safety, safety for every man, woman and child at the airports in the company struggling to produce safe aircraft. are you concerned is an american institution? >> externalities in the aircraft going to muck they have a job to worry about safety and when you are worried about all these other issues and the green economy will that should be your job number one and i hope you have a plan to put it back on track. a letter december the american public safety seriously and i think you and wish you good luck. >> good morning. general aviation in alaska continue to outpace the rest of the country. can you provide an update on the recommendations 2023 and aviation safety initiative including the automated observing
it is about a global corporation and identified by the faa. one example how boeing sources has led to client and boeing has hidden its decline in my opinion by appealing to diversity, equity and inclusion in the investors are interested in that. jack has gone for stock has gone up. the social engineering, it doesn't belong, job number one is safety, safety for every man, woman and child at the airports in the company struggling to produce safe aircraft. are you concerned is an american...
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. >> i rise today and strong support for the faa reauthorization act of 2024. this bill negotiated by chair cantwell and myself with the leadership of the house transportation and house transportation and infrastructure and science committees is a bicameral and bipartisan accomplishment. it is the culmination of many months of work between us and our staff and is reflective of the priorities of a great many senators. on the republican side alone, more than 200 member priorities were included. i am especially proud of the numerous provisions that make for a safer and more convenient travel experience for texans and consumers across the nation and the provisions that will help grow texas is thriving space sector. it will make significant strides in aviation safety. the primary mission of the faa into something that i know all of us care deeply about. it will provide a clear path and enhancedie technologies near misses at the airports, multiple concerning maintenance reports of united u airlines flights and the alarming decompression of alaska airlines flight 1282
. >> i rise today and strong support for the faa reauthorization act of 2024. this bill negotiated by chair cantwell and myself with the leadership of the house transportation and house transportation and infrastructure and science committees is a bicameral and bipartisan accomplishment. it is the culmination of many months of work between us and our staff and is reflective of the priorities of a great many senators. on the republican side alone, more than 200 member priorities were...
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what is the faa say about it? they've given the committee and that they've given same set of data what they say is you can't even add one flight in without increasing delay which is already significant. but if you add ten five slots, the delay will increase by 7 51 minutes day there are already more than if you take the flights delayed and multiply by minutes they're delayed.he adding five slots ten flights will add to that, 751 additional minutes of delay, 751 minutes that make people delay that jeopardize their ability to get a connection that cause cascading delay, in the other airports which are going to maybe be the recipients of planes taig off from reagan national that's what the faa charged with -- the safe and efficient operation american air space is telling the united states senate.lling metropolitan washington airports authority, congress created it and the late 1980s congress appoints its board and charges it with the operation not only of reagan national but also the dallas airport. what does in-law
what is the faa say about it? they've given the committee and that they've given same set of data what they say is you can't even add one flight in without increasing delay which is already significant. but if you add ten five slots, the delay will increase by 7 51 minutes day there are already more than if you take the flights delayed and multiply by minutes they're delayed.he adding five slots ten flights will add to that, 751 additional minutes of delay, 751 minutes that make people delay...
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now, the faa, and, over the years, i have criticized the faa a lot. they did come to the situation a little late. but, the faa did go out and audit, i will say inspect, they■ ca they went out and looked at the boeing processes and at the supplier. they found they were, in many cases, not in compliance with their own procedures, with their own assembly, with their own quality control. because, when build an aircraft or aircraft parts, you know it has to have the qualified and approved materials. you also have to have qualified and approved manufacturing processes. your airplane can't be certified unless you follow the processes in addition to having the qualified certified part. they found the faa flunked boeing about one third of their inspections and audits just this year. boeing got a lot more criticism. but, the problem was the oversight, the quality control. really, just requiring all love the workers -- all of the workers, processes, and management to meet the standards that were already there. it is doing what you are supposed to do when you a
now, the faa, and, over the years, i have criticized the faa a lot. they did come to the situation a little late. but, the faa did go out and audit, i will say inspect, they■ ca they went out and looked at the boeing processes and at the supplier. they found they were, in many cases, not in compliance with their own procedures, with their own assembly, with their own quality control. because, when build an aircraft or aircraft parts, you know it has to have the qualified and approved...
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theng faa asset goals for hirin. what we are not talking about is the people who leave every year which is half. it's a constant catch-up investment and also besides the ntsb. robust and sustained investment and it's key for success and air traffic i control with training advocating for meaningful valued added training and personnel to sufficiency. the one concern with respect to thee aviation industry and acros thery transportation industry. we have gone to this death by powerpoint in training whether it's ipads or computer based training. they are great simulators. onera withry spect to air traffc control. that's a great tool hands on for air traffic controllers. we have found this move towards ipad and powerpoint training that employees are not digesting that well. training a week ago. it's not just providing meaningful value but really lookingme at how people learn. not everybody can learn well from an ipad or powerpoint. making sure they get the training they need that's appropriate for their positions. >> okay,
theng faa asset goals for hirin. what we are not talking about is the people who leave every year which is half. it's a constant catch-up investment and also besides the ntsb. robust and sustained investment and it's key for success and air traffic i control with training advocating for meaningful valued added training and personnel to sufficiency. the one concern with respect to thee aviation industry and acros thery transportation industry. we have gone to this death by powerpoint in training...
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what is the faa say? that given many and senators from the region thing can't even out of one flight and without increasing delay which is already significant but you have tenen, the delay will increase y 751 minutes a day. there's already 11000 minutes of delay a day and multiply that by minutes they are delayed adding, confides to add to that 751 additional minutes of delay. it jeopardizes their ability to get a connection and they are recipients. that's what the faa charged the safe and efficient operation of american airspace. congress created in the 1980s and appointedte sport and charge the operation only of the dallas airport. don't add any more i flights because the delay isab unacceptable if you get more flights onto the busiest runway in the united states monkey run a risk. we don't know as much about air traffic, we don't know as much as the airports administration so when delay statistics say this p is unacceptable, when the cancellation and looping statistics are dangerous and a near collisio
what is the faa say? that given many and senators from the region thing can't even out of one flight and without increasing delay which is already significant but you have tenen, the delay will increase y 751 minutes a day. there's already 11000 minutes of delay a day and multiply that by minutes they are delayed adding, confides to add to that 751 additional minutes of delay. it jeopardizes their ability to get a connection and they are recipients. that's what the faa charged the safe and...
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here is what the faa is calling for. detailed visual inspection of the door blog, the part that violently shot of alaska 12 82 weeks ago. the faa also wants checks of the bullets and guides that hold the door plug on the plane, and any abnormal conditions to be corrected. remember, with airlines that operate these planes in the u.s. found loose door plug bolts. alaska airlines, 65 max nines, they say the inspections will take about 12 hours, meaning the first few max nines will be some flying as soon as tomorrow. united airlines, 79 max 9s. united says its planes will be flying by sunday. airlines cannot wait to end this chapter after being forced to cancel flights by the thousands, even still though the question a lot of people have here is are these planes truly safe. important to note, the ntsb has not finished its investigation, and this week i asked this question to faa administer mike whitaker. >> should the flying public feel safe being on a max 9, when it is ultimately unground it? >> if the aircraft is on ground
here is what the faa is calling for. detailed visual inspection of the door blog, the part that violently shot of alaska 12 82 weeks ago. the faa also wants checks of the bullets and guides that hold the door plug on the plane, and any abnormal conditions to be corrected. remember, with airlines that operate these planes in the u.s. found loose door plug bolts. alaska airlines, 65 max nines, they say the inspections will take about 12 hours, meaning the first few max nines will be some flying...
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faa for short. criminals disguise by shell companies dupe the faa into numbers, those tail numbers shield the planes from foreign law enforcement scrutiny. this allows millions of dollarst worth of drugs to sail through the air space undetected. once the drugs reach their destination, the plain is destroyed and the criminals walk away with net profits. the faa, the faa is aware of this problem but hasn't changed its registration process. ten years ago we had a 2013 inspect or general report warning the fbi about vulnerabilities in this system. those warnings went largely inanerred and in 2020 the government accountability office gao report raised the issue once again. gao recommend the faa make 15 corrections to its registration process. four years later the fbi has only implemented 3 of those 15 recommendations. we've all seen the damage a plane can to in the hands of an enemy. none of us will ever forgot how airplanes turn into weapons of mass destruction during the worst terrorist attack on ameri
faa for short. criminals disguise by shell companies dupe the faa into numbers, those tail numbers shield the planes from foreign law enforcement scrutiny. this allows millions of dollarst worth of drugs to sail through the air space undetected. once the drugs reach their destination, the plain is destroyed and the criminals walk away with net profits. the faa, the faa is aware of this problem but hasn't changed its registration process. ten years ago we had a 2013 inspect or general report...
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>> the faa halting expansion which is hitting the stock i want to look ahead to the faa report of the culture at boeing. you have spoken to the faa administrator. what do you expect penalties? what changes could come out of the report like this >> certainly changes in terms of how they inspect aircraft before they leave renton, washington. that is a given. we already see faa inspectors on the shop floor checking the work at key points and making sure boeing is doing what it is supposed to be doing you will see that. in terms of fines, it is too early to know if we will see something like that, frank this is the faa realizing that what happened during the max after the crashes in 2018 and 2019 and the faa was really criticized and rightly so in many ways for being too slow to act with boeing. they are not doing that this time around. mike whitaker realizes their job is to be a regulator that's what they are doing they are making sure all of the rules and regulations are followed and that this doesn't happen again you can't have a piece of a plane fly off in mid flight. >> phil lebeau,
>> the faa halting expansion which is hitting the stock i want to look ahead to the faa report of the culture at boeing. you have spoken to the faa administrator. what do you expect penalties? what changes could come out of the report like this >> certainly changes in terms of how they inspect aircraft before they leave renton, washington. that is a given. we already see faa inspectors on the shop floor checking the work at key points and making sure boeing is doing what it is...
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at the faa. rukia hasam for their hard work. i us will want to thank senator cruz's team because in all of these negotiations, it was critical to not only have a great understanding of faa issues but our colleagues and their priorities and continuing -- it i'm not saying the republicans came up with more amendments but it certainly felt like that for a long time. it felt like y'all had a lot -- we had a pilot on our side. you had a few pilots on your side. so we processed a lot of amendments. so i, too, want to thank brad grant, nicole, simone, andrew miller, hana hagan and leah mckenna for their work and matt weissman and ben rowsside. and laura bates. we've been through a lot. we have been through a covid crisis and how to manage our aviation system while we were in that crisis. coming out of the covid crisis when we may not have had everything correct in the order of how to keep flights and regain the capacity where we were at. and we certainly know that we have had safety issues and concerns
at the faa. rukia hasam for their hard work. i us will want to thank senator cruz's team because in all of these negotiations, it was critical to not only have a great understanding of faa issues but our colleagues and their priorities and continuing -- it i'm not saying the republicans came up with more amendments but it certainly felt like that for a long time. it felt like y'all had a lot -- we had a pilot on our side. you had a few pilots on your side. so we processed a lot of amendments....
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remember, the faa has grounded the max 9 in the u.s. as it figures out how airlines should inspect their planes for problems. the faa administrator told me that the door plug is a good design but only when it's properly executed. a big caveat there. the bolts that hold the door plug in place on the plane, they are key. there are four of them. if they're not installed, the door can shimmy out of its retaining grooves and shoot off with explosive force like we saw on january 5th. here is the sound bite from the faa administrator saying quality control is now the focus of its investigation. >> we know this particular design has been in other aircraft that are not the max, that have millions of hours of operation. there's a fair amount of comfort around the design and everything that we are seeing is confirming that. it takes us to production, manufacturing, maintenance, those issues and ensuring pieces are where they need to be and all the bolts are if place. >> the faa has inspectors on the ground at boeing's plant in washington. the goal
remember, the faa has grounded the max 9 in the u.s. as it figures out how airlines should inspect their planes for problems. the faa administrator told me that the door plug is a good design but only when it's properly executed. a big caveat there. the bolts that hold the door plug in place on the plane, they are key. there are four of them. if they're not installed, the door can shimmy out of its retaining grooves and shoot off with explosive force like we saw on january 5th. here is the...
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news" exclusive after a series of scares involving boeing planes my conversation with the head of the faa. you feel confident that boeing will get its act together >> i don't think they have a choice. >> the problems with boeing's safety culture he says he witnessed firsthand. >>> and the little tree that could. washington's beloved fixture being celebrated for one final spring >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening and welcome. the u.s. supreme court has delivered a major ruling broadening at least for now who has the authority to enforce immigration laws at the southern border on a 6-3 vote, the conservative majority court backed a controversial texas law that empowers local police with the authority to arrest migrants who illegally cross into the u.s. from mexico. it also allows state judges to order deportations the ruling is a major defeat for the biden administration, which had asked the court to block the texas law known as sb-4. arguing the federal government, not states has the sole authority to legislate on immigration. in a statement, the whi
news" exclusive after a series of scares involving boeing planes my conversation with the head of the faa. you feel confident that boeing will get its act together >> i don't think they have a choice. >> the problems with boeing's safety culture he says he witnessed firsthand. >>> and the little tree that could. washington's beloved fixture being celebrated for one final spring >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good...
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safety is the faa's north star. we are proud of the fact that no faa licensed launch or reentry operation has resulted in a fatality or injury to the member of the public or caused significant public property damage. in recent years we have witnessed the pace and growth of u.s. commercial launch reentry operations increased significantly along with the commensurate increase in demand from my offices licensing products and safety services. looking forward, in order to maintain safety while keeping pace with industry, we will remain reliant on the incredible work of a fully staffed office of commercial space transportation team. i'm happy to mention that with congress to support we raised our total staff size to 147 with the addition of 33 new staff members last fiscal year. my office also remains extremely focused on implementation of a streamlined launch and reentry regulation part 450. which is performance-based and allows for the obtaining of a single license or portfolio operations for multiple sites. to facilita
safety is the faa's north star. we are proud of the fact that no faa licensed launch or reentry operation has resulted in a fatality or injury to the member of the public or caused significant public property damage. in recent years we have witnessed the pace and growth of u.s. commercial launch reentry operations increased significantly along with the commensurate increase in demand from my offices licensing products and safety services. looking forward, in order to maintain safety while...
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what exactly is the faa doing here? >> bottom line here is the faa is questioning whether boeing has adequate safety practices in place, oversight to ensure that its products are, in fact, in compliance with faa regulations, and questioning the entire inspection process, the quality control process. the faa chief in a cnbc exclusive this morning went on the air and essentially said the faa is going to increase its oversight of boeing's production and manufacturing, and oh, by the way, also the company called spirit aero systems that provides the fuselage for boeing systems. here's what he said. >> this is a brand new aircraft. it has just come off the line, and it had significant problems, and we believe there are other manufacturing problems as well. this is all about finding where the risks are, identifying the risks and mitigating them. we're going to increase oversight by auditing the production process at boeing and spirit. >> spirit makes the fuselage. this is important, i know you'll appreciate it. following the
what exactly is the faa doing here? >> bottom line here is the faa is questioning whether boeing has adequate safety practices in place, oversight to ensure that its products are, in fact, in compliance with faa regulations, and questioning the entire inspection process, the quality control process. the faa chief in a cnbc exclusive this morning went on the air and essentially said the faa is going to increase its oversight of boeing's production and manufacturing, and oh, by the way,...
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even the faa. even as the faa clears the path for the grounded max nine to fly again. you're watching. getting answers. i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us today. the faa laid out the inspection process that clears the way for the grounded boeing 737 max nine to take to the skies again and quickly, alaska said its max nine will return to service tomorrow while united said it will be sunday. this comes three weeks after an alaska jet made by boeing lost pressure mid-air when a door plug blew out at 16,000ft above portland, oregon. thank fully, no one was seriously injured, but this mishap shined a light on boeing's manufacturing practices and put the industry and faa into crisis mode. joining us live now is henry harteveldt, president of the global travel industry research and advisory firm. the atmosphere research group. henry nice to have you on today. >> hello, kristen. >> so the faa has cleared the max nine to fly, but what is the process? tell us about the inspections that they need to go through. >> these are going to be detailed inspections. they last approxim
even the faa. even as the faa clears the path for the grounded max nine to fly again. you're watching. getting answers. i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us today. the faa laid out the inspection process that clears the way for the grounded boeing 737 max nine to take to the skies again and quickly, alaska said its max nine will return to service tomorrow while united said it will be sunday. this comes three weeks after an alaska jet made by boeing lost pressure mid-air when a door plug blew...