The Full Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a hearing next week focused on preparing the next reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the modernization and operation of the U.S. airspace.
This airspace is the largest in the world, covering roughly 30.2 million square miles, or more than 17 percent of the world’s airspace. As the demands of the Nation’s complex air traffic system have changed and grown over time, attempts have been made to address issues that have hindered the modernization and operation of the U.S. airspace. The current FAA law expires at the end of September 2015, and as the Committee continues to develop the next reauthorization of the agency and its programs, air space and air traffic control modernization is an area of focus.
The hearing, entitled “FAA Reauthorization: Issues in Modernizing and Operating the Nation’s Airspace," is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.
Witness List:
The Honorable Calvin Scovel, III, Inspector General, Department of Transportation
Mr. Nicholas Calio, President and CEO, Airlines for America
Mr. Mark Baker, President and CEO, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Captain Lee Moak, President, Air Line Pilots Association
The Honorable John Engler, President, Business Roundtable
Mr. Paul Rinaldi, President, National Air Traffic Controllers Association
More information about the hearing, including testimony, additional background information, and live webcast, will be posted here as it becomes available.
Source: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
