U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation convenes a full committee hearing at 10:00 a.m. ET on Feb. 15 on The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) “System Failure and its Impacts on a Resilient National Airspace.” This hearing will review the causes and impacts of the NOTAM system outage and…
LIVE NOW: Senate Committee on Commerce Holds Hearing on FAA’s NOTAM System Failure
Senate Committee on Commerce Holds Hearing on FAA’s NOTAM System Failure
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation convenes a full committee hearing at 10:00 a.m. ET on Feb. 15 on The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) “System Failure and its Impacts on a Resilient National Airspace.” This hearing will review the causes and impacts of the NOTAM system outage and…
Cyberattack Worries Mar ‘Safest Decade’ in US Air Travel: Congressman
Amid talk of the “safest decade” for American air travel, a Wisconsin congressman scorched the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for shortcomings in its computer security. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) said his staff ferreted out facts about the system’s vulnerability while probing the Jan. 11 FAA computer outage that grounded flights nationwide, causing 11,000 flight disruptions….
FAA Identifies Contractor Involved In Outage That Grounded Over 11,000 Planes
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) identified the contractor involved in the outage of a safety bulletin system that caused a stop in passenger air travel nationwide. The agency announced on January 26, that it would directly ban contract personnel involved in the incident from accessing its buildings and systems during the investigation, reported Reuters. Federal investigators…
EXCLUSIVE: US Sen. Ron Johnson Tells FAA: Answer Questions About Pilots’ Health, Possible Effects of COVID-19 Shots
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is pressing a federal agency to answer questions about pilots’ health following COVID-19 vaccinations. In a Jan. 27 letter shared exclusively with The Epoch Times, Johnson revealed that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told him that a controversial change in a heart-test standard had “nothing to do with COVID vaccinations.” The…
Pilots Need More Cardiac Tests, Aviation Advocates Say, Citing Concerns Over COVID-19 Shots
Pilot safety and risk-management are always top-of-mind for Meredith Holladay, the owner of a small flight school. But the possible side effects of the COVID-19 shots present a new, difficult-to-gauge risk for people in aviation, she said. “It’s been a known issue,” Holladay told The Epoch Times. “But what do you do about it?” Holladay…
Worries Over Pilots’ Health, Public Safety Soar After Feds Change Heart-Test Limit
Concerns and controversy are swirling around the decision by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to alter an electrocardiogram test limit for pilots. A researcher for an aviation advocacy group, US Freedom Flyers (USFF), stumbled upon the EKG change in December, several weeks after the FAA enacted it. Because the revision was made without a published explanation, USFF turned to a…
FAA Change to Heart-Test Limit Triggers Worries Over Pilot Health, Public Safety
Concerns and controversy are swirling around the decision by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to alter an electrocardiogram test limit for pilots. A researcher for an aviation advocacy group, US Freedom Flyers (USFF), stumbled upon the EKG change in December, several weeks after the FAA enacted it. Because the revision was made without a published explanation, USFF turned to a…
LIVE NOW: Gas Stove Ban Narrative Ties to Deeper Agenda; How the FAA Failed
A new narrative to ban gas stoves was pushed suddenly and simultaneously by several major news outlets, leftist politicians, and public figures. Almost immediately, New York Governor Kathleen Hochul announced that New York would begin forbidding gas stoves in new buildings, and other states are weighing on whether to follow as well. Yet, it appears…
Gas Stove Ban Narrative Ties to Deeper Agenda; How the FAA Failed
A new narrative to ban gas stoves was pushed suddenly and simultaneously by several major news outlets, leftist politicians, and public figures. Almost immediately, New York Governor Kathleen Hochul announced that New York would begin forbidding gas stoves in new buildings, and other states are weighing on whether to follow as well. Yet, it appears…
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