Frank LoBiondo: “We have to do better here in Congress, and I hope today's hearing will give us a solid path for how we should progress…”

This exciting project will greatly benefit the mission of the Technical Center and the Nation as a whole.

Our system is extremely safe; last year, nearly 850 million passengers boarded passenger aircraft within or flying to the United States and, due to the hard work of all of you and others in the aviation sector, there were no fatalities on…

The FAA Tech Center is unique in all the world. It is a national asset and a jewel of our aviation industry.

While the high level of safety we have achieved is a result of close collaboration between Congress, the Federal Aviation Administration, industry, and labor, we must remain vigilant and recognize that we can always do more and be better…